2025
Cardiovascular disease, bone fracture, and all-cause mortality risks among postmenopausal women by arthritis and veteran status: A multistate Markov transition analysis
Beydoun H, Beydoun M, Weiss J, Brunner R, Mishra N, Ding M, Wactawski-Wende J, Gradidge P, Liu S, Tsai J. Cardiovascular disease, bone fracture, and all-cause mortality risks among postmenopausal women by arthritis and veteran status: A multistate Markov transition analysis. GeroScience 2025, 47: 4169-4186. PMID: 39875753, PMCID: PMC12181562, DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01527-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-VeteransVeteran statusCardiovascular diseaseRelationship of arthritisNon-veteran womenWomen's Health InitiativePostmenopausal womenPrevalence of arthritisAll-Cause MortalityBone fracturesAssociated with cardiovascular diseaseAssociated with greater probabilityMultistate Markov modelHealth initiativesAnalyzed longitudinal dataPrevalent arthritisMortality riskMilitary veteransVeteransFracture riskStudy objectiveGreater probabilityCox modelWomenLongitudinal data
2024
Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative.
Beydoun H, Beydoun M, Kinney R, Liu S, Yu R, Allison M, Wallace R, Xiao Q, Liu L, Gradidge P, Jung S, Tindle H, Follis S, Brunner R, Tsai J. Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e037253. PMID: 39673348, PMCID: PMC11935538, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.037253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthCardiovascular disease eventsCardiometabolic risk factorsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusBody mass indexSocioeconomic statusMass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsIndicators of socioeconomic statusEffect of socioeconomic statusHousehold incomeSocioeconomic status characteristicsWomen's Health InitiativeGeneralized structural equation modelHealth characteristicsHealth initiativesPostmenopausal womenLower educationProvider accessVeteran statusMarital statusNonveteran counterpartsSocioeconomic factorsBiopsychosocial mechanisms
2023
Measuring diet by metabolomics: a 14-d controlled feeding study of weighed food intake
Playdon M, Tinker L, Prentice R, Loftfield E, Hayden K, Van Horn L, Sampson J, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Lampe J, Neuhouser M, Moore S. Measuring diet by metabolomics: a 14-d controlled feeding study of weighed food intake. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 119: 511-526. PMID: 38212160, PMCID: PMC10884612, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeControlled feeding studyFood intakeAssociated with dietary intakeHabitually consumed foodsPotential of metabolomicsFasting serum samplesHealthy postmenopausal femalesHuman food intakeTandem mass spectrometryWeighed intakesEnd-of-studyLiquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometryHealth initiativesBeverage intakePostmenopausal femalesMetabolomics studiesDietary assessmentPartial Pearson correlationsHabitual dietMetabolite correlationsWeighing foodDietary intakeFood groupsMetabolomicsSugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality
Zhao L, Zhang X, Coday M, Garcia D, Li X, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Naughton M, Lopez-Pentecost M, Saquib N, Shadyab A, Simon M, Snetselaar L, Tabung F, Tobias D, VoPham T, McGlynn K, Sesso H, Giovannucci E, Manson J, Hu F, Tinker L, Zhang X. Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality. JAMA 2023, 330: 537-546. PMID: 37552302, PMCID: PMC10410478, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.12618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver disease mortalitySugar-sweetened beveragesLiver disease mortalityArtificially sweetened beveragesServings of sugar-sweetened beveragesIncidence of liver cancerRisk of liver cancerDisease mortalityLiver cancer incidenceBeverage intakeCancer incidenceIntake of sugar-sweetened beveragesArtificially sweetened beverage intakeSugar-sweetened beverage intakeHazard ratioMortality due to chronic liver diseaseRegular soft drinksMultivariable hazard ratiosWomen's Health InitiativeChronic liver diseaseFood frequency questionnaireBeverage servingsFollow-upCox proportional hazards regression modelsIncreased incidence of liver cancer
2022
Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants
Pichardo MS, Esserman D, Ferrucci LM, Molina Y, Chlebowski RT, Pan K, Garcia DO, Lane DS, Shadyab AH, Lopez‐Pentecost M, Luo J, Kato I, Springfield S, Rosal MC, Bea JW, Feliciano E, Qi L, Nassir R, Snetselaar L, Manson J, Bird C, Irwin ML. Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants. Cancer 2022, 128: 3630-3640. PMID: 35996861, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesObesity-related cancersWomen's Health InitiativeGuideline adherenceSociety guidelinesHealth initiativesPhysical activityLower riskEffect modificationCancer preventionObesity-related cancer incidenceObesity-related cancer riskWomen's Health Initiative participantsLatina womenPotential effect modificationPublic health interventionsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCause deathCause mortalityLifestyle guidelinesPostmenopausal womenCancer incidenceLower incidenceACS guidelinesHigh adherenceAssociation Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Liver Cancer Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative
