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Resistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-gamma release assay conversion among highly TB exposed, HIV infected goldminers in South Africa
Ntshiqa T, Velen K, Ginindza S, Nhlangulela L, Charalambous S, Hawn T, Churchyard G, Boom W, Chihota V, Wallis R. Resistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-gamma release assay conversion among highly TB exposed, HIV infected goldminers in South Africa. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0318819. PMID: 40343976, PMCID: PMC12063869, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyTuberculin skin testCD4 countQFT-PlusAssociated with lower CD4 countsTST responseQuantiFERON-TB Gold PlusBody mass index >Median CD4 countLow CD4 countExposure to TBRates of HIVLongitudinal cohort studyMedian ageTST/IGRAAntiretroviral treatmentMedian timePreventive therapySkin testFollow-upCohort studyLogistic regressionHIVMonthsAssay conversionTemporal trends in the association between temperature and firearm mortality
Choi H, Heo S, Bell M. Temporal trends in the association between temperature and firearm mortality. Environmental Research 2025, 275: 121384. PMID: 40081650, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearm mortalityPublic health initiativesLow socioeconomic statusConditional logistic regressionFirearm mortality dataFirearm death ratesHealth inequalitiesMortality trendsAttributable fractionHealth initiativesCase-crossoverMortality dataSocioeconomic statusRacial/ethnic groupsTargeted interventionsBlack/African AmericanStratified analysisVulnerable populationsLogistic regressionWhite populationHealth impactsDeath rateFirearm deathsRace/ethnicityTemporal trendsThe Implications of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Sac Growth and Mortality Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Bellamkonda K, Suckow B, Columbo J, Upchurch G, Jacobs B, Ochoa Chaar C, Scully R, Goodney P, Scali S, Stone D. The Implications of Oxygen-Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Sac Growth and Mortality Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 115: 98-106. PMID: 40081526, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEndovascular AAA repairObstructive pulmonary diseaseSac growthImpact of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEffect of COPD severityCox proportional hazards regressionElective endovascular AAA repairAAA-related mortalityPulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease severityChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsLimited life expectancyIncreased reintervention rateAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAAEndovascular aneurysm repairElevated mortality ratesPredictors of mortalityPrimary exposureHazards regressionInclusion criteriaIncreased reinterventionsLogistic regressionPost-EVARUpdate on the utilization of complementary therapies by adolescents with asthma in an urban population
Soffer G, Feinberg T, Kroll H, Reznik M. Update on the utilization of complementary therapies by adolescents with asthma in an urban population. Journal Of Asthma 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 40040497, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2025.2475451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsthma Control TestCAM useUtilization of complementary therapiesPrevalence of CAM usePrescription adherenceEfficacy of CAMHealth-promoting behaviorsPrimary care clinicsElectronic health recordsCAM utilizationCare clinicsActivity prescriptionHealth recordsAlternative medicineComplementary therapyAsthma managementLack of associationOutpatient specialtyAsthma controlSelf-reportAsthma severityLogistic regressionMind-bodyUrban adolescentsDemographic informationParental Overvaluation of Child Weight/Shape is Associated with Child Disordered Eating Beyond Associations with Parental Internalized Weight Bias
Sanzari C, Lydecker J. Parental Overvaluation of Child Weight/Shape is Associated with Child Disordered Eating Beyond Associations with Parental Internalized Weight Bias. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 2025 PMID: 40054735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2025.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternalized weight biasParental overvaluationEating behaviorsChild behaviorPediatric eating disordersWeight biasChild eating behaviorsLogistic regressionAssociated with disordered eating behaviorsDisordered eatingDisordered eating behaviorsWeight bias internalizationParent-focused treatmentHierarchical logistic regressionEating disordersAssociations Between U.S. Women’s Toileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of RISE for HEALTH Study Data
