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
1995
Changes in plasma lipoprotein concentrations and composition in response to a low-fat, high-fiber diet are associated with changes in serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women
Schaefer E, Lamon-Fava S, Spiegelman D, Dwyer J, Lichtenstein A, McNamara J, Goldin B, Woods M, Morrill-LaBrode A, Hertzmark E, Longcope C, Gorbach S. Changes in plasma lipoprotein concentrations and composition in response to a low-fat, high-fiber diet are associated with changes in serum estrogen concentrations in premenopausal women. Metabolism 1995, 44: 749-756. PMID: 7783659, DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(95)90188-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fiber dietLuteal phasePremenopausal womenTotal cholesterolPlasma lipidsBaseline dietFollicular phaseHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrationsSerum sex hormone concentrationsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolNormal premenopausal womenLipoprotein cholesterol concentrationsSex hormone concentrationsSerum estrogen concentrationsPlasma lipoprotein concentrationsSerum estrone sulphate concentrationsEstrone sulfate concentrationsLow-density lipoproteinLipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein levelsSerum hormonesLipoprotein concentrationsMenstrual cyclePlasma triglyceridesTG concentrations