Risk factors, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease among Aboriginal people in Canada: the Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal …

SS Anand, S Yusuf, R Jacobs, AD Davis, Q Yi… - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), atherosclerosis,
and their risk factors among Canada's Aboriginal people. To establish the relative …

Ethnic variation in adiponectin and leptin levels and their association with adiposity and insulin resistance

…, F Razak, S Blankenberg, V Vuksan, AD Davis… - Diabetes …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To investigate ethnic differences in adiponectin and leptin concentration and to
determine whether these adipokines and a high–glycemic index diet account for ethnic …

The relationship between trimethylamine-N-oxide and prevalent cardiovascular disease in a multiethnic population living in Canada

A Mente, K Chalcraft, H Ak, AD Davis, E Lonn… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Microflora-dependent trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) formation, which results
from intake of choline and L-carnitine-rich food, shows promise as a predictor of …

A family-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in an aboriginal community in Canada

SS Anand, AD Davis, R Ahmed, R Jacobs… - Canadian Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Context Obesity is a major public health problem in North America, particularly in Aboriginal
people. Objective To determine if a household-based lifestyle intervention is effective at …

[HTML][HTML] Causal relationship between adiponectin and metabolic traits: a Mendelian randomization study in a multiethnic population

…, D Meyre, MB Lanktree, M Heydarpour, AD Davis… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Adiponectin, a secretagogue exclusively produced by adipocytes, has been
associated with metabolic features, but its role in the development of the metabolic syndrome …

Contribution of common non-synonymous variants in PCSK1 to body mass index variation and risk of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis with evidence …

…, A Butterworth, JC Engert, AD Davis… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Polymorphisms rs6232 and rs6234/rs6235 in PCSK1 have been associated with extreme
obesity [eg body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m 2 ], but their contribution to common obesity (…

Entsisewata'karí: teke (you will be healthy again): clinical outcomes of returning to a traditional Haudenosaunee diet

…, NM Bilodeau, K Gordon, AD Davis… - International …, 2021 - jps.library.utoronto.ca
Haudenosaunee Peoples of eastern North America have a strong agricultural tradition and
culture associated with maize horticulture. Traditional foodways and diet were disrupted after …

[HTML][HTML] Contextual determinants of health behaviours in an Aboriginal community in Canada: pilot project

P Joseph, AD Davis, R Miller, K Hill, H McCarthy… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background Rapid change in food intake, physical activity, and tobacco use in recent
decades have contributed to the soaring rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular …

Narcotic use in Southeast Asia and afterward: An interview study of 898 Vietnam returnees

LN Robins, JE Helzer, DH Davis - Archives of General Psychiatry, 1975 - jamanetwork.com
From all US Army enlistees leaving Vietnam in September 1971, a random sample of 943
men was selected. Of these, 470 represented a "general" sample of all enlistees returning at …

Drug use by US army enlisted men in Vietnam: A follow-up on their return hom

LN Robins, DH Davis… - American Journal of …, 1974 - academic.oup.com
Between May and September 1972, 943 men who had returned to the United States from
Vietnam in September 1971 as Army enlisted men were sought for interview and collection of …