2025
Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery
Lim P, Fortier M, Kaplan S, Masague S, Kain Z. Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40335849, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02468-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnglish-speaking householdsLatinx childrenSpoken languageLinguistic disparitiesEnglish-speakingMental healthLanguageWhite childrenPreoperative anxietySelf-reported health-related quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeChild Health Ratings InventoriesEnglish-speaking LatinxSelf-reported HRQoLAcculturative stressSelf-reported HRQoL.Effect of race/ethnicityPre-operative anxietyChild self-reportQuality of lifeMultivariate general linear modelNon-Latinx WhiteLatinxChildren aged 4Health disparities
2024
The Influence of DNA Repair Genes and Prenatal Tobacco Exposure on Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Gene-Environment Interaction Study.
Wang X, Zhong C, Ma X, Metayer C, Mancuso N, Gauderman W, Wiemels J. The Influence of DNA Repair Genes and Prenatal Tobacco Exposure on Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Gene-Environment Interaction Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024, 34: 100-107. PMID: 39495115, PMCID: PMC11981794, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-24-1037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal tobacco exposureTobacco exposureGene-environment interaction studiesNon-Latino white childrenAcute lymphoblastic leukemia riskChildhood ALL riskRepair genesGene-environment interactionsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaStatistically significant interactionPotential risk factorsDNA repair genesTobacco smokeLatino childrenPediatric oncologyALL riskTargeted preventionWhite childrenLogistic regressionEpidemiological studiesEnvironmental exposuresRisk factorsTobaccoGenotype dataSignificant interactionPercent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races
Taylor T, Yang A, Lee T, Diejomaoh R, Bridges C, Kan J, Smith B, Cooperman D. Percent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024, 44: e852-e857. PMID: 38938106, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHand X-raysLevel IVWhite patientsHispanic malesAsian femalesHispanic femalesStudent's t-testHispanic childrenWhite femalesWhite childrenRetrospective reviewFinal heightBlack patientsPatientsRadiographic Atlas of Skeletal DevelopmentTherapeutic Study Level IVSkeletal maturityYounger ageAsian childrenMonthsCaucasian ancestryStage 1T-testBlack malesMaleInteractive effects of participant and stimulus race on cognitive performance in youth: Insights from the ABCD study
Rubien-Thomas E, Lin Y, Chan I, Conley M, Skalaban L, Kopp H, Adake A, Richeson J, Gee D, Baskin-Sommers A, Casey B. Interactive effects of participant and stimulus race on cognitive performance in youth: Insights from the ABCD study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 67: 101393. PMID: 38838435, PMCID: PMC11214402, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOther-race facesCognitive performanceRecognition memoryFace stimuliAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM StudyRecognition of other-race facesSame-race facesInfluence cognitive performanceRace informationImpact cognitive performanceWhite childrenAttentional biasSame-race effectsWorking memoryWhite facesAdult samplesRacial cuesGroup differencesU.S. sampleEffects of participationStimuliDiminished recognitionInteraction effectsBlack childrenMemory
2023
Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United States
Goel R, Zhu X, Makhani S, Josephson C, White J, Karam O, Nellis M, Gehrie E, Sherpa M, Crowe E, Bloch E, Tobian A. Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United States. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2023, 22: 100503. PMID: 37214769, PMCID: PMC10192937, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric firearm injuriesNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsSelf-inflicted injuryFirearm injuriesHospital mortalityED visitsDepartment visitsInpatient DatabaseLow-income zip codesMajority of hospitalizationsPrimary insurance payerPediatric ED visitsPopulation-based studyEmergency Department SampleKids' Inpatient DatabaseCause of deathWhite childrenHigher proportionLower household incomeBlack childrenPayer databaseED encountersPediatric hospitalizationsUS National InstitutesRacial and Ethnic Differences in Insurer Classification of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Pomerantz A, De Souza H, Hall M, Neuman M, Goyal M, Samuels-Kalow M, Aronson P, Alpern E, Simon H, Hoffmann J, Wells J, Shanahan K, Gutman C, Peltz A. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Insurer Classification of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2311752. PMID: 37140920, PMCID: PMC10160869, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique ED visitsED visitsPediatric ED visitsClaims algorithmHispanic childrenMore visitsReimbursement reductionsHispanic pediatric patientsNonemergent ED visitsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency department visitsPediatric emergency departmentPrimary care servicesProcedural Terminology codesWhite childrenProfessional reimbursementCommercial health insurerRetrospective cohortDate of birthDepartment visitsPediatric patientsStudy cohortEmergency departmentMedicaid databaseDiagnosis codesMental health problems of black and white children in a nationally representative epidemiologic survey