Zhao L, Coday M, Garcia D, Li X, Lopez-Pentecost M, Manson J, McGlynn K, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Naughton M, Saquib N, Sesso H, Shadyab A, Simon M, Snetselaar L, Tabung F, Tinker L, Tobias D, VoPham T, Zhang X. Association Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Liver Cancer Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 259. PMCID: PMC9193518, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac052.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSugar-sweetened beverage intakeSugar-sweetened beveragesRisk of liver cancerHigher SSB intakeHistory of diabetesSSB intakeIntake of sugar-sweetened beveragesNon-statistically significant positive associationWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyFruit drinksHazard ratioIncident liver cancerSoft drinksConfidence intervalsMultivariable hazard ratiosLiver cancer riskWomen's Health InitiativeFood frequency questionnaireRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsSelf-administered questionnaireMedical record reviewNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug useCox proportional hazards regression modelsProportional hazards regression models
2019
The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS): what have we learned?
Miller VM, Naftolin F, Asthana S, Black DM, Brinton EA, Budoff MJ, Cedars MI, Dowling NM, Gleason CE, Hodis HN, Jayachandran M, Kantarci K, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Pal L, Santoro NF, Taylor HS, Harman SM. The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS): what have we learned? Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2019, 26: 1071-1084. PMID: 31453973, PMCID: PMC6738629, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKronos Early Estrogen Prevention StudyCarotid artery intima-media thicknessPostmenopausal womenPrevention StudyAncillary studiesO-CEEHealth initiativesArtery intima-media thicknessInitiation of HTPlacebo-controlled trialCoronary artery calciumEffect of menopauseWomen's Health InitiativeIntima-media thicknessProgression of atherosclerosisAge of menopauseBone mineral densitySevere adverse effectsWhite matter hyperintensitiesVariants of genesMenopausal hormonesBreast painArtery calciumUse of HTVenous thrombosis
2018
Dietary Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Arthritis Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative
Krok-Schoen J, Brasky T, Hunt R, Rohan T, Baker T, Li W, Carbone L, Mackey R, Snetselaar L, Lustberg M, Neuhouser M. Dietary Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Arthritis Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 2018, 118: 2057-2069. PMID: 29921541, PMCID: PMC6204099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthritis riskRA riskPostmenopausal womenWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyHealth initiativesDietary long chain nClinical trial cohortProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnairePrevalence of arthritisFatty acid intakeWomen's Health InitiativeCox regression modelAnti-inflammatory propertiesFatty acidsHistory of arthritisEvidence of benefitRheumatoid arthritis riskLong chain nArthritis outcomesCohort studyFrequency questionnaireHazard ratioIncident osteoarthritisTrial cohort
2017
Safety and benefit considerations for menopausal hormone therapy
Pickar JH, Archer DF, Kagan R, Pinkerton JV, Taylor HS. Safety and benefit considerations for menopausal hormone therapy. Expert Opinion On Drug Safety 2017, 16: 941-954. PMID: 28664754, DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2017.1343298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety of HTConjugated equine estrogensHormone therapyEquine estrogensHealth initiativesDifferent estrogensEstrogen-progestogen therapyMenopausal hormone therapyUnexpected safety concernsWomen's Health InitiativeRoute of administrationHT initiationEffect of ageSafety profileDifferent progestogensCardiovascular diseaseObservational studySynthetic progestinsAdministration routeEstrogenTherapyClinical useSafety evidenceRegimensFurther studies
2016
Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans
