2024
Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal
Paneru B, Karmacharya A, Makaju S, Kafle D, Poudel L, Mali S, Timsina P, Shrestha N, Timalsena D, Chaudhary K, Bhandari N, Rai P, Shakya S, Spiegelman D, Sheth S, Stangl A, Eastment M, Shrestha A. Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301059. PMID: 39680514, PMCID: PMC11649127, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaMean stigma scoreGeneralized estimating equationsStigma scoresDomains of stigmaPublic health researchSocio-demographic factorsCross-sectional studyStigma ScaleMultivariate linear regressionHealthy womenLower educationHealth researchMarital statusCause of deathStigmaLow overall prevalenceEstimating equationsFemale populationLikert scalePrimary cause of deathOverall prevalenceOlder ageScoresPathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative.
Beydoun H, Beydoun M, Kinney R, Liu S, Yu R, Allison M, Wallace R, Xiao Q, Liu L, Gradidge P, Jung S, Tindle H, Follis S, Brunner R, Tsai J. Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e037253. PMID: 39673348, PMCID: PMC11935538, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.037253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthCardiovascular disease eventsCardiometabolic risk factorsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusBody mass indexSocioeconomic statusMass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsIndicators of socioeconomic statusEffect of socioeconomic statusHousehold incomeSocioeconomic status characteristicsWomen's Health InitiativeGeneralized structural equation modelHealth characteristicsHealth initiativesPostmenopausal womenLower educationProvider accessVeteran statusMarital statusNonveteran counterpartsSocioeconomic factorsBiopsychosocial mechanismsLatent transition analysis of use frequencies for multiple nicotine and tobacco products among US adults
Mistry R, Bondarenko I, Jeon J, Brouwer A, Jimenez Mendoza E, Levy D, Elliott M, Tam J, Fleischer N, Meza R. Latent transition analysis of use frequencies for multiple nicotine and tobacco products among US adults. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 161: 108217. PMID: 39616861, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksDaily cigarettesTobacco productsNon-dailyAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsNon-Hispanic whitesFactors associated with transitionLow socioeconomic statusDaily smokeless tobaccoLatent transition analysisMultinomial logistic regressionHealth disparitiesLower educationUS adultsNon-currentSmokeless tobaccoSocioeconomic statusHigher oddsLower oddsLow-incomeLogistic regressionLatent transitionCigaretteTobaccoThe extent and burden of high multimorbidity on older adults in the US: a descriptive analysis of Medicare beneficiaries
Dorr D, Markwardt S, Bobo M, Allore H, Botoseneanu A, Newsom J, Nagel C, Quiñones A. The extent and burden of high multimorbidity on older adults in the US: a descriptive analysis of Medicare beneficiaries. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 777. PMID: 39304796, PMCID: PMC11414248, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05329-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh multimorbidityMultimorbidity levelOlder adultsHigher levels of multimorbidityHealth and Retirement Study dataAssociated with sociodemographic characteristicsWell-being of older adultsLevels of multimorbidityProgression of multimorbidityImpact of multimorbidityBurden of multimorbidityHigher healthcare utilizationRetirement Study dataYounger birth cohortsMultimorbidity groupsHealthcare utilizationLower educationNon-HispanicMultimorbiditySociodemographic characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesSocioeconomic statusHealth indicatorsBirth cohortChronic diseasesTemporal trends in population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia: a time-series study of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2004–2019)
Chen S, Underwood B, Cardinal R, Chen X, Chen S, Amin J, Jin H, Huang J, Mueller C, Yan L, Brayne C, Kuper H. Temporal trends in population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia: a time-series study of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2004–2019). BMC Medicine 2024, 22: 268. PMID: 38926751, PMCID: PMC11210022, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03464-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable fractionModifiable risk factorsEnglish Longitudinal Study of AgeingOverall PAFLongitudinal Study of AgingEnglish Longitudinal StudyPhysical inactivitySocioeconomic statusStudy of AgingLower educationDementia riskSocial isolationAttributable fractionHearing lossRisk factorsTargeted public health strategiesTraumatic brain injuryProportion of dementiaDeterminants of dementiaSocioeconomic status categoriesEffective public health policiesDevelopment of evidence-basedPublic health strategiesPublic health policiesTime-series studyTemporal trends and disparities of population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia in China: a time-series study of the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2011–2018)