Bommersbach T, Rhee T, Jegede O, Rosenheck R. Mental health problems of black and white children in a nationally representative epidemiologic survey. Psychiatry Research 2023, 321: 115106. PMID: 36791593, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsHealth problemsWhite childrenAdverse mental health problemsBlack childrenMental health servicesNon-Hispanic blacksDepression/anxietyMental health conditionsInternalizing conditionsPotential confoundersRoutine screeningChild healthConduct problemsEpidemiologic SurveyHealth servicesMultivariate analysisSocio-economic disadvantageHealth conditionsRacial differencesChildrenNational surveySuicide ratesChildhood experiencesGreater exposureOutdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers
Zhong C, Wang R, Morimoto L, Longcore T, Franklin M, Rogne T, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Ma X. Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 583. PMID: 36631468, PMCID: PMC9834257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23682-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodEarly-onset cancersLymphoblastic leukemiaBirth recordsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenHispanic childrenCalifornia Cancer RegistryEtiology of childhoodOutdoor artificial lightOutdoor ALANHighest tertileCancer RegistryLinkage studiesRisk factorsBorderline associationElevated riskCancer diagnosisCancerEnvironmental exposuresWhite childrenCommon typeAir pollutionRisk
2022
Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda
Hoge MA, Vanderploeg J, Paris M, Lang JM, Olezeski C. Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda. Community Mental Health Journal 2022, 58: 1225-1239. PMID: 35038073, PMCID: PMC8762987, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00937-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsEmergency departmentHealth conditionsEmergency department useReferral of childrenBehavioral health professionalsED visitsED useDepartment useHealth equity agendaEvidence-based assessmentHealth professionalsForm of careHealth inequitiesHealth equityMental healthHealthcare qualityWhite childrenSuch childrenChildrenReferralAfrican AmericansFact sheetsCompelling evidenceLatinx children
2020
Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians
Opara I, Assan M, Pierre K, Gunn J, Metzger I, Hamilton J, Arugu E. Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal Of Black Studies 2020, 51: 611-631. PMID: 34305168, PMCID: PMC8301214, DOI: 10.1177/0021934720935641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal-psychological theoryBlack childrenSuicide researchIntersectionality theoryGender minority statusUnderstudied factorMental healthWhite youthRacial discriminationMinority statusSuicide riskChildrenRisk of suicideConceptual paperIntegrated modelWhite childrenSuicideSocioeconomic statusResearchCritical gapRates of suicideTheoryYouthResearchersDiscrimination
2019
Use of Mental Health Services by Children With Mental Disorders in Two Major Cities in Brazil
Fatori D, Salum G, Rohde L, Pan P, Bressan R, Evans-Lacko S, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Graeff-Martins A. Use of Mental Health Services by Children With Mental Disorders in Two Major Cities in Brazil. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 337-341. PMID: 30651056, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental disordersUnmet needHealth servicesHigh Risk Cohort StudyCombination of psychotherapyMental health treatmentChildren ages 6Cohort studyHealth treatmentCommunity studyAge 6DisordersHealth careLifetime useWhite childrenChildrenHigh rateTreatmentCurrent studyPorto AlegreSao PauloMedicationsPsychotherapyDiagnosis
2017
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parental Refusal of Consent in a Large, Multisite Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Trial
Natale J, Lebet R, Joseph J, Ulysse C, Ascenzi J, Wypij D, Curley M, Investigators R, Curley M, Wypij D, Allen G, Angus D, Asaro L, Ascenzi J, Bateman S, Borasino S, Bowens C, Bysani G, Cheifetz I, Cowl A, Dodson B, Faustino E, Fineman L, Flori H, Franck L, Gedeit R, Grant M, Harabin A, Haskins-Kiefer C, Hertzog J, Hutchins L, Kirby A, Lebet R, Matthay M, McLaughlin G, Natale J, Oren P, Polavarapu N, Schneider J, Schwarz A, Shanley T, Simone S, Singer L, Sorce L, Truemper E, Vander Heyden M, Watson R, Wells C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parental Refusal of Consent in a Large, Multisite Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Trial. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 184: 204-208.e1. PMID: 28410087, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care clinical trialsCare clinical trialsRespiratory failureClinical trialsParental refusalHispanic childrenAcute respiratory failureMultivariable logistic regressionWhite childrenNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesRace/ethnicitySedation TitrationSedation managementIntervention armMechanical ventilationParents of childrenEnrollment criteriaPatient raceControl armIll childrenStudy consentEthnic disparitiesSecondary analysisRandomized EvaluationMultilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts
Fiechtner L, Cheng ER, Lopez G, Sharifi M, Taveras EM. Multilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts. Childhood Obesity 2017, 13: 146-153. PMID: 28075151, PMCID: PMC5369391, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2016.0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy BMIBMI maintenanceHigher oddsHealth-promoting neighborhoodsNon-Hispanic white childrenChildren 13 yearsNeighborhood median household incomeHealthy BMI rangeNeighborhood-level factorsClinic visitsInitial BMIBMI rangeObesity preventionLower oddsMultinomial logistic regressionBMIMedian household incomeLogistic regressionAge 2Multilevel correlatesOddsWhite childrenEarly childhood interventionChildrenChildhood intervention
2015
Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California
Morimoto LM, McCauley K, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C. Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California. Annals Of Epidemiology 2015, 26: 141-145. PMID: 26795698, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of rhabdomyosarcomaHigh birth weightBirth weightGestational ageNon-Hispanic white childrenPost-term babiesCalifornia Cancer RegistryNormal gestational ageRecord linkage studyConditional logistic regressionCalifornia birth recordsNon-Hispanic whitesIndication of associationCancer RegistryBirth characteristicsFetal growthPediatric rhabdomyosarcomaRMS casesLower riskBirth recordsEthnic groupsLarger studyLogistic regressionWhite childrenAge
2013
Parental Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Young Children and Television
Njoroge W, Elenbaas L, Garrison M, Myaing M, Christakis D. Parental Cultural Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Young Children and Television. JAMA Pediatrics 2013, 167: 739-745. PMID: 23778788, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white childrenRace/ethnicityBeliefs/attitudesEthnic disparitiesYoung childrenSocioeconomic statusWhite childrenChild race/ethnicityCommunity-based sampleParents of childrenPediatric clinicMAIN OUTCOMEScreen timeAfrican American childrenMinutes of televisionPractice networkAged childrenSignificant differencesChildrenEarly childhood developmentDemographic questionnaireMore televisionDemographic covariatesTV viewingFamily socioeconomic status
2010
Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Urayama KY, Ma X, Selvin S, Metayer C, Chokkalingam AP, Wiemels JL, Does M, Chang J, Wong A, Trachtenberg E, Buffler PA. Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal Of Cancer 2010, 128: 1632-1643. PMID: 21280034, PMCID: PMC3165002, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenEarly life exposureDaycare attendanceLymphoblastic leukemiaEar infectionsLife exposureHispanic childrenCommon childhood infectionsAge 6 monthsWhite childrenCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyBirth orderChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood infectionsCommon infectionsProtective roleInfectionSociodemographic differencesLeukemia StudyHispanic populationChildrenRisk
2005
Ethnic Difference in Daycare Attendance, Early Infections, and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ma X, Buffler PA, Wiemels JL, Selvin S, Metayer C, Loh M, Does MB, Wiencke JK. Ethnic Difference in Daycare Attendance, Early Infections, and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2005, 14: 1928-1934. PMID: 16103439, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white childrenAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaDaycare attendanceLymphoblastic leukemiaC-ALLOdds ratioEarly infectionWhite childrenNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyPossible etiologic roleRisk of childhoodEthnic differencesCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyDose-response relationshipImportant ethnic differencesEar infectionsEtiologic roleInfectious agentsMagnitude of effectInfectionDisease hypothesisLeukemia StudyHispanic children
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilization
2000
Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans.
Foster H, Wu L, Bracken M, Semenya K, Thomas J, Thomas J. Intergenerational effects of high socioeconomic status on low birthweight and preterm birth in African Americans. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2000, 92: 213-21. PMID: 10881470, PMCID: PMC2640563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenLow birthweightSocioeconomic statusWhite womenAfrican American childrenPowerful risk factorEthnic differencesWhite childrenStrong ethnic differencesHigher socioeconomic statusPreterm deliveryGestational ageRisk factorsHigh riskBirthweightAfrican American mothersWomenWhite mothersBehavioral factorsChildrenBirthPublic healthAfrican AmericansCohortIntergenerational effects
1999
Rapid Communication CCR5 Genotype and Resistance to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1
Philpott S, Burger H, Charbonneau T, Grimson R, Vermund S, Visosky A, Nachman S, Kovacs A, Tropper P, Frey H, Weiser B. Rapid Communication CCR5 Genotype and Resistance to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 21: 189-193. PMID: 10421241, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199907010-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-1Vertical transmissionCCR5 genotypeHIV-1 infection statusHIV-1 vertical transmissionHIV-1-infected mothersPrimary HIV-1 infectionMacrophage-tropic strainsAfrican AmericansParenteral transmissionUninfected childrenChild transmissionInfected childrenInfected mothersInfected womenDelta32 mutationCCR5 receptorInfection statusWhite childrenCCR5MothersChildrenHomozygous genotypeAdditional strategies
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