2023
Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019
Gulanski B, Goulet J, Radhakrishnan K, Ko J, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Lee K, Heberer K, Lynch J, Streja E, Mutalik P, Cheung K, Concato J, Shih M, Lee J, Aslan M. Metformin prescription for U.S. veterans with prediabetes, 2010–2019. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 72: 139-150. PMID: 37668313, DOI: 10.1177/10815589231201141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVeterans Health AdministrationIncident prediabetesHigh riskHealth AdministrationRetrospective observational cohort studyType 2 diabetes mellitusUse of metforminObservational cohort studyProportion of veteransMetformin prescribingGestational diabetesCohort studyMetformin prescriptionDiabetes mellitusDiabetes preventionMass indexCardiovascular diseaseMultivariable modelPrediabetesSubset of individualsMetforminU.S. veteransHealthcare systemVeteransHigher burden of cardiometabolic and socioeconomic risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the Glycemic Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) baseline cohort
Gulanski B, Butera N, Krause-Steinrauf H, Lichtman J, Harindhanavudhi T, Green J, Suratt C, AbouAssi H, Desouza C, Ahmann A, Wexler D, Aroda V, Crandall J, McKee, Behringer-Massera S, Brown-Friday J, Xhori E, Ballentine-Cargill K, Duran S, Estrella H, de la torre S, Lukin J, Phillips L, Burgess E, Olson D, Rhee M, Wilson P, Raines T, Boers J, Costello J, Maher-Albertelli M, Mungara R, Savoye L, White C, Gullett C, Holloway L, Morehead F, Person S, Sibymon M, Tanukonda S, Adams C, Ross A, Balasubramanyam A, Gaba R, Hattery E, Ideozu A, Jimenez J, Montes G, Wright C, Hollander P, Roe E, Jackson A, Smiley A, Burt P, Estrada L, Chionh K, Ismail-Beigi F, Falck-Ytter C, Kassem L, Sood A, Tiktin M, Kulow T, Newman C, Stancil K, Cramer B, Iacoboni J, Kononets M, Sanders C, Tucker L, Werner A, Maxwell A, McPhee G, Patel C, Colosimo L, Krol A, Goland R, Pring J, Alfano L, Kringas P, Hausheer C, Tejada J, Gumpel K, Kirpitch A, Schneier H, Green J, AbouAssi H, Chatterjee R, Feinglos M, Jones J, Khan J, Zimmer R, Furst M, Satterwhite B, Thacker C, Kreider K, Mariash C, Mather K, Ismail H, Lteif A, Mullen M, Hamilton T, Patel N, Riera G, Jackson M, Pirics V, Aguillar D, Howard D, Hurt S, Bergenstal R, Carlson A, Martens T, Johnson M, Hill R, Hyatt J, Jensen C, Madden M, Martin D, Willis H, Konerza W, Yang S, Kleeberger K, Passi R, Fortmann S, Herson M, Mularski K, Glauber H, Prihoda J, Ash B, Carlson C, Ramey P, Schield E, Torgrimson-Ojerio B, Arnold K, Kauffman B, Panos E, Sahnow S, Bays K, Berame K, Cook J, Ghioni D, Gluth J, Schell K, Criscola J, Friason C, Jones S, Nazarov S, Barzilay J, Rassouli N, Puttnam R, Ojoawo B, Nelson R, Curtis M, Hollis B, Sanders-Jones C, Stokes K, El-Haqq Z, Kolli A, Tran T, Wexler D, Larkin M, Meigs J, Chambers B, Dushkin A, Rocchio G, Yepes M, Steiner B, Dulin H, Cayford M, Chu K, DeManbey A, Hillard M, Martin K, Thangthaeng N, Gurry L, Kochis R, Raymond E, Ripley V, Stevens C, Park J, Aroda V, Ghazi A, Magee M, Ressing A, Loveland A, Hamm M, Hurtado M, Kuhn A, Leger J, Manandhar L, Mwicigi F, Sanchez O, Young T, Garg R, Lagari-Libhaber V, Florez H, Valencia, Marks J, Casula S, Oropesa-Gonzalez L, Hue L, Cuadot A, Nieto-Martinez R, Veliz A, Gutt M, Kendal Y, Veciana B, Ahmann A, Aby-Daniel D, Joarder F, Morimoto V, Sprague C, Yamashita D, Cady N, Rivera-Eschright N, Kirchhoff P, Gomez B, Adducci J, Goncharova A, Hox S, Petrovitch H, Matwichyna M, Jenkins V, Broadwater L, Ishii R, Bermudez N, Hsia D, Cefalu W, Greenway F, Waguespack C, King E, Fry G, Dragg A, Gildersleeve B, Arceneaux J, Haynes N, Thomassie A, Pavlionis M, Bourgeois B, Hazlett C, Mudaliar S, Henry R, Boeder S, Pettus J, Diaz E, Garcia-Acosta D, Maggs S, DeLue C, Stallings A, Castro E, Hernandez S, Krakoff J, Curtis J, Killean T, Khalid M, Joshevama E, Diaz E, Martin D, Tsingine K, Karshner T, Albu J, Pi-Sunyer F, Frances S, Maggio C, Ellis E, Bastawrose J, Gong X, Banerji M, August P, Lee M, Lorber D, Brown N, Josephson D, Thomas L, Tsovian M, Cherian A, Jacobson