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Henry Kahn MD, FACP, FAHA

  • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
    Professor Emeritus
  • (404) 310-3958
  • hkahn@emory.edu

Research

Publications

  • Replacing the body mass index with the sagittal abdominal diameter (abdominal height).
    Obesity (Silver Spring) Volume: 31 Page(s): 2720 - 2722
    11/01/2023 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Associations between ultra- or minimally processed food intake and three adiposity indicators among US adults: NHANES 2011 to 2016.
    Obesity (Silver Spring) Volume: 30 Page(s): 1887 - 1897
    09/01/2022 Authors: Zhang Z; Kahn HS; Jackson SL; Steele EM; Gillespie C; Yang Q
  • How well does anthropometry identify cardiometabolic risks among treated patients?
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Volume: 31 Page(s): 1939
    06/07/2021 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Measuring the abdomen's height rather than its circumference.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 113 Page(s): 1713 - 1714
    06/01/2021 Authors: Kahn HS
  • What to Do With Sideline Guilt.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 181 Page(s): 565
    04/01/2021 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016.
    JAMA Volume: 322 Page(s): 2389 - 2398
    12/24/2019 Authors: Cheng YJ; Kanaya AM; Araneta MRG; Saydah SH; Kahn HS; Gregg EW; Fujimoto WY; Imperatore G
  • Alternative waist-to-height ratios associated with risk biomarkers in youth with diabetes: comparative models in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.
    Int J Obes (Lond) Volume: 43 Page(s): 1940 - 1950
    10/01/2019 Authors: Kahn HS; Divers J; Fino NF; Dabelea D; Bell R; Liu LL; Zhong VW; Saydah S
  • Letter by Kahn Regarding Article, "Cardiovascular and Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity: Clinical Challenges and Implications for Management".
    Circulation Volume: 138 Page(s): 1494 - 1495
    10/02/2018 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Mortality associated with less intense risk-factor control among adults with diabetes in the United States.
    Prim Care Diabetes Volume: 12 Page(s): 3 - 12
    02/01/2018 Authors: Saydah SH; Gregg EW; Kahn HS; Ali MK
  • Comparison of adiposity indicators associated with fasting-state insulinemia, triglyceridemia, and related risk biomarkers in a nationally representative, adult population.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract Volume: 136 Page(s): 7 - 15
    02/01/2018 Authors: Kahn HS; Cheng YJ
  • Diabetes-Related Emergency Medical Service Activations in 23 States, United States 2015.
    Prehosp Emerg Care Volume: 22 Page(s): 705 - 712
    01/01/2018 Authors: Benoit SR; Kahn HS; Geller AI; Budnitz DS; Mann NC; Dai M; Gregg EW; Geiss LS
  • Sagittal abdominal diameter predicts cardiovascular events.
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Volume: 27 Page(s): 1031 - 1032
    11/01/2017 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Indicators of abdominal size relative to height associated with sex, age, socioeconomic position and ancestry among US adults.
    PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0172245
    01/01/2017 Authors: Kahn HS; Bullard KM
  • Metabolically Healthy Obesity and Development of Chronic Kidney Disease.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 165 Page(s): 743
    11/15/2016 Authors: Kahn HS; Pavkov ME
  • Association of Higher Consumption of Foods Derived From Subsidized Commodities With Adverse Cardiometabolic Risk Among US Adults.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 176 Page(s): 1124 - 1132
    08/01/2016 Authors: Siegel KR; McKeever Bullard K; Imperatore G; Kahn HS; Stein AD; Ali MK; Narayan KM
  • The contribution of subsidized food commodities to total energy intake among US adults.
    Public Health Nutr Volume: 19 Page(s): 1348 - 1357
    06/01/2016 Authors: Siegel KR; McKeever Bullard K; Ali MK; Stein AD; Kahn HS; Mehta NK; Webb Girard A; Narayan KM; Imperatore G
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative GDM Screening Protocols Including Maternal Follow-up to Prevent T2D
    Volume: 65 Page(s): A318 - A318
    06/01/2016 Authors: Neuwahl SJ; Sharma AJ; Kahn HS; Gilboa SM; Williams JL; Hoerger TJ; Pavkov ME; Zhang P
  • Increases in Expenditures on Glycemic Control Drugs among US Adults with Diabetes, 1987-2013
    Volume: 65 Page(s): A29 - A29
    06/01/2016 Authors: Zhou X; Shrestha S; Kahn HS; Zhang P
  • Beyond Body Mass Index: Advantages of Abdominal Measurements for Recognizing Cardiometabolic Disorders.
