US dietary patterns associated with fat intake: the 1987 National Health Interview Survey.

Comparison of children's dietary intake patterns with US dietary guidelines.

Monitoring dietary intake patterns among children is important in order to explore and prevent the onset of adult health problems. The aim of the present study was to compare children's dietary intakes with national recommendations and to determine whether sex or ethnic differences were evident. This was done using a methodology that allows assessment of intake from the major components of the ...

AIDS knowledge and attitudes for October 1987. Provisional data from the National Health Interview Survey.

The National Center for Health Statistics has intro­ duced a special set of supplemental questions on the adult population’s knowledge and attitudes about acquired im­ munodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This report presents provisional findings for October, the third month of data collection with the AIDS questionnaire. Data for August and Septem­ ber...

AIDS knowledge and attitudes. Provisional data from the National Health Interview Survey: United States, August 1987.

Dietary patterns associated with metabolic syndrome: The Khorramabad Study

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder considered as a worldwide epidemic. The aim of this study was to characterize the dietary patterns of Iranian adults and examine its association with metabolic syndrome. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 973 persons were selected using multi-stage cluster, random sampling method in Khorramabad city. Dietary intake was assessed us...

Design alternatives for integrating the National Medical Expenditure Survey with the National Health Interview Survey.

Research was undertaken to evaluate alternative methods of selecting a sample of eligible respondents for the National Medical Expenditure Survey (NM ES) from the National Health Interview Survey (N HIS). This report presents estimates of the effects of alternative design options, obtained by statistical modeling techniques, for linking the NMES with the NH IS, The estimated survey costs for al...