Mary K Serdula
Biographic Data
| ID | 4333071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary K Serdula |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary K |
| FAMILY NAME | Serdula |
| SIGNATURE | SERDULA M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Effects of prenatal micronutrients supplementation timing on pregnancy‐induced hypertension: Secondary analysis of a double‐blind randomized controlled trial
In this secondary analysis of data from a double-blind randomized controlled trial (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT00133744) of micronutrient supplementation (multiple micronutrients [MMN], iron-folic acid [IFA] and folic acid [FA] alone), we examined the potential modifying effect of gestational age at enrolment on the association of antenatal supplementation and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). We included 18,775 nulliparous pregnant wo…
Most national, mandatory flour fortification standards do not align with international recommendations for iron, zinc, and vitamin B12 levels
As national flour fortification standards are one of the policy documents developed to guide food fortification, the objective was to compare national, mandatory wheat and maize flour fortification standards to World Health Organization (WHO) fortification guidelines. For each nutrient in 72 countries’ standards, the type of compound was noted as ‘yes’ if it was included in international guidelines or ‘no’ if it was not. Nutrient levels in standa…
C‐reactive protein increases with gestational age during pregnancy among Chinese women
OBJECTIVE: To examine the concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to gestational weeks during pregnancy among Chinese women. METHODS: From a randomized control trial of prenatal supplementation with folic acid, iron-folic acid, and multiple micronutrients in China, we examined 834 pregnant women with CRP measured initially between 5 and 20 weeks and at follow-up between 28 and 32 weeks gestation. We calculated and plotted CRP geomet…
Obesity, Physical Activity, and Depressive Symptoms in a Cohort of Adults Aged 51 to 61
The findings illustrate the importance of examining gender differences in studies of risk factors for depression
The Relation of Childhood BMI to Adult Adiposity: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Objective. Although many studies have found that childhood levels of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) are associated with adult levels, it has been reported that childhood BMI is not associated with adult adiposity. We further examined these longitudinal associations. Design. Cohort study based on examinations between 1973 and 1996. Setting. Bogalusa, Louisiana. Participants. Children (2610; ages 2-17 years old) who were followed to ages 18 to 37 yea…
The Validity and Reliability of Maternal Recall of Breastfeeding Practice
In large epidemiologic studies, information on breastfeeding practice is often collected from maternal recall through interviews, but there is concern about the accuracy of the data, especially when mothers are asked to recall their practices from many years earlier. This review examines the validity and reliability of maternal recall of breastfeeding history using 11 studies published between 1966 and 2003 in English with a sample of 10 or more.…
Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994–2000
Objectives. We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States. Methods. A 6-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assess consumption among 434 121 adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia who were sampled in random-digit-dialed telephone surveys administered in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. Results. Although the geometric mean frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption declined slightly, the proportion of …
Binge Drinking Among US Adults
CONTEXT: Binge drinking (consuming > or =5 alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion) generally results in acute impairment and has numerous adverse health consequences. Reports indicate that binge drinking may be increasing in the United States. OBJECTIVES: To quantify episodes of binge drinking among US adults in 1993-2001, to characterize adults who engage in binge drinking, and to describe state and regional differences in binge drinking. DESIGN, SETTIN…
Dietary Assessment Methods among School-Aged Children: Validity and Reliability
Trends in body weight among American Indians: Findings from a telephone survey, 1985 through 1996
OBJECTIVES: This study compared trends in body mass index for American Indian men and women across selected regions of the United States. METHODS: Self-reported data were collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. RESULTS: Among women in the Dakotas, New Mexico and Arizona, and Washington and Oregon, average adjusted body mass index increased significantly by 0.1 to 0.2 units per year. Among men in Alaska and the Dakotas, aver…
Comparison of 4 questionnaires for assessment of fruit and vegetable intake
