Hypertension-related dietary patterns of rural older adults.

Background: Prevalence of hypertension is greater in older adults, and increased intake of fruits, vegetables, and dairy-good sources of potassium, calcium, and magnesium-can reduce blood pressure. This study examined the hypertension-related dietary patterns of older adults.

Methods: A cohort of 180 Pennsylvania adults (aged >/=65), 90 with hypertension, were randomly selected from the Geisinger Rural Aging Study (GRAS).

Intake of fruits, vegetables and selected micronutrients in relation to the risk of breast cancer.

High fruit and vegetable intake has been linked with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but evidence is not consistent. We investigated the associations of breast cancer risk with vegetables, fruits and related micronutrient intake in a population-based case-control study among Chinese women in Shanghai, where dietary patterns differ substantially from other study populations. Included in the study were 1,459 incident breast cancer cases and 1,556 frequency-matched controls.

Nutritional risk assessment and obesity in rural older adults: a sex difference.

Background: Many older Americans are overweight or obese, but it is unclear whether obesity is associated with other nutritional risk indicators.

Objective: This study investigated sex-associated differences in nutritional risk among community-dwelling, rural older adults and determined whether weight status [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) and waist circumference] was related to other measures of nutritional risk.

Design: This cross-sectional study explored relations between weight status and nutritional risk, which was determined on the basis of the Level II Screen, overall diet quality, nutrient intakes, and plasma biomarkers.

Noncompliance with body weight measurement in tertiary care teaching hospitals.

Background: Body weight provides vital information for patient care; therefore, measurement at hospital admission should be standard practice. Our objective was to test compliance with this standard.

Methods: This was a study of 300 patients, aged > or = 18 years, admitted to general medicine and surgery services of 3 tertiary care teaching hospitals in Nashville, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Obesity is associated with functional decline in community-dwelling rural older persons.

Objectives: This investigation sought to examine potential gender differences in the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and functional decline.

Design: Cohort study.

Setting: Rural Pennsylvania.