Taking action to advance the study of race and ethnicity: the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Autor: Lorena Garcia, Shawna Follis, Cynthia A. Thomson, Khadijah Breathett, Crystal Wiley Cené, Monik Jimenez, Charles Kooperberg, Kamal Masaki, Electra D. Paskett, Mary Pettinger, Aaron Aragaki, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Marcia L. Stefanick

Publikováno v: Women's Midlife Health, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)

Abstract “Race” and “ethnicity” are socially constructed terms, not based on biology - in contrast to biologic ancestry and genetic admixture - and are flexible, contested, and unstable concepts, often driven by power. Although individuals ma

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Contributions of the Women’s Health Initiative to Cardiovascular Research

Autor: Michael J. LaMonte, JoAnn E. Manson, Garnet L. Anderson, Laura D. Baker, Jennifer W. Bea, Charles B. Eaton, Shawna Follis, Kathleen M. Hayden, Charles Kooperberg, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Marian C. Limacher, Marian L. Neuhouser, Andrew Odegaard, Marco V. Perez, Ross L. Prentice, Alexander P. Reiner, Marcia L. Stefanick, Linda Van Horn, Gretchen L. Wells, Eric A. Whitsel, Jacques E. Rossouw

Publikováno v: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 80:256-275

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.016

Social Support, social ties, and cognitive function of women with breast cancer: findings from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Life and Longevity After Cancer (LILAC) Study

Autor: Yesol Yang, Eric M. McLaughlin, Michelle J. Naughton, Maryam B. Lustberg, Timiya S. Nolan, Candyce H. Kroenke, Julie C. Weitlauf, Nazmus Saquib, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Shawna Follis, Kathy Pan, Electra D. Paskett

Publikováno v: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31

Purpose This study examined associations between self-reported cognitive functioning and social support as well as social ties among women with breast cancer. Methods The study included 3351 women from the Women’s Health Initiative Life and Longevi

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07505-5

MRI Based Validation of Abdominal Adipose Tissue Measurements From DXA in Postmenopausal Women

Autor: Tongguang Cheng, Zhao Chen, Victoria L. Bland, Marcia L. Stefanick, Jane A. Cauley, Hailey R. Banack, Robert M. Blew, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Shawna Follis, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Jennifer W. Bea, Andrew O. Odegaard, Heather M. Ochs-Balcom, Meryl S. LeBoff, Marian L. Neuhouser, Bette J. Caan, Deepika Laddu, Jennifer S. Nicholas

Publikováno v: Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, vol 25, iss 2
J Clin Densitom

Introduction: Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a hypothesized driver of chronic disease. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) potentially offers a lower cost and more available alternative compared to gold-standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9220m6dz

Psychosocial stress and bone loss among postmenopausal women: results from the Women’s Health Initiative

Autor: Shawna Follis, David O. Garcia, Zhao Chen, Yann C. Klimentidis, Rami Nassir, Jennifer W. Bea, Carolyn J. Crandall, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Chengcheng Hu

Publikováno v: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 73:888-892

BackgroundBone loss is a major public health concern with large proportions of older women experiencing osteoporotic fractures. Previous research has established a relationship between psychosocial stressors and fractures. However, few studies have i

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https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212516