Abstract

The objectives of each Vanguard Clinical Center is to cooperate with the Clinical Coordinating Center in developing, implementing and refining the overall program to ensure its feasibility and optimize it operationally before the additional Clinical Centers commence recruitment. The Vanguard Clinical Centers are to assist in the development, testing and implementation of the forms/questionnaires and procedures needed to recruit a group of postmenopausal U.S. women age 50-79, randomize them to a number of interventions, ensure adherence and adequate follow- up, and collect and transmit data and biological samples as needed for the ascertainment of the outcomes of the Clinical Trial and Observational Study.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Women'S Health Initiative - Office of The Director Nih (WH)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01WH032122-000
Application #
2326660
Study Section
Project Start
1993-04-12
Project End
2005-09-14
Budget Start
1993-04-12
Budget End
1996-04-14
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
038633251
City
Buffalo
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14260

  Publications

Gong, J; Nishimura, K K; Fernandez-Rhodes, L et al. (2018) Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI. Int J Obes (Lond) 42:384-390
Banack, Hailey R; Genco, Robert J; LaMonte, Michael J et al. (2018) Cohort profile: the Buffalo OsteoPerio microbiome prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 8:e024263
Gordon, Joshua H; LaMonte, Michael J; Genco, Robert J et al. (2018) Association of clinical measures of periodontal disease with blood pressure and hypertension among postmenopausal women. J Periodontol 89:1193-1202
Jo Hodonsky, Chani; Schurmann, Claudia; Schick, Ursula M et al. (2018) Generalization and fine mapping of red blood cell trait genetic associations to multi-ethnic populations: The PAGE Study. Am J Hematol :
Mai, Xiaodan; Marshall, Britt; Hovey, Kathleen M et al. (2018) Risk factors for 5-year prospective height loss among postmenopausal women. Menopause 25:883-889
Ochs-Balcom, Heather M; Preus, Leah; Nie, Jing et al. (2018) Physical activity modifies genetic susceptibility to obesity in postmenopausal women. Menopause 25:1131-1137
Nwizu, Ngozi N; Marshall, James R; Moysich, Kirsten et al. (2017) Periodontal Disease and Incident Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 26:1255-1265
Mai, Xiaodan; Sperrazza, Jill N; Marshall, Britt A et al. (2017) Inaccurate self-report of height and its impact on misclassification of body mass index in postmenopausal women. Menopause 24:484-489
Yoneyama, S; Yao, J; Guo, X et al. (2017) Generalization and fine mapping of European ancestry-based central adiposity variants in African ancestry populations. Int J Obes (Lond) 41:324-331
Kato, Ikuko; Lane, Dorothy; Womack, Catherine R et al. (2017) Interaction between Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Low-fat Dietary Intervention on Colorectal Cancer Incidence; the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification Trial. J Am Coll Nutr 36:462-469

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