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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesDiabetes MellitusGlycemic ControlHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePuerto RicoRisk FactorsConceptsEastern 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 analysisAnthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Oladele C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 399. PMID: 33632164, PMCID: PMC7905572, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD riskCardiovascular disease riskHigh-risk groupAnthropometric measuresElevated waistCohort studyDisease riskElevated body mass indexASCVD risk scoreOverweight/obeseBody mass indexAmerican Heart AssociationObesity-related riskDifferent anthropometric measuresElevated WHRResultsMean ageWaist circumferenceMass indexHip ratioHeart AssociationRisk groupsRisk scoreRisk algorithmObesity
2019
Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study
Oladele CR, Thompson TA, Wang K, Galusha D, Tran E, Martinez-Brockman JL, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 784-791. PMID: 31823310, PMCID: PMC7080938, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05550-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiovascular DiseasesCaribbean RegionCohort StudiesHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansRisk FactorsConceptsCVD risk factorsRisk factorsHealth NetworkCohort studyCardiovascular diseaseEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD risk factor reductionCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factor reductionBackground Cardiovascular diseaseCause of morbidityOngoing longitudinal cohortLarge health networkHealth-related mattersLongitudinal cohortAdults 40Name generator questionsPhysical activityGreater oddsHealthcare professionalsBaseline surveyMean network sizeHealthcare decisionsFactor reductionMore studiesHealth Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research
Sterling MR, Echeverría SE, Commodore-Mensah Y, Breland JY, Nunez-Smith M. Health Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005586. PMID: 31610713, PMCID: PMC6812546, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth EquityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHematologic DiseasesHumansLeadershipLung DiseasesMentorsNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSleep Wake DisordersSocial Determinants of HealthTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsHealth equityImplementation scienceHealth conditionsEffective evidence-based interventionsEvidence-based interventionsImplementation science researchNational HeartHealth equity researchEarly-stage investigatorsContext of heartHealth outcomesLungSocial determinantsSleep-related researchHealthcare settingsEffective interventionsBloodDisadvantaged populationsHealthcare systemNational InstituteHeartUnequal burdenInterventionHealthOngoing investigation