OBJECTIVE: This study compared fruit and vegetable assessments derived from 4 self-administered questionnaires. METHODS: Among 102 adolescents, servings of fruits and vegetables assessed by 4 questionnaires were compared with estimates from 24-hour recalls. RESULTS: The prevalence of consuming 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day was underestimated by the questionnaires. Questionnaires asking subjects to recall their diet over the pr…
Galuska et al. Respond
Galuska et al. Respond Deborah A. Galuska, Mary Serdula, Elsie Pamuk, Paul Z. Siegel, and Tim Byers R Pagano, C La Vecchia, A Decarli, E Negri, and S FranceschiCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.11.1870 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Trends in overweight among US adults from 1987 to 1993: A multistate telephone survey
OBJECTIVES: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this study describes trends in the prevalence of overweight between 1987 and 1993. METHODS: Data were examined from 33 states participating in an ongoing telephone survey of health behaviors of adults (n = 387,704). Self-reported weights and heights were used to calculate sex-specific prevalence estimates of overweight for each year from 1987 to 1993. Time trends were eva…
Fruit and vegetable intake among adults in 16 states: Results of a brief telephone survey
A brief food frequency questionnaire was used to assess daily fruit and vegetable consumption among 23,699 adults in 16 US states sampled in a random-digit dialing telephone survey. Men consumed fewer servings per day (3.3) than did women (3.7). Only 20% of the population consumed the recommended 5 or more daily servings. Intakes varied somewhat by state and were lower among the young and the less educated. Efforts are needed to improve fruit and…
Subclinical health effects in a population exposed to excess vitamin D in milk
To evaluate subclinical health effects of excess vitamin D, a cross-sectional study was conducted of persons consuming milk from a dairy that had overfortified milk for at least 4 years. Milk consumption, sunlight exposure, medical symptoms, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), serum and urinary calcium, and indicators of renal function were measured. Increased milk consumption was associated with increased serum 25(OH)D and urinary calcium. Howe…
Weight control practices in adults: Results of a multistate telephone survey
In this study, data collected in 1989 in a random-digit dialing telephone survey of 60,590 adults in 38 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed. Approximately 38% of women and 24% of men reported that they were currently trying to lose weight. Methods reported were counting calories (24% of women, 14% of men), participating in organized weight loss programs (10%, 3%), taking special supplements (10%, 7%), taking diet pills (4%, 2%), and…
Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature
Child fostering, health and nutritional status: The experience of Swaziland
In developing countries, as women increasingly engage in economic activity away from home, foster care of children appears to have become more common. Because fostered children may receive less attention, it has been hypothesized that fostering may adversely affect nutritional status and health. A nutrition survey conducted in 1983 in rural Swaziland on 4683 children < 6 years of age allowed an examination of fostering practices and their associa…
Therapeutic abortions following rubella infection in pregnancy: The potential impact on the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome
In 1977, a large rubella outbreak occurred in Hawaii. Because attack rates were high among women of childbearing age, we conducted extensive surveillance efforts to detect both pregnancies complicated by rubella and cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Initial surveillance included a survey of physicians and hospitals, review of fetal death and birth certificates, and cord blood screening for rubella-specific IgM of infants born following …
Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994–2000
Objectives. We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States. Methods. A 6-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assess consumption among 434 121 adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia who were sampled in random-digit-dialed telephone surveys administered in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. Results. Although the geometric mean frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption declined slightly, the proportion of …
Trends in overweight among US adults from 1987 to 1993: A multistate telephone survey
OBJECTIVES: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this study describes trends in the prevalence of overweight between 1987 and 1993. METHODS: Data were examined from 33 states participating in an ongoing telephone survey of health behaviors of adults (n = 387,704). Self-reported weights and heights were used to calculate sex-specific prevalence estimates of overweight for each year from 1987 to 1993. Time trends were eva…
Fruit and vegetable intake among adults in 16 states: Results of a brief telephone survey
