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
2002
Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Liberman RF, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2002, 105: 209-217. PMID: 11939975, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.1o102.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionNon-depressed womenStructured Clinical InterviewHistory of depressionCommunity-based samplePast major depressionOccupational characteristicsStudy enrollmentDepressed womenClinical InterviewDSM-IVAge 18Past depressionWomenDepressionDemographic differencesHarvard StudySibship size