    Am J Med Volume: 129 Page(s): 74 - 81.e2
    01/01/2016 Authors: Kahn HS; Bullard KM
  • Change in medical spending attributable to diabetes: national data from 1987 to 2011.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 38 Page(s): 581 - 587
    04/01/2015 Authors: Zhuo X; Zhang P; Kahn HS; Bardenheier BH; Li R; Gregg EW
  • Sagittal Abdominal Diameter A Novel Anthropometric Measure for Predicting Visceral Fat and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children
    TOPICS IN CLINICAL NUTRITION Volume: 30 Page(s): 153 - 158
    04/01/2015 Authors: Labyak CA; Johnson TM
  • The population distribution of the sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) and SAD/height ratio among Finnish adults.
    Clin Obes Volume: 4 Page(s): 333 - 341
    12/01/2014 Authors: Kahn HS; Rissanen H; Bullard KM; Knekt P
  • Population distribution of the sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) from a representative sample of US adults: comparison of SAD, waist circumference and body mass index for identifying dysglycemia.
    PLoS One Volume: 9 Page(s): e108707
    01/01/2014 Authors: Kahn HS; Gu Q; Bullard KM; Freedman DS; Ahluwalia N; Ogden CL
  • Cardiometabolic risk assessments by body mass index z-score or waist-to-height ratio in a multiethnic sample of sixth-graders.
    J Obes Volume: 2014 Page(s): 421658
    01/01/2014 Authors: Kahn HS; El ghormli L; Jago R; Foster GD; McMurray RG; Buse JB; Stadler DD; Trevio RP; Baranowski T; HEALTHY Study Group
  • Cost-effectiveness of alternative thresholds of the fasting plasma glucose test to identify the target population for type 2 diabetes prevention in adults aged 45 years.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 36 Page(s): 3992 - 3998
    12/01/2013 Authors: Zhuo X; Zhang P; Kahn HS; Gregg EW
  • Race/ethnicity disparities in dysglycemia among U.S. women of childbearing age found mainly in the nonoverweight/nonobese.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 36 Page(s): 3033 - 3039
    10/01/2013 Authors: Marcinkevage JA; Alverson CJ; Narayan KMV; Kahn HS; Ruben J; Correa A
  • Sagittal abdominal diameter and visceral adiposity: correlates of beta-cell function and dysglycemia in severely obese women.
    Obes Surg Volume: 23 Page(s): 874 - 881
    07/01/2013 Authors: Gletsu-Miller N; Kahn HS; Gasevic D; Liang Z; Frediani JK; Torres WE; Ziegler TR; Phillips LS; Lin E
  • Response to Comment on: Bardenheier et al. Variation in prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among hospital discharges for obstetric delivery across 23 states in the United States. Diabetes Care 2013;36:1209-1214.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 36 Page(s): e103
    07/01/2013 Authors: Bardenheier B; Correa A; Kahn HS; Kirtland K; Geiss L
  • Association Between Waist-to-Height Ratio and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Youth With Diabetes
    Volume: 62 Page(s): A120 - A121
    07/01/2013 Authors: Liu LL; Kahn HS; Pettitt DJ; Maahs D; Talton JW; D'Agostino RB; Beech BM; Crimmins NA; Lamichhane A; Liese AD
  • FATTY LIVER'S ASSOCIATION WITH ADIPOSITY INDICATORS AMONG US ADULTS
    Volume: 177 Page(s): S9 - S9
    06/15/2013 Authors: Kahn H; Cheng Y
  • The lipid accumulation product for the early prediction of gestational insulin resistance and glucose dysregulation.
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) Volume: 22 Page(s): 362 - 367
    04/01/2013 Authors: Brisson D; Perron P; Kahn HS; Gaudet D; Bouchard L
  • Comparison of two waist circumference measurement protocols: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study.
    Pediatr Obes Volume: 7 Page(s): e81 - e85
    12/01/2012 Authors: Pettitt DJ; Talton JW; Liese AD; Liu LL; Crimmins N; West NA; D' Agostino RB; Kahn HS; SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group
  • A controlled, class-based multicomponent intervention to promote healthy lifestyle and to reduce the burden of childhood obesity.
    Pediatr Obes Volume: 7 Page(s): 436 - 445
    12/01/2012 Authors: Centis E; Marzocchi R; Di Luzio R; Moscatiello S; Salardi S; Villanova N; Marchesini G; G. C. Croce School of Health Promotion
  • Mortality Risks Associated With Adiposity Above Percentiles 25 and 75
    Volume: 61 Page(s): A518 - A518
    06/01/2012 Authors: Kahn HS; Bullard KM; Barker LE; Imperatore G
  • Use of Hepatitis B Vaccination for Adults With Diabetes Mellitus: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (Reprinted from MMWR, vol 60, pg 1709-1711, 2011)
    JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Volume: 307 Page(s): 659 - 662
    02/15/2012 Authors: Sawyer MH; Hoerger TJ; Murphy TV; Schillie SF; Hu D; Spradling PR; Byrd KK; Xing J; Reilly ML; Tohme RA
  • Differences between adiposity indicators for predicting all-cause mortality in a representative sample of United States non-elderly adults.
