2021
Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Dang B, Behlouli H, Dziura JD, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dreyer RP. Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128182. PMID: 34668947, PMCID: PMC8529414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHealth care systemYoung adultsFemale sexMyocardial infarctionCare systemHospital careSocial determinantsRetrospective cohort analysisLow qualityAdverse SDOHLowest tertileReadmission ratesMore patientsPostacute careAMI careOutpatient careCare scoresHigh prevalenceCohort analysisLarge cohortMAIN OUTCOMESDOHHospital
2009
The effect of gender on the prevalence of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea
Mohsenin V, Yaggi HK, Shah N, Dziura J. The effect of gender on the prevalence of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Medicine 2009, 10: 759-762. PMID: 19185538, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaApnea-hypopnea indexPrevalence of hypertensionSD ageSleep apneaOSA groupContext of OSASeverity of OSAMultiple logistic regression analysisSleep disorder evaluationOdds of hypertensionClinic-based populationSleep apnea severityEffect of genderCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisHypertension increasesPrevalent hypertensionSystemic hypertensionObese menHighest quartileApnea severityHypertensionLarge cohortHigh risk
2004
Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents
Yeckel CW, Weiss R, Dziura J, Taksali SE, Dufour S, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004, 89: 1096-1101. PMID: 15001593, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance testInsulin sensitivity indexIntramyocellular lipid contentInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceObese youthLarge cohortComposite whole body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance test parametersSurrogate indexClamp-derived insulin sensitivityImpaired glucose toleranceGlucose tolerance testType 2 diabetesEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampInsulin sensitivity measurementsGlucose toleranceMetabolic syndromeObese childrenObese populationPoor functionPlasma glucoseTolerance testInsulin response