Chen S, Chen X, Hou X, Fang H, Liu G, Yan L. Temporal trends and disparities of population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia in China: a time-series study of the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2011–2018). The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2024, 47: 101106. PMID: 38872868, PMCID: PMC11170192, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-attributable fractionModifiable risk factorsSocio-economic statusLower educationHearing lossChina HealthTraumatic brain injuryRisk factorsCalculate population-attributable fractionsTargeted public health strategiesRetirement Longitudinal StudySES disparitiesSocio-economic status groupsPopulation attributable fractionNew-onset dementiaEarly-life factorsPublic health strategiesSignificant public health challengePublic health challengeSex-specific analysesLower-income individualsTemporal trendsDementia riskPhysical inactivityAttributable fraction
2023
Factors associated with emotional and social loneliness among Latin American family care partners of people with dementia and other long‐term conditions during Covid‐19
Tapia‐Muñoz T, Leon T, Slachevsky A, Beber B, Nubia C, Vilar‐Compte M, Gaitan P, Olavarria L, Castro L, Pinto A, Chen Y, Grycuk E, Leroi I, Lawlor B, Duran‐Aniotz C, O'Sullivan R, Miranda‐Castillo C. Factors associated with emotional and social loneliness among Latin American family care partners of people with dementia and other long‐term conditions during Covid‐19. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.077002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare partnersMental healthCOVID-19Public health interventionsWorse mental healthCOVID-19 pandemicFamily care partnersLong-term conditionsCOVID-19-related restrictionsDementia care partnersHigh burdenHealth interventionsDementiaSpecial riskConclusions LonelinessLower educationHealth conditionsSelf-report surveySocial isolationSignificant increaseLinear regression modelsRegression modelsPandemicLower perceptionsHealthPeriod poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women.
Hettiarachchi A, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Period poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 25-28. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i2.7759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood lossManagement of menstruationComprehensive reproductive health educationMenstrual blood lossCross-sectional studyFinancial burdenHealth-seeking behaviourHygiene productsReproductive health educationMenstrual hygiene productsMoor ethnicityMenstrual historyPregnant womenRelated health issuesMenstrual issuesMenstruation hygieneMOH areaHealth educationRural Sri LankaMedical careLower educationHealth issuesConsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Galusha D, Hassan S, Colón-Ramos U, Miller M, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Hassell T, Nunez-Smith M. Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean. Public Health Nutrition 2023, 26: 1403-1413. PMID: 36856024, PMCID: PMC10346089, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudySugar-sweetened beveragesSSB consumptionDietary Screener QuestionnaireIntake of sodaRisk of diabetesUse of medicationsPercentage of participantsTotal mean intakeCoffee/teaT2D diabetesUnknown diabetesCohort studyDiabetes statusPersons 40Screener questionnaireMean intakeGreater oddsDiabetesMultivariate analysisPast monthLogistic regressionLower educationBeverage typeBaseline data
2022
The mediating role of combined lifestyle factors on the relationship between education and gastric cancer in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project