    PLoS One Volume: 7 Page(s): e50428
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kahn HS; Bullard KM; Barker LE; Imperatore G
  • Use of hepatitis B vaccination for adults with diabetes mellitus: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 60 Page(s): 1709 - 1711
    12/23/2011 Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Alternative Fasting Glucose (FG) Cutoffs To Identify Adults Eligible for Diabetes Prevention: Health and Economic Implications
    Volume: 60 Page(s): A66 - A67
    07/01/2011 Authors: Zhuo X; Zhang P; Kahn HS; Gregg EW
  • Risk estimation with epidemiologic data when response attenuates at high-exposure levels.
    Environ Health Perspect Volume: 119 Page(s): 831 - 837
    06/01/2011 Authors: Steenland K; Seals R; Klein M; Jinot J; Kahn HD
  • Intra-abdominal pressure can be estimated inexpensively by the sagittal abdominal diameter.
    Am J Kidney Dis Volume: 57 Page(s): 959
    06/01/2011 Authors: Kahn HS; Pavkov ME
  • ALTERNATIVE OBESITY INDICES FOR ESTIMATING CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK AND RISK CHANGE IN YOUTH
    Volume: 173 Page(s): S277 - S277
    06/01/2011 Authors: Kahn HS; El Ghormli L; Baranowski T; Foster GD; McMurray RG; Buse JB; Stadler DD; Trevino RP
  • Prenatal environmental exposures that may influence -cell function or insulin sensitivity in middle age.
    J Dev Orig Health Dis Volume: 1 Page(s): 300 - 309
    10/01/2010 Authors: Kahn HS; Stein AD; Lumey LH
  • Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery for severely obese adults with diabetes.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 33 Page(s): 1933 - 1939
    09/01/2010 Authors: Hoerger TJ; Zhang P; Segel JE; Kahn HS; Barker LE; Couper S
  • Recent population changes in HbA(1c) and fasting insulin concentrations among US adults with preserved glucose homeostasis.
    Diabetologia Volume: 53 Page(s): 1890 - 1893
    09/01/2010 Authors: Cheng YJ; Kahn HS; Gregg EW; Imperatore G; Geiss LS
  • A simple index of lipid overaccumulation is a good marker of liver steatosis.
    BMC Gastroenterol Volume: 10 Page(s): 98
    08/25/2010 Authors: Bedogni G; Kahn HS; Bellentani S; Tiribelli C
  • Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract Volume: 89 Page(s): 79 - 87
    07/01/2010 Authors: Li C; Ford ES; Zhao G; Kahn HS; Mokdad AH
  • Physical activity and preventing weight gain in women.
    JAMA Volume: 303 Page(s): 2475
    06/23/2010 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Persons with Diabetes
    Volume: 59 Page(s): A54 - A54
    06/01/2010 Authors: Hoerger TJ; Zhang P; Segel JE; Kahn HS; Barker LE; Couper SP
  • Prevalence of overweight and obesity in youth with diabetes in USA: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study.
    Pediatr Diabetes Volume: 11 Page(s): 4 - 11
    02/01/2010 Authors: Liu LL; Lawrence JM; Davis C; Liese AD; Pettitt DJ; Pihoker C; Dabelea D; Hamman R; Waitzfelder B; Kahn HS
  • The 2D:4D digit ratio is not a useful marker for prenatal famine exposure: Evidence from the Dutch hunger winter families study.
    Am J Hum Biol Volume: 22 Page(s): 801 - 806
    01/01/2010 Authors: Stein AD; Kahn HS; Lumey LH
  • Association of type 1 diabetes with month of birth among U.S. youth: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 32 Page(s): 2010 - 2015
    11/01/2009 Authors: Kahn HS; Morgan TM; Case LD; Dabelea D; Mayer-Davis EJ; Lawrence JM; Marcovina SM; Imperatore G; SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group
  • Diabetes trends in hospitalized HIV-infected persons in the United States, 1994-2004.
    Curr HIV Res Volume: 7 Page(s): 481 - 486
    09/01/2009 Authors: Kourtis AP; Bansil P; Kahn HS; Posner SF; Jamieson DJ
  • Two risk-scoring systems for predicting incident diabetes mellitus in U.S. adults age 45 to 64 years.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 150 Page(s): 741 - 751
    06/02/2009 Authors: Kahn HS; Cheng YJ; Thompson TJ; Imperatore G; Gregg EW
  • Lipid profiles in middle-aged men and women after famine exposure during gestation: the Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 89 Page(s): 1737 - 1743
    06/01/2009 Authors: Lumey LH; Stein AD; Kahn HS; Romijn JA
  • LIPID OVERFLOW IS AN EARLY-STAGE PREDICTOR OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
    Volume: 169 Page(s): S1 - S1
    06/01/2009 Authors: Kahn HS; Cheng YJ; Thompson TJ; Imperatore G; Gregg EW
  • A fingerprint marker from early gestation associated with diabetes in middle age: the Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study.
