2021
Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes
Ashrap P, Aker A, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes. Environment International 2021, 149: 106418. PMID: 33548848, PMCID: PMC7897320, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesPsychosocial statusBirth outcomesBody mass indexPsychosocial stressPreterm birthOdds ratioAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPre-pregnancy body mass indexSecond-hand smoke exposurePrenatal psychosocial stressPregnant womenBlood metalsClusters of womenEffects of psychosocial stressPuerto Rico TestsiteIncreased odds ratioSocial supportPerceived stressMaternal educationAdverse associationOverall preterm birthLow birth weightSpontaneous preterm birthCohort study
2017
Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study
Needham B, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Kim C, Mukherjea A, Kandula N, Kanaya A. Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 792-798. PMID: 28748299, PMCID: PMC5785586, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0635-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionDepressive symptomsUS cultureSouth Asian immigrantsAcculturation strategiesElevated symptoms of depressionSocial supportSelf-reported social supportUndertreated mental disordersCES-D scaleAsian immigrantsSouth Asian culturesElevated symptomsLatent class analysisMental disordersCES-DIntegrated classesSouth AsiansMediators of AtherosclerosisAsian culturesDepressionLatent classesClass analysisAcculturationSymptoms