2023
Classification of blood pressure during sleep impacts designation of nocturnal nondipping
Mortazavi B, Martinez-Brockman J, Tessier-Sherman B, Burg M, Miller M, Nowroozilarki Z, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Spatz E. Classification of blood pressure during sleep impacts designation of nocturnal nondipping. PLOS Digital Health 2023, 2: e0000267. PMID: 37310958, PMCID: PMC10263317, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitorBlood pressure monitorNocturnal nondippingBlood pressurePressure monitorAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringClinic blood pressure measurementsAmbulatory blood pressureFuture cardiovascular riskBlood pressure monitoringSleep periodBlood pressure measurementsCardiovascular riskHypertension StudyTotal sleep lengthCardiovascular diseaseNondippingSleep qualitySleep efficiencyPressure monitoringSleep patternsSecondary analysisSleep onsetSleep lengthFleiss' kappa
2021
Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Magny-Normilus C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Group O. Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Primary Care Diabetes 2021, 16: 107-115. PMID: 34253484, PMCID: PMC8743302, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyGlycemic controlCVD riskCohort studyRisk factorsCVD risk factor managementElevated CVD riskCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsRisk factor managementCVD risk equationsYears of agePercent of participantsCardiovascular riskIndependent predictorsUncontrolled diabetesPhysical examFactor managementHigh burdenHigh prevalencePremature mortalityMultinomial logistic regressionDiabetesRisk equationsBivariate analysis