2018
Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study
Trinh P, Jung TH, Keene D, Demmer RT, Perzanowski M, Lovasi G. Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020362. PMID: 30269061, PMCID: PMC6169763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza hospitalisationsAsthma hospitalisationsExcess riskLongitudinal ecological studyAge groupsClinical Modification diagnosis codesSignificant positive correlationInfluenza prevention strategiesSignificant correlationDifferent age groupsNinth RevisionDiagnosis codesPrimary diagnosisAdults 18HospitalisationStatewide PlanningPositive correlationInternational ClassificationIndividuals 18Prevention strategiesRisk percentageAdult populationOverall populationAsthmaInfluenzaThe Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample
Guo M, O’Connor Duffany K, Shebl FM, Santilli A, Keene DE. The Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 245-254. PMID: 29541963, PMCID: PMC5906388, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0229-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood safetyPhysical activity behaviorNeighborhood violenceLength of residenceEffects of exposureHealth SurveySafety differsActivity behaviorHealth conditionsFeelings of safetyNeighborhood walkabilityLength of timeExposurePotential moderating effectAssociationSafetyExperiences of violenceLong-term residentsResidencePerceptions of safetyAdult samplesFeelings of unsafetyResidentsUrban sampleFindings
2014
Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners
Keene DE, Lynch JF, Baker AC. Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 119-126. PMID: 25112566, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor healthWorking-class African AmericansAfrican American experienceHealth-related eventsConsequences of illnessOngoing historyAmerican experienceRacial inequalityRacial discriminationFragile healthYounger ageDisproportionate burdenHealth inequalitiesAfrican AmericansAmerican homeownersIllnessRisk of foreclosureHealthLived experienceDisabilityRecent studiesRiskParticipantsDownstream consequencesHistory
2007
Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002.
Geronimus AT, Bound J, Keene D, Hicken M. Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: 40-8. PMID: 17274208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHypertension prevalencePoverty income ratioBlood pressureHypertension riskCurrent antihypertensive medication useNutrition Examination Survey IVAge 15Antihypertensive medication useHigher hypertension ratesWhite odds ratioDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRace/sex groupsUS black womenMultiple logistic regressionBlack womenMiddle-aged adultsHypertension screeningHypertension ratesMedication useNHANES cohortMass indexPrimary preventionInfant health