Alicandro G, Bertuccio P, Collatuzzo G, Pelucchi C, Bonzi R, Liao LM, Rabkin CS, Sinha R, Negri E, Dalmartello M, Zaridze D, Maximovich D, Vioque J, Garcia de la Hera M, Tsugane S, Hidaka A, Hamada GS, López-Carrillo L, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Malekzadeh R, Pourfarzi F, Zhang ZF, Kurtz RC, Camargo MC, Curado MP, Lunet N, Boffetta P, La Vecchia C. The mediating role of combined lifestyle factors on the relationship between education and gastric cancer in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project. British Journal Of Cancer 2022, 127: 855-862. PMID: 35624300, PMCID: PMC9427973, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01857-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifestyle factorsGastric cancerOdds ratioStomach cancer Pooling (StoP) ProjectWarrants further investigationNatural direct effectNatural indirect effectReduced riskPooling ProjectReference categoryGC casesLower educationComplete dataCausal pathwaysCancerFurther investigationDirect effectMediation analysisLow levelsIndirect effectsPotential pathwaysMediation effectFactorsPathway
2021
Social determinants associated with Zika virus infection in pregnant women
Nery N, Ticona J, Gambrah C, Doss-Gollin S, Aromolaran A, Rastely-Júnior V, Lessa M, Sacramento GA, Cruz JS, de Oliveira D, dos Santos LL, da Silva CG, Botosso VF, Soares CP, Araujo DB, Oliveira DB, dos Santos Alves RP, Andreata-Santos R, Durigon EL, de Souza Ferreira LC, Wunder EA, Khouri R, Oliveira-Filho J, de Siqueira IC, Almeida ARP, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Social determinants associated with Zika virus infection in pregnant women. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009612. PMID: 34329305, PMCID: PMC8323902, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenSocial determinantsZIKV exposureZIKV infectionZika virusPlaque reduction neutralization testReferral maternity hospitalZika virus infectionReduction neutralization testCross-sectional studyKey social determinantsZIKV resultsClinical characteristicsMaternity hospitalRisk factorsVirus infectionExposure statusSociodemographic determinantsNeutralization testMultivariate analysisInfection riskLogistic regressionLower educationFuture interventionsInfectionGeographical, gender and age inequalities in non-communicable diseases both at national and provincial levels in Iran
Fattahi N, Azadnajafabad S, Mohammadi E, Aminorroaya A, Rezaei S, Ghasemi E, Rezaei N, Naderimagham S, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. Geographical, gender and age inequalities in non-communicable diseases both at national and provincial levels in Iran. Journal Of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders 2021, 23: 1525-1531. PMID: 39610535, PMCID: PMC11599513, DOI: 10.1007/s40200-020-00713-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesAge inequalityHealth policy makersHealth care systemReduce genderMiddle-income countriesProvincial levelLower educationCare systemInter-provincial inequalityCommunicable diseasesWorld's deathsHealth problemsAge disparitiesHealthIranian populationSocial classMortality rateConduction studiesInequalityPolicy makersAgeGenderIranDeath
2020
Global Plant-Based Food Intakes by Country Wealth and Socioeconomic Status: Findings from the Global Dietary Database
Karageorgou D, Cudhea F, Reedy J, Puklin L, Miller V, Zhang J, Shi P, Castor L, Coates J, Webb P, Mozaffarian D, Micha R. Global Plant-Based Food Intakes by Country Wealth and Socioeconomic Status: Findings from the Global Dietary Database. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa053_055. PMCID: PMC7257989, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-middle income countriesUpper-middle income countriesGlobal Dietary DatabasePopulation socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusHigher incomeIntake of non-starchy vegetablesIncome countriesDietary databaseHigher vegetable consumptionIndividual-level intakesIntake of fruitsNon-starchy vegetablesUrban-rural residenceVegetable consumptionFruit intakeEstimated mean intakeLower educationPlant-based foodsGrain intakePF intakeRural residentsCharacterize inequitiesSubnational surveysMean intakeNational Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Sisti A, RESTREPO DJ, HUAYLLANI MT, MANRIQUE OJ, Lu X, SPAULDING AC, BAGARIA SP, PARKER AS, FORTE AJ. National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 1055-1058. PMID: 32014953, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUlcerated melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseNon-white patientsNon-white raceZip codesYears of agePatient disparitiesPatient demographicsMelanoma patientsTumor characteristicsMale sexUnfavorable prognosisCancer DatabaseHigher oddsLower oddsPatientsMelanomaUlcerationFacility characteristicsLower educationOddsLow incomeEducation levelUrban countiesPresent study
2019
Long-term social dysfunction after trauma: What is the prevalence, risk factors, and associated outcomes?
