2024
Association of Race and Ethnicity with Prescriptions for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Among a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes on Insulin Therapy
Lipska K, Oladele C, Zawack K, Gulanski B, Mutalik P, Reaven P, Lynch J, Lee K, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Association of Race and Ethnicity with Prescriptions for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Among a National Sample of Veterans with Diabetes on Insulin Therapy. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2024 PMID: 39177775, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2024.0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans with diabetesAssociation of raceCross-sectional analysis of dataU.S. Veterans Health AdministrationNational sample of veteransNational sampleInsulin therapyVeterans Health AdministrationSystem-level factorsSample of veteransNon-Hispanic patientsSelf-reported raceContinuous glucose monitoringCross-sectional analysisContinuous glucose monitoring useRate of prescriptionMultivariate mixed-effects modelAfrican American patientsLatino patientsHealth AdministrationAlaska NativesType 2 diabetesPercentage of patientsSignificant disparitiesMixed-effects models
2022
Association of Gulf War Illness with Characteristics in Deployed vs. Non-Deployed Gulf War Era Veterans in the Cooperative Studies Program 2006/Million Veteran Program 029 Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Duong L, Djotsa A, Vahey J, Steele L, Quaden R, Harrington K, Ahmed S, Polimanti R, Streja E, Gaziano J, Concato J, Zhao H, Radhakrishnan K, Hauser E, Helmer D, Aslan M, Gifford E. Association of Gulf War Illness with Characteristics in Deployed vs. Non-Deployed Gulf War Era Veterans in the Cooperative Studies Program 2006/Million Veteran Program 029 Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 20: 258. PMID: 36612580, PMCID: PMC9819371, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGulf War IllnessGulf War Era VeteransChronic multisymptom illnessStudy inclusion criteriaCross-sectional analysisGW theaterGW veteransMultisymptom illnessEligible participantsUncertain etiologyInclusion criteriaKS symptomsDisease controlIllnessEra veteransMilitary characteristicsVeteransCohortPersistent presencePhenotypeFurther explorationPathophysiologyEtiologySymptomsPrevalence