Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Harriett Fuller, Mark Iles, J. Bernadette Moore, Michael A. Zulyniak
Summary: This study compares the metabolic profiles of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in South Asian and white European women from the Born in Bradford (BIB) birth cohort in the UK, and finds differences between the two ethnicities. This suggests that the etiology of the disease differs between ethnic groups and calls for ethnicity-appropriate prevention strategies.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Kristine A. Karvonen, Erin Balay-Dustrude, Annie Do, Miranda C. Bradford, Amanda Phipps, Abby R. Rosenberg
Summary: This study examines the association between race/ethnicity, experiences of racism, and adverse health outcomes in survivors of cancer. The results indicate that historically marginalized racial/ethnic groups are more likely to experience adverse health outcomes. Racism contributes to poor mental and physical health in cancer survivors. Screening for experiences of racism may be necessary to improve health outcomes in this population.
Article
Pediatrics
Holly P. Shifman, Erika Rasnick, Chiung-Yu Huang, Andrew F. Beck, John Bucuvalas, Jennifer C. Lai, Sharad Wadhwani
Summary: Children living in primary care shortage areas have a higher risk of graft failure and death after liver transplant, especially for Black children.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tegan J. Reeves, Taylor J. Mathis, Hailey E. Bauer, Melissa M. Hudson, Leslie L. Robison, Zhaoming Wang, Justin N. Baker, I-Chan Huang
Summary: This scoping review highlighted significant health disparities between racial/ethnic minority and non-minority childhood cancer survivors, with factors such as clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic status playing a role in explaining these disparities. Comprehensive social determinants of racial/ethnic disparities should be collected and integrated into healthcare systems to better understand and address the gap. National and local efforts, such as improving health insurance access and providing culturally-specific interventions, are recommended to reduce the disparities in health outcomes for childhood cancer survivors of different racial/ethnic backgrounds.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Samuel T. Savitz, Thomas Leong, Sue Hee Sung, Keane Lee, Jamal S. Rana, Grace Tabada, Alan S. Go
Summary: Research shows that Black patients with heart failure have a higher hospitalization rate but lower death rate compared to White patients, while Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic patients have more favorable outcomes in terms of hospitalization and death rates.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Jose L. Cortez, Juan Vasquez, Maria L. Wei
Summary: Melanoma care in the United States faces disparities in providers, patient demographics, residence, insurance, socioeconomic factors, race/ethnicity, and age, impacting outcomes. Melanomas detected by dermatologists tend to be thinner, at an earlier stage, and have better survival rates. Lower socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and residence can lead to late-stage melanomas with worse outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Nathan Garza, Stephen R. Chorney, Yann-Fuu Kou, Romaine F. Johnson
Summary: This study compared the outcomes after tracheostomy between children from Spanish- and English-speaking families and found that language preference and ethnicity have minimal impact on pediatric tracheostomy outcomes.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Daniel F. Collin, Alice Guan, Rita Hamad
Summary: This study examined the factors associated with WIC uptake among low-income eligible individuals. It found that older age, higher education level, English language proficiency, marriage, white race, smaller family size, no prepregnancy diabetes, and higher income were associated with lower odds of WIC uptake. State-level factors such as economic conditions, unemployment rates, public assistance programs, and political leadership also had an impact on WIC participation. These findings provide important guidance for future interventions to improve program participation.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yoonyoung Park, Jianying Hu, Moninder Singh, Issa Sylla, Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Eileen Koski, Amar K. Das
Summary: This study evaluated approaches for reducing bias in machine learning models using a real-world clinical scenario and found that different methods had varying effectiveness in reducing algorithmic bias. The results suggest that clinical prediction models trained on potentially biased data may produce unfair outcomes based on the chosen metrics.
