2021
Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdultsOlder immigrants perceived health after migration to the United States: Influence of age and level of acculturation
Kang G, Hajduk A, Marottoli R, Nunez‐Smith M. Older immigrants perceived health after migration to the United States: Influence of age and level of acculturation. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2625-2637. PMID: 34252200, PMCID: PMC8440395, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusAge groupsWorse healthWorse health statusCross-sectional studyLevel of acculturationSpecific health needsYears of ageInfluence of ageAge-related differencesRepresentative cohortFunctional comorbiditiesHealth needsAcculturation levelDemographic characteristicsMain predictorsAgeHealthLate-life immigrantsSecondary variablesUnited StatesStatusAssociationGroupYears
2019
Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Spatz ES, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Mortazavi B, Roy B, Schwartz JI, Nazario CM, Maharaj R, Nunez M, Adams OP, Burg M, Nunez-Smith M. Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study. Ethnicity & Disease 2019, 29: 535-544. PMID: 31641320, PMCID: PMC6802166, DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.4.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure measurementsABPM patternsBP patternAmbulatory blood pressure patternsMore precision-based approachesAmbulatory BP patternsDiagnosis of HTNTreatment of HTNBlood pressure patternWave 2High-risk populationBlood pressure measurementsCommunity-residing adultsPrecision-based approachesAntihypertensive medicationsBlood pressureProspective studyHypertension StudyHypertensive phenotypeCardiovascular diseaseParent studyHTNEcological momentary assessmentSelf-report surveyHigh rateThe relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review
Wang KH, Hendrickson ZM, Brandt CA, Nunez-Smith M. The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 405. PMID: 30987618, PMCID: PMC6466700, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6646-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesNCD outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewSystematic Review 1Chronic disease outcomesFull-text reviewComprehensive search stringsDifferent health outcomesHeart diseaseRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease outcomeEpidemiologic studiesReference listsElectronic databasesSearch stringDisease ratesStudy designRelevant studiesDiseaseOutcomesSignificant differencesGrey literaturePeer-reviewed articles
2012
Independence and interdependence: opportunities for growth, research and societal change.
Maharaj RG, Nunez-Smith M, King RK, Adams OP, Nunes PN, Brathwaite R, Thompson T. Independence and interdependence: opportunities for growth, research and societal change. West Indian Medical Journal 2012, 61: 472. PMID: 23240489, DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2012.131.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters