2024
United States Long-Term Trends in Adult BMI (1959–2018): Unraveling the Roots of the Obesity Epidemic
Banas J, Cook A, Raygoza-Cortez K, Davila D, Irwin M, Ferrucci L, Humphries D. United States Long-Term Trends in Adult BMI (1959–2018): Unraveling the Roots of the Obesity Epidemic. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 73. PMID: 38248537, PMCID: PMC10815706, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health Examination SurveyExamination SurveyObesity epidemicBody mass index (BMI) trendsOngoing obesity epidemicCritical public health challengeNutrition Examination SurveyHealth Examination SurveyRates of obesityPublic health challengePopulation-level interventionsBMI growth rateEffective population-level interventionsRace/ethnicityAverage BMIAdult BMINational HealthBMI trendsHigh school educationWhite adultsAge groupsBlack adultsHealth challengesBMIRacial disparities
2000
Moderate-intensity physical activity and fasting insulin levels in women: the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study.
Irwin M, Mayer-Davis E, Addy C, Pate R, Durstine J, Stolarczyk L, Ainsworth B. Moderate-intensity physical activity and fasting insulin levels in women: the Cross-Cultural Activity Participation Study. Diabetes Care 2000, 23: 449-454. PMID: 10857933, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.4.449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate-intensity physical activityCross-Cultural Activity Participation StudyInsulin levelsRace/ethnicityPhysical activityHigher cardiorespiratory fitness levelsPhysical activity scoreSports Medicine recommendationsCardiorespiratory fitness levelsMin/dayCentral obesityObese womenActivity scoreCardiorespiratory fitnessCaucasian womenMedicine recommendationsHigh riskAmerican CollegeMultiple linear regression analysisLinear regression analysisMET-minMET intensityDisease controlFitness levelPA records