2021
Anthropometric 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
2018
Food and Nutrient Intakes of Jamaican Immigrants in Florida
Oladele CR, Sharma S, Yang J, Pathak EB, Himmelgreen D, Dagne G, Nembhard W, Mason T. Food and Nutrient Intakes of Jamaican Immigrants in Florida. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2018, 21: 570-577. PMID: 29951775, PMCID: PMC6469680, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0770-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary intakeDietary recommendationsRisk factor interventionChronic disease riskTop foodsDaily energy intakeDietary questionnaireSodium intakeMacronutrient intakeFactor interventionMicronutrient intakeEnergy intakeNutrient intakeStudy participantsDisease riskIntakePrevention effortsIntake estimatesTraditional foodsChocolate drinkWomenMenJamaican immigrantsFoodHot chocolate drinks