2022
Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Diabetes in the United States: The National Health Interview Survey 2013-2018.
Taha MB, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Caraballo C, Khera R, Patel KV, Ali HJR, Sharma G, Mossialos E, Cainzos-Achirica M, Nasir K. Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults With Diabetes in the United States: The National Health Interview Survey 2013-2018. Diabetes Care 2022, 45: 594-603. PMID: 35015860, DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-related medication nonadherenceNational Health Interview SurveyLack of insuranceMedication nonadherenceNational Health Interview Survey 2013Duration of diabetesHigher comorbidity burdenSelf-reported diabetesHealth Interview SurveyWorse health outcomesHealth-related expendituresComorbidity burdenInsulin useCurrent smokingLess medicationMedication adherenceFemale sexWeighted prevalenceHigher oddsAge subgroupsSkipping dosesDiabetesHealth outcomesElderly adultsNHIS participants
2021
Financial Hardship Among Nonelderly Adults With CKD in the United States
Acquah I, Valero-Elizondo J, Javed Z, Ibrahim HN, Patel KV, Ryoo Ali HJ, Menser T, Khera R, Cainzos-Achirica M, Nasir K. Financial Hardship Among Nonelderly Adults With CKD in the United States. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 78: 658-668. PMID: 34144103, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseLack of insuranceMedical billsDiagnosis of CKDMultivariable logistic regression modelNational Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyFinancial hardshipLogistic regression modelsClinical characteristicsClinical factorsCKD diagnosisKidney diseaseUS populationAbstractTextStudy designInterview SurveyRepresentative estimatesDiagnosisRegression modelsRepresentative sampleAdultsOutcomesStrong determinantAMP
2020
Association of cardiovascular risk factor profile and financial hardship from medical bills among non-elderly adults in the United States
Grandhi GR, Valero-Elizondo J, Mszar R, Brandt EJ, Annapureddy A, Khera R, Saxena A, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Desai NR, Blaha MJ, Cheema FH, Vahidy FS, Nasir K. Association of cardiovascular risk factor profile and financial hardship from medical bills among non-elderly adults in the United States. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2020, 2: 100034. PMID: 34327457, PMCID: PMC8315456, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular risk factor profileCost-related barriersRisk factor profileNon-elderly adultsCRF profileLow prevalenceMedical billsFactor profileNational Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLack of insuranceFinancial hardshipLogistic regression modelsLow incomeASCVD statusRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseStudy populationLower oddsLower mortalityUninsured individualsLow burdenHealthcare expendituresPrevalence