Andrea M. Kriska
University of Pittsburgh
261 Papers
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Andrea M. Kriska is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 247 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrea M. Kriska include University of Minnesota & University of South Carolina.
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Papers
Physical Activity and Public Health: A Recommendation From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine
Russell R. Pate,Michael Pratt,Steven N. Blair,William L. Haskell,Caroline A. Macera,Claude Bouchard,David Buchner,Walter H. Ettinger,Gregory W. Heath,Abby C. King,Andrea M. Kriska,Arther S. Leon,Bess H. Marcus,Jeremy N. Morris,Ralph S. Paffenbarger,Kevin Patrick,Michael L. Pollock,James Rippe,James F. Sallis,Jack H. Wilmore +19 more
TL;DR: Every US adult should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.
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Effect of Weight Loss With Lifestyle Intervention on Risk of Diabetes
Richard F. Hamman,Rena R. Wing,Sharon L. Edelstein,John M. Lachin,George A. Bray,Linda M. Delahanty,Mary A. Hoskin,Andrea M. Kriska,Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis,Xavier Pi-Sunyer,Judith G. Regensteiner,Beth Venditti,Judith Wylie-Rosett +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the contribution of changes in weight, diet, and physical activity on the risk of developing diabetes among ILS participants, and found that weight loss was the dominant predictor of reduced diabetes incidence (hazard ratio per 5-kg weight loss 0.42 [95% CI 0.35-0.51]; P < 0.0001).
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Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence.
Sue Y. S. Kimm,Nancy W. Glynn,Andrea M. Kriska,Bruce A. Barton,Shari S. Kronsberg,Stephen R. Daniels,Patricia B. Crawford,Zak I. Sabry,Kiang Liu +8 more
TL;DR: Substantial declines in physical activity occur during adolescence in girls and are greater in black girls than in white girls, and some determinants of this decline, such as higher body-mass index, pregnancy, and smoking, may be modifiable.
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Reproducibility and Validity of a Self-Administered Physical Activity Questionnaire
Anne M. Wolf,David J. Hunter,David J. Hunter,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,JoAnn E. Manson,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Karen A. Corsano,Bernard Rosner,Bernard Rosner,Andrea M. Kriska,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett +13 more
TL;DR: The simple, short questionnaires on activity and inactivity used in the Nurses' Health Study II are reasonably valid measures for epidemiological research.
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Development of questionnaire to examine relationship of physical activity and diabetes in Pima Indians.
Andrea M. Kriska,William C. Knowler,Ronald E. LaPorte,Allan L. Drash,Rena R. Wing,Steven N. Blair,Peter H. Bennett,Lewis H. Kuller +7 more
TL;DR: A physical-activity questionnaire has been developed that is both reliable and feasible to use in the Pima Indian population to evaluate the relationship of physical activity to non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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