2022
Design and Implementation of a Culturally-Tailored Randomized Pilot Trial: Puerto Rican Optimized Mediterranean-Like Diet
Mattei J, Díaz-Alvarez C, Alfonso C, O’Neill H, Ríos-Bedoya C, Malik V, Godoy-Vitorino F, Cheng C, Spiegelman D, Willett W, Hu F, Rodríguez-Orengo J. Design and Implementation of a Culturally-Tailored Randomized Pilot Trial: Puerto Rican Optimized Mediterranean-Like Diet. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 7: 100022. PMID: 37181130, PMCID: PMC10100940, DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2022.100022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMediterranean-like dietNutritional counseling sessionsPilot trialHealthier cardiometabolic profileIndividual cardiometabolic factorsCardiometabolic risk factorsRandomized pilot trialDisease prevention programsCounseling sessionsDaily text messagesFree-living adultsCardiometabolic factorsCardiometabolic profileCardiometabolic healthSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRisk factorsDietary intakeIntervention groupChronic diseasesTwo-armOutcome measuresHigh riskMediterranean dietPsychosocial factors
2011
Socio-economic status, urbanization, and cardiometabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in Tanzania.
Njelekela MA, Liu E, Mpembeni R, Muhihi A, Mligiliche N, Spiegelman D, Finkelstein JL, Fawzi WW, Willett WC, Mtabaji J. Socio-economic status, urbanization, and cardiometabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in Tanzania. East African Journal Of Public Health 2011, 8: 216-23. PMID: 23120960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDietExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansLife StyleLipidsLogistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedObesityResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTanzaniaUrban HealthUrbanizationWaist CircumferenceConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsPoorer lipid profileHigher socioeconomic statusRisk factorsLipid profileSocioeconomic statusUrban residenceCardio-metabolic risk factorsWorld Health Organization criteriaHigher total cholesterolHigh waist circumferenceRisk of obesityHealth screening strategiesMiddle-aged adultsMetabolic syndromeTotal cholesterolWaist circumferenceLDL cholesterolHigher BMIPrimary preventionLower triglyceridesOrganization criteriaDietary factorsCardiovascular diseaseGlucose levels