2023
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra L, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Massey D, Spatz E, Sharma R, Rodriguez F, Watson K, Masoudi F, Krumholz H. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345964. PMID: 38039001, PMCID: PMC10692850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHistory of ASCVDCross-sectional studyLifestyle modificationPharmacological medicationsOptimal careCurrent careUS adultsEthnic differencesWhite individualsGuideline-recommended therapiesTotal cholesterol controlNon-Hispanic white individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLatino individualsQuality of careSelf-reported raceStatin useRecommended TherapiesSecondary preventionCholesterol controlOptimal regimensSmoking cessationEligible participantsExamination Survey
2016
The Effectiveness of a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on High-Risk Individuals as Potential Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: My Unlimited Potential (MyUP)
Osondu CU, Aneni EC, Shaharyar S, Roberson L, Rouseff M, Das S, Spatz E, Younus A, Guzman H, Brown D, Santiago-Charles J, Ochoa T, Mora J, Gilliam C, Lehn V, Sherriff S, Tran T, Gonzalez A, Virani S, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K. The Effectiveness of a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on High-Risk Individuals as Potential Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: My Unlimited Potential (MyUP). Population Health Management 2016, 19: 368-375. PMID: 26760281, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCardiometabolic risk factorsBariatric surgeryBlood pressureMass indexEligible participantsRisk factorsBaptist Health South FloridaLifestyle intervention programDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease riskPhysical activity interventionsHigh-risk individualsPersonalized diet planParticipants' body mass indexProgram completersWorkplace wellness programsLifestyle interventionSevere obesityHemoglobin A1cTotal cholesterolTreat analysisActivity interventionsLifestyle program