2023
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysis
2021
Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Magny-Normilus C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Group O. Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Primary Care Diabetes 2021, 16: 107-115. PMID: 34253484, PMCID: PMC8743302, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyGlycemic controlCVD riskCohort studyRisk factorsCVD risk factor managementElevated CVD riskCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsRisk factor managementCVD risk equationsYears of agePercent of participantsCardiovascular riskIndependent predictorsUncontrolled diabetesPhysical examFactor managementHigh burdenHigh prevalencePremature mortalityMultinomial logistic regressionDiabetesRisk equationsBivariate analysis
2018
Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Wang KH, Thompson TA, Galusha D, Friedman H, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Maharaj RG, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M, on behalf of the ECHORN Writing Group. Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2018, 29: 315-324. PMID: 29423760, PMCID: PMC6587190, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1005-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesTimely breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screeningChronic diseasesCancer screeningBreast cancerEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyUsual sourceReceipt of mammographyChronic disease controlCohort studyEligible womenCancer deathCross-sectional data analysisPreventive screeningCancer preventionSubstantial burdenClinical providersTimely screeningDiabetesTimely mammographyBivariate analysisHypertensionDisease controlDisease