Abdominal fat mass index was strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea risk across demographic subgroups, including racial and BMI categories.

Overall, compared with corrected weights computed using NHANES-based prediction equations, self-reported weights in BRFSS data were lower than corrected weights by about 0.5–0.6 kg for the ...

Methods: Patient information on T2D status and other relevant characteristics were extracted from the 2009 to 2010 and the 2011 to 2012 NHANES. Weighted analyses of these data were used to ...

Methods: Data on T2D diagnosis and other relevant clinical and demographic characteristics were extracted from the NHANES (2009-2010 and 2011-2012). Weighted analysis of these data was used to ...

Self-reported food intake is a useless metric and its inclusion in NHANES surveys for almost 40 years has led to "pseudoscience" informing federal policy on diet, says the author of a new study.

Serum uric acid, a metabolic byproduct of purine breakdown, has previously been linked to various health conditions, ...

Use of NHANES 2007-10 data to identify groups vulnerable for inadequate micronutrient intake. Exper Biol, Boston MA, Mar 2015; Gao X, Wilde PE, Tucker KL. Meeting recommended adequate intake (AI) of ...

This cross-sectional analysis of the 1999-2004 NHANES data found a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome among people who reported lifting weights: 24.6 percent, compared to 37.3 percent in those ...

This cross-sectional analysis of the 1999-2004 NHANES data found a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome among people who reported lifting weights: 24.6 percent, compared to 37.3 percent in those ...

Interpreting the weighted-person findings. To explore the impact of mercury exposure from amalgam fillings, researchers reviewed urinary mercury excretion data from U.S. adults who participated in the ...

Gao X, Wilde P, Lichtenstein A, Tucker KL. Meeting adequate intake for dietary calcium without diary foods in adolescents aged 9-18 y (NHANES 2001-2002). J Am Diet Assoc 2006;106:1759-65. Gao X, Wilde ...