A brief food frequency questionnaire was used to assess daily fruit and vegetable consumption among 23,699 adults in 16 US states sampled in a random-digit dialing telephone survey. Men consumed fewer servings per day (3.3) than did women (3.7). Only 20% of the population consumed the recommended 5 or more daily servings. Intakes varied somewhat by state and were lower among the young and the less educated. Efforts are needed to improve fruit and…
Comparison of 4 questionnaires for assessment of fruit and vegetable intake
OBJECTIVE: This study compared fruit and vegetable assessments derived from 4 self-administered questionnaires. METHODS: Among 102 adolescents, servings of fruits and vegetables assessed by 4 questionnaires were compared with estimates from 24-hour recalls. RESULTS: The prevalence of consuming 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day was underestimated by the questionnaires. Questionnaires asking subjects to recall their diet over the pr…
Weight control practices in adults: Results of a multistate telephone survey
In this study, data collected in 1989 in a random-digit dialing telephone survey of 60,590 adults in 38 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed. Approximately 38% of women and 24% of men reported that they were currently trying to lose weight. Methods reported were counting calories (24% of women, 14% of men), participating in organized weight loss programs (10%, 3%), taking special supplements (10%, 7%), taking diet pills (4%, 2%), and…
Therapeutic abortions following rubella infection in pregnancy: The potential impact on the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome
In 1977, a large rubella outbreak occurred in Hawaii. Because attack rates were high among women of childbearing age, we conducted extensive surveillance efforts to detect both pregnancies complicated by rubella and cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Initial surveillance included a survey of physicians and hospitals, review of fetal death and birth certificates, and cord blood screening for rubella-specific IgM of infants born following …
Child fostering, health and nutritional status: The experience of Swaziland
In developing countries, as women increasingly engage in economic activity away from home, foster care of children appears to have become more common. Because fostered children may receive less attention, it has been hypothesized that fostering may adversely affect nutritional status and health. A nutrition survey conducted in 1983 in rural Swaziland on 4683 children < 6 years of age allowed an examination of fostering practices and their associa…
Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature
Weight control practices in adults: Results of a multistate telephone survey
In this study, data collected in 1989 in a random-digit dialing telephone survey of 60,590 adults in 38 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed. Approximately 38% of women and 24% of men reported that they were currently trying to lose weight. Methods reported were counting calories (24% of women, 14% of men), participating in organized weight loss programs (10%, 3%), taking special supplements (10%, 7%), taking diet pills (4%, 2%), and…
Fruit and vegetable intake among adults in 16 states: Results of a brief telephone survey
A brief food frequency questionnaire was used to assess daily fruit and vegetable consumption among 23,699 adults in 16 US states sampled in a random-digit dialing telephone survey. Men consumed fewer servings per day (3.3) than did women (3.7). Only 20% of the population consumed the recommended 5 or more daily servings. Intakes varied somewhat by state and were lower among the young and the less educated. Efforts are needed to improve fruit and…
Subclinical health effects in a population exposed to excess vitamin D in milk
To evaluate subclinical health effects of excess vitamin D, a cross-sectional study was conducted of persons consuming milk from a dairy that had overfortified milk for at least 4 years. Milk consumption, sunlight exposure, medical symptoms, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), serum and urinary calcium, and indicators of renal function were measured. Increased milk consumption was associated with increased serum 25(OH)D and urinary calcium. Howe…
Trends in overweight among US adults from 1987 to 1993: A multistate telephone survey
OBJECTIVES: Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this study describes trends in the prevalence of overweight between 1987 and 1993. METHODS: Data were examined from 33 states participating in an ongoing telephone survey of health behaviors of adults (n = 387,704). Self-reported weights and heights were used to calculate sex-specific prevalence estimates of overweight for each year from 1987 to 1993. Time trends were eva…
Galuska et al. Respond
Galuska et al. Respond Deborah A. Galuska, Mary Serdula, Elsie Pamuk, Paul Z. Siegel, and Tim Byers R Pagano, C La Vecchia, A Decarli, E Negri, and S FranceschiCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.11.1870 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Comparison of 4 questionnaires for assessment of fruit and vegetable intake
