Comparison between 60 matched pairs of postmenopausal black and white women: analysis of risk factors related to bone mineral density.

Purpose: Osteoporosis is a systemic disease in which bone density is reduced, leading to weakness of the skeleton and increased vulnerability to fractures. The purpose of this study was to compare known or suspected risk factors (medical, gynecological, and lifestyle characteristics) related to bone loss between 60 matched pairs of black and white postmenopausal women.

Methods: The two racial groups were matched one for one on selective anthropometric variables [age (years), standing height (cm), and body weight (kg)] in order to equate age and body size between groups.

State trends in uninsurance among individuals aged 18 to 64 years: United States, 1992-2001.

Objectives: We analyzed state-specific uninsurance trends among US adults aged 18 to 64 years.

Methods: We used logistic regression models to examine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for uninsurance from 1992 to 2001 in 47 states.

Results: Overall, uninsurance rates increased in 35 states and remained unchanged in 12 states.

Metropolitan-area estimates of binge drinking in the United States.

Objectives: We estimated adult binge drinking prevalence in US metropolitan areas.

Methods: We analyzed 1997 and 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 120 metropolitan areas in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

Results: The prevalence of binge drinking varied substantially across metropolitan areas, from 4.

Progression to established smoking among US youths.

Objectives: Our study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking and investigates the associations between risk/protective factors and progression to established smoking.

Methods: We analyzed data from the 1999 and 2000 National Youth Tobacco Surveys.

Results: In 1999 and 2000, 48.

Cancer screening estimates for U.S. metropolitan areas.

Objectives: To provide estimates of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening for metropolitan areas in the United States.

Methods: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from 1997 to 1999 were reweighted and analyzed for 69 U.S.

State trends in health risk factors and receipt of clinical preventive services among US adults during the 1990s.

Context: Monitoring trends is essential for evaluating past activities and guiding current preventive health program and policy efforts. Although tracking progress toward national health goals is helpful, use of national estimates is limited because most preventive health care activities, policies, and other efforts occur at the state or community level. There may be important state trends that are obscured by national data.