Supported by Medical Affairs Bureau Ministry of National Defense,No.MND-MAB-D-114222;Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital,No.HAFGH-D-114008.
BACKGROUND Some non-insulin-based insulin resistance(IR)indices have been found to be associated with metabolic syndrome(MetS);however,few cohort studies have compared the capacities of these indices for predicting in...
The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation(SWAN)has grant support from the National Institutes of Health(NIH),DHHS,through the National Institute on Aging(NIA),the National Institute of Nursing Research(NINR),and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health(ORWH)(Grants U01NR004061,U01AG012505,U01AG012535,U01AG012531,U01AG012539,U01AG012546,U01AG012553,U01AG012554,U01AG012495,and U19AG063720);supported by the SWAN Repository(U01AG017719);the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences,National Institutes of Health,through UCSFCTSI Grant Number UL1 RR024131;supported by grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS)R01-ES026578,R01-ES026964,and P30-ES017885;the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH)Grant T42-OH008455;supported by the Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology(ETEP)training grant from NIEHS(T32 ES007062).
Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs)and organochlorine pesticides(OCPs)are persistent organic pollutants(POPs)that bioaccumulate in adipose tissue.We investigated the relationship between change in central adiposity and ch...
During menopause,women undergo various physical and psychological changes that often create a significant challenge for most women to function in their daily activities.The present study explores the different literat...
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of Newcomb ball (also known by the name of catchball) training on the physical fitness of women at midlife. One hundred and eighteen women, aged 29 - 45 yrs, were assigne...