INTRODUCTION African American breast cancer survivors experience poor cancer outcomes that may, in part, be remedied by healthy lifestyle choices. Few studies have evaluated the health and lifestyle behaviors of this population. The purpose of this study was to characterize the health and lifestyle habits of African American breast cancer survivors and evaluate the socio-demographic and medical...

Background : Some studies have shown that the serum concentration of 25- hydroxy vitamin D which is represent the status of body vitamin D, has a diverse relationship with obesity status, and the risk of obesity decreases in people with high level of 25- hydroxy vitamin D. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the serum level of 25- hydroxy vitamin D and anthropometric...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Determinants of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in rural middle aged and older women of diverse racial and ethnic groups are not well understood. This study examined: (1) urban-rural differences in LTPA by sociodemographic factors, (2) urban-rural differences in LTPA determinants, and (3) the pattern of relations between LTPA determinants and LTPA. DESIGN A modified vers...

conclusions in spite of risk of pregnancy and unintended pregnancy in this age group, about a half of them used less effective contraceptive methods, hence family planning education, and counseling to older women should be a priority in health centers. results the mean age of women was 39.8 ± 4.2 years. the most popular contraceptive methods used in this age group were oral contraceptive pills ...

We tested the hypothesis that the age-related decline in maximal aerobic capacity, as measured by maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2 max)), is greater in Hispanic than in Caucasian women. We studied 146 healthy sedentary women aged 20-75 yr: 53 Hispanic (primarily of Mexican descent) and 93 Caucasian (non-Hispanic white). The groups did not differ in mean age, body mass, percent body fat, estimated ph...

Background A cohort of 2181 men and women, aged 40 to 79 years, without evidence of coronary heart disease or cancer at entry to the Tecumseh Study was evaluated. Methods and Results Subjects were defined as lean if their Metropolitan Life Insurance table relative weight was <110 (n=584) and as obese if their relative weight was 2120 (n= 1024). There were 688 subjects with hypertension at study...

OBJECTIVES To determine the resting metabolic rate (RMR) in a sample of Iranian women, and to evaluate the validity of predictive equations for estimating RMR in normal and obese subjects. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 187 healthy women aged 18-45 years. Anthropometric data were collected and subjects' RMR was measured by indirect calorimetry for 15 minutes fo...

Sedentary behavior is associated with deleterious health outcomes. This study evaluated the association between sedentary time and physical function among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Data for this prospective cohort study were collected between 1993-1998 (enrollment) and 2009, with an average of 12.3 follow-up years. Analyses included 61,609 women ...

Background—Age related changes in the immune system have been studied frequently but a possible relation to sex has not, to our knowledge, previously been examined. The eVect of age and sex on the composition of lymphocyte subsets in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and peripheral blood was therefore examined. Methods—Bronchoscopy with lavage was performed in 32 healthy non-atopic, nonsmoking...