2024
Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals
Wu B, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Hawley N. Pre‐pregnancy BMI, rate of gestational weight gain, and preterm birth among US Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity 2024, 32: 798-809. PMID: 38304993, PMCID: PMC10965383, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of gestational weight gainGestational weight gainPacific Islander individualsPre-pregnancy BMIIncreased risk of PTBRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthPre-pregnancyIslander individualsObesity classNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsIncreased riskObesity class ICox proportional hazards modelsPacific Islander mothersHealthy weightWeight gainProportional hazards modelHealth StatisticsSingleton infantsCongenital anomaliesBMIClass IHazards model
2011
Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T‐Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV‐Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana
Renner L, Prin M, Li FY, Goka B, Northrup V, Paintsil E. Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T‐Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV‐Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana. AIDS Research And Treatment 2011, 2011: 896040. PMID: 21738861, PMCID: PMC3124224, DOI: 10.1155/2011/896040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-lymphocyte recoveryPredictors of CD4Resource-limited settingsHAART initiationKorle-Bu Teaching HospitalMost resource-limited settingsCox proportional hazards modelT-lymphocyte countsActive antiretroviral therapyMedian recovery timeProportional hazards modelPredictors of timeComplete CD4Percent CD4Antiretroviral therapyActive antiretroviralsMean ageTeaching hospitalT lymphocytesCD4Hazards modelHIVChildrenAgeSignificant predictor variables