2025
P-1425. Paxlovid Utilization and Social Vulnerability: Trends in Connecticut from 2022-2023
Hohenstein L, Maloney M, Banach D. P-1425. Paxlovid Utilization and Social Vulnerability: Trends in Connecticut from 2022-2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1600. PMCID: PMC11777495, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCensus tractsSocial Vulnerability IndexDispensing ratesHigh social vulnerabilityDispensing sitesSocial Vulnerability Index quartilesCharacteristics of census tractsLow socioeconomic statusSocial vulnerabilityIndependent-t testMedication prescribingHealthcare accessPaired t-testPublic health emergencySocioeconomic statusAnalysis of associationsMinority racial groupsSocioeconomic strataIndependent-tPrescription ratesQuartile groupCDC's Social Vulnerability IndexHealth emergencyQuartileRacial groups
2024
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Hypertension Risk in the REGARDS Cohort Study
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Johnson S, Yuan Y, Wambugu V, Plante T, Lovasi G, Judd S. Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Hypertension Risk in the REGARDS Cohort Study. Hypertension 2024, 81: 2520-2528. PMID: 39417239, PMCID: PMC11578763, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUltraprocessed foods consumptionUltraprocessed foodsIncident hypertensionHypertension riskConsumption quartileHypertension incidenceConsumption of ultraprocessed foodsWhite participantsLowest quartileCohort studyNOVA classification systemAssociated with increased hypertension riskOdds of incident hypertensionOdds of hypertensionVisit 1Racial disparitiesLongitudinal associationsBlack participantsDietary informationLogistic regressionRacial differencesQuartileVisit 2ParticipantsVisitsIdentifying Veterans Who Benefit From Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir: A Target Trial Emulation
Yan L, Bui D, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Rowneki M, Berry K, Argraves S, Huang Y, Hynes D, Cunningham F, Huang G, Aslan M, Ioannou G, Bajema K. Identifying Veterans Who Benefit From Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir: A Target Trial Emulation. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 79: 643-651. PMID: 38864601, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk quartileVeterans Health AdministrationLowest risk quartileHighest risk quartileTarget trial emulationRisk prediction modelUntreated veteransRisk of deathOlder veteransYounger veteransHealth AdministrationTrial emulationMeasure IncidenceNirmatrelvir-ritonavirVeteransHospitalUntreated participantsCOVID-19QuartileRiskSevere coronavirus disease 2019ParticipantsPersonsCoronavirus disease 2019Severe COVID-19
2023
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Abnormal Birth Weight
Venkatesh K, Yee L, Johnson J, Wu J, McNeil B, Mercer B, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Chung J, Wapner R, Lynch C, Grobman W. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Abnormal Birth Weight. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1199-1207. PMID: 37769319, PMCID: PMC10972636, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormal birth weightNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageGestational ageBirth weightPregnant individualsADI quartileIncreased oddsSocioeconomic disadvantageWeeks of gestationPotential confounding variablesLogistic regression modelsHigher area deprivationSGA neonatesLGA neonatesMultinomial logistic regression modelsSingleton gestationsCohort enrollmentAnalytic populationParticipant's addressFetal sexConfounding variablesSecondary analysisArea deprivationNeonatesQuartileHealthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Oddleifson D, Xu X, Wiznia D, Gibson D, Spatz E, Desai N. Healthcare Market-Level and Hospital-Level Disparities in Access to and Utilization of High-Quality Hip and Knee Replacement Hospitals Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: e961-e973. PMID: 37543752, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilization of hospitalKnee replacementMedicaid ServicesHospital-level disparitiesLow-income patientsCross-sectional studyHospital-level analysisHospital referral regionsHigh-quality hospitalsReplacement hospitalNational averageCare measuresHospital's percentageReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHospitalLevel IIIPatient accessHipSocioeconomic disparitiesSurgical processQuartileLogit linkHigh social vulnerabilityAssociationAssociation of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Postpartum Readmission