Salinas YD, Wang L, DeWan AT. Multiethnic genome-wide association study identifies ethnic-specific associations with body mass index in Hispanics and African Americans. BMC Genomic Data 2016, 17: 78. PMID: 27296613, PMCID: PMC4907283, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0387-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWomen's Health InitiativeEthnic-specific associationsMass indexSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHealth initiativesAfrican AmericansGreater body mass indexLower body mass indexMulti-Ethnic StudyP-valueAfrican American subjectsAmerican subjectsSuggestive single-nucleotide polymorphismsEuropean-American subjectsGene-based therapiesMultiethnic populationSNP rs12255372Ethnic-specific effectsSignificant associationObesityMESA HispanicsRs12255372BackgroundGenome-wide association studiesConfidence intervalsPhenome-Wide Association Study for Alcohol and Nicotine Risk Alleles in 26394 Women
Polimanti R, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Phenome-Wide Association Study for Alcohol and Nicotine Risk Alleles in 26394 Women. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 2688-2696. PMID: 27187070, PMCID: PMC5026736, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth initiativesRisk allelesSocioeconomic statusPhenome-wide association studyWomen's Health InitiativeMetabolism-related mechanismsMedication useLung cancerTobacco useDietary habitsSmoking behaviorNicotine useReproductive historyReproductive healthSuggestive findingsAlcohol useAnthropometric characteristicsMental healthHealth conditionsMetabolic conditionsCausative relationshipAssociation studiesDrinking behaviorADH1BAssociationPre-diagnostic Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Relation to Subsequent Cancer Survival.
Phipps AI, Bhatti P, Neuhouser ML, Chen C, Crane TE, Kroenke CH, Ochs-Balcom H, Rissling M, Snively BM, Stefanick ML, Treggiari MM, Watson NF. Pre-diagnostic Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality in Relation to Subsequent Cancer Survival. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2016, 12: 495-503. PMID: 26612513, PMCID: PMC4795275, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeShort sleep durationSleep characteristicsHazard ratioCancer survivalCancer sitesSleep durationHealth initiativesPrimary invasive cancerCancer-specific survivalConfidence intervalsPoor sleep qualityFrequent snoringStudy armsCox regressionCancer outcomesInvasive cancerCommon cancerWHI participantsPhysical activitySleep qualityElevated riskCancer typesCancerMarital statusMilitary Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Washington DL, Bird CE, LaMonte MJ, Goldstein KM, Rillamas-Sun E, Stefanick ML, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Gass M, Weitlauf JC. Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s126-s137. PMID: 26768386, PMCID: PMC5881617, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeCause mortality ratesHazard rate ratiosMortality rateHealth initiativesStudy armsTrauma-related mortalityNon-veteran womenHealthy soldier effectCause-specific mortalityExcess mortality ratesProportional hazards modelHealth risk behaviorsVeteran statusMedical morbidityHigher cancerRisk factorsWHI participantsAdditional adjustmentMortality riskOlder womenHazards modelWomen veteransHealth behaviorsBirth cohortAssociation Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes
Gray KE, Katon JG, Rillamas-Sun E, Bastian LA, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ, Reiber GE. Association Between Chronic Conditions and Physical Function Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women With Diabetes. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s112-s125. PMID: 26768385, PMCID: PMC5881620, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCase-Control StudiesCerebrovascular DisordersChronic DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth StatusHeart DiseasesHip FracturesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLinear ModelsMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOsteoarthritisPeripheral Arterial DiseaseUnited StatesUrinary IncontinenceVeteransConceptsPhysical functionChronic conditionsHealth initiativesSubsequent physical functionPeripheral artery diseaseWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenPostmenopausal womenArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseHip fractureCerebrovascular diseaseVeteran womenDiabetesWomenDiseaseGreater decreaseVeteransAssociationTotal numberLinear regressionAverage numberDecreaseCareAssociation of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women
