2025
State-Specific Incidence of Endometrial Cancer in the U.S. by Histologic Subtype Corrected for Hysterectomy Prevalence, 2010 to 2019.
Clarke M, Fisher J, Wentzensen N, Wijayabahu A, Arend R, Jones R, Erickson B. State-Specific Incidence of Endometrial Cancer in the U.S. by Histologic Subtype Corrected for Hysterectomy Prevalence, 2010 to 2019. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2025, of1-of8. PMID: 40392197, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-25-0057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial cancer incidence ratesCancer incidence ratesHysterectomy prevalenceNon-endometrioid cancersIncidence rateNorth American Association of Central Cancer RegistriesBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemIncidence rates of endometrial cancerIncident endometrial cancer casesRisk Factor Surveillance SystemHysterectomy-corrected ratesCancer control effortsCentral Cancer RegistryEndometrial cancerRates of endometrial cancerEndometrial cancer incidenceNorth American AssociationEndometrial cancer ratesHysterectomy prevalence dataEndometrial cancer casesIncidence of endometrial cancerGeographic risk factorsCancer overallCancer RegistryCancer incidenceHow Cannabis Use is Associated with the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults: A US Population-Based Study
You E, Sarkar S, Pietrzak R, Monin J, Poghosyan H. How Cannabis Use is Associated with the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults: A US Population-Based Study. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2025, 1-22. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-025-01475-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis useMental healthDaily cannabis usersPhysical healthDays of poor physical healthBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemIncreased oddsUS population-based studyAssociated with poor healthPhysical and Mental HealthPoor physical healthLack health insurance coverageMultivariate multinomial logistic regression analysisCannabis usersPopulation-based studyEvidence-based guidelinesMultinomial logistic regression analysisHealth insurance coverageLogistic regression analysisPoor healthOlder adultsCannabisInsurance coveragePromote awarenessPrevalence and determinants of cigarette-cannabis co-use among US cancer survivors
Raziani Y, Sarkar S, Zaidi M, Poghosyan H. Prevalence and determinants of cigarette-cannabis co-use among US cancer survivors. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2025, 1-12. PMID: 40156654, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-025-01789-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer survivorsDays of poor physical healthSubgroups of cancer survivorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemPoor mental health daysRisk Factor Surveillance SystemUS cancer survivorsAdult cancer survivorsMental health daysMultinomial multivariable logistic regression modelPoor physical healthPopulation-based dataMultivariate logistic regression modelIndividual-level factorsConclusionsThe study findingsCo-useLogistic regression modelsHealth daysPhysical healthYoung survivorsLess educationIncreased oddsSelf-ReportCigarette useSurveillance systemRacism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological Well-BeingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationP-2008. Chronic Conditions as Risk Factors for COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Adults, 2022-2023
Hamid S, Derado G, Pham H, Woodruff R, Sachdev D, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Witt L, Ryan P, Kim S, Bye E, Akpo J, Rowlands J, Licherdell E, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Talbot K, Price A, Havers F, Taylor C. P-2008. Chronic Conditions as Risk Factors for COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Adults, 2022-2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.2165. PMCID: PMC11777768, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic conditionsHospitalization ratesRisk factorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRate ratiosRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPopulation-based active surveillance systemCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationSurveillance systemCounty-level population dataOlder ageAge groupsAssociated with increased riskHistory of strokeCouncil of StateCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkPoisson regressionRate denominatorCatchment areaActive surveillance systemAnalytic populationConfidence intervalsAdult populationHospitalization countsHospitalized adults
2024
Flavored E-Cigarette Sales Restrictions and Young Adult Tobacco Use
Friedman A, Pesko M, Whitacre T. Flavored E-Cigarette Sales Restrictions and Young Adult Tobacco Use. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e244594. PMID: 39729302, PMCID: PMC11681375, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemElectronic nicotine delivery systemsDaily cigarette smokingQuasi-experimental analysisTobacco useCigarette smokingBurden of tobacco-related diseaseRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSurvey dataDaily vapingFlavor restrictionsTobacco control policiesTobacco-related diseasesNoninstitutionalized civilian adultsAdult tobacco useCross-sectional surveyElectronic nicotine delivery systems usePublic health gainsYoung adult tobacco useCombustible tobacco useYoung adultsRespondents' demographic characteristicsAssociated with statistically significant reductionsIncreased cigarette smokingReduce youth vapingSocial isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS
Testa A, Semenza D, Jackson D, Fu K, McKay S, Ganson K, Nagata J, Tsai J. Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS. Injury Prevention 2024, ip-2024-045468. PMID: 39578054, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial isolationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFirearm storageRisk Factor Surveillance SystemStored firearmsFirearm safety educationPublic health strategiesFeelings of social isolationMultinomial logistic regression analysisIssues of social isolationMultinomial logistic regressionUnintentional injuriesLogistic regression analysisHealth strategiesLogistic regressionSurveillance systemSafety educationPsychological stateRegression analysisRespondentsFirearmBRFSSStorage practicesSocioeconomic and medical determinants of state‐level subjective cognitive decline in the United States
