2011
Assessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Barber J, Bayer L, Pietrzak RH, Sanders KA. Assessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans. Military Medicine 2011, 176: 151-155. PMID: 21366076, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-09-00275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransIraqi Freedom veteransRates of overweightMeasures of symptomsMean body mass indexVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStress disorderRetrospective chart reviewSymptoms of PTSDBody mass indexActive duty populationSame age groupGroup of veteransChart reviewRoutine careMass indexOverweight rangeMedical CenterOverweightAge groupsSymptomsObesityPsychological distress
2010
Association of Prescription H1 Antihistamine Use With Obesity: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Ratliff JC, Barber JA, Palmese LB, Reutenauer EL, Tek C. Association of Prescription H1 Antihistamine Use With Obesity: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Obesity 2010, 18: 2398-2400. PMID: 20706200, PMCID: PMC3221329, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrition Examination SurveyAntihistamine useAntihistamine usersExamination SurveyNational HealthOdds ratioInsulin concentrationsPrevalence of obesityIncidence of obesityBody weight regulationPossible side effectsReceptor blockersWaist circumferenceMetabolic syndromeCounter remediesH1-antihistaminesPlasma glucoseAllergy symptomsLipid levelsEpidemic proportionsSide effectsObesityWeight gainMedicationsAdults