Berry A, Brady S, Burgio K, Cunningham S, Gahagan S, James A, Low L, LaCoursiere D, Lipman T, McGwin G, Mueller M, Palmer M, Rodriguez-Ponciano D, Smith A, Sutcliffe S, Williams B, Wyman J, Newman D. Associations Between U.S. Women’s Toileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of RISE for HEALTH Study Data. Journal Of Women's Health 2025 PMID: 40029194, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsCross-sectional analysisDelayed voidingPremature voidingToileting behaviorsPopulation-based cohort studyYear old womanAssociated with urgencyCommunity-dwelling womenUnhealthy toileting behaviorsAge modified associationsUrgency incontinenceEmptying symptomsPostmicturition symptomsProportional odds logistic regressionCohort studyUrine storageBladder healthEducating young womenModified associationsYoung womenLogistic regressionAge groupsPrematurityDigital Marketing Claims and Their Association With the Perceptions of Parents of Children Under 2 Years Old of Commercial Milk Formulas in Mexico
Aureoles‐García V, Unar‐Munguía M, Santos‐Guzmán A, Tolentino‐Mayo L, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Digital Marketing Claims and Their Association With the Perceptions of Parents of Children Under 2 Years Old of Commercial Milk Formulas in Mexico. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2025, e70001. PMID: 40023779, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.70001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-relatedParents' perceptionsCommercial milk formulaAdjusted logistic regressionWorld Health Assembly resolutionParents of ChildrenMilk formulaStudy sampleMarketing claimsLogistic regressionLikert scaleGlobal guidelinesPrevent diseaseHealth claimsDigital mediaOnline surveyPositive perceptionsSocial mediaNutritionHealthAssociationPerceptionParentsEmotional claimsAssembly resolutionUsing Radiology as a Screening Tool to Identify Intimate Partner Violence
Lenehan P, Tang A, Watane G, Gujrathi R, Park H, Gosangi B, Thomas R, Franco F, Patel K, Warsofsky I, Rosner B, Khurana B. Using Radiology as a Screening Tool to Identify Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2025, 22: 395-404. PMID: 40044319, PMCID: PMC11887577, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted incidence rate ratiosEmergency departmentRetrospective case-control studyImaging utilization patternsEvident injuriesCox proportional hazards regressionRace-matched controlsCase-control studyTime-to-event analysisProportional hazards regressionImaging utilizationIncidence rate ratiosCumulative incidenceAnatomical sitesScreening mammogramsHazards regressionOdds ratioImaging studiesIntimate partner violencePatientsInjury patternsLogistic regressionInjuryOrgan systemsPoisson regressionSolvent exposure, genetic susceptibility, and risk of bladder cancer.
Tadesse D, Rothman N, Xie S, Hurwitz L, Friesen M, Baris D, Schwenn M, Johnson A, Karagas M, Silverman D, Koutros S. Solvent exposure, genetic susceptibility, and risk of bladder cancer. Cancer Prevention Research 2025, of1-of8. PMID: 39995157, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-24-0434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBladder cancer riskRisk of bladder cancerNew England Bladder Cancer StudyCancer riskPopulation-based case-control studyOdds ratioIncreased bladder cancer riskIncreased risk of bladder cancerConfidence intervalsCumulative exposure to benzeneCancer susceptibility lociJob-exposure matrixCalculate odds ratiosBladder cancerLifetime occupational exposureGenetic risk variantsCase-control studyMultivariate logistic regressionBladder Cancer StudyExposure to benzeneSusceptibility lociLogistic regressionOccupational historyRisk variantsCancer studiesColorectal surgeon practice patterns of low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer treatment
Coppersmith N, Schultz K, Esposito A, Cruickshank K, Saleh A, Linhares S, Leeds I, Pantel H, Reddy V, Longo W, Mongiu A. Colorectal surgeon practice patterns of low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer treatment. Supportive Care In Cancer 2025, 33: 218. PMID: 39994079, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09290-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow anterior resection syndromeRisk of low anterior resection syndromeAnterior resection syndromeManagement of low anterior resection syndromeDescriptive statistical analysisPhysical therapyIncreased screeningRectal cancer treatmentSurgery facultyRectal surgery residentsPatient accessElectronic surveyResultsThe surveyLifestyle modificationPractice patternsLogistic regressionCounseling patientsRectal resectionTreatment modalitiesPostoperative screeningPostoperative patientsTransanal irrigationTreatment practicesSurgeons' perceptionsDrug treatmentNatriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex
Gandhi P, Runels T, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Feder S, Rodwin B, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Placide S, Gaffey A, Akgün K. Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex. Heart & Lung 2025, 71: 25-31. PMID: 39970822, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatriuretic peptide testingHeart failure hospitalizationFacility characteristicsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPeptide testingSex-based differencesFacility-related factorsSex-stratified modelsAssociated with increased likelihoodAssociated with decreased likelihoodHealthcare systemHF diagnosisEjection fractionCardiac comorbiditiesFailure hospitalizationClinical outcomesLogistic regressionAtrial fibrillationHeart failureVeteransClinical covariatesPatientsAdmissionSexAssociationCumulative disaster exposure and hypertension among mothers who survived Hurricane Katrina
Meadows M, Desai M, Zacher M, Lowe S. Cumulative disaster exposure and hypertension among mothers who survived Hurricane Katrina. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 025005. PMID: 39968533, PMCID: PMC11831098, DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/adb32c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological distressHurricane exposureAdverse physical health outcomesDisaster exposurePhysical health outcomesLow-income mothersImpact mental healthShort-term health impactsHurricane KatrinaExposure to hypertensionHealth outcomesChronic conditionsPhysical healthMental healthHypertension oddsHypertension riskIncreased oddsVulnerable populationsSurvey wavesLogistic regressionCumulative exposureHealth impactsPotential mediatorsExposure to hurricanesPost-KatrinaPredictors of Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients Undergoing Implantable Defibrillator Placement
Hummel J, Lan Z, Jones P, Khera R, Stein K, Curtis J, Akar J. Predictors of Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients Undergoing Implantable Defibrillator Placement. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2025 PMID: 39930894, DOI: 10.1111/jce.16570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRV pacingICD implantationCardiac arrestRight ventricular (RV) pacingICD recipientsHistory of syncopeHistory of VTHistory of AFRight ventricular pacingPacing indicationsDefibrillator placementQRS durationValidation cohortICD RegistryVentricular tachycardiaBUN levelsPacing needsClinical indicationsVentricular pacingPatientsStudy populationTransvenous defibrillationDual chamberLogistic regressionSubcutaneous devicesAssociation of Primary Care Access with Health-Related ChatGPT Use: A National Cross-Sectional Survey
Ayo-Ajibola O, Julien C, Lin M, Riddell J, Duan N, Kravitz R. Association of Primary Care Access with Health-Related ChatGPT Use: A National Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-8. PMID: 39930155, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09406-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnline health informationPrimary care accessCare accessSource of primary careNational cross-sectional surveyOnline health information sourcesSources of online health informationPrimary care relationshipsCross-sectional surveyNational survey of patientsSurvey of patientsMultiple logistic regressionNon-white raceNational Institutes of HealthPrimary careHealth characteristicsInstitutes of HealthHealth informationChi-square testCaring relationshipsDescriptive statisticsLogistic regressionPrimary languageHigher incomeNational surveyMedications for opioid use disorder in traditional medicare beneficiaries: associations with age
Ganz D, Lai J, Cantor J, Agniel D, Simon K, Stein B, Taylor E. Medications for opioid use disorder in traditional medicare beneficiaries: associations with age. Health Affairs Scholar 2025, 3: qxaf036. PMID: 40040649, PMCID: PMC11878533, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderMOUD initiationIndex eventUse disorderTreat opioid use disorderAssociated with female sexRates of opioid use disorderIncreasing comorbidity scoreMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with ageComorbidity scoreMedicare beneficiariesFemale sexOlder adultsAge-specific strategiesIncreased uptakeLogistic regressionOlder ageTraditional Medicare beneficiariesMOUDClaims dataMedicationMedication for Opioid Use Disorder for Hospitalized Patients at Six New York City Public Hospitals with an Addiction Consult Service.
