William J Blot
Biographic Data
| ID | 5480460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William J Blot |
| GIVEN NAMES | William J |
| FAMILY NAME | Blot |
| SIGNATURE | BLOT W J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5581-5069 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Associations between age of menarche and genetic variation in women of African descent
INTRODUCTION: Many diseases of adulthood are associated with a woman's age at menarche. Genetic variation affects age at menarche, but it remains unclear whether in women of African ancestry the timing of menarche is regulated by genetic variants that were identified in predominantly European and East Asian populations. METHODS: We explored the genetic architecture of age at menarche in 3145 women of African ancestry who live in the USA, Barbados…
The Effects of Social, Personal, and Behavioral Risk Factors and PM2.5 on Cardio-Metabolic Disparities in a Cohort of Community Health Center Patients
(1) Background: Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMD), including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes, have numerous common individual and environmental risk factors. Yet, few studies to date have considered how these multiple risk factors together affect CMD disparities between Blacks and Whites. (2) Methods: We linked daily fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) measures with survey responses of participants in the Southern Community Cohort Study …
Cigarette smoking and oral microbiota in low-income and African-American populations
Background Cigarette smoking is a common risk factor for diseases and cancers. Oral microbiota is also associated with diseases and cancers. However, little is known about the impact of cigarette smoking on the oral microbiota, especially among ethnic minority populations. Methods We investigated cigarette smoking in relationship with the oral microbiota in a large population of predominately low-income and African-American participants. Mouth ri…
Smoking, sex, risk factors and abdominal aortic aneurysms
BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a leading cause of death in the USA. We evaluated the incidence and predictors of AAA in a prospectively followed cohort. METHODS: We calculated age-adjusted AAA incidence rates (IR) among 18 782 participants aged ≥65 years in the Southern Community Cohort Study who received Medicare coverage from 1999-2012, and assessed predictors of AAA using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models, overall a…
Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Mortality
Objectives. We evaluated the independent and joint effects of race, individual socioeconomic status (SES), and neighborhood SES on mortality risk. Methods. We conducted a prospective analysis involving 52 965 non-Hispanic Black and 23 592 non-Hispanic White adults taking part in the Southern Community Cohort Study. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to determine associations of race and SES with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Res…
Individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics in relation to smoking prevalence among black and white adults in the Southeastern United States
Lower neighborhood-level SES is associated with increased smoking suggesting that cessation programs may benefit from targeting higher-risk neighborhoods as well as individuals
Separate estimates of portion size were not essential for energy and nutrient estimation
Objective A food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed to assess habitual dietary intake in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS), a prospective epidemiological study to analyse disparities in cancer and other chronic diseases between African-Americans and Whites. Design Frequency and portion size estimates were obtained for each of 104 foods. Daily intakes of 13 food groups, energy and 18 nutrients were computed. Each participant's ra…
Comparing Diabetes Prevalence Between African Americans and Whites of Similar Socioeconomic Status
Objectives. We investigated whether racial disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes exist beyond what may be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and other modifiable risk factors. Methods. We analyzed data from 34331 African American and 9491 White adults aged 40 to 79 years recruited into the ongoing Southern Community Cohort Study. Participants were enrolled at community health centers and had similar socioeconomic…
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking. G Gridley, J K McLaughlin, and W J BlotCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.80.12.1526 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Changing patterns of breast cancer among American women
Although overall mortality from breast cancer has changed little over time in the United States, age-specific rates showed distinctive patterns during 1950-75, with declines among premenopausal women, a rise then fall among perimenopausal women, and level then increasing rates among postmenopausal women. The trends appear related to the changing patterns of childbearing among young adult women over the first two-thirds of this century. The nation…
Adult stature in relation to childhood exposure to the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Height and weight measurements were obtained for adults who were under age 18 at the time of the atomic explosion of 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Adult height was found to be significantly lowered among Hiroshima survivors
Comparing Diabetes Prevalence Between African Americans and Whites of Similar Socioeconomic Status
Objectives. We investigated whether racial disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes exist beyond what may be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and other modifiable risk factors. Methods. We analyzed data from 34331 African American and 9491 White adults aged 40 to 79 years recruited into the ongoing Southern Community Cohort Study. Participants were enrolled at community health centers and had similar socioeconomic…
Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Mortality
Objectives. We evaluated the independent and joint effects of race, individual socioeconomic status (SES), and neighborhood SES on mortality risk. Methods. We conducted a prospective analysis involving 52 965 non-Hispanic Black and 23 592 non-Hispanic White adults taking part in the Southern Community Cohort Study. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to determine associations of race and SES with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Res…
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking. G Gridley, J K McLaughlin, and W J BlotCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.80.12.1526 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Changing patterns of breast cancer among American women