OBJECTIVE: This study compared fruit and vegetable assessments derived from 4 self-administered questionnaires. METHODS: Among 102 adolescents, servings of fruits and vegetables assessed by 4 questionnaires were compared with estimates from 24-hour recalls. RESULTS: The prevalence of consuming 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day was underestimated by the questionnaires. Questionnaires asking subjects to recall their diet over the pr…
Trends in body weight among American Indians: Findings from a telephone survey, 1985 through 1996
OBJECTIVES: This study compared trends in body mass index for American Indian men and women across selected regions of the United States. METHODS: Self-reported data were collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. RESULTS: Among women in the Dakotas, New Mexico and Arizona, and Washington and Oregon, average adjusted body mass index increased significantly by 0.1 to 0.2 units per year. Among men in Alaska and the Dakotas, aver…
Dietary Assessment Methods among School-Aged Children: Validity and Reliability
Binge Drinking Among US Adults
CONTEXT: Binge drinking (consuming > or =5 alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion) generally results in acute impairment and has numerous adverse health consequences. Reports indicate that binge drinking may be increasing in the United States. OBJECTIVES: To quantify episodes of binge drinking among US adults in 1993-2001, to characterize adults who engage in binge drinking, and to describe state and regional differences in binge drinking. DESIGN, SETTIN…
Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994–2000
Objectives. We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States. Methods. A 6-item food frequency questionnaire was used to assess consumption among 434 121 adults in 49 states and the District of Columbia who were sampled in random-digit-dialed telephone surveys administered in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. Results. Although the geometric mean frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption declined slightly, the proportion of …
The Relation of Childhood BMI to Adult Adiposity: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Objective. Although many studies have found that childhood levels of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) are associated with adult levels, it has been reported that childhood BMI is not associated with adult adiposity. We further examined these longitudinal associations. Design. Cohort study based on examinations between 1973 and 1996. Setting. Bogalusa, Louisiana. Participants. Children (2610; ages 2-17 years old) who were followed to ages 18 to 37 yea…
The Validity and Reliability of Maternal Recall of Breastfeeding Practice
In large epidemiologic studies, information on breastfeeding practice is often collected from maternal recall through interviews, but there is concern about the accuracy of the data, especially when mothers are asked to recall their practices from many years earlier. This review examines the validity and reliability of maternal recall of breastfeeding history using 11 studies published between 1966 and 2003 in English with a sample of 10 or more.…
Obesity, Physical Activity, and Depressive Symptoms in a Cohort of Adults Aged 51 to 61
The findings illustrate the importance of examining gender differences in studies of risk factors for depression
C‐reactive protein increases with gestational age during pregnancy among Chinese women
OBJECTIVE: To examine the concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to gestational weeks during pregnancy among Chinese women. METHODS: From a randomized control trial of prenatal supplementation with folic acid, iron-folic acid, and multiple micronutrients in China, we examined 834 pregnant women with CRP measured initially between 5 and 20 weeks and at follow-up between 28 and 32 weeks gestation. We calculated and plotted CRP geomet…
Most national, mandatory flour fortification standards do not align with international recommendations for iron, zinc, and vitamin B12 levels
As national flour fortification standards are one of the policy documents developed to guide food fortification, the objective was to compare national, mandatory wheat and maize flour fortification standards to World Health Organization (WHO) fortification guidelines. For each nutrient in 72 countries’ standards, the type of compound was noted as ‘yes’ if it was included in international guidelines or ‘no’ if it was not. Nutrient levels in standa…
Effects of prenatal micronutrients supplementation timing on pregnancy‐induced hypertension: Secondary analysis of a double‐blind randomized controlled trial
In this secondary analysis of data from a double-blind randomized controlled trial (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT00133744) of micronutrient supplementation (multiple micronutrients [MMN], iron-folic acid [IFA] and folic acid [FA] alone), we examined the potential modifying effect of gestational age at enrolment on the association of antenatal supplementation and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). We included 18,775 nulliparous pregnant wo…
Medicine (19 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Telephone survey (5 works) · Advertising (4 works)