Meiman J, Grobman W, Haas D, Yee L, Wu J, McNeil B, Wu J, Mercer B, Simhan H, Reddy U, Silver R, Parry S, Saade G, Lynch C, Venkatesh K. Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Postpartum Readmission. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 141: 967-970. PMID: 37026732, PMCID: PMC10147577, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea Deprivation IndexPostpartum readmissionNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageNeighbourhood deprivationSocioeconomic disadvantageWeeks of deliveryAdverse social determinantsProspective cohortPostpartum careDelivery dischargePregnant individualsReadmissionPoisson regressionSecondary analysisSocial determinantsDeprivation indexAssessed individualsRiskDeprivationIndividualsPostpartumCohortQuartileWeeksCare
2022
Is life expectancy higher in countries and territories with publicly funded health care? Global analysis of health care access and the social determinants of health
Galvani-Townsend S, Martinez I, Pandey A. Is life expectancy higher in countries and territories with publicly funded health care? Global analysis of health care access and the social determinants of health. Journal Of Global Health 2022, 12: 04091. PMID: 36370409, PMCID: PMC9653205, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessLevel of burdenCare accessSocial determinantsHealth careLife expectancyCountry-level informationMultiple social determinantsLonger life expectancyEconomic stabilityLongevity of lifeMean life expectancyEquitable distributionHealthy agingCareCountriesBurdenDeterminantsExpectancyDescriptive statistical analysisHealthSubstantial impactStatistical analysisQuartileSocial determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults
Javed Z, Valero‐Elizondo J, Maqsood MH, Mahajan S, Taha MB, Patel KV, Sharma G, Hagan K, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Mossialos E, Virani SS, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Nasir K. Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults. Obesity 2022, 30: 491-502. PMID: 35088551, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesitySocial determinantsNon-Hispanic black adultsNational Health Interview SurveyObesity class 1Prevalence of overweightObesity class 3Odds of obesityHealth Interview SurveyHigher relative prevalenceCumulative social disadvantageLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityMultinomial logistic regression modelsObesity prevalenceHealth burdenUS adultsObesityObesity ratesBlack adultsOverweightRelevant covariatesInterview SurveyQuartilePrevalenceSocial Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in the United States
Sharma G, Grandhi GR, Acquah I, Mszar R, Mahajan S, Khan SU, Javed Z, Mehta LS, Gulati M, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Social Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e022837. PMID: 35014862, PMCID: PMC9238529, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuboptimal cardiovascular healthInsufficient physical activityPregnant womenCardiovascular healthAssociation of SDOHRisk factorsPhysical activitySocial determinantsNational Health Interview SurveyModifiable risk factorsPublic health urgencyHealth Interview SurveyDisadvantaged pregnant womenPoisson regression modelsMaternal morbidityRisk ratioFirst quartileSDOHInterview SurveyCross-sectional dataWomenQuartileRegression modelsHealthUnited StatesReducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial
Srihari VH, Ferrara M, Li F, Kline E, Gülöksüz S, Pollard JM, Cahill JD, Mathis WS, Sykes L, Walsh BC, McDermott G, Seidman LJ, Gueorguieva R, Woods SW, Tek C, Keshavan MS. Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) in a US Community: A Quasi-Experimental Trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2022, 3: sgab057. PMID: 35295656, PMCID: PMC8919192, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgab057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntreated psychosisUS communitiesEarly detection campaignsFirst-episode servicesEffectiveness of careNumber of referralsQuasi-experimental trialEarly detection effortsOutcome measuresPsychosis onsetSecond quartileRapid enrollmentThird quartileQuartilePrEPDUPDetection campaignsDetection effortsReferralPsychosisU.S. communitiesTrialsAMPFESDuration
2021
Predictors of Time-in-Range (70–180 mg/dL) Achieved Using a Closed-Loop Control System
