2021
Impact of complex, partially nested clustering in a three-arm individually randomized group treatment trial: A case study with the wHOPE trial
Tong G, Seal KH, Becker WC, Li F, Dziura JD, Peduzzi PN, Esserman DA. Impact of complex, partially nested clustering in a three-arm individually randomized group treatment trial: A case study with the wHOPE trial. Clinical Trials 2021, 19: 3-13. PMID: 34693748, PMCID: PMC8847260, DOI: 10.1177/17407745211051288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup treatment trialsIntraclass correlation coefficientTreatment trialsTreatment sessionsHealth optionsEducation trialThree-armWhole health teamFuture trial designNumber of cliniciansGroup treatment designTrue intraclass correlation coefficientsGroup treatment sessionsTreatment armsClinical trialsClinician levelMultiple cliniciansBACKGROUND/Health teamsOutcome dataTreatment groupsTrial designGroup educationClinical scenariosDifferent clinicians
2005
Microalbuminuria in pediatric obesity: prevalence and relation to other cardiovascular risk factors
Burgert TS, Dziura J, Yeckel C, Taksali SE, Weiss R, Tamborlane W, Caprio S. Microalbuminuria in pediatric obesity: prevalence and relation to other cardiovascular risk factors. International Journal Of Obesity 2005, 30: 273-280. PMID: 16231019, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine albumin-creatinine ratioPresence of microalbuminuriaBody mass indexCV riskBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsIndividual CV risk factorsRelationship of microalbuminuriaAlbumin-creatinine ratioCardiovascular risk factorsCV risk factorsOral glucose toleranceInsulin sensitivity indexRisk factor constellationsEarly vasculopathyMicroalbuminuric rangeCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseGross proteinuriaInflammatory markersEndothelial dysfunctionNondiabetic adultsObesity clinicCreatinine ratio