Patel KV, Cochrane BB, Turk DC, Bastian LA, Haskell SG, Woods NF, Zaslavsky O, Wallace RB, Kerns RD. Association of Pain With Physical Function, Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality Among Veteran and non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s91-s101. PMID: 26768395, PMCID: PMC5881612, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtreme pain interferencePain interferencePhysical functionPain severitySleep qualityDepressive symptomsHealth initiativesStudy participantsWorse physical functionAssociation of painWomen's Health InitiativeNon-veteran womenObservational study participantsLimited physical functioningVeteran statusHealth care servicesPostmenopausal womenLess painPhysical functioningOlder veteransHigh incidencePainCare servicesNumber of womenComorbid symptomsTrajectories in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Washington DL, Gray K, Hoerster KD, Katon JG, Cochrane BB, LaMonte MJ, Weitlauf JC, Groessl E, Bastian L, Vitolins MZ, Tinker L. Trajectories in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s27-s39. PMID: 26768390, PMCID: PMC5881621, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeRecreational physical activitySedentary timePhysical activityWomen veteransHealth initiativesHealth outcomesHigh baseline physical activitySelf-reported sedentary timeBaseline physical activityLow physical activityHigh sedentary timeTrajectories of PALongitudinal trajectoriesHours/weekPremature mortality riskWomen's health outcomesHours/dayPostmenopausal womenLifestyle behaviorsWHI participantsMortality riskSelf-reported participationHealth behaviorsWorse healthDifferences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Bastian LA, Gray KE, DeRycke E, Mirza S, Gierisch JM, Haskell SG, Magruder KM, Wakelee HA, Wang A, Ho GY, LaCroix AZ. Differences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s102-s111. PMID: 26768384, PMCID: PMC5881614, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive smoking exposureWomen's Health InitiativeSmoking exposureLung cancer incidenceLung cancerWomen veteransHealth initiativesCancer incidenceHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelLung cancer incidence ratesOlder women veteransPassive tobacco exposureCancer incidence ratesProportional hazards modelHigh ratePostmenopausal womenPack yearsPassive smokingTobacco exposureProspective dataIncidence rateNon-VeteransTobacco useHazards model
2014
Diet Quality and Survival After Ovarian Cancer: Results From the Women’s Health Initiative
Thomson CA, Crane T, Wertheim BC, Neuhouser ML, Li W, Snetselaar LG, Basen-Engquist KM, Zhou Y, Irwin ML. Diet Quality and Survival After Ovarian Cancer: Results From the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju314. PMID: 25335480, PMCID: PMC4271032, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiposityAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexDiabetes ComplicationsFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMotor ActivityNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioOvarian NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWaist CircumferenceWomen's HealthConceptsOvarian cancer survivalPhysical activity levelsOvarian cancerWaist circumferenceDiet qualityCancer survivalWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyHealth initiativesDietary qualityCox proportional hazards regressionModifiable lifestyle behaviorsHistory of diabetesFood frequency questionnaireOverall dietary qualityWomen's Health InitiativeProportional hazards regressionHealthy Eating IndexActivity levelsHigher diet qualityOvarian cancer diagnosisClinic-based measurementsCause mortalityPostmenopausal womenDiabetes statusFrequency questionnaireBody mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative
Zhou Y, Chlebowski R, LaMonte MJ, Bea JW, Qi L, Wallace R, Lavasani S, Walsh BW, Anderson G, Vitolins M, Sarto G, Irwin ML. Body mass index, physical activity, and mortality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 133: 4-10. PMID: 24680584, PMCID: PMC4064800, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeBody mass indexVigorous-intensity physical activityOvarian cancerPhysical activityHealth initiativesLower riskCause mortalityMass indexSelf-reported physical activityOvarian cancer mortalityModifiable lifestyle factorsProportional hazards regressionPrimary ovarian cancerOvarian cancer diagnosisPostmenopausal womenBaseline visitHazards regressionLifestyle factorsCancer mortalityMortality endpointsSurvival rateMortalityCancerCancer diagnosis
2013
The mortality toll of estrogen avoidance: an analysis of excess deaths among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years.
Sarrel PM, Njike VY, Vinante V, Katz DL. The mortality toll of estrogen avoidance: an analysis of excess deaths among hysterectomized women aged 50 to 59 years. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: 1583-8. PMID: 23865654, PMCID: PMC3780684, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen therapyHysterectomized womenEstrogen usePostmenopausal womenMortality tollHealth initiativesEffects of ETYounger postmenopausal womenWomen's Health InitiativeHealth care providersCause mortalityExcess mortalityCare providersMortality rateExcess deathsComparable womenWomenThousands of womenMortalityEntire populationYearsInformed discussionTherapyPopulationTrials
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