2011
Socio-economic status, urbanization, and cardiometabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in Tanzania.
Njelekela MA, Liu E, Mpembeni R, Muhihi A, Mligiliche N, Spiegelman D, Finkelstein JL, Fawzi WW, Willett WC, Mtabaji J. Socio-economic status, urbanization, and cardiometabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in Tanzania. East African Journal Of Public Health 2011, 8: 216-23. PMID: 23120960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDietExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansLife StyleLipidsLogistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedObesityResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTanzaniaUrban HealthUrbanizationWaist CircumferenceConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsPoorer lipid profileHigher socioeconomic statusRisk factorsLipid profileSocioeconomic statusUrban residenceCardio-metabolic risk factorsWorld Health Organization criteriaHigher total cholesterolHigh waist circumferenceRisk of obesityHealth screening strategiesMiddle-aged adultsMetabolic syndromeTotal cholesterolWaist circumferenceLDL cholesterolHigher BMIPrimary preventionLower triglyceridesOrganization criteriaDietary factorsCardiovascular diseaseGlucose levels
2003
Role of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—Defining Conditions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Associated Wasting
Wanke CA, Silva M, Ganda A, Fauntleroy J, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Gorbach SL. Role of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—Defining Conditions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Associated Wasting. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: s81-s84. PMID: 12942378, DOI: 10.1086/375894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative riskStudy visitImmune deficiency syndrome-defining conditionsAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeMonthly study visitsCD4 cell countHIV Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusImmune deficiency syndromeBaseline BMICohort studyImmunodeficiency virusDeficiency syndromeCell countEnergy intakeSocioeconomic statusWastingBMIRiskVisitsLongitudinal dataSyndromeIntakeBaselineMonths
2002
HIV status and sociodemographic correlates of maternal body size and wasting during pregnancy
Villamor E, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Coley J, Hunter D, Peterson K, Fawzi W. HIV status and sociodemographic correlates of maternal body size and wasting during pregnancy. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 56: 415-424. PMID: 12001012, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of gestationHIV infectionHIV statusPregnant womenFirst prenatal visitSocioeconomic statusSignificant risk factorsCross-sectional studyLow socioeconomic statusLevel of educationMean MUACAntenatal clinicMaternal heightPrenatal visitUninfected mothersSecond trimesterMaternal ageOverall prevalenceRisk factorsChild healthMother's ageMultivariate analysisFogarty International CenterSociodemographic correlatesBMI