2022
Assessment of Underuse and Overuse of Screening Tests for Co-occurring Conditions Among Children With Obesity
Sharifi M, Goodman A, Chua K. Assessment of Underuse and Overuse of Screening Tests for Co-occurring Conditions Among Children With Obesity. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222101. PMID: 35834247, PMCID: PMC9284328, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWell-child visitsProportion of childrenCross-sectional studyEndocrine testingInsulin testIBM MarketScan Multi-State Medicaid databaseMarketScan Multi-State Medicaid DatabaseIBM MarketScan Commercial DatabaseMulti-State Medicaid DatabaseScreening testMarketScan Commercial DatabasePrimary care cliniciansCommercial claims databaseRate of adherenceNon-Hispanic blacksCo-occurring conditionsLogistic regression modelsPrimary outcomeCare cliniciansLiver diseaseClaims databaseMean ageMedicaid databaseDiagnosis codesPayer type
2020
Disparities in Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Youth in Immigrant Families
Rosenberg J, Rosenthal MS, Cramer LD, Lebowitz ER, Sharifi M, Yun K. Disparities in Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Youth in Immigrant Families. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 20: 1148-1156. PMID: 32599347, PMCID: PMC7655594, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of receiptBehavioral health servicesBehavioral health treatmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosisPrimary outcomeUnique psychosocial stressorsChild healthHealth treatmentMedicationsHispanic/LatinxHealth servicesPsychosocial stressorsDisorder diagnosisMultiple covariatesTreatmentChildrenNational surveyUS parentsRepresentative surveyHealthSurvey respondentsReceiptDifferencesDiagnosis
2015
Food Environments and Childhood Weight Status: Effects of Neighborhood Median Income
Fiechtner L, Sharifi M, Sequist T, Block J, Duncan DT, Melly SJ, Rifas-Shiman SL, Taveras EM. Food Environments and Childhood Weight Status: Effects of Neighborhood Median Income. Childhood Obesity 2015, 11: 260-268. PMID: 25923838, PMCID: PMC4559156, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2014.0139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMI z-scoreLower BMI z-scoreNeighborhood median incomeZ-scoreHigher BMI z-scoreAdverse effectsChildhood weight statusPotential effect modificationFood environmentFood establishmentsLow-income neighborhoodsFull-service restaurantsElectronic health recordsMedian incomePrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisPatient's residenceEffect modificationWeight statusHealth behaviorsHealth recordsFast foodConvenience storesStrong adverse effectsObesity