2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faust J, Renton B, Bongiovanni T, Chen A, Sheares K, Du C, Essien U, Fuentes-Afflick E, Haywood T, Khera R, King T, Li S, Lin Z, Lu Y, Marshall A, Ndumele C, Opara I, Loarte-Rodriguez T, Sawano M, Taparra K, Taylor H, Watson K, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438918. PMID: 39392630, PMCID: PMC11581672, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 public health emergencyNon-HispanicPublic health emergencyOther Pacific IslanderExcess mortalityAlaska NativesUS populationExcess deathsRates of excess mortalityCross-sectional study analyzed dataYears of potential lifeMortality relative riskNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyPacific IslandersStudy analyzed dataAll-cause mortalityEthnic groupsMortality disparitiesMortality ratioTotal populationDeath certificatesEthnic disparitiesMain OutcomesDecedent ageInternal tremors and vibrations in long COVID: a cross-sectional study
Zhou T, Sawano M, Arun A, Caraballo C, Michelsen T, McAlpine L, Bhattacharjee B, Lu Y, Khera R, Huang C, Warner F, Herrin J, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Internal tremors and vibrations in long COVID: a cross-sectional study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 39069199, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew-onset conditionsInternal tremorLong COVID symptomsCOVID symptomsNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeVisual analogue scaleWorse healthHealth statusStudy participantsDemographic characteristicsAnalogue scaleOutcome variablesNeurological conditionsLong COVIDMast cell disordersTreatment experienceHealthComorbiditiesSymptomsMedian agePeopleCell disordersLong COVID Characteristics and Experience: A Descriptive Study from the Yale LISTEN Research Cohort
Sawano M, Wu Y, Shah R, Zhou T, Arun A, Khosla P, Kaleem S, Vashist A, Bhattacharjee B, Ding Q, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Warner F, Huang C, Herrin J, Putrino D, Michelsen T, Fisher L, Adinig C, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Long COVID Characteristics and Experience: A Descriptive Study from the Yale LISTEN Research Cohort. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 38663793, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of peopleHealth statusLong COVIDLower health statusNew-onset conditionsCommunity support servicesNon-Hispanic whitesArray of healthQuality of lifeVisual analogue scaleMental healthPsychological distressPsychological statusDescriptive studyHealthcare systemMedian scoreSupport servicesResearch cohortSocial isolationDemographic characteristicsAnalogue scaleImpact of long COVIDHealthFinancial stressParticipants
2023
1271-P: Associations of Combined Socioeconomic, Behavioral, and Metabolic Factors with Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups
DING Q, LU Y, HERRIN J, ZHANG T, MARRERO D. 1271-P: Associations of Combined Socioeconomic, Behavioral, and Metabolic Factors with Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-1271-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndiagnosed diabetesRace/ethnicityMetabolic factorsPrediabetes riskHealthcare accessNutrition Examination SurveyShort sleep durationPoor diet qualityNon-Hispanic blacksHealthy young adultsNon-Hispanic whitesExamination SurveyDiabetes riskChronic conditionsNational HealthAlcohol consumersPrediabetesHigh riskSleep durationDiabetesCluster 3Old maleDiet qualityLogistic regressionYoung adultsExcess Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among the Black Population in the US, 1999-2020
Caraballo C, Massey D, Ndumele C, Haywood T, Kaleem S, King T, Liu Y, Lu Y, Nunez-Smith M, Taylor H, Watson K, Herrin J, Yancy C, Faust J, Krumholz H. Excess Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among the Black Population in the US, 1999-2020. JAMA 2023, 329: 1662-1670. PMID: 37191702, PMCID: PMC10189563, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.7022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess mortality ratesExcess deathsMortality ratePotential lifeWhite populationExcess mortalitySerial cross-sectional studyHighest excess mortality ratesBlack populationCause-specific mortalityCross-sectional studyHigh mortality rateNon-Hispanic whitesYears of lifeUS national dataMiddle-aged adultsCause mortalityHeart diseaseDeath certificatesNon-Hispanic black populationMAIN OUTCOMEAge groupsDisease controlMortalityBlack malesQuantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Lu Y, Linderman G, Mahajan S, Liu Y, Huang C, Khera R, Mortazavi B, Spatz E, Krumholz H. Quantifying Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in the Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009258. PMID: 36883456, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyBlood pressure valuesPatient characteristicsReal-world settingCohort studyPatient subgroupsYale New Haven Health SystemMean body mass indexSystolic blood pressure valuesBlood pressure visitHistory of hypertensionCoronary artery diseaseManagement of patientsMultivariable linear regression modelsBlood pressure readingsBody mass indexPatient-level measuresBlood pressure variationAbsolute standardized differencesNon-Hispanic whitesAntihypertensive medicationsReal-world practiceVisit variabilityArtery diseaseRegression models