Article
Allergy
John Busby, Liam G. Heaney, Thomas Brown, Rekha Chaudhuri, Paddy Dennison, Robin Gore, David J. Jackson, Adel H. Mansur, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Simon Message, Rob Niven, Mitesh Patel, David Price, Salman Siddiqui, Robert Stone, Paul E. Pfeffer
Summary: This study assessed ethnic differences in disease control, exacerbations, biological phenotype, and treatment in severe asthma patients in the United Kingdom. The results showed that patients from underrepresented ethnic groups had higher levels of uncontrolled disease, were more likely to attend the emergency department, and exhibited differences in biomarker levels and medication use.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shelby R. Sferra, Pooja S. Salvi, Annalise B. Penikis, Jennine H. Weller, Joseph K. Canner, Matthew Guo, Abigail J. Engwall-Gill, Daniel S. Rhee, Joseph M. Collaco, Amaris M. Keiser, Daniel G. Solomon, Shaun M. Kunisaki
Summary: This study found that racial and ethnic differences in mortality rates exist among infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Patient and institutional factors contribute to these disparities, with hospitals treating a more diverse patient population associated with lower mortality rates in Black and Hispanic patients.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stephanie G. Thompson, P. Alan Barber, John H. Gommans, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Alan Davis, John N. Fink, Matire Harwood, William Levack, Harry McNaughton, Valery L. Feigin, Virginia Abernethy, Jackie Girvan, Hayley Denison, Marine Corbin, Andrew Wilson, Jeroen Douwes, Annemarei Ranta
Summary: This study investigated ethnic inequities in stroke care access in New Zealand and found that non-European, particularly Maori, patients had poorer access to key stroke interventions and experienced worse outcomes.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mariel Geron, Whitney Cowell, Chitra Amarasiriwardena, Syam S. Andra, Kecia Carroll, Itai Kloog, Robert O. Wright, Rosalind J. Wright
Summary: This study examined racial/ethnic disparities in exposure to metals among pregnant women, finding that women from minoritized communities had higher levels of metals compared to White women, and that neighborhood factors were associated with metal exposure.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mohamed M. Gad, Islam Y. Elgendy, Ahmed N. Mahmoud, Anas M. Saad, Toshiaki Isogai, Isadora Sande Mathias, Rabel Misbah Rameez, Johnny Chahine, Hani Jneid, Samir R. Kapadia
Summary: Racial disparities in major cardiovascular events among pregnant and post-partum women were significant, with Black women showing the highest mortality and cardiovascular morbidity rates compared to White and Hispanic women. Efforts are needed to minimize these differences.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shohreh F. Farzan, Caitlin G. Howe, Thomas A. Chavez, Tahlia L. Hodes, Jill E. Johnston, Rima Habre, Genevieve Dunton, Theresa M. Bastain, Carrie V. Breton
Summary: In the US Hispanic pregnant women, arsenic exposure and metabolism vary significantly, with better arsenic metabolism potentially linked to being foreign-born. Maternal age may also influence arsenic metabolism during pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
O. F. Sotunde, H. S. Kruger, H. H. Wright, L. Havemann-Nel, I. M. Kruger, E. Wentzel-Viljoen, A. Kruger, M. Tieland
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau, Olusola F. Sotunde, Patricia O. Ukegbu, P. Hermanus Myburgh, Hattie H. Wright, Lize Havemann-Nel, Sarah J. Moss, Iolanthe M. Kruger, H. Salome Kruger
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Olusola F. Sotunde, Sina Gallo, Catherine A. Vanstone, Hope A. Weiler
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY
(2020)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Olusola F. Sotunde, Alexandra Laliberte, Hope A. Weiler
NUTRITION RESEARCH
(2019)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kai Kang, Olusola F. Sotunde, Hope A. Weiler
ADVANCES IN NUTRITION
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nathalie Gharibeh, Sina Gallo, Olusola F. Sotunde, Catherine A. Vanstone, Celia J. Rodd, Hope A. Weiler
Summary: This study aimed to generate reference data for bone mass in breastfed vitamin D replete infants and investigate patterns of bone mineral accretion and sex differences. The findings showed that overall bone mineral content increased significantly during the first year of life in infants, with sex differences primarily driven by differences in body size.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL DENSITOMETRY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maryam Razaghi, Nathalie Gharibeh, Catherine A. Vanstone, Olusola F. Sotunde, Shu Qin Wei, Dayre McNally, Frank Rauch, Glenville Jones, Hope A. Weiler
Summary: Maternal vitamin D status is associated with neonatal adiposity, and maternal preconception adiposity also plays a role in this association.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maryam Razaghi, Nathalie Gharibeh, Catherine A. Vanstone, Olusola F. Sotunde, Ali Khamessan, Shu Qin Wei, Dayre McNally, Frank Rauch, Glenville Jones, Sarah Kimmins, Hope A. Weiler
Summary: Supplementing with vitamin D during infancy improves vitamin D levels, and a daily dose of 1000 IU increases lean mass slightly.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hope A. Weiler, Atheer Attar, Zahra Farahnak, Olusola F. Sotunde, Maryam Razaghi, Nathalie Gharibeh, Ali Khamessan, Catherine A. Vanstone
Summary: This study aimed to assess the vitamin D status in infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and compare the effects of different doses of vitamin D supplementation on infants. The study found that most infants of women with GDM had adequate vitamin D status. For infants with initial vitamin D deficiency, supplementation with 400 or 1000 IU/day of vitamin D corrected their vitamin D status by 3 months of age.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Olusola Sotunde, Neil Brett, Sherry Agellon, Catherine Vanstone, Hope Weiler
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Olusola Funmilayo Sotunde, Herculina Salome Kruger, Hattie H. Wright, Lize Havemann-Nel, Carina M. C. Mels, Chrisna Ravyse, Marlien Pieters
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Endocrinology & Metabolism
O. F. Sotunde, H. S. Kruger, H. H. Wright, L. Havemann-Nel, I. M. Kruger, E. Wentzel-Viljoen, A. Kruger, M. Tieland
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2014)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Olusola Funmilayo Sotunde, Silifat Ajoke Sanni, Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo, Ibiyemi O. Olayiwola, Mure Agbonlahor
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN AFRICA
(2014)