2025
Trends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based study
Bommersbach T, Olfson M, Rhee T. Trends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 42: 101000. PMID: 39906085, PMCID: PMC11790505, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk behaviorsDepressive symptomsYouth Risk Behavior SurveyNational trendsMultiple behavioral risk factorsMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionUniversal depression screeningAssociated with depressive symptomsBiennial cross-sectional surveysBehavioral risk factorsShort sleeping hoursAt-risk groupsNon-Hispanic white studentsRisk categoriesDepression screeningUS high school studentsScreen timeHigh school studentsWeight perceptionRisk Behavior SurveyRisk behaviorsTargeted screeningLogistic regressionSleep hoursDecreased engagement
2023
Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas
Nguyen M, Kaminaka A, Brutus N, Gonzalez L, Ratanpal A, Alperovich M, Jeffe D, Ata A, Mason H, Butler P. Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5177. PMID: 37577250, PMCID: PMC10419697, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlastic surgeryUnderserved areasPlastic surgery serviceUnderserved communitiesSurgery serviceReconstructive surgerySurgeryUS medical school graduatesMultivariate analysisReconstructive surgeonMedical CollegeHealth equitySurgical specialtiesMedical school graduatesUS medical studentsFuture practice intentionsMedical traineesNon-Hispanic white studentsPractice intentionsMedical studentsMedical students' intentionsPatientsCohortAmerican Medical CollegesSurgeonsRace and Gender in Ophthalmology: A National Analysis of Medical Students with Intention to Pursue the Field
Chhoa J, Jawiche J, Uppal P, Arunachalam T, Nguyen M, Eggan B, Mason H, Busingye J. Race and Gender in Ophthalmology: A National Analysis of Medical Students with Intention to Pursue the Field. Journal Of Academic Ophthalmology 2023, 15: e24-e35. PMID: 38737154, PMCID: PMC10804828, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1760834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderserved areasMultivariate logistical regressionBlack/African AmericanMethods Study participantsDiverse U.S. populationAbstract PurposeMedical careStudy participantsField of ophthalmologyNonsurgical fieldsConclusion FemalesLogistical regressionHealth experiencesU.S. populationAmerican Medical Colleges Graduation QuestionnaireOphthalmologyAfrican AmericansGlobal health experiencesNon-Hispanic white studentsNational analysisQuestionnaireAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireMedical studentsGraduation Questionnaire
2022
Association of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Chen C, Mason HRC, McDade WA, Fancher TL, Boatright D. Association of Sociodemographic Characteristics With US Medical Student Attrition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 917-924. PMID: 35816334, PMCID: PMC9274446, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyMAIN OUTCOMELow incomeHealth care accessPatient populationResource-limited communitiesCare accessAllopathic doctorsMedical schoolsSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionRate of attritionPhysician workforceMedical school matriculantsMedical traineesMedical workforceAttrition ratesOutcomesNon-Hispanic white studentsAssociationNeighbourhood statusAttrition
2020
First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Grobman B, Wu R, Jackson A, Bold KW, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Davis DR, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106666. PMID: 33130462, PMCID: PMC8194003, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst tobacco productRace/ethnicityTobacco productsSocioeconomic statusE-cigarettesLow socioeconomic statusTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsDifferent tobacco productsTobacco product usersMiddle socioeconomic statusMultinomial logistic regression modelsTobacco useGreater oddsPrevention strategiesReference groupAnalytic sampleCross-sectional survey dataProduct useCigarettesRegression modelsBluntEthnicityNon-Hispanic white studentsConnecticut high schools
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