M, Mishko M, Kirkman, Buse J, Dostou J, Machineni S, Young L, Bergamo K, Goley A, Kerr J, Largay J, Guarda S, Cuffee J, Culmer D, Fraser R, Almeida H, Coffer S, Debnam E, Kiker L, Morton S, Josey K, Fuller G, Garvey W, Cherrington A, Dyer D, Lawson M, Griffith O, Agne A, McCullars S, Cohen R, Craig J, Rogge M, Burton K, Kersey K, Wilson C, Lipp S, Meulen M, Adkins C, Onadeko T, Rasouli N, Baker C, Schroeder E, Razzaghi M, Lyon C, Penaloza R, Underkofler C, Lorch R, Douglass S, Steiner S, Sivitz W, Cline E, Knosp L, McConnell J, Lowe T, Herman W, Pop-Busui R, Tan M, Martin C, Waltje A, Katona A, Goodhall L, Eggleston R, Kuo S, Bojescu S, Bule S, Kessler N, LaSalle E, Whitley K, Seaquist E, Bantle A, Harindhanavudhi T, Kumar A, Redmon B, Bantle J, Coe M, Mech M, Taddese A, Lesne L, Smith S, Desouza C, Kuechenmeister L, Shivaswamy V, Burbach S, Rodriguez, Seipel K, Alfred A, Morales A, Eggert J, Lord G, Taylor W, Tillson R, Schade D, Adolphe A, Burge M, Duran-Valdez E, Martinez J, Bancroft A, Kunkel S, Ahmad F, McGinnis D, Pucchetti B, Scripsick E, Zamorano A, DeFronzo R, Cersosimo E, Abdul-Ghani M, Triplitt C, Juarez D, Garza R, Verastiqui H, Wright K, Puckett C, Raskin P, Rhee C, Abraham S, Jordan L, Sao S, Morton L, Smith O, Walker L, Schnurr-Breen L, Ayala R, Kreymer R, Sturgess D, Utzschneider K, Kahn, Wright L, Boyko E, Tsai E, Trence D, Trikudanathan S, Fattaleh B, Montgomery B, Atkinson K, Kozedub A, Concepcion T, Moak C, Prikhodko N, Rhothisen S, Elasy T, Martin S, Shackelford L, Goidel R, Hinkle N, Lovell C, Myers J, Hogan J, McGill J, Salam M, Schweiger T, Kissel S, Recklein C, Clifton M, Tamborlane W, Camp A, Gulanski B, Inzucchi, Pham K, Alguard M, Gatcomb P, Lessard K, Perez M, Iannone L, Montosa A, Magenheimer E, Cefalu W, Fradkin J, Burch H, Bremer A, Nathan D, Lachin J, Krause-Steinrauf H, Younes N, Bebu I, Butera N, Buys C, Fagan A, Gao Y, Ghosh A, Gramzinski, Hall S, Kazemi E, Legowski E, Liu H, Suratt C, Tripputi M, Arey A, Backman M, Bethepu J, Lund C, Dhaliwal P, McGee P, Mesimer E, Ngo L, Steffes M, Seegmiller J, Saenger A, Arends V, Gabrielson D, Conner T, Warren S, Day J, Huminik J, Scrymgeour A, Soliman E, Pokharel Y, Zhang Z, Campbell C, Hu J, Keasler L, Hensley S, Li Y, Mihalcea R, Min D, Perez-Rosas V, Prosser L, Resnicow K, Ye W, Shao H, Zhang P, Luchsinger J, Sanchez D, Assuras S, Groessl E, Sakha F, Chong H, Hillery N, Everett B, Abdouch I, Bahtiyar G, Brantley P, Broyles F, Canaris G, Copeland P, Craine J, Fein W, Gliwa A, Hope L, Lee, Meiners R, Meiners V, O’Neal H, Park J, Sacerdote A, Sledge E, Soni L, Steppel-Reznik J, Turchin A, Brooks-Worrell B, Hampe C, Palmer J, Shojaie A, Higgins J, Fischer L, Golden S, Gonzalez J, Naik A, Walker E, Lotenberg L, Gallivan J, Lim J, Tuncer D. Higher burden of cardiometabolic and socioeconomic risk factors in women with type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the Glycemic Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) baseline cohort. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2023, 11: e003159. PMID: 37094945, PMCID: PMC10151943, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRisk factorsSocioeconomic risk factorsCardiovascular diseaseGreater prevalenceContemporary cohortHigher mean body mass indexMean body mass indexType 2 diabetes mellitusBurden of CVDYoung womenBlood pressure targetsGlycemia Reduction ApproachesAngiotensin receptor blockersCardiometabolic risk factorsLow HDL cholesterolPowerful risk factorComparative effectiveness studiesGreater relative riskCross-sectional analysisMetformin monotherapyTarget LDLReceptor blockersPressure targetsSevere obesityPersonalized Digital Health Information to Substantiate Human-Delivered Exercise Support for Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Ash G, Nally L, Stults-Kolehmainen M, De Los Santos M, Jeon S, Brandt C, Gulanski B, Spanakis E, Baker J, Weinzimer S, Fucito L. Personalized Digital Health Information to Substantiate Human-Delivered Exercise Support for Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Clinical Journal Of Sport Medicine 2023, 33: 512-520. PMID: 36715983, PMCID: PMC10898917, DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous glucose monitoringExercise supportHealth informationDigital health informationBody mass indexType 1 diabetesCommunity-based sampleSevere hypoglycemiaMass indexPsychosocial assessmentCGM useHigh satisfaction ratingsPhysician oversightType 1Future interventionsGlucose monitoringMedical readinessMolecular biomarkersBaseline observationsInterventionSatisfaction ratingsAdultsExerciseBehavioral skillsSingle group
