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Physical Activity And Breast Cancer In South Carolina, Chisom Onyeuku
Physical Activity And Breast Cancer In South Carolina, Chisom Onyeuku
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This study examined the relationship between breast cancer incidence and recreational physical activity. It was one of the first studies in the southeastern US to examine incident breast cancer and physical activity in an ethnically diverse cohort of women. In terms of physical activity, both lifetime and recent physical activity were analyzed. All physical activity data were from validated self-reported surveys. The study examined BMI, menopausal status and race as key confounders and effect modifiers. The study found evidence that for Black women, there was a positive relationship between the amount of lifetime physical activity and the odds of incident …
Smoking Cessation In Pregnancy And Gestational Weight Gain In South Carolinian Mothers, 2009-2011, Laquenta Latreese Weldon
Smoking Cessation In Pregnancy And Gestational Weight Gain In South Carolinian Mothers, 2009-2011, Laquenta Latreese Weldon
Theses and Dissertations
Purpose: To determine if smoking cessation during pregnancy is associated with excessive gestational weight gain (GWG).
Methods: Data came from the 2009-2011 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), an ongoing population-based survey of live births in South Carolina (n=2,603). Participant smoking status was classified as nonsmoker (did not smoke before or during pregnancy), persistent smoker (smoked before and throughout pregnancy), or quitter (smoked before but quit during pregnancy). Multinomial logistic regression model was estimated to examine the association between smoking status and meeting the 2009 Institute of Medicine guidelines, while linear regression model was used for the continuous outcomes such …
Food Security Status And Life Events Among Households With Children In The Midlands Of South Carolina, Erin Rebekah Drucker
Food Security Status And Life Events Among Households With Children In The Midlands Of South Carolina, Erin Rebekah Drucker
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Purpose: Food insecurity is a major public health problem in the United States (US) with 14.5% of US households having experienced some level of food insecurity in 2012. Among households with children, 20% experienced low food security in 2012, and in half of these households, both the children and adults were affected. Food insecurity among children can have lifelong negative health and mental effects. Life events are defined as self-‐reported life changes, which create a strain on resources and an opportunity for food insecurity, Methods: The Midlands Family Study (MFS) was a cross-‐ sectional study that surveyed households …