de Havenon A, Stulberg E, Littig L, Wong K, Sarpong D, Li V, Sharma R, Falcone G, Williamson J, Pajewski N, Gottesman R, Brickman A, Sheth K. Socioeconomic and medical determinants of state‐level subjective cognitive decline in the United States. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: 7567-7579. PMID: 39351858, PMCID: PMC11567845, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective cognitive declinePrevalence of diabetesPrevalence of povertyMedical determinantsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCognitive declinePrevalence of subjective cognitive declineBurden of cognitive declinePopulation levelState-level prevalenceMedical risk factorsFunctional impairmentState-level associationsPhysician densityUnited StatesMedical factorsRates of povertyState-level analysisHousehold incomePrimary outcomeCollege educationSurveillance systemRisk factorsEthnic minoritiesEvaluating differences in receipt of survivorship care plan among cancer survivors with and without disabilities
Sarkar S, Zaidi M, Raziani Y, Poghosyan H. Evaluating differences in receipt of survivorship care plan among cancer survivors with and without disabilities. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 637. PMID: 39235704, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08796-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plan receiptSurvivorship care plansDisability countCancer survivorsCare planningReceipt of survivorship care plansMethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional dataBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFollow-up care instructionsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSelf-reported cancer historyTreatment adherenceSelf-care difficultiesMultinomial multivariable logistic regressionIndependent living difficultiesPromote treatment adherenceMultivariate logistic regressionCancer survivorshipCross-sectional dataTreatment summarySelf-CareCancer historyNo disabilityLiving difficultiesResultsThe sampleChronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Ramos S, Kang B, Jeon S, Fraser M, Kershaw T, Boutjdir M. Chronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Nursing Reports 2024, 14: 1922-1936. PMID: 39189273, PMCID: PMC11348044, DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14030143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Perception Questionnaire-RevisedLatinx sexual minority menE-cigarette useSexual minority menChronic illnessPhysical activityIllness perceptionsE-cigarettesMinority menBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemInternational Physical Activity QuestionnaireCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease risk behavioursImpact CVD risk factorsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemBehavioral risksRisk behaviorsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireAssessed physical activityModifiable behavioral risksMental health disparitiesMental health conditionsCVD risk factorsAssociated with fatigueCross-sectional analysisImpact of medicaid expansion on cervical cancer screening: A state-specific difference in difference analysis
Bergstein A, Huang Y, Hershman D, Xu X, Wright J. Impact of medicaid expansion on cervical cancer screening: A state-specific difference in difference analysis. Gynecologic Oncology 2024, 189: 49-55. PMID: 39013240, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningBaseline screening ratesNon-expansion statesCancer screeningMedicaid expansion statesScreening ratesExpansion statesMedicaid expansionBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemImpact of Medicaid expansionPre-expansion periodPost-expansion periodAffordable Care ActEffect of Medicaid expansionOutcome measuresCare ActMedicaid coverageHousehold incomeEvaluate trendsSurveillance systemMedicaidDiD analysisState-specific differencesFemale respondentsA Brief Report of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization Before, During, and in the Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Poghosyan H, Sarkar S, Richman I, Pietrzak R, Carter-Bawa L, Cooley M. A Brief Report of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization Before, During, and in the Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2024, 5: 100705. PMID: 39282662, PMCID: PMC11402037, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningLung cancer screening utilizationScreening utilizationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRates of lung cancer screeningRisk Factor Surveillance SystemScreening-eligible individualsCancer Screening UtilizationLung cancer burdenPopulation-based dataMultivariate logistic regressionCancer screeningCancer burdenImpact healthcareNational ratesIncreased oddsLogistic regressionNationwide effortSurveillance systemCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicLung diseaseBrief reportNo sex differencesUnited StatesCost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Mszar R, Hagan K, Lahan S, Parekh T. Cost and non-cost factors associated with delays in receiving medical care in adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The Journal Of The Royal College Of Physicians Of Edinburgh 2024, 54: 127-132. PMID: 38804568, DOI: 10.1177/14782715241256693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFactors associated with delayAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseMedical careRisk Factor Surveillance SystemOdds ratioLong clinic waiting timesClinic waiting timesMedical care delaysHealth policy approachesCardiovascular diseaseMultivariate logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsCare delaysHealthcare servicesHigher oddsCarePublic healthSurveillance systemStudy populationRegression modelsAdultsOddsHealthHealthcareFactors Associated With Long COVID: Insights From Two Nationwide Surveys
Wu Y, Sawano M, Wu Y, Shah R, Bishop P, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Factors Associated With Long COVID: Insights From Two Nationwide Surveys. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024, 137: 515-519. PMID: 38490304, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNational Health Interview SurveyAssociated with long COVIDNational Health Interview Survey cohortRisk Factor Surveillance SystemNon-Hispanic white individualsLong COVIDFactors associated with Long COVIDHealth Interview SurveyCross-sectional studyPositive COVID-19 testNon-HispanicInterview SurveyDoctor's diagnosisWhite individualsCOVID-19 testingCollege degreeCOVID-19 infectionFemale sexSurveillance systemBlack AmericansNationwide surveySeverity of acute COVID-19 infectionAcute COVID-19 infectionCohortTrends in American Indian/Alaskan native self-reported stroke prevalence and associated modifiable risk factors in the United States from 2011-2021