    Int J Epidemiol Volume: 38 Page(s): 101 - 109
    02/01/2009 Authors: Kahn HS; Graff M; Stein AD; Lumey LH
  • The missed patient with diabetes: how access to health care affects the detection of diabetes.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 31 Page(s): 1748 - 1753
    09/01/2008 Authors: Zhang X; Geiss LS; Cheng YJ; Beckles GL; Gregg EW; Kahn HS
  • Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference?
    Obes Rev Volume: 9 Page(s): 312 - 325
    07/01/2008 Authors: Ross R; Berentzen T; Bradshaw AJ; Janssen I; Kahn HS; Katzmarzyk PT; Kuk JL; Seidell JC; Snijder MB; Srensen TIA
  • Diabetes trends among hospitalized HIV-infected individuals in the United States, 1994-2004
    Volume: 167 Page(s): S92 - S92
    06/01/2008 Authors: Bansil P; Kourtis AP; Kahn HS; Posner SP; Jamieson DJ
  • Sleep patterns among youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Volume: 57 Page(s): A526 - A526
    06/01/2008 Authors: Tseng H-LJ; Kahn HS; Yi J; Case D; Dabelea D; Stafford JM; Lawrence JM
  • A fingerprint characteristic associated with the early prenatal environment.
    Am J Hum Biol Volume: 20 Page(s): 59 - 65
    01/01/2008 Authors: Kahn HS; Graff M; Stein AD; Zybert PA; McKeague IW; Lumey LH
  • Longitudinal changes in BMI and in an index estimating excess lipids among white and black adults in the United States.
    Int J Obes (Lond) Volume: 32 Page(s): 136 - 143
    01/01/2008 Authors: Kahn HS; Cheng YJ
  • Cohort profile: the Dutch Hunger Winter families study.
    Int J Epidemiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 1196 - 1204
    12/01/2007 Authors: Lumey LH; Stein AD; Kahn HS; van der Pal-de Bruin KM; Blauw GJ; Zybert PA; Susser ES
  • Muscle-strengthening activity and its association with insulin sensitivity.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 30 Page(s): 2264 - 2270
    09/01/2007 Authors: Cheng YJ; Gregg EW; De Rekeneire N; Williams DE; Imperatore G; Caspersen CJ; Kahn HS
  • Relation of body mass index and waist-to-height ratio to cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 86 Page(s): 33 - 40
    07/01/2007 Authors: Freedman DS; Kahn HS; Mei Z; Grummer-Strawn LM; Dietz WH; Srinivasan SR; Berenson GS
  • Household food insecurity and central obesity in adults.
    Volume: 165 Page(s): S130 - S130
    06/01/2007 Authors: Rutledge SA; Kahn HS
  • A changing environment for the conceptus: Recent trends in obesity and glucose dysregulation among fertile US women.
    Volume: 165 Page(s): S43 - S43
    06/01/2007 Authors: Kahn HS; Cheng YJ
  • Is waist-to-thigh ratio a better indicator than traditional anthropometrical measures for diabetes among US adults?
    Volume: 56 Page(s): A273 - A273
    06/01/2007 Authors: Li C; Ford ES; Zhao G; Kahn HS; Mokdad AH
  • The missed patients with diabetes: How healthcare access affects the diagnosis of diabetes
    Volume: 56 Page(s): A12 - A13
    06/01/2007 Authors: Zhang X; Geiss L; Cheng Y; Beckles G; Gregg EW; Kahn H
  • Anthropometric measures in middle age after exposure to famine during gestation: evidence from the Dutch famine.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 85 Page(s): 869 - 876
    03/01/2007 Authors: Stein AD; Kahn HS; Rundle A; Zybert PA; van der Pal-de Bruin K; Lumey LH
  • Peripheral insensate neuropathy--a tall problem for US adults?
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 164 Page(s): 873 - 880
    11/01/2006 Authors: Cheng YJ; Gregg EW; Kahn HS; Williams DE; De Rekeneire N; Narayan KMV
  • The burden of diabetes mellitus among US youth: prevalence estimates from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.
    Volume: 118 Page(s): 1510 - 1518
    10/01/2006 Authors: SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group; Liese AD; D'Agostino RB; Hamman RF; Kilgo PD; Lawrence JM; Liu LL; Loots B; Linder B; Marcovina S
  • Anthropometry in middle age following exposure to famine during gestation: evidence from the Dutch famine
    EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Volume: 82 Page(s): 527 - 527
    08/01/2006 Authors: Stein AD; Kahn HS; Rundle A; Zybert PA; van der Pal-de Bruin K; Lumey LH
  • Cardiovascular risk profiles in association with self-reported experience of stroke warning signs. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988-1994 (NHANES III)
    Volume: 113 Page(s): E804 - E804
    05/30/2006 Authors: Fan AZ; Hayes D; Kahn H; Greenlund K; Croft J
  • Obesity and risk of myocardial infarction: the INTERHEART study.
