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 analysisConsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean
Oladele C, Khandpur N, Galusha D, Hassan S, Colón-Ramos U, Miller M, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Hassell T, Nunez-Smith M. Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean. Public Health Nutrition 2023, 26: 1403-1413. PMID: 36856024, PMCID: PMC10346089, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbonated BeveragesCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansMalePuerto RicoSugar-Sweetened BeveragesSugarsConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudySugar-sweetened beveragesSSB consumptionDietary Screener QuestionnaireIntake of sodaRisk of diabetesUse of medicationsPercentage of participantsTotal mean intakeCoffee/teaT2D diabetesUnknown diabetesCohort studyDiabetes statusPersons 40Screener questionnaireMean intakeGreater oddsDiabetesMultivariate analysisPast monthLogistic regressionLower educationBeverage typeBaseline data
2022
Passive Smoking Exposure Modifies Cardiovascular Structure and Function: Beijing Child Growth and Health Cohort (PROC) Study
Xiao H, Li M, Li A, Amaerjiang N, Zunong J, Vermund SH, Pérez-Escamilla R, Song M, Hu Y, Jiang G. Passive Smoking Exposure Modifies Cardiovascular Structure and Function: Beijing Child Growth and Health Cohort (PROC) Study. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 14585-14593. PMID: 36094430, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular mass indexSecondhand smokeCardiovascular healthSHS exposureMass indexLow left ventricular mass indexVentricular end-diastolic volume indexVentricular end-systolic volume indexEnd-diastolic volume indexEnd-systolic volume indexLeft ventricular mass indexVentricular end-systolic diameterVolume indexChildren's cardiovascular healthPassive smoking exposureSystolic volume indexEnd-systolic diameterHealth Cohort StudyDiastolic volume indexInterventricular septum thicknessSystemic toxinsSmoking exposureCohort studySystolic diameterAorta diameter
2002
Stress During Labor and Delivery Is Associated with Delayed Onset ofLactation among Urban Guatemalan Women
Grajeda R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Stress During Labor and Delivery Is Associated with Delayed Onset ofLactation among Urban Guatemalan Women. Journal Of Nutrition 2002, 132: 3055-3060. PMID: 12368395, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.10.3055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast FeedingCohort StudiesDelivery, ObstetricDeveloping CountriesFemaleGuatemalaHumansHydrocortisoneLabor, ObstetricLactationLactation DisordersLongitudinal StudiesObstetric Labor ComplicationsParityPregnancySalivaStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUrban PopulationConceptsUrban Guatemalan womenOnset of lactationMultiparous womenRisk factorsCortisol levelsEmergency cesarean section deliveryGuatemalan womenCesarean section deliveryBreast-feeding outcomesSignificant risk factorsMode of deliverySalivary cortisol levelsModel multivariate analysisSalivary cortisol concentrationsSocial Security HospitalGeneral linear model multivariate analysisHigher antepartumSection deliveryHealthy womenPrimiparous womenSalivary samplesCortisol concentrationsPsychosocial stressMultivariate analysisWomen
1998
Obesity among offspring of women with type 1 diabetes.
Rodrigues S, Ferris A, Peréz-Escamilla R, Backstrand J. Obesity among offspring of women with type 1 diabetes. Clinical & Investigative Medicine 1998, 21: 258-66. PMID: 9885760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesType 1 diabetes groupBody mass indexPhysical activity patternsPercent body fatObese childrenDiabetes groupNonobese childrenBody fatBody compositionMaternal pregravid weightOffspring of womenProspective cohort studyUsual nutrient intakesBlood glucose controlBody fat patterningLow maternal educationSubscapular skinfold thicknessSkinfold thickness measuresBioelectrical impedance analysisHealth Statistics referenceWarrants further investigationNondiabetic childrenPregravid weightCohort study
1995
Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Lutter C, Segall A, Rivera A, Treviño-Siller S, Sanghvi T. Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries. Journal Of Nutrition 1995, 125: 2972-84. PMID: 7500175, DOI: 10.1093/jn/125.12.2972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity wardBreast-feeding promotion programsExclusive breast-feeding durationDuration of EBFBreast-feeding durationInfant feeding methodMultivariate survival analysisHigh birth weightLow-income urban womenMo of lifeLow socioeconomic statusBiocultural determinantsBirth weightFemale infantInternational health organizationsPromotion programsSurvival analysisMaternal educationUrban womenHealth OrganizationSocioeconomic statusPromotion effortsWardsWomenFeeding method