Schoelwer MJ, Kanapka LG, Wadwa RP, Breton MD, Ruedy KJ, Ekhlaspour L, Forlenza GP, Cobry EC, Messer LH, Cengiz E, Jost E, Carria L, Emory E, Hsu LJ, Weinzimer SA, Buckingham BA, Lal RA, Oliveri MC, Kollman CC, Dokken BB, Cherñavvsky DR, Beck RW, DeBoer MD, Gonder-Frederick L, Robic J, Voelmle M, Conschafter K, Morris K, Barnett C, Carr K, Hellmann J, Kime M, Todd Alonso G, Slover R, Berget C, Towers L, Lange S, Buckingham B, Maahs D, Lal R, Ekhlaspour L, Norlander L, Hood K, Town M, Weir C, Smith K, Hsu L, Shinksy D, Viana J, Cengiz E, Weinzimer S, Weyman K, Carria L, Zgorski M, Ruedy K, Beck R, Borgman S, Rusnak J, Kanapka L, Kollman C, Murphy C, Arreza-Rubin G, Green N, Kovatchev B, Brown S, Anderson S, Breton M, Laffel L, Pinsker J, Levy C, Kudva Y, Wadwa R, Buckingham B, Doyle III F, Renard E, Cobelli C, Reznik Y, Arreza-Rubin G, Lum J, Beck R, Ruedy K, Janicek R, Gabrielson D. Predictors of Time-in-Range (70–180 mg/dL) Achieved Using a Closed-Loop Control System. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2021, 23: 475-481. PMID: 33689454, PMCID: PMC8252894, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2020.0646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycemic controlLower TIROptimal glycemic controlType 1 diabetesPredictors of timeGreater improvementClinical characteristicsClinical predictorsFourth quartileMore insulinBody weightGlucose monitor dataExtension phaseMultivariate modelBolusStrongest predictorContinuous glucose monitor dataQuartileInsulinPredictorsChildrenParticipantsT1D.T1DDiabetes
2020
Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research
Fabrizio V, Shabanova V, Taylor SN. Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research. Nutrients 2020, 12: 1939. PMID: 32629763, PMCID: PMC7399918, DOI: 10.3390/nu12071939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks gestational ageGestational agePreterm infantsEarly feeding practicesInfant growth trajectoriesFetal growth chartsSingle-center investigationInitial hospitalizationParenteral nutritionImproved outcomesInclusion criteriaFeeding practicesGrowth chartsNutritional practicesFirst weekHospital growthNutritional factorsInfantsQuartileCenter investigationLess daysOutcomes researchCaloric densityHospitalizationCohort effectsAssociations between Multimorbidity and Physical Performance in Older Chinese Adults
Yao SS, Meng X, Cao GY, Huang ZT, Chen ZS, Han L, Wang K, Su HX, Luo Y, Hu Y, Xu B. Associations between Multimorbidity and Physical Performance in Older Chinese Adults. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 4546. PMID: 32599778, PMCID: PMC7344642, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow gait speedMultimorbidity patternsGait speedGrip strengthOlder Chinese adultsPhysical performanceHighest quartileChronic conditionsLowest quartileChinese adultsWorse physical performanceMaximum grip strengthRetirement Longitudinal Study 2011Average gait speedHealth care servicesMultimorbid populationClinical guidelinesOdds ratioMultimorbidityClinical settingChina HealthQuartileOlder adultsClinical performanceIncreased numberAssociation between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge
Akintoye E, Adegbala O, Egbe A, Olawusi E, Afonso L, Briasoulis A. Association between Hospital volume of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival to Hospital discharge. Resuscitation 2020, 148: 25-31. PMID: 31945429, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestHospital dischargeCase volumeCardiac arrestCases of IHCAHospital case volumeMedian case volumeNon-significant trendNon-linear associationHospital volumeHome dischargeHospital CPRYounger patientsInpatient SampleCardiopulmonary resuscitationHigh comorbidityBetter survivalFirst quartileIHCAHospitalQuartilePatientsStudy periodSurvival
2019
Hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy use and survival in older adults with Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) in the United States (USA): a large propensity score-matched population-based study†
Davidoff AJ, Hu X, Bewersdorf JP, Wang R, Podoltsev NA, Huntington SF, Gore SD, Ma X, Zeidan AM. Hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy use and survival in older adults with Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) in the United States (USA): a large propensity score-matched population-based study†. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 61: 1178-1187. PMID: 31878809, PMCID: PMC7735409, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1703970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeExcess blastsRefractory anemiaOverall survival benefitRetrospective cohort studyMedian OSOS benefitRAEB patientsCohort studySurvival benefitTherapy useMyelodysplastic syndromeClinical trialsLower riskMedicare dataPatientsPropensity scoreOlder adultsDiagnosisAnemiaQuartileUnited StatesAssociationEnd resultOSArea-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Mehra R, Shebl FM, Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Barrette E, Herrera C, Kozhimannil KB, Ickovics JR. Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 236. PMID: 30813938, PMCID: PMC6391769, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6533-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea-level deprivationPreterm birthHighest quartileMultiple adverse birth outcomesSecond highest quartileRetrospective cohort studyLive singleton birthsAdverse birth outcomesGeneralized estimation equation modelsHealth Care Cost InstituteEstimation equation modelsCommercial health insuranceIndividual socioeconomic statusCohort studyBirth outcomesSingleton birthsResultsIn totalLowest quartileLower riskPsychosocial factorsQuartileMaternal mediatorsZip code level dataSocioeconomic statusWomen
2018
PD14-06 SIPULEUCEL-T (SIP-T) WITH ENZALUTAMIDE (ENZ) (STRIDE): CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS (PTS) WITH METASTATIC CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER (MCRPC) BY BASELINE (BL) PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) QUARTILES
Corman J, Petrylak D, Drake C, Pieczonka C, Karsh L, Concepcion R, Garcia J, Dunshee C, Van Mouwerik T, Tyler R, Chang N, Quinn D. PD14-06 SIPULEUCEL-T (SIP-T) WITH ENZALUTAMIDE (ENZ) (STRIDE): CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS (PTS) WITH METASTATIC CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER (MCRPC) BY BASELINE (BL) PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) QUARTILES. Journal Of Urology 2018, 199: e306-e307. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.02.792.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Hospital-Readmission Risk — Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient Effects
Krumholz HM, Wang K, Lin Z, Dharmarajan K, Horwitz LI, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Normand ST. Hospital-Readmission Risk — Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient Effects. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1055-1064. PMID: 28902587, PMCID: PMC5671772, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1702321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesObserved readmission ratesSimilar diagnosesHospital effectsDifferent hospitalsHospital readmission performanceRate of readmissionHospital readmission ratesLower readmission ratesStudy sampleYears of ageSignificant differencesMultiple admissionsReadmission outcomesOnly significant differencePatient effectsSame patientMedicare recipientsPatientsReadmission performanceRisk-standardized hospital readmission ratesHospitalHospital qualityQuartile
2016
Practice‐Level Variation in Outpatient Cardiac Care and Association With Outcomes
Clough JD, Rajkumar R, Crim MT, Ott LS, Desai NR, Conway PH, Maresh S, Kahvecioglu DC, Krumholz HM. Practice‐Level Variation in Outpatient Cardiac Care and Association With Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e002594. PMID: 26908402, PMCID: PMC4802452, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareCardiologyFemaleHealth Care CostsHealthcare DisparitiesHeart DiseasesHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedOffice VisitsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOutpatient cardiac careCardiac careCardiac servicesPractice-level variationMyocardial perfusion imagingNoncardiac hospitalizationsMedical hospitalizationCardiac catheterizationOffice visitsClinical endpointsOutpatient careLowest quartileOdds ratioCardiology practiceMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesHospitalizationPerfusion imagingDevice proceduresEfficient carePhysician practicesQuartileCarePractice levelMean payment
2014
Telomere Length and Mortality Following a Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
Kotsopoulos J, Prescott J, De Vivo I, Fan I, Mclaughlin J, Rosen B, Risch H, Sun P, Narod SA. Telomere Length and Mortality Following a Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2014, 23: 2603-2606. PMID: 25159293, PMCID: PMC4221534, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength z-scoreOvarian cancerZ-scoreTelomere lengthOvarian cancer-specific mortalityLarge population-based studyCancer-specific mortalityIncident ovarian cancerPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelComputerized record linkagePeripheral blood leukocytesRelative telomere lengthNonserous tumorsChart reviewPrognostic roleVital statusPrognostic significanceLowest quartileBlood leukocytesHazards modelCancerCancer developmentQuartile
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