    Lancet Volume: 367 Page(s): 1053 - 1054
    04/01/2006 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Universal health care: A regional perspective - Why not a "Georgia Securecare"?
    Volume: 16 Page(s): 4 - 7
    03/01/2006 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Universal health care: a regional perspective--why not a "Georgia SecureCare"?
    Volume: 16 Page(s): S3-4-7
    01/01/2006 Authors: Kahn HS
  • The lipid accumulation product is better than BMI for identifying diabetes: a population-based comparison.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 29 Page(s): 151 - 153
    01/01/2006 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Acute food restriction during gestation and offspring caloric intake and physical activity in middle age: The Dutch Famine of 1944-45
    Volume: 58 Page(s): 1126 - 1127
    11/01/2005 Authors: Rundle A; Wada N; Stein AD; Kahn HS; van de Pal-de Bruin K; Zybert PA; Lumey LH
  • Early gestational environment is associated with a fingerprint ridge-count gradient: The Dutch Famine study
    Volume: 58 Page(s): 1083 - 1083
    11/01/2005 Authors: Kahn HS; Graff M; Stein AD; Zybert PA; Lumey LH
  • Lipid profille in middle age after food restriction during gestation; The Dutch Famine of 1944-45
    Volume: 58 Page(s): 1074 - 1074
    11/01/2005 Authors: Lumey LH; Stein AD; Zybert PA; Kahn HS; Blauw GJ; van der Pal-de Bruin KM
  • Glucose tolerance in middle age after food restriction during gestation: The Dutch Famine of 1944-45
    Volume: 58 Page(s): 1089 - 1090
    11/01/2005 Authors: Lumey LH; Stein AD; Kahn HS; Zybert PA; Blauw GJ; van der Pal KM
  • A fingerprint ridge-count gradient is associated with diabetes among middle-aged adults: The Dutch Famine study
    Volume: 58 Page(s): 1088 - 1088
    11/01/2005 Authors: Kahn HS; Graff M; Stein AD; Lumey LH
  • The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison.
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord Volume: 5 Page(s): 26
    09/08/2005 Authors: Kahn HS
  • A population-based comparison of BMI percentiles and waist-to-height ratio for identifying cardiovascular risk in youth.
    J Pediatr Volume: 146 Page(s): 482 - 488
    04/01/2005 Authors: Kahn HS; Imperatore G; Cheng YJ
  • Depressive symptoms and mortality among persons with and without diabetes.
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 161 Page(s): 652 - 660
    04/01/2005 Authors: Zhang X; Norris SL; Gregg EW; Cheng YJ; Beckles G; Kahn HS
  • Enhanced collection of fingerprints and ridge counting.
    Am J Hum Biol Volume: 17 Page(s): 383
    01/01/2005 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Diabetes status and the association between physical activity and chronic inflammation
    Volume: 54 Page(s): A248 - A248
    01/01/2005 Authors: Cheng YJ; Gregg EW; Williams DE; Venkatnarayan KM; Engelgau M; Imperatore G; Kahn HS; Caspersen C; Williamson DF
  • Estimating adult metabolic risk from a lipid accumulation product.
    Volume: 159 Page(s): S14 - S14
    06/01/2004 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Depression and mortality among persons with diabetes
    Volume: 53 Page(s): A440 - A440
    06/01/2004 Authors: Zhang XP; Norris SL; Gregg EW; Cheng YJ; Beckles G; Kahn HS
  • Muscle strength is not associated with insulin sensitivity and glycemic control among non-diabetic older adults
    Volume: 53 Page(s): A239 - A239
    06/01/2004 Authors: Cheng YLJ; Gregg EW; Williams DE; Imperatore G; Armour T; Kahn HS
  • An increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus: Northern California, 1991-2000.
    Obstet Gynecol Volume: 103 Page(s): 526 - 533
    03/01/2004 Authors: Ferrara A; Kahn HS; Quesenberry CP; Riley C; Hedderson MM
  • Peripheral adiposity and cardiovascular risk.
    Circulation Volume: 108 Page(s): e164
    12/09/2003 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Metabolic risks identified by the combination of enlarged waist and elevated triacylglycerol concentration.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 78 Page(s): 928 - 934
    11/01/2003 Authors: Kahn HS; Valdez R
  • Effects of injectable or implantable progestin-only contraceptives on insulin-glucose metabolism and diabetes risk.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 26 Page(s): 216 - 225
    01/01/2003 Authors: Kahn HS; Curtis KM; Marchbanks PA
  • Fatty acid composition of abdominal adipose tissue.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 75 Page(s): 1123
    06/01/2002 Authors: Kahn HS; Valdez R
  • Injectable or implantable progestin contraceptives and diabetes risk: What does the literature say?
