2014
Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Pham T, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Driscoll M, Brandt C, Dziura J. Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 575-580. PMID: 25213750, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthDyslipidemiasElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLipoproteins, LDLLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCholesterol controlElevated LDLLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol controlElevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolProvider responsesAmerican Heart Association recommendationsLipid-lowering medicationsIschemic heart diseaseDiet/lifestyle modificationLifestyle modificationStatin therapyLipoprotein cholesterolPatient factorsPatient sexRisk womenClinical remindersHeart diseaseWomen patientsPatient responseTreatment goalsAssociation recommendationsLDL elevationsMedicationsWomen veterans
2013
Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions.
Bernstein SL, Yu S, Post LA, Dziura J, Rigotti NA. Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e59-65. PMID: 23763395, PMCID: PMC4007856, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.301112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco usersTobacco useOffice visitsChronic conditionsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyUS office visitsCommon chronic conditionsCondition-specific treatmentPharmacological treatmentCare SurveyPatient visitsTobacco dependenceBehavioral counselingEffective treatmentHypertensionHyperlipidemiaDiabetesMultivariate analysisAsthmaVisitsTreatmentDepressionOddsComparison condition
2012
Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect?
Fu J, Anderson CL, Dziura JD, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect? AAAM Annual Conference 2012, 56: 37-43. PMID: 23169115, PMCID: PMC3503417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety restraint useRestraint usePassenger restraint useYoung unlicensed driversDriver restraint useHigh-risk behaviorsFatal crashesFatality Analysis Reporting SystemDecreased oddsUnlicensed drivingUnlicensed driversLogistic regressionDetrimental roleSafety restraintsDriver drinkingReporting systemCrash fatalitiesImpaired drivingYearsSafety behaviorYears 1996
2007
Methodological issues in design and analysis of a matched case–control study of a vaccine's effectiveness
Niccolai LM, Ogden LG, Muehlenbein CE, Dziura JD, Vázquez M, Shapiro ED. Methodological issues in design and analysis of a matched case–control study of a vaccine's effectiveness. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2007, 60: 1127-1131. PMID: 17938054, PMCID: PMC2096633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyTime of vaccinationConditional logistic regression modelsPrelicensure clinical trialsLogistic regression modelsVaricella vaccineVaccine effectivenessVaccine efficacyClinical trialsVaccinationVaccineStudy designRegression modelsEfficacyAgeEffect of timeMethodological issuesTrials
2004
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Taksali SE, Yeckel CW, Allen K, Lopes M, Savoye M, Morrison J, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 350: 2362-2374. PMID: 15175438, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa031049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiponectinAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucose Tolerance TestHumansInsulin ResistanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-6Logistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeObesityPrevalenceProteinsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsDegree of obesityC-reactive proteinMetabolic syndromeBody mass indexAdiponectin levelsInsulin resistanceBlood pressureStandard glucose tolerance testC-reactive protein levelsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolZ-scoreAdverse cardiovascular outcomesSeverity of obesityGlucose tolerance testLevels of triglyceridesCardiovascular outcomesLipoprotein cholesterolObese subjectsObese childrenUnit of increaseMultiracial cohortNonobese childrenPlasma lipidsChildhood obesityObesity