Betsy Lozoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 139559 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betsy Lozoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betsy |
| FAMILY NAME | Lozoff |
| SIGNATURE | LOZOFF B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0399-582X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 112 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood
INTRODUCTION: This study examined changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood as related to adolescents' risk taking, sensation seeking, antisocial activities, and personality traits. METHODS: Chilean youth (N = 890, 52% female) were studied in adolescence (14.5 and 16.2 years) and young adulthood (M age 21.3 years). Risk taking was assessed via a laboratory-based performance task (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), and self-administer…
Adolescent Internalizing, Externalizing, and Social Problems Following Iron Deficiency at 12–18 Months
This study tested whether maternal responsiveness moderated or mediated pathways from iron deficiency (ID) at 12–18 months to adolescent behavior problems. Participants were part of a large Chilean cohort (N = 933). Iron status was assessed at 12 and 18 months. Maternal responsiveness was assessed at 9 months and 5 years. Parents reported their child’s symptomology at 5 years, 10 years, and adolescence (11–17 years; M = 14.4). Structural equation…
Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents
Greater analgesic effects of sucrose in the neonate predict greater weight gain to age 18 months
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents
Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), TAG and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Design SES, assessed using the modified Graffar Index, was calculated at 1, 5, 10 and 16 …
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
Distribution and Predictors of Pesticides in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Chinese Newborns
Rates of pesticide use in Chinese agriculture are five times greater than the global average, leading to high exposure via the diet. Many are neurotoxic, making prenatal pesticide exposure a concern. Previous studies of prenatal exposure in China focused almost entirely on organochlorines. Here the study goals were to characterize the exposure of Chinese newborns to all classes of pesticides and identify predictors of those exposures. Eighty-four…
Inequality in early childhood
Child development
Sociodemographic and nutritional correlates of neurobehavioral development
The results suggest a high prevalence of developmental delay and poor child health in this population. Child health status and the child's environment may contribute to developmental delay in this region of Ecuador, but sociodemographic factors affecting opportunities for stimulation may also play a role. Research is needed to identify what is causing high percentages of neurobehavioral developmental delay in this region of Ecuador
Domestic Violence and Women's Mental Health in Chile
Domestic violence against women is a pervasive, global health problem. This study investigates the correlates and psychological outcomes of domestic abuse among women in a semi-industrial country. The participants included 215 mothers residing in working-class communities located on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. We utilized structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that poverty and other structural inequalities would be related to i…
Nutrition and behavior
Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective
No abstract available for this article
The etiology of porotic hyperostosis among the prehistoric and historic Anasazi Indians of Southwestern United States
Porotic hyperostosis was studied in 539 crania from maizegrowing prehistoric and historic groups who occupied two dissimilar ecological zones of the Plateau country of Arizona and New Mexico—canyon bottoms and sage plain. Defined as abnormal localized sieve‐like structural changes involving the hematopoietic areas of the cranium, it was found in 185 (34.3%) of these skulls. More frequent in children than in adults, it shows significant frequency …
Infection and Disease in South Indian Families
During a microbiological study in Vellore, India, it was noted that children with diarrhea who became severely dehydrated were often not brought for international medical treatment. In an investigation of this problem 56 study families were interviewed to understand their beliefs about childhood diarrhea. Diarrhea was considered an individual disturbance of function that international medicine could appropriately treat. In contrast, dehydration w…
The etiology of porotic hyperostosis among the prehistoric and historic Anasazi Indians of Southwestern United States
Porotic hyperostosis was studied in 539 crania from maizegrowing prehistoric and historic groups who occupied two dissimilar ecological zones of the Plateau country of Arizona and New Mexico—canyon bottoms and sage plain. Defined as abnormal localized sieve‐like structural changes involving the hematopoietic areas of the cranium, it was found in 185 (34.3%) of these skulls. More frequent in children than in adults, it shows significant frequency …
Infection and Disease in South Indian Families