2013
Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Gulanski B, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, Team F. Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 56: 1498-1504. PMID: 23378285, PMCID: PMC3634308, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index scoreFragility fracturesPhysiologic frailtyVACS IndexMale veteransInhibitor useFracture riskRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexIndex scoreFragility fracture risk factorsICD-9-CM codesProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsMarkers of inflammationBody mass indexUpper arm fracturesAlcohol-related diagnosesCox regression modelFirst fragility fractureCause mortalityHIV RNAHemoglobin levelsMass index
2011
Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt C, Chang CC, Gulanski B, Fraenkel L, Mattocks K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, . Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17217. PMID: 21359191, PMCID: PMC3040233, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHIV infectionUninfected menFragility fracturesFracture riskRisk factorsMale veteransVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortCurrent protease inhibitor useFragility fracture risk factorsMedian body mass indexHIV-specific factorsAdjusted hazard ratioProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsFragility fracture riskIncident hipHazard ratioInhibitor useUnadjusted riskHIV statusMass indexAlcohol abuseHIVUpper arm
2005
Undiagnosed hyperglycemia in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics.
Sernyak MJ, Gulanski B, Rosenheck R. Undiagnosed hyperglycemia in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2005, 66: 1463-7. PMID: 16420085, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v66n1117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical antipsychoticsFPG levelsElevated FPGUndiagnosed hyperglycemiaUrban Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNormal FPG levelsPercentage of patientsBody mass indexPlasma glucose testRace/ethnicityFPG resultsAntipsychotic prescriptionsMore patientsMass indexFPG groupMedical CenterGlucose testAntipsychoticsGlucose metabolismPatientsComorbid diagnosesHyperglycemiaGlucose resultsSignificant differences
2003
Association of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Insulin Resistance among Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Intervention Trial
Kalish GM, Barrett-Connor E, Laughlin GA, Gulanski BI. Association of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Insulin Resistance among Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Intervention Trial. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 1646-1652. PMID: 12679451, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAgedBiological AvailabilityBody CompositionBody ConstitutionBody Mass IndexEstradiolEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHomeostasisHumansInsulin ResistanceLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedPostmenopauseProgestinsSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTestosteroneVisceraConceptsBody mass indexInsulin resistanceBioavailable testosteroneBioavailable estradiolPostmenopausal womenTotal estradiolMass indexSex hormonesPostmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) TrialHomeostasis model assessment-IRLower SHBG levelsYounger postmenopausal womenYr of menopauseHomeostasis model assessmentHormone replacement therapyEndogenous sex hormonesModel assessment-IRDose-response fashionCross-sectional associationsLogistic regression analysisSHBG levelsTotal testosteroneVisceral adiposityHighest quartileTotal adiposity