    Volume: 51 Page(s): A532 - A532
    06/01/2002 Authors: Kahn HS; Curtis KM
  • Wine and mortality.
    Ann Intern Med Volume: 135 Page(s): 66 - 67
    07/03/2001 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Glucose tolerance in adults after prenatal exposure to famine.
    Lancet Volume: 357 Page(s): 1798 - 1799
    06/02/2001 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Glucose tolerance in adults after prenatal exposure to famine.
    Lancet Volume: 357 Page(s): 1797 - 1798
    06/02/2001 Authors: van der Meulen J
  • Can a fingerprint ridge-count difference predict adverse anthropometric indices in adulthood?.
    Volume: 153 Page(s): S28 - S28
    06/01/2001 Authors: Kahn HS; Demerath EW; Roche AF; Li J; Siervogel RM
  • Changes in prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): Northern California, 1991-1999
    Volume: 50 Page(s): A5 - A5
    06/01/2001 Authors: Ferrara A; Quesenberry CP; Riley C; Hedderson MM; Kahn HS
  • Hyperinsulinemia predicts fatal liver cancer but is inversely associated with fatal cancer at some other sites: the Paris Prospective Study.
    Diabetes Care Volume: 24 Page(s): 843 - 849
    05/01/2001 Authors: Balkau B; Kahn HS; Courbon D; Eschwge E; Ducimetire P; Paris Prospective Study
  • Fingerprint ridge-count difference between adjacent fingertips (dR45) predicts upper-body tissue distribution: evidence for early gestational programming.
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 153 Page(s): 338 - 344
    02/15/2001 Authors: Kahn HS; Ravindranath R; Valdez R; Narayan KM
  • Report from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Workshop on use of adult anthropometry for public health and primary health care.
    Volume: 73 Page(s): 123 - 126
    01/01/2001 Authors: Seidell JC; Kahn HS; Williamson DF; Lissner L; Valdez R
  • Race, parity, and gestational diabetes as risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    JAMA Volume: 284 Page(s): 2318 - 2319
    11/08/2000 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF
  • Body mass index and colon cancer mortality in a large prospective study.
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 152 Page(s): 847 - 854
    11/01/2000 Authors: Murphy TK; Calle EE; Rodriguez C; Kahn HS; Thun MJ
  • Relation of birth weight to lean and fat thigh tissue in young men.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 24 Page(s): 667 - 672
    06/01/2000 Authors: Kahn HS; Narayan KM; Williamson DF; Valdez R
  • A syndrome-X-like pattern can be found among nondiabetic, normolipidemic, normotensive adults
    Volume: 49 Page(s): A184 - A184
    05/01/2000 Authors: Kahn HS; Rolka DB; Williamson DF
  • Cancer mortality after nonmelanoma skin cancer - Reply
    JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Volume: 281 Page(s): 325 - 325
    01/27/1999 Authors: Kahn HS; Thun MJ
  • Cancer mortality after nonmelanoma skin cancer.
    JAMA Volume: 281 Page(s): 325
    01/27/1999 Authors: Spratt JS
  • Pathways between area-level income inequality and increased mortality in U.S. men.
    Volume: 896 Page(s): 332 - 334
    01/01/1999 Authors: Kahn HS; Patel AV; Jacobs EJ; Calle EE; Kennedy BP; Kawachi I
  • Increased cancer mortality following a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
    JAMA Volume: 280 Page(s): 910 - 912
    09/09/1998 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Patel AV; Thun MJ; Heath CW
  • Are geographic regions with high income inequality associated with risk of abdominal weight gain?
    Soc Sci Med Volume: 47 Page(s): 1 - 6
    07/01/1998 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Pamuk ER; Heath CW
  • Sagittal abdominal diameter as a practical predictor of visceral fat.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 22 Page(s): 655 - 660
    07/01/1998 Authors: Zamboni M; Turcato E; Armellini F; Kahn HS; Zivelonghi A; Santana H; Bergamo-Andreis IA; Bosello O
  • Prenatal exposure to famine and health in later life.
    Lancet Volume: 351 Page(s): 1360 - 1361
    05/02/1998 Authors: Kahn HS; Narayan KM; Valdez R
  • Diabetes in urban African Americans. XII. Anthropometry for assessing municipal hospital outpatients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
    Obes Res Volume: 6 Page(s): 238 - 245
    05/01/1998 Authors: Kahn HS; Dunbar VG; Ziemer DC; Phillips LS
  • Risk factors for self-reported colon polyps.
