2023
Uncovering heterogeneous cardiometabolic risk profiles in US adults: the role of social and behavioral determinants of health
Ding Q, Lu Y, Herrin J, Zhang T, Marrero D. Uncovering heterogeneous cardiometabolic risk profiles in US adults: the role of social and behavioral determinants of health. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2023, 11: e003558. PMID: 37699720, PMCID: PMC10503393, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiometabolic risk profileMetabolic risk factorsRace/ethnicityUndiagnosed diabetesUS adultsRisk factorsHealthcare accessNutrition Examination Survey 1999Risk profilePre-diabetes riskPrior diabetes diagnosisExamination Survey 1999Insurance coverageShort sleep durationLower diet qualityEffective prevention strategiesLimited healthcare accessBehavioral determinantsNon-white adultsMiddle-aged adultsHealth insurance coverageLow health insurance coverageCardiometabolic riskDiabetes statusDiabetes risk
2015
Mediators of the Effect of Body Mass Index on Coronary Heart Disease
Lu Y, Hajifathalian K, Rimm EB, Ezzati M, Danaei G. Mediators of the Effect of Body Mass Index on Coronary Heart Disease. Epidemiology 2015, 26: 153-162. PMID: 25643095, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCoronary heart diseaseExcess relative riskHigh-sensitive C-reactive proteinHigher body mass indexC-reactive proteinBlood pressureRelative riskMass indexBlood glucoseHeart diseaseRisk factorsMetabolic risk factorsProspective cohort studyPrevalence of overweightMajor risk factorRandom-effects modelProthrombotic biomarkersCHD eventsCohort studyInflammatory biomarkersObese participantsMetabolic mediatorsMetabolic factorsMultiplicative scale
2013
Metabolic mediators of the effects of body-mass index, overweight, and obesity on coronary heart disease and stroke: a pooled analysis of 97 prospective cohorts with 1·8 million participants
Lu Y, Hajifathalian K, Ezzati M, Woodward M, Rimm E, Danaei G. Metabolic mediators of the effects of body-mass index, overweight, and obesity on coronary heart disease and stroke: a pooled analysis of 97 prospective cohorts with 1·8 million participants. The Lancet 2013, 383: 970-983. PMID: 24269108, PMCID: PMC3959199, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61836-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCoronary heart diseaseHigher body mass indexHazard ratioBlood pressureExcess riskHeart diseaseEffect of BMIImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustMetabolic risk factorsProspective cohort studyAverage blood pressureHigh blood pressureCardiovascular disease preventionUK Medical Research CouncilNational InstituteRandom-effects modelMedical Research CouncilBiomedical Research CentreCohort studyProspective cohortStroke eventsNormal weightPooled analysisUS National Institutes