During a microbiological study in Vellore, India, it was noted that children with diarrhea who became severely dehydrated were often not brought for international medical treatment. In an investigation of this problem 56 study families were interviewed to understand their beliefs about childhood diarrhea. Diarrhea was considered an individual disturbance of function that international medicine could appropriately treat. In contrast, dehydration w…
Domestic Violence and Women's Mental Health in Chile
Domestic violence against women is a pervasive, global health problem. This study investigates the correlates and psychological outcomes of domestic abuse among women in a semi-industrial country. The participants included 215 mothers residing in working-class communities located on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. We utilized structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that poverty and other structural inequalities would be related to i…
Nutrition and behavior
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Greater analgesic effects of sucrose in the neonate predict greater weight gain to age 18 months
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
Infection and Disease in South Indian Families
During a microbiological study in Vellore, India, it was noted that children with diarrhea who became severely dehydrated were often not brought for international medical treatment. In an investigation of this problem 56 study families were interviewed to understand their beliefs about childhood diarrhea. Diarrhea was considered an individual disturbance of function that international medicine could appropriately treat. In contrast, dehydration w…
The etiology of porotic hyperostosis among the prehistoric and historic Anasazi Indians of Southwestern United States
Porotic hyperostosis was studied in 539 crania from maizegrowing prehistoric and historic groups who occupied two dissimilar ecological zones of the Plateau country of Arizona and New Mexico—canyon bottoms and sage plain. Defined as abnormal localized sieve‐like structural changes involving the hematopoietic areas of the cranium, it was found in 185 (34.3%) of these skulls. More frequent in children than in adults, it shows significant frequency …
Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective
No abstract available for this article
Nutrition and behavior
Domestic Violence and Women's Mental Health in Chile
Domestic violence against women is a pervasive, global health problem. This study investigates the correlates and psychological outcomes of domestic abuse among women in a semi-industrial country. The participants included 215 mothers residing in working-class communities located on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. We utilized structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that poverty and other structural inequalities would be related to i…
Child development
Sociodemographic and nutritional correlates of neurobehavioral development
The results suggest a high prevalence of developmental delay and poor child health in this population. Child health status and the child's environment may contribute to developmental delay in this region of Ecuador, but sociodemographic factors affecting opportunities for stimulation may also play a role. Research is needed to identify what is causing high percentages of neurobehavioral developmental delay in this region of Ecuador
Inequality in early childhood
Distribution and Predictors of Pesticides in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Chinese Newborns
Rates of pesticide use in Chinese agriculture are five times greater than the global average, leading to high exposure via the diet. Many are neurotoxic, making prenatal pesticide exposure a concern. Previous studies of prenatal exposure in China focused almost entirely on organochlorines. Here the study goals were to characterize the exposure of Chinese newborns to all classes of pesticides and identify predictors of those exposures. Eighty-four…
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents
Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), TAG and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Design SES, assessed using the modified Graffar Index, was calculated at 1, 5, 10 and 16 …
Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood
INTRODUCTION: This study examined changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood as related to adolescents' risk taking, sensation seeking, antisocial activities, and personality traits. METHODS: Chilean youth (N = 890, 52% female) were studied in adolescence (14.5 and 16.2 years) and young adulthood (M age 21.3 years). Risk taking was assessed via a laboratory-based performance task (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), and self-administer…
Adolescent Internalizing, Externalizing, and Social Problems Following Iron Deficiency at 12–18 Months
This study tested whether maternal responsiveness moderated or mediated pathways from iron deficiency (ID) at 12–18 months to adolescent behavior problems. Participants were part of a large Chilean cohort (N = 933). Iron status was assessed at 12 and 18 months. Maternal responsiveness was assessed at 9 months and 5 years. Parents reported their child’s symptomology at 5 years, 10 years, and adolescence (11–17 years; M = 14.4). Structural equation…
Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents
Greater analgesic effects of sucrose in the neonate predict greater weight gain to age 18 months
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Population (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works)