    J Gen Intern Med Volume: 13 Page(s): 303 - 310
    05/01/1998 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Thun MJ; Heath CW
  • Health-related behaviors of women physicians vs other women in the United States.
    Arch Intern Med Volume: 158 Page(s): 342 - 348
    02/23/1998 Authors: Frank E; Brogan DJ; Mokdad AH; Simoes EJ; Kahn HS; Greenberg RS
  • Contrasting factors associated with abdominal and peripheral weight gain among adult women.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 21 Page(s): 903 - 911
    10/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Heath CW
  • Why are large legs protective?
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 66 Page(s): 712 - 713
    09/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Why are large legs protective?
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION Volume: 66 Page(s): 712 - 712
    09/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Stable behaviors associated with adults' 10-year change in body mass index and likelihood of gain at the waist.
    Am J Public Health Volume: 87 Page(s): 747 - 754
    05/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Rodriguez C; Calle EE; Thun MJ; Heath CW
  • Vitamins may have different effects at different intakes.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 65 Page(s): 577 - 578
    02/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS; Heath CW
  • Re: "Sex-specific associations of magnetic resonance imaging-derived intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat areas with conventional anthropometric indices: the Atherosclerosis in Communities Study".
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 145 Page(s): 83 - 84
    01/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Sex-specific associations of magnetic resonance imaging-derived intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat areas with conventional anthropometric indices: The atherosclerosis in communities study
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Volume: 145 Page(s): 83 - 83
    01/01/1997 Authors: Kahn HS
  • The abdominal diameter index and sudden coronary death in men.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 78 Page(s): 961 - 964
    10/15/1996 Authors: Kahn HS; Simoes EJ; Koponen M; Hanzlick R
  • Simple anthropometric indices associated with ischemic heart disease.
    J Clin Epidemiol Volume: 49 Page(s): 1017 - 1024
    09/01/1996 Authors: Kahn HS; Austin H; Williamson DF; Arensberg D
  • Stable behaviors associated with adults' 10-year change in body mass index and likelihood of gain at the waist.
    Volume: 143 Page(s): 339 - 339
    06/01/1996 Authors: Kahn HS; Tatham LM; Rodriguez C; Calle EE; Thun MJ; Heath CW
  • The accumulation of visceral adipose tissue may be influenced by intra-abdominal temperature.
    Obes Res Volume: 4 Page(s): 297 - 299
    05/01/1996 Authors: Kahn HS
  • The waist-to-hip ratio as an index of central obesity.
    JAMA Volume: 275 Page(s): 1160
    04/17/1996 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Abdominal obesity and mortality risk among men in nineteenth-century North America.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 18 Page(s): 686 - 691
    10/01/1994 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF
  • In-flight audio otitis.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 330 Page(s): 943
    03/31/1994 Authors: Kahn HS; Maryman SD
  • Sagittal abdominal diameter.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 17 Page(s): 669
    11/01/1993 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF
  • AN ANTHROPOMETRIC INDEX FOR ESTIMATING THE RISK OF ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE - OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLINICAL-APPLICATION
    Volume: 88 Page(s): 451 - 451
    10/01/1993 Authors: KAHN HS; AUSTIN H; WILLIAMSON DF; ARENSBERG D; BURNETTE JC
  • Choosing an index for abdominal obesity: an opportunity for epidemiologic clarification.
    J Clin Epidemiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 491 - 494
    05/01/1993 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Recreational physical activity and ten-year weight change in a US national cohort.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord Volume: 17 Page(s): 279 - 286
    05/01/1993 Authors: Williamson DF; Madans J; Anda RF; Kleinman JC; Kahn HS; Byers T
  • Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.
    BMJ Volume: 306 Page(s): 688 - 691
    03/13/1993 Authors: DeStefano F; Anda RF; Kahn HS; Williamson DF; Russell CM
  • RE: "Is abdominal body fat distribution a major explanation for the sex difference in the incidence of myocardial infarction? The study of men born in 1913 and the study of women, Gteborg, Sweden".
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 137 Page(s): 261 - 262
    01/15/1993 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Precision of recumbent anthropometry.
    Am J Hum Biol Volume: 5 Page(s): 159 - 167
    01/01/1993 Authors: Williamson DF; Kahn HS; Worthman CM; Burnette JC; Russell CM
  • A review of the association between abdominal fat distribution, health outcome measures, and modifiable risk factors.
    Am J Health Promot Volume: 7 Page(s): 342 - 353
    01/01/1993 Authors: Emery EM; Schmid TL; Kahn HS; Filozof PP
  • A major error in nomograms for estimating body mass index.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 54 Page(s): 435 - 437
    09/01/1991 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Blood pressure and skin color.
    JAMA Volume: 265 Page(s): 2957 - 2958
    06/12/1991
  • The 10-y incidence of obesity and major weight gain in black and white US women aged 30-55 y.
