2022
Artificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
Ringel N, Hovey K, Andrews C, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Shadyab A, Snetselaar L, Howard B, Iglesia C. Artificially sweetened beverages and urinary incontinence—a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2022, 30: 283-288. PMID: 36515559, PMCID: PMC9974739, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary incontinence symptomsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyUrgency urinary incontinence symptomsMixed urinary incontinenceUrinary incontinenceIncontinence symptomsObservational studyBeverage consumptionSecondary analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsAnalytic cohortMultivariable analysisPotential confoundersUnadjusted oddsBeverage intakeHigh prevalenceHigher oddsIncontinenceGreater oddsRare consumersSymptomsWeeksDemographic characteristicsWomen
2021
Hysterectomy Complications Relative to HbA1c Levels: Identifying a Threshold for Surgical Planning
Ringel NE, Morgan DM, Kamdar N, Gutman RE. Hysterectomy Complications Relative to HbA1c Levels: Identifying a Threshold for Surgical Planning. Journal Of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2021, 28: 1735-1742.e1. PMID: 33617984, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of complicationsPreoperative HbAPostoperative complicationsDiabetes diagnosisGroup 1Group 2Michigan Surgical Quality CollaborativeMultivariate logistic regression modelComposite postoperative complicationsRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsRisk of complicationsLogistic regression modelsCohort studyComplication rateDepartment visitsDiabetes controlHemoglobin levelsRisk stratificationSurgical approachIndependent associationLaparoscopic surgeryHysterectomy complicationsAdjusted modelComplications