2023
Consumption 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 ResearchConceptsEastern 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
Racial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study
Demkowicz P, Hajduk A, Dodson J, Oladele C, Chaudhry S. Racial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 474-483. PMID: 36415964, PMCID: PMC9957871, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional impairmentGeriatric conditionsClinical characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBlack participantsOlder adultsRacial disparitiesRisk of mortalityMore functional impairmentSILVER-AMI StudyBlack older adultsYounger average ageUnadjusted oddsDaily livingAMI hospitalizationAverage ageGeriatric phenotypesUS hospitalsHospitalizationLogistic regressionMortalityImpairmentInfarctionUnintentional loss