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 53 Page(s): 1515S - 1518S
    06/01/1991 Authors: Williamson DF; Kahn HS; Byers T
  • Is race associated with weight change in US adults after adjustment for income, education, and marital factors?
    Am J Clin Nutr Volume: 53 Page(s): 1566S - 1570S
    06/01/1991 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF
  • Re: "Body mass index versus height and weight in relation to blood pressure: findings for the 10,079 persons in the INTERSALT study".
    Am J Epidemiol Volume: 133 Page(s): 511 - 512
    03/01/1991 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Race and weight change in US women: the roles of socioeconomic and marital status.
    Am J Public Health Volume: 81 Page(s): 319 - 323
    03/01/1991 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF; Stevens JA
  • The contributions of income, education and changing marital status to weight change among US men.
    Int J Obes Volume: 14 Page(s): 1057 - 1068
    12/01/1990 Authors: Kahn HS; Williamson DF
  • Perestroika meets health care.
    J Med Assoc Ga Volume: 79 Page(s): 697 - 698
    09/01/1990 Authors: Kahn HS
  • The 10-year incidence of overweight and major weight gain in US adults.
    Arch Intern Med Volume: 150 Page(s): 665 - 672
    03/01/1990 Authors: Williamson DF; Kahn HS; Remington PL; Anda RF
  • LOW RECREATIONAL PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY PREDICTS MAJOR WEIGHT-GAIN IN UNITED-STATES ADULTS
    Volume: 81 Page(s): 713 - 713
    02/01/1990 Authors: WILLIAMSON DF; ANDA R; MADANS J; KLEINMAN JC; KAHN HS
  • Toward improved tracking of childhood blood pressure: another use for vertex-corrected blood pressure measurements.
    J Clin Epidemiol Volume: 42 Page(s): 817 - 818
    01/01/1989 Authors: Kahn HS
  • Vertex-corrected blood pressure in black girls. Relation to obesity, glucose, and cations.
    Hypertension Volume: 9 Page(s): 390 - 397
    04/01/1987 Authors: Kahn HS; Bain RP
  • THE RELATION OF CUSTOMARY AND VERTEX-CORRECTED BLOOD PRESSURES TO OBESITY AND BIOCHEMICAL FACTORS AMONG BLACK GIRLS
    Volume: 4 Page(s): S562 - S562
    12/01/1986 Authors: KAHN HS; BAIN RP
  • Interpretation of children's blood pressure using a physiologic height correction.
    J Chronic Dis Volume: 39 Page(s): 521 - 531
    01/01/1986 Authors: Kahn HS; Bain RP; Pullen-Smith B
  • TOWARDS SMOKE-FREE COMIC STRIPS
    NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Volume: 85 Page(s): 472 - 472
    01/01/1985 Authors: KAHN HS
  • Primary orthostatic cerebral ischaemia.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Volume: 47 Page(s): 754 - 755
    07/01/1984 Authors: Kahn HS
  • The emerging role of salaried physicians: an organization proposal.
    J Public Health Policy Volume: 3 Page(s): 284 - 292
    09/01/1982 Authors: Kahn HS; Orris P
  • Acute biliary tract disease associated with echovirus 11 infection.
    South Med J Volume: 74 Page(s): 876 - 878
    07/01/1981 Authors: Kahn HS; Gary GW; Hatch MH; Wilson R
  • Bedside rounds.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 304 Page(s): 738
    03/19/1981
  • The public general satellite clinic as a model for a U.S. National Health Service.
    J Public Health Policy Volume: 1 Page(s): 360 - 369
    12/01/1980 Authors: Kahn HS; Blumenthal S
  • Planning a community health fair.
    Public Health Rep Volume: 94 Page(s): 156 - 161
    01/01/1979 Authors: Blumenthal DS; Kahn HS
  • An association between the Dalkon Shield and complicated pregnancies among women hospitalized for intrauterine contraceptive device--related disorders.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol Volume: 125 Page(s): 83 - 86
    05/01/1976 Authors: Kahn HS; Tyler CW
  • A proposal for a primary care registry.
    J Community Health Volume: 2 Page(s): 133 - 140
    01/01/1976 Authors: Kahn HS
  • IUD-related hospitalizations. United States and Puerto Rico, 1973.
    JAMA Volume: 234 Page(s): 53 - 56
    10/06/1975 Authors: Kahn HS; Tyler CW
  • Mortality associated with use of IUDs.
    JAMA Volume: 234 Page(s): 57 - 59
    10/06/1975 Authors: Kahn HS; Tyler CW
  • IUD insertion practices in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1973.
    Fam Plann Perspect Volume: 7 Page(s): 209 - 212
    01/01/1975 Authors: Kahn HS; Tyler CW
  • IUD AND ENDOCARDITIS
    ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE Volume: 78 Page(s): 451 - 451
    01/01/1973 Authors: COBBS CG
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