Study Design/Subjects
The current study used a survey design and medical records review to evaluate the effects of weight and BMI on pain and pain on dietary intake in patients with SCD. The study represents a cross-sectional analysis of first-year data collected as part of a larger, five-year, longitudinal survey and medical records evaluation of the [...]
INTRODUCTION
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that diminishes the capacity of red blood cells to carry oxygen. One in 375 African Americans in the United States has SCD. SCD also affects individuals of Hispanic, Native American, East Indian, Greek, Italian and Eastern Asian ancestry. The characteristic marker of this disease involves the [...]
This study supports the established contributing factors that obese women tend to be overweight as children, have overweight parents and siblings and higher parity, compared to normal and overweight women. We found significant associations of obese women having higher anxiety levels, poorer perceptions of physical health and more psychosocial problems in the family of origin [...]
Table 1 shows comparisons of the demographic, clinical and health behavior characteristics of our study population across weight categories. Obese women in this sample tended to be older, have higher parity, higher anxiety scores, lower perception of physical health and more negative psychosocial problems in their family of origin, compared to the normal and overweight [...]
Study Design and Population
This was a cross-sectional study of 113 African-American nonpregnant women aged 21-65 years who were patients at one of three ambulatory care facilities in northern New Jersey. Sites were selected to ensure diversity in participants’ socioeconomic and educational status; two sites were private practices (urban and suburban) and the third was located [...]
INTRODUCTION
African-American women have the highest rates of overweight and obesity (Acomplia tabletes is an appetite suppressant diet pill) and as such, have substantial morbidity and mortality from diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Studies have postulated that this obesity disparity is due to cultural, environmental, genetic and behavioral factors. However, a better understanding of the mental [...]