Herrera-Escobar JP, Rivero R, Apoj M, Geada A, Villanyi M, Blake D, Nehra D, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA, Salim A, Haider AH, Kasotakis G. Long-term social dysfunction after trauma: What is the prevalence, risk factors, and associated outcomes? Surgery 2019, 166: 392-397. PMID: 31104807, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLonger hospital stayAfrican American raceHospital stayPost-traumatic stress disorderRisk factorsLogistic regression modelsFunctional limitationsSocial dysfunctionLower educationStress disorderBackward logistic regression modelStepwise backward logistic regression modelMultiple logistic regression modelPast psychiatric illnessIndependent risk factorSocial functioningLower mean ageRegression modelsMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisMean agePsychiatric illnessMedicaid beneficiariesLevel IDysfunction
2016
A community-based study of risk factors for probable rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Ma J, Qiao Y, Gao X, Liang L, Liu X, Li D, Tang H, Chen S. A community-based study of risk factors for probable rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Sleep Medicine 2016, 30: 71-76. PMID: 28215267, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based studyPotential risk factorsCommunity-based study of older adultsRisk factorsCommunity-based study of risk factorsUrban community of ShanghaiRBD screening questionnaireStudy of older adultsRapid eye movementPresence of head injuryChronic disease statusCommunity-dwelling residentsStudy of risk factorsCommunities of ShanghaiAssociated with higher likelihoodVascular risk factorsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsLower educationConsumption of teaOlder adultsScreening questionnaireSocioeconomic statusCommunity cohortMovement sleep behavior disorderLogistic regression
2014
Influence of heat wave definitions to the added effect of heat waves on daily mortality in Nanjing, China
Chen K, Bi J, Chen J, Chen X, Huang L, Zhou L. Influence of heat wave definitions to the added effect of heat waves on daily mortality in Nanjing, China. The Science Of The Total Environment 2014, 506: 18-25. PMID: 25460935, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent heat wave definitionsDisease mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortalityIschemic heart disease mortalityLag day 2Heart disease mortalityBurden of diseaseCause-specific mortalityDaily mortalityCardiovascular mortalityStroke mortalityEffect modificationHeat wave definitionsStratified analysisRespiratory mortalityDay 2Total mortalityMortalityConsecutive daysHeat warning systemsLower educationDaysAssociationGood model fitCritical role
2013
Sex with Women Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: Prevalence and Sexual Practices
Tao J, Ruan Y, Yin L, Vermund SH, Shepherd BE, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Sex with Women Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: Prevalence and Sexual Practices. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2013, 27: 524-528. PMID: 23931683, PMCID: PMC3760059, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2013.0161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential bridge populationPrevalence of HIVSubgroup of menPrevention intervention programsHIV prevention intervention programsSyphilis infectionEligible MSMHIV transmissionAlcohol drinkingAnal sexOlder ageLower educationInsertive roleWomenIntervention programsSexMenBisexual behaviorHIVSignificant differencesStrongest predictorBisexual orientationSexual practicesBridge populationInfectionAttitudes Toward HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Western China
Zhang Y, Peng B, She Y, Liang H, Peng HB, Qian HZ, Vermund SH, Zhong XN, Huang A. Attitudes Toward HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Western China. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2013, 27: 137-141. PMID: 23425017, PMCID: PMC3595955, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2012.0412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAsian PeopleChinaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CareSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisUse of PrEPSelf-administered questionnaireClinical trialsChinese MSMInfection historySexual partnersHIVLower educationPrEPPredictors of willingnessProphylaxisModerate awarenessMenMSMLow incomeSexModerate incomeParticipantsMore knowledgeAIDSTrialsMonths
2010
The Latino adolescent male mortality peak revisited: attribution of homicide and motor vehicle crash death
Vaca FE, Anderson CL, Hayes-Bautista DE. The Latino adolescent male mortality peak revisited: attribution of homicide and motor vehicle crash death. Injury Prevention 2010, 17: 102. PMID: 21134905, PMCID: PMC3065499, DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.028886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of deathNon-Latino whitesMortality rateMotor vehicle crash mortality ratesRate ratioYears age groupMortality rate ratiosFavorable health profilesAge group 15Lower mortality rateMotor vehicle crash deathsMortality peaksEpidemiological paradoxCalifornia mortality dataEpidemiologic paradoxHealth profileAge groupsMortality disparitiesLower educationMortality dataStudy periodLatino adolescent malesGroup 15White femalesAdolescent males
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