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University of California, Berkeley
2009-2019
Berkeley Public Health Division
2008-2018
Stanford University
2013
University of California, San Francisco
1998-2013
University of New Mexico
2011
University of California System
2007
Public Health Institute
2005
Duke University
2001
Washington State Department of Health
1998
University of California, Los Angeles
1998
Journal Article SOCIAL NETWORKS, HOST RESISTANCE, AND MORTALITY: A NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY RESIDENTS Get access LISA F. BERKMAN, BERKMAN 1 1Reprint requests to Dr. Berkman. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar S. LEONARD SYME 2Program in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University CaliforniaBerkeley, CA American Volume 109, Issue 2, February 1979, Pages 186–204, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112674 Published:...
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the relationship between self reported health status and sickness absence. DESIGN--Analysis of questionnaire absence data from first phase Whitehall II study--a longitudinal study set up to degree causes social gradient in morbidity mortality. SETTING--London offices 20 civil service departments. PARTICIPANTS--Altogether 6895 male 3413 female servants aged 35-55 years. Analysis was conducted on 88% participants who had complete for present analysis. MAIN...
We explored the relationship between social isolation and mortality in a nationally representative US sample compared predictive power of with that traditional clinical risk factors.We used data on 16,849 adults from Third National Health Nutrition Examination Survey Death Index. Predictor variables were 4 factors composite index. Comparison predictors included smoking, obesity, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol. Unadjusted Kaplan-Meier tables Cox proportional hazards regression...
This study sought to examine the association between psychosocial work environment and subsequent rates of sickness absence.The analyses were based on a cohort male female British civil servants (n=9072). Rates short spells (<or=7 days) long (>7 absence calculated for different aspects environment, as measured by self-reports personnel managers' ratings (external assessments).Low levels demands, control, support associated with higher in men and, lesser extent, women. The differences similar...
A study of coronary heart disease (CHD) among Japanese migrants compared with living in Japan provided the opportunity to factors possibly responsible for high rates CHD America as Japan. Comparable methods were employed examining 11,900 men ancestry aged 45--69 Japan, Hawaii and California. The age-adjusted prevalence definite determined by ECG were: 5.3, 5.2 California 10.8/1000. For plus possible 25.4, 34.7 44.6. angina pectoris pain myocardial infarction, questionnaire, showed a similar...
Journal Article SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND MORTALITY FROM ALL CAUSES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: PROSPECTIVE EVIDENCE EASTERN FINLAND Get access GEORGE A. KAPLAN, KAPLAN 1Human Population Laboratory, California Department of Health Services2151 Berkeley Way, Annex 2, Berkeley, CA 94704 Reprint requests to Dr. George Kaplan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar JUKKA T. SALONEN, SALONEN 2Department Community Health, University KuopioKuopio, Finland RICHARD D....
To describe and explain the socioeconomic gradient in sickness absence.Analysis of questionnaire absence data collected from first phase Whitehall II study. Grade employment was used as a measure status.20 civil service departments London.6900 male 3414 female servants aged 35-55 years.Rates short spells (< or = 7 days) long (> absence.A strong inverse relation between grade evident. Men lowest had rates 6.1 (95% confidence interval 5.3 to 6.9) (4.8 7.9) times higher than those highest...
This study provides the first direct comparison of relative importance structural versus functional aspects social network ties as they relate to susceptibility coronary artery disease. Data from 119 men and 40 women undergoing angiography provide an opportunity compare these associations in relation a continuous measure atherosclerosis while controlling for age, sex, income, hypertension, serum cholesterol, smoking, angina, diabetes, family history heart disease, Type A behavior pattern,...
Worth, R. M., H. Kato, G. Rhoads, A. Kagan and S. L. Syme (School of Public Health.U. California. Berkeley. CA 94720). Epidemiologic studies coronary heart disease stroke in Japanese men living Japan, Hawaii California: Mortality. Am J Epidemiol 102:481–490. 1975. Stroke, (CHD) total mortality are evaluated from death certificates enumerated cohorts 45–64-year-old Hiroshima Nagasaki (1965–1970), Honolulu (1966–1970), the San Francisco area (1968–1972). Total is highest Japan with no...
The past quarter century has seen an explosion of concern about widening health inequities in the United States and worldwide. These are central to research mission 2 arenas public health: social epidemiology community-engaged interventions. Yet only modest success been achieved eliminating inequities. We advocate dialogue reciprocal learning between researchers with these perspectives enhance emerging transdisciplinary language, support new approaches identifying questions, apply integrated...
This study evaluated the contributions of lower socioeconomic status (SES) and neighborhood characteristics to neural tube defect etiology. The influence additional factors, including periconceptional multivitamin use race/ethnicity, was also explored.Data derived from a case-control California pregnancies 1989 1991. Mothers 538 (87.8% eligible) case infants/fetuses with defects mothers 539 (88.2%) nonmalformed infants were interviewed about their SES. Reported addresses linked 1990 US...
Syme. S. L. (School of Public Health. U. California. Berkeley. CA 94720). M. G. Marmot. A. Kagan, H. Kato and Rhoads. Epidemiologic studies coronary heart disease stroke in Japanese men living Japan, Hawaii California: Introduction. Am J Epidemiol 102:477–480, 1975. It has been observed that among ancestry, there is a gradient CHD mortality increasing from Japan to A study 11,900 inHiroshima Nagasaki, Honolulu, Hawaii, the San Francisco Bay Area California conducted investigate this...
Study Design. Five-year prospective cohort study of 1449 transit operators. Objectives. To investigate psychosocial job factors as predictors work-related spinal injuries, controlling for current and past physical workload. Summary Background Data. The association between disorders may be confounded by A 1991 Boeing workers found but not to associated with injuries. However, data on workload were limited. Recent cross-sectional studies drivers showed both independently back neck pain. This...