Rostam-Abadi Y, McNeely J, Tarpey T, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Mazumdar M, Kalyanaraman Marcello R, Cooke C, Dolle J, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, King C. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder for Hospitalized Patients at Six New York City Public Hospitals with an Addiction Consult Service. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 39908531, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew York City public hospitalCity public hospitalsAddiction consult servicesPublic hospitalsDrivers of racial disparitiesPopulation-specific barriersElectronic health recordsYears post-implementationOpioid use disorder treatmentMajority of patientsHealth recordsPost-implementationAddiction careOpioid use disorderRacial disparitiesLogistic regressionInpatient departmentConsultation serviceClinical characteristicsEligible patientsMOUDOddsConsultationHospitalized patientsHospitalExtreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Delaney S, Stegmuller A, Mork D, Mock L, Bell M, Gill T, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185 PMID: 39899291, PMCID: PMC11791774, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover designOdds ratioPopulation-based cohort studyMedicare fee-for-serviceBurden of Alzheimer's diseaseConditional logistic regressionFee-for-serviceOR point estimatesRisk of hospitalizationADRDOlder PersonsOlder adultsMain OutcomesPopulation subgroupsWhite beneficiariesDiagnosis codesCohort studyEffect estimatesHealth burdenLogistic regressionCounseling patientsCumulative ORAlzheimer's diseaseIncreased hospitalizationOutdoor heatSex differences in in-hospital outcomes and readmission rates after percutaneous coronary intervention
Gomez J, Park D, Eder M, An S, Lowenstern A, Kelsey M, Rymer J, Douglas P, Nanna M. Sex differences in in-hospital outcomes and readmission rates after percutaneous coronary intervention. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2025, 38: 159-169. PMID: 39990004, PMCID: PMC11845020, DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2025.2452113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn-hospital outcomesIn-hospital mortalitySecondary outcomesReadmission ratesOdds of in-hospital mortalityPercutaneous coronary interventionCalculate odds ratiosInpatient percutaneous coronary interventionHazard of readmissionUnited States National Readmission DatabaseIn-hospital adverse outcomesPropensity score matchingHealth systemHospital characteristicsOdds of cardiac arrestSocioeconomic statusReimbursement implicationsSex differencesYears of ageOdds ratioReadmission riskCox proportional-hazardsLogistic regressionIn-hospital complicationsScore matchingMediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults.
Saffari M, Huang C, Huang P, Chang Y, Chen J, Poon W, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Lin C. Mediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 289-303. PMID: 39853322, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityWeight stigmaModerate to high PALevels of physical activityPerceived weight stigmaCross-sectional surveyGaming disorderYoung adultsSeverity of gaming disorderStructural equation modelingMultinomial logistic regressionPA levelsLow PAHigh PAAssociated with higher levelsStigmaLogistic regressionMediation analysisTaiwanese young adultsRisk of gaming disorderBehavioral symptomsAssociationClinical groupsActive avoidanceAdultsTrends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based study
Bommersbach T, Olfson M, Rhee T. Trends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 42: 101000. PMID: 39906085, PMCID: PMC11790505, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk behaviorsDepressive symptomsYouth Risk Behavior SurveyNational trendsMultiple behavioral risk factorsMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionUniversal depression screeningAssociated with depressive symptomsBiennial cross-sectional surveysBehavioral risk factorsShort sleeping hoursAt-risk groupsNon-Hispanic white studentsRisk categoriesDepression screeningUS high school studentsScreen timeHigh school studentsWeight perceptionRisk Behavior SurveyRisk behaviorsTargeted screeningLogistic regressionSleep hoursDecreased engagement
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