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November 25, 2020
Racial Disparities in the Utilization of Preventive Health Service among Older Women with Early Stage Endometrial Cancer Enrolled in Medicare
Objective: To assess differences in the receipt of preventive health services by race/ethnicity among older women with endometrial cancer enrolled in Medicare. Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer from 2001 to 2011 in the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. Women with stage I or II…
The Effect of Arrest on Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism
Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is experienced by over a third of U.S. women at some point in their lifetimes. As a result of the abuse, survivors of IPV experience a range of poor health outcomes, with long-term and severe abuse more likely to cause multiple comorbidities. Objective: Our study aim was to measure the…
Dairy Consumption and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Among American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study
Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) disproportionately impacts American Indians (AIs); the prevalence of T2D is two to three times higher among AIs than the general US population. Obesity and poor diets are common in AI communities and the relationships of specific dietary factors with T2D have not been well studied in this population. Whether dairy…
Using GPS data to explore demographic predictors of life-space: a pooled analysis
Background: Life-space is defined as an individual’s spatial movement through the environment as covered in daily living. A restricted life-space is associated with cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, frailty and depression. We sought to use GPS data to explore demographic predictors of a restricted life-space. Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using GPS data from…
HIV Status and Risk Factors for Hypertension in South African Adults
Background: As treatment innovations increase the life expectancy of those with HIV, the relationship between HIV infection, hypertension risk and subsequent CVD is increasingly important to understand. We investigated the relationship between HIV infection and hypertension among a cohort of ART-naïve South African adults presenting for voluntary HIV screening. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, observational…
Air pollution exposure and novel biomarkers of inflammation and cardiac stress in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air)
Epidemiologic evidence indicates a causal association between long-term air pollution exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the mechanisms underlying this process are not fully understood. Inflammation in the lungs that spreads to the rest of the body may result in systemic oxidative stress and inflammation. Subsequently, this inflammatory state may lead to endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis,…
Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of fractures in older adults: a population-based retrospective cohort study
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and the incidence of fractures. DESIGN: Prospective population-based cohort SETTING: Group Health, an integrated health maintenance organization in Seattle, WA using data from 1994-2014. PARTICIPANTS: Four thousand four hundred and forty-one participants aged 65 and older who had not sustained a fracture in the…
Safer Conception Among HIV-1 Sero-Discordant Couples in East Africa: Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences
Context: Supporting people affected by HIV-1 in achieving their reproductive goals while minimizing the risk of HIV-1 transmission is a public health imperative. Background: For HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, HIV-1 exposure and risk of transmission to the uninfected partner and unborn children is heightened during pregnancy attempts but safer conception strategies can mitigate risk. Understanding couples’…
Power, privilege and HIV prevalence: examination of sexual HIV-risk factors in MSM and transgender women who engage in transactional sex
Objective: To understand power-related predictors for risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender Women (TW) at high risk for HIV infection in Lima, Peru. Methods: Survey data from a cross-sectional sample were analyzed. Risk of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) associated with different transactional sex roles (i.e. giving money or…
Mortality and perinatal infectious complications following home birth in Washington State: 2003-2014
Planned home birth is defined as a pregnancy in which the mother intends to deliver at home. Washington State has one of the highest proportions of home births in the United States (2.3%), more than double the national average. Despite the rapid rise in popularity of the home birth movement over the last decade, controversy…
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