2022
Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults
Javed Z, Valero‐Elizondo J, Maqsood MH, Mahajan S, Taha MB, Patel KV, Sharma G, Hagan K, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Mossialos E, Virani SS, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Nasir K. Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults. Obesity 2022, 30: 491-502. PMID: 35088551, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesitySocial determinantsNon-Hispanic black adultsNational Health Interview SurveyObesity class 1Prevalence of overweightObesity class 3Odds of obesityHealth Interview SurveyHigher relative prevalenceCumulative social disadvantageLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityMultinomial logistic regression modelsObesity prevalenceHealth burdenUS adultsObesityObesity ratesBlack adultsOverweightRelevant covariatesInterview SurveyQuartilePrevalenceSocial Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in the United States
Sharma G, Grandhi GR, Acquah I, Mszar R, Mahajan S, Khan SU, Javed Z, Mehta LS, Gulati M, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Social Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e022837. PMID: 35014862, PMCID: PMC9238529, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuboptimal cardiovascular healthInsufficient physical activityPregnant womenCardiovascular healthAssociation of SDOHRisk factorsPhysical activitySocial determinantsNational Health Interview SurveyModifiable risk factorsPublic health urgencyHealth Interview SurveyDisadvantaged pregnant womenPoisson regression modelsMaternal morbidityRisk ratioFirst quartileSDOHInterview SurveyCross-sectional dataWomenQuartileRegression modelsHealthUnited States
2020
Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China
Mahajan S, Feng F, Hu S, Lu Y, Gupta A, Murugiah K, Gao Y, Lu J, Liu J, Zheng X, Spatz ES, Zhang H, Krumholz HM, Li J. Assessment of Prevalence, Awareness, and Characteristics of Isolated Systolic Hypertension Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults in China. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e209743. PMID: 33289843, PMCID: PMC7724558, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged adultsSystolic hypertensionCardiac Events Million Persons ProjectOlder individualsIsolated systolic hypertensionManagement of ISHMillion Persons ProjectPrevalence of ISHPrevious cardiovascular eventsSystolic blood pressureTypes of hypertensionAssessment of prevalenceCross-sectional studyHypertension subtypesCardiovascular eventsBlood pressureChina PatientMean ageHypertensionMAIN OUTCOMEAwareness ratePrevalenceAged adultsYoung adultsAdults