ContextThe projected expansion in the next several decades of the elderly population at
highest risk for Parkinson disease (PD) makes identification of factors that promote or prevent …

A 26-year follow-up study of 8,006 men enrolled in the Honolulu Heart Program examined the
effect of cigarette smoking on the risk of developing idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Cases …

The influence of dietary fiber, magnesium (Mg), and glycemic load (GL) on diabetes was
examined in the Hawaii component of the Multiethnic Cohort. The 75,512 Caucasian, Japanese …

The authors investigate the impact of overweight in patients with chronic venous disease
and determine if the eventual effect can be explained by increased venous reflux alone. …

Objective The high prevalence of diabetes in non-Caucasian populations is reported not
only for Native Hawaiians who suffer from high rates of obesity, but also for Japanese with a …

OBJECTIVE Asian Americans manifest type 2 diabetes at low BMI levels but may not undergo
diagnostic testing for diabetes if the currently recommended BMI screening cut point of ≥…

The association between racism and the physical health of native US populations has yet to
be examined despite their high risk for stress-related disorders and a history of …

OBJECTIVE The high diabetes incidence among Japanese Americans and Native Hawaiians
cannot be explained by BMI. Therefore, we examined the influence of three dietary …

Studies have found an association between glycemic status and indices of health-related
quality of life in people with diabetes mellitus and comorbid depression. No study to date has …

OBJECTIVE Using the Hawaii component of the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC), we estimated
diabetes incidence among Caucasians, Japanese Americans, and Native Hawaiians. …