2010
Body Image and Body Satisfaction Differ by Race in Overweight Postpartum Mothers
Carter-Edwards L, Bastian LA, Revels J, Durham H, Lokhnygina Y, Amamoo MA, Ostbye T. Body Image and Body Satisfaction Differ by Race in Overweight Postpartum Mothers. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 305-311. PMID: 20113143, PMCID: PMC2834437, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher mean body mass indexMean body mass indexBody discrepancyBody imageWeight loss interventionWeight loss programStunkard Figure Rating ScaleBody satisfactionAfrican AmericansAfrican American womenOverweight mothersLoss interventionPostpartum studiesLoss programMass indexPostpartum womenCurrent body imagePostpartum mothersPostpartum periodPostpartum weightHealthcare providersWhite womenRating ScaleWeight loss behaviors
2004
Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness.
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Stechuchak KM, Frothingham R, Bastian LA, Meador KG, Swartz M, Horner RD. Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2004, 96: 43-52. PMID: 14746353, PMCID: PMC2594764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useSevere mental illnessAfrican American veteransHepatitis BHepatitis CMental illnessRacial differencesRisk behaviorsRisk of HCVRisk of HBVAfrican American raceConfidence intervalsStrong risk indicatorSmoking crack cocaineMultiple sex partnersAfrican AmericansHigh rateHBV seroprevalenceHCV seroprevalenceHCV infectionMultivariable analysisPrevalence ratesPsychiatric unitHBVCaucasian veterans