Although overall mortality from breast cancer has changed little over time in the United States, age-specific rates showed distinctive patterns during 1950-75, with declines among premenopausal women, a rise then fall among perimenopausal women, and level then increasing rates among postmenopausal women. The trends appear related to the changing patterns of childbearing among young adult women over the first two-thirds of this century. The nation…
Adult stature in relation to childhood exposure to the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Height and weight measurements were obtained for adults who were under age 18 at the time of the atomic explosion of 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Adult height was found to be significantly lowered among Hiroshima survivors
Smoking, sex, risk factors and abdominal aortic aneurysms
BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a leading cause of death in the USA. We evaluated the incidence and predictors of AAA in a prospectively followed cohort. METHODS: We calculated age-adjusted AAA incidence rates (IR) among 18 782 participants aged ≥65 years in the Southern Community Cohort Study who received Medicare coverage from 1999-2012, and assessed predictors of AAA using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models, overall a…
Adult stature in relation to childhood exposure to the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Height and weight measurements were obtained for adults who were under age 18 at the time of the atomic explosion of 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Adult height was found to be significantly lowered among Hiroshima survivors
Changing patterns of breast cancer among American women
Although overall mortality from breast cancer has changed little over time in the United States, age-specific rates showed distinctive patterns during 1950-75, with declines among premenopausal women, a rise then fall among perimenopausal women, and level then increasing rates among postmenopausal women. The trends appear related to the changing patterns of childbearing among young adult women over the first two-thirds of this century. The nation…
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking
Dietary vitamin C intake and cigarette smoking. G Gridley, J K McLaughlin, and W J BlotCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.80.12.1526 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Separate estimates of portion size were not essential for energy and nutrient estimation
Objective A food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed to assess habitual dietary intake in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS), a prospective epidemiological study to analyse disparities in cancer and other chronic diseases between African-Americans and Whites. Design Frequency and portion size estimates were obtained for each of 104 foods. Daily intakes of 13 food groups, energy and 18 nutrients were computed. Each participant's ra…
Comparing Diabetes Prevalence Between African Americans and Whites of Similar Socioeconomic Status
Objectives. We investigated whether racial disparities in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes exist beyond what may be attributable to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and other modifiable risk factors. Methods. We analyzed data from 34331 African American and 9491 White adults aged 40 to 79 years recruited into the ongoing Southern Community Cohort Study. Participants were enrolled at community health centers and had similar socioeconomic…
Individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics in relation to smoking prevalence among black and white adults in the Southeastern United States
Lower neighborhood-level SES is associated with increased smoking suggesting that cessation programs may benefit from targeting higher-risk neighborhoods as well as individuals
Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Mortality
Objectives. We evaluated the independent and joint effects of race, individual socioeconomic status (SES), and neighborhood SES on mortality risk. Methods. We conducted a prospective analysis involving 52 965 non-Hispanic Black and 23 592 non-Hispanic White adults taking part in the Southern Community Cohort Study. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to determine associations of race and SES with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Res…
Smoking, sex, risk factors and abdominal aortic aneurysms
BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a leading cause of death in the USA. We evaluated the incidence and predictors of AAA in a prospectively followed cohort. METHODS: We calculated age-adjusted AAA incidence rates (IR) among 18 782 participants aged ≥65 years in the Southern Community Cohort Study who received Medicare coverage from 1999-2012, and assessed predictors of AAA using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models, overall a…
Cigarette smoking and oral microbiota in low-income and African-American populations
Background Cigarette smoking is a common risk factor for diseases and cancers. Oral microbiota is also associated with diseases and cancers. However, little is known about the impact of cigarette smoking on the oral microbiota, especially among ethnic minority populations. Methods We investigated cigarette smoking in relationship with the oral microbiota in a large population of predominately low-income and African-American participants. Mouth ri…
The Effects of Social, Personal, and Behavioral Risk Factors and PM2.5 on Cardio-Metabolic Disparities in a Cohort of Community Health Center Patients
(1) Background: Cardio-metabolic diseases (CMD), including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes, have numerous common individual and environmental risk factors. Yet, few studies to date have considered how these multiple risk factors together affect CMD disparities between Blacks and Whites. (2) Methods: We linked daily fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) measures with survey responses of participants in the Southern Community Cohort Study …
Associations between age of menarche and genetic variation in women of African descent
INTRODUCTION: Many diseases of adulthood are associated with a woman's age at menarche. Genetic variation affects age at menarche, but it remains unclear whether in women of African ancestry the timing of menarche is regulated by genetic variants that were identified in predominantly European and East Asian populations. METHODS: We explored the genetic architecture of age at menarche in 3145 women of African ancestry who live in the USA, Barbados…
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