2021
Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrimary Health CareSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracy
2006
Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Feng J, Befroy D, Dziura J, Man C, Cobelli C, Shulman GI. Increased prevalence of insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian-Indian men. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 18273-18277. PMID: 17114290, PMCID: PMC1693873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608537103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAdultCytokinesFatty LiverFemaleHumansIndiaInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsMalePrevalenceSex CharacteristicsTriglyceridesConceptsAsian Indian menInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivity indexLiver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseOral glucose tolerance testType 2 diabetes mellitusAsian IndiansWhole-body insulin sensitivityFatty liver diseaseIL-6 concentrationsTreatment of T2DMIntramyocellular lipid contentGlucose tolerance testPathogenesis of T2DMProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyImportant therapeutic implicationsEthnic groupsDiabetes mellitusImportant ethnic differencesCaucasian manTolerance testInsulin sensitivityIntramyocellular lipidsLean individuals
2002
Importance of plasma leptin in predicting future weight gain in obese children: a two-and-a-half-year longitudinal study
Savoye M, Dziura J, Castle J, DiPietro L, Tamborlane W, Caprio S. Importance of plasma leptin in predicting future weight gain in obese children: a two-and-a-half-year longitudinal study. International Journal Of Obesity 2002, 26: 942-946. PMID: 12080447, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research