Background: Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on relationship between fruit vegetable consumption disease are sparse. Objective: To evaluate association with disease. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: The Nurses' Health Study Professionals' Follow-Up Study. Participants: 84 251 women 34 to 59 years age who were followed 14 42 148 men 40 75 8 years. All free diagnosed cardiovascular cancer, diabetes at baseline....

Studies of fruit and vegetable consumption in relation to overall health are limited. We evaluated the relationship between intake incidence cardiovascular disease cancer deaths from other causes two prospective cohorts.A total 71 910 female participants Nurses' Health study 37,725 male Professionals' Follow-up Study who were free major chronic completed baseline semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaires 1984 1986, respectively. Dietary information was updated 1990, 1994 for women 1990...

Few studies have simultaneously investigated the role of soluble tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) receptors types 1 and 2 (sTNF-R1 sTNF-R2), C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 as predictors cardiovascular events. The value these inflammatory markers independent remains controversial.We examined plasma levels sTNF-R1, sTNF-R2, interleukin-6, protein risk for coronary heart disease among women participating in Nurses' Health Study men Professionals Follow-up nested case-control analyses....

ContextFew studies have evaluated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake cardiovascular disease.ObjectiveTo examine associations ischemic stroke.Design, Setting, SubjectsProspective cohort studies, including 75,596 women aged 34 to 59 years in Nurses' Health Study with 14 of follow-up (1980-1994), 38,683 men 40 75 Professionals' Follow-up 8 (1986-1994). All individuals were free disease, cancer, diabetes at baseline.Main Outcome MeasureIncidence stroke by quintile...

<h3>Objective</h3> The associations between oral diseases and increased risk of pancreatic cancer have been reported in several prospective cohort studies. In this study, we measured variations salivary microbiota evaluated their potential with chronic pancreatitis. <h3>Methods</h3> This study was divided into three phases: (1) microbial profiling using the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray to investigate variation 10 resectable patients matched healthy controls, (2)...

The role of smoking as a risk factor for periodontitis was assessed separately in diabetic and nondiabetic study groups. Subject listings stratified age (19 to 40 years) sex were obtained subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) subjects. For both the IDDM group (n = 132) 95), samples constructed by random selection from each subject listing. Patients recruited phone, examined, their medical dental histories obtained. Among subjects, prevalence markedly higher among current...

A few recent studies have shown associations between poor oral health and coronary heart disease (CHD). The objective of this study was to examine the incidence CHD in relation number teeth present periodontal disease, explore potential mediators association, a prospective cohort study. This is part ongoing Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). Participants included US national sample 44,119 male professionals (58% whom were dentists), from 40 75 years age, who reported no diagnosed...

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice intake development type 2 diabetes.A total 71,346 female nurses aged 38-63 years who were free cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in 1984 followed for 18 years, dietary information collected using a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire every 4 years. Diagnosis self-reported.During follow-up, 4,529 cases documented, cumulative incidence 7.4%. An increase three servings/day...

Periodontal and other infections have been suggested as potential risk factors for stroke. This study evaluates periodontal disease tooth loss ischemic stroke.The population consisted of 41 380 men who were free cardiovascular diabetes at baseline. history was assessed by mailed validated questionnaires. During 12 years follow-up, stroke incidence subclassified use medical history, records, imaging reports. Hazard ratios (HRs) adjusted age, amount smoked, obesity, alcohol, exercise, family...

Two previous cohort studies reported positive associations between tooth loss or periodontitis and pancreatic cancer risk. Data on periodontal disease were obtained at baseline every other year thereafter in a of 51,529 male health professionals aged 40-75 years. A total 216 patients diagnosed with incident during 16 years follow-up. Multivariable relative risks (RRs) 95% confidence intervals (CIs) estimated using Cox proportional hazards models controlling for potential confounders,...

Abstract Objectives: To assess the validity of self‐reported oral disease and health care measures in two populations. Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted among a subsample participants VA Dental Longitudinal Study (VADLS) asking them about periodontal status treatment. Radiographic alveolar bone loss evaluated at all interproximal sites was used as standard. A separate study carried out first‐time patients Harvard School Medicine (HSDM) student clinic. Self‐reported obtained by...

Periodontal disease is a chronic infection of the gums characterized by loss attachment between tooth and bone, bone loss. We evaluated cross-sectionally association periodontal C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, factor VII, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), LDL-C, von Willebrand factor, soluble tumor necrosis receptors 1 2. The final sample consisted 468 men (ages 47–80 yrs), participating in Health Professional Follow-up Study, who provided blood were free CVD, diabetes, cancer. In...

Systemic maternal infections have been associated with preterm delivery. The authors examined the association of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker inflammation, This nested case-control study was conducted within Project Viva in Massachusetts between 1999 and 2002. Subjects were 117 women who delivered (<37 weeks' gestation) controls (term deliveries) matched on age, race/ethnicity, smoking status. High-sensitivity CRP assays performed early-pregnancy (5.3–19.3 plasma samples. Odds ratios...

Coronal dental plaque from each of 12 caries-positive subjects (Group I) was pooled "white spot" tooth surface areas and, separately, sound areas; in 18 caries-free II) were sampled similarly. Two samples, one consisting material a root-surface lesion and another area, obtained 10 III). The samples Groups I II evaluated for: (1) pH-lowering potential vitro with dispersed suspensions, excess glucose supply, 60-minute test; (2) the levels mutans streptococci (MS) lactobacilli; (3) distribution...

This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese, nondiabetic Hispanics, 40–65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases, were recruited for the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS). Baseline exams completed by 1,206 participants. Partial correlation coefficients (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>) and logistic models adjusted age, gender,...