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
2021
Scope and Social Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Mahajan S, Grandhi GR, Valero‐Elizondo J, Mszar R, Khera R, Acquah I, Yahya T, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Nasir K. Scope and Social Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e020028. PMID: 34387089, PMCID: PMC8475063, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.020028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk characteristicsUS adultsNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCoronary heart diseaseSelf-reported diagnosisNon-Hispanic blacksInterview Survey dataFood Security Survey ModuleCardiovascular disease resultsLow family incomeAdult Food Security Survey ModuleFood insecurityHeart diseaseASCVDCardiovascular diseasePocket healthcare expenditureHigher oddsSociodemographic determinantsDisease resultsStudy participantsSocial determinantsHealthcare expendituresSociodemographic subgroups