2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patients
2018
Vasomotor symptom characteristics
Gray KE, Katon JG, LeBlanc ES, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Reiber GE, Weitlauf JC, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ. Vasomotor symptom characteristics. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 520-530. PMID: 29206771, PMCID: PMC5898980, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasomotor symptomsDiabetes riskNight sweatsHazard ratioHot flashesWomen's Health Initiative participantsElevated diabetes riskConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelIncident diabetesMetabolic riskPostmenopausal symptomsMenopause transitionMean durationSymptom characteristicsInitiative participantsSymptomsDiabetesRiskBehavior changeSeverityWomenDurationSweatAssociation
2015
The Association of Smoking and Acute Pancreatitis
Majumder S, Gierisch JM, Bastian LA. The Association of Smoking and Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2015, 44: 540-546. PMID: 25872130, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisRecurrent APCurrent smokersFormer smokersHazard ratioCigarette smokingRisk factorsSystematic reviewIndependent risk factorPooled hazard ratioAssociation of smokingRecurrent acute pancreatitisConfidence intervalsInvestigator reviewChronic pancreatitisSmoking statusCochrane DatabaseDatabase inceptionHigh riskSmokersDiscordant decisionsEligibility criteriaPancreatitisSmokingRisk