Heath T, Shrishail N, Wong K, Johnston K, Sharma R, Ney J, Sheth K, de Havenon A. Trends in American Indian/Alaskan native self-reported stroke prevalence and associated modifiable risk factors in the United States from 2011-2021. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024, 33: 107650. PMID: 38460776, PMCID: PMC11253029, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemSelf-reported strokeModifiable vascular risk factorsVascular risk factorsPrevalence of strokeStroke prevalenceRisk factorsPrevalence of self-reported strokeWhite adultsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPersistent health disparitiesAmerican Indian/Alaskan NativesSurvey of adultsModifiable risk factorsHigher overall burdenSurvey-weighted prevalenceUnited StatesHealth disparitiesRace/ethnic groupsRisk of strokeAI/ANOverall burdenRate of strokeSelf-ReportLung cancer screening use among screening‐eligible adults with disabilities
Poghosyan H, Richman I, Sarkar S, Presley C. Lung cancer screening use among screening‐eligible adults with disabilities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1155-1165. PMID: 38357789, PMCID: PMC11018473, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningDisability countSelf-CareDisability typeHarms of lung cancer screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force criteriaLung Cancer Screening ModuleLung cancer screening utilizationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRates of lung cancer screeningRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCancer screening useScreening-eligible adultsIndependent livingLack of clinical guidelinesTobacco use historyCognitive impairmentTask Force criteriaCross-sectional dataCancer screeningMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisScreen useNo cognitive impairmentPack-years
2023
Evaluating differences in cancer survivorship care plans experienced by cancer survivors with disabilities.
Poghosyan H, Sarkar S. Evaluating differences in cancer survivorship care plans experienced by cancer survivors with disabilities. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e18597-e18597. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e18597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollow-up care instructionsSurvivorship care plansReceipt of survivorship care plansReceipt of cancer treatmentCancer survivorsDisability statusCare instructionsCare planningBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCancer survivorship care plansRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSelf-reported cancer historyDisability typeLong-term follow-up careCompletion of cancer treatmentCancer survivorship careAdult cancer survivorsHealth care servicesFollow-up carePopulation-based dataFollow-up instructionsIndividual-level factorsCancer treatmentDeterioration of healthPoor treatment adherenceCannabis use among cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021
Sarkar S, Braun I, Nayak M, Bryan A, Poghosyan H. Cannabis use among cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2023, 7: pkad031. PMID: 37079754, PMCID: PMC10166585, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkad031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer survivorsSubpopulation of cancer survivorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCannabis usePoor mental healthEvidence-informed discussionsFactors associated with cannabis useCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthAlcohol consumersTobacco smokersSurveillance systemSurvivorsMedical reasonsCOVID-19PrevalenceCannabisCancerUseHealthPandemicSmokersTobaccoPrevalence of health behaviors among cancer survivors in the United States
Gregory K, Zhao L, Felder T, Clay-Gilmour A, Eberth J, Murphy E, Steck S. Prevalence of health behaviors among cancer survivors in the United States. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2023, 18: 1042-1050. PMID: 36933085, PMCID: PMC10024006, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01347-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesBody mass indexCancer survivorsComplex survey designPhysical activityVegetable intakeHealth behaviorsRecommended physical activity levelsPrevalence of health behaviorsProportion of cancer survivorsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemHealth behavior guidelinesPhysical activity levelsDrinking excessive alcoholYoung cancer survivorsElevated body mass indexDiagnosis of cancerInadequate fruitCancer SocietyLow-incomeBehavioral guidelinesMethodsUsing dataAlcohol drinking
2022
Vital Signs: Influenza Hospitalizations and Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2009–10 Through 2021–22 Influenza Seasons
Black C, O’Halloran A, Hung M, Srivastav A, Lu P, Garg S, Jhung M, Fry A, Jatlaoui T, Davenport E, Burns E, Network I, Network I, Reingold A, Alden N, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, Bleecker M, Spina N, Bennett N, Lung K, Sutton M, Schaffner W, Talbot H, Crossland M, Reed C, Holstein R, Ujamaa D, Cummings C. Vital Signs: Influenza Hospitalizations and Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2009–10 Through 2021–22 Influenza Seasons. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 1366-1373. PMID: 36302226, PMCID: PMC9620569, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7143e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccination coverageBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemVaccination coverageHealth care providersInfluenza seasonInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza vaccinationAsian adultsCare providersHispanic adultsLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsDisease severityLow influenza vaccination coverageNon-Hispanic Asian adultsPersonal health care providerHealth care access barriersNon-Hispanic white personsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemInfluenza disease severityInfluenza hospitalization ratesPatient vaccination statusInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillanceRoutine medical checkupVaccination coverage data
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