2024
Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort
Adams O, Galusha D, Martinez-Brockman J, Morris E, Hassan S, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306918. PMID: 39186495, PMCID: PMC11346651, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkAnkle brachial indexPeripheral arterial disease prevalencePeripheral arterial diseasePotential risk factorsSample of community-dwelling peopleRisk factorsCommunity-dwelling peopleAssociation of potential risk factorsFemale sexLower educational attainmentHistory of heart diseaseRisk factors of peripheral arterial diseaseCohort Study participantsAssociated with peripheral arterial diseaseHigh school educationHeart diseaseBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionOscillometric deviceAssociation of increasing ageSmoking statusYears of ageStudy participantsHeart disease history
2023
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysis
2022
Development of the Anthropometric Grouping Index for the Eastern Caribbean Population Using the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study Data
Almodóvar-Rivera IA, Rosario-Rosado RV, Nazario CM, Hernández-Santiago J, Ramírez-Marrero FA, Nunez M, Maharaj R, Adams P, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Nunez-Smith M. Development of the Anthropometric Grouping Index for the Eastern Caribbean Population Using the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study Data. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 10415. PMID: 36012047, PMCID: PMC9408472, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePopulation GroupsRisk FactorsConceptsBlood sugar levelsHigh blood sugar levelsElevated blood sugarSugar levelsBlood sugarCohort study dataPublic health initiativesAnthropometric indicesFamily historyAnthropometric measuresBMIHealth initiativesCaribbean populationLinear mixed modelsHigher likelihoodPopulation groupsStudy dataCurrent studyMixed modelsDiabetesLevelsGroupIndexPopulationIndividuals
2021
Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Nwanyanwu KMJH, Nunez-Smith M, Gardner TW, Desai MM. Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 61: 900-909. PMID: 34426057, PMCID: PMC8608699, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported diabetesNutrition Examination SurveyDiabetic retinopathyExamination SurveyNational HealthDiabetic retinopathy diagnosisHispanic race/ethnicityUndiagnosed diabetic retinopathyElevated blood pressureHistory of strokeSelf-reported hypertensionRetinopathy diagnosisRace/ethnicityCurrent smokingBlood pressureMale sexBlack raceFundus photographyDecreased oddsRetinopathyPreventable blindnessDiabetesOlder ageLogistic regressionDiagnosisGlycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Magny-Normilus C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Group O. Glycemic control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among adults with diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Primary Care Diabetes 2021, 16: 107-115. PMID: 34253484, PMCID: PMC8743302, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyGlycemic controlCVD riskCohort studyRisk factorsCVD risk factor managementElevated CVD riskCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsRisk factor managementCVD risk equationsYears of agePercent of participantsCardiovascular riskIndependent predictorsUncontrolled diabetesPhysical examFactor managementHigh burdenHigh prevalencePremature mortalityMultinomial logistic regressionDiabetesRisk equationsBivariate analysisAnthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Oladele C, Galusha D, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 399. PMID: 33632164, PMCID: PMC7905572, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD riskCardiovascular disease riskHigh-risk groupAnthropometric measuresElevated waistCohort studyDisease riskElevated body mass indexASCVD risk scoreOverweight/obeseBody mass indexAmerican Heart AssociationObesity-related riskDifferent anthropometric measuresElevated WHRResultsMean ageWaist circumferenceMass indexHip ratioHeart AssociationRisk groupsRisk scoreRisk algorithmObesity
2019
Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study
Oladele CR, Thompson TA, Wang K, Galusha D, Tran E, Martinez-Brockman JL, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 784-791. PMID: 31823310, PMCID: PMC7080938, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05550-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiovascular DiseasesCaribbean RegionCohort StudiesHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansRisk FactorsConceptsCVD risk factorsRisk factorsHealth NetworkCohort studyCardiovascular diseaseEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCVD risk factor reductionCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factor reductionBackground Cardiovascular diseaseCause of morbidityOngoing longitudinal cohortLarge health networkHealth-related mattersLongitudinal cohortAdults 40Name generator questionsPhysical activityGreater oddsHealthcare professionalsBaseline surveyMean network sizeHealthcare decisionsFactor reductionMore studiesPhenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study.
Spatz ES, Martinez-Brockman JL, Tessier-Sherman B, Mortazavi B, Roy B, Schwartz JI, Nazario CM, Maharaj R, Nunez M, Adams OP, Burg M, Nunez-Smith M. Phenotypes of Hypertensive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns: Design and Rationale of the ECHORN Hypertension Study. Ethnicity & Disease 2019, 29: 535-544. PMID: 31641320, PMCID: PMC6802166, DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.4.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure measurementsABPM patternsBP patternAmbulatory blood pressure patternsMore precision-based approachesAmbulatory BP patternsDiagnosis of HTNTreatment of HTNBlood pressure patternWave 2High-risk populationBlood pressure measurementsCommunity-residing adultsPrecision-based approachesAntihypertensive medicationsBlood pressureProspective studyHypertension StudyHypertensive phenotypeCardiovascular diseaseParent studyHTNEcological momentary assessmentSelf-report surveyHigh rateHealth Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research
Sterling MR, Echeverría SE, Commodore-Mensah Y, Breland JY, Nunez-Smith M. Health Equity and Implementation Science in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep-Related Research. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e005586. PMID: 31610713, PMCID: PMC6812546, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.005586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth EquityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHematologic DiseasesHumansLeadershipLung DiseasesMentorsNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSleep Wake DisordersSocial Determinants of HealthTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsHealth equityImplementation scienceHealth conditionsEffective evidence-based interventionsEvidence-based interventionsImplementation science researchNational HeartHealth equity researchEarly-stage investigatorsContext of heartHealth outcomesLungSocial determinantsSleep-related researchHealthcare settingsEffective interventionsBloodDisadvantaged populationsHealthcare systemNational InstituteHeartUnequal burdenInterventionHealthOngoing investigationThe relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review
Wang KH, Hendrickson ZM, Brandt CA, Nunez-Smith M. The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 405. PMID: 30987618, PMCID: PMC6466700, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6646-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesNCD outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewSystematic Review 1Chronic disease outcomesFull-text reviewComprehensive search stringsDifferent health outcomesHeart diseaseRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease outcomeEpidemiologic studiesReference listsElectronic databasesSearch stringDisease ratesStudy designRelevant studiesDiseaseOutcomesSignificant differencesGrey literaturePeer-reviewed articles