2023
Primary care institutional characteristics associated with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in the China PEACE-Million Persons Project and primary health-care survey: a cross-sectional study
Group C, Zhou T, Wang Y, Zhang H, Wu C, Tian N, Cui J, Bai X, Yang Y, Zhang X, Lu Y, Spatz E, Ross J, Krumholz H, Lu J, Li X, Hu S. Primary care institutional characteristics associated with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in the China PEACE-Million Persons Project and primary health-care survey: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Global Health 2023, 11: e83-e94. PMID: 36521957, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00428-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of participantsPrimary care institutionsHypertension awarenessPrimary care systemBlood pressureCare institutionsCardiac Events Million Persons ProjectAverage diastolic blood pressureMedical Sciences (CAMS) Innovation FundAverage systolic blood pressureCare systemMillion Persons ProjectHistory of hypertensionDiastolic blood pressurePrimary care surveySystolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease riskBlood pressure measurementsCross-sectional studyParticipant-level dataProportion of physiciansRoutine service deliveryPrimary care roleHealth Care SurveyPublic health services
2019
Ideal cardiovascular health and resting heart rate in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Spatz ES, Fashanu OE, Michos ED. Ideal cardiovascular health and resting heart rate in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Preventive Medicine 2019, 130: 105890. PMID: 31715219, PMCID: PMC6930349, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdeal cardiovascular healthFavorable cardiovascular healthOptimal cardiovascular healthSimple 7 (LS7) metricsCardiovascular healthRace/ethnicityMulti-Ethnic StudyElevated RHRHeart rateLife's Simple 7 (LS7) metricsIncreased cardiovascular disease riskAtrioventricular nodal blockersCardiovascular disease riskCross-sectional analysisClinical CVDLS7 metricsCVH scoreHigher RHRAtherosclerosis participantsMean ageRisk factorsOdds ratioStratified analysisLower oddsMultinomial logistic regression
2017
A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease
Osibogun O, Ogunmoroti O, Michos ED, Spatz ES, Olubajo B, Nasir K, Maziak W. A systematic review of the associations between HIV/HCV coinfection and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Reviews In Medical Virology 2017, 28 PMID: 29135056, DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionCarotid intima-media thicknessHuman immunodeficiency virusC-reactive proteinHCV coinfectionHealthy controlsCoinfected individualsCVD biomarkersEndothelial markersHepatitis C virus coinfectionBiomarkers of CVDC virus coinfectionCardiovascular disease riskIntima-media thicknessSignificant lower levelsWeb of ScienceHCV monoinfectionCVD riskVirus coinfectionImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyIL-6Clinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseCarotid plaques
2016
The Effectiveness of a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on High-Risk Individuals as Potential Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: My Unlimited Potential (MyUP)
Osondu CU, Aneni EC, Shaharyar S, Roberson L, Rouseff M, Das S, Spatz E, Younus A, Guzman H, Brown D, Santiago-Charles J, Ochoa T, Mora J, Gilliam C, Lehn V, Sherriff S, Tran T, Gonzalez A, Virani S, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K. The Effectiveness of a Worksite Lifestyle Intervention Program on High-Risk Individuals as Potential Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: My Unlimited Potential (MyUP). Population Health Management 2016, 19: 368-375. PMID: 26760281, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCardiometabolic risk factorsBariatric surgeryBlood pressureMass indexEligible participantsRisk factorsBaptist Health South FloridaLifestyle intervention programDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease riskPhysical activity interventionsHigh-risk individualsPersonalized diet planParticipants' body mass indexProgram completersWorkplace wellness programsLifestyle interventionSevere obesityHemoglobin A1cTotal cholesterolTreat analysisActivity interventionsLifestyle program
2015
One‐year outcomes of an intense workplace cardio‐metabolic risk reduction program among high‐risk employees: The My Unlimited Potential
Rouseff M, Aneni EC, Guzman H, Das S, Brown D, Osondu CU, Spatz E, Shaffer B, Santiago-Charles J, Ochoa T, Mora J, Gilliam C, Lehn V, Sherriff S, Tran TH, Post J, Veledar E, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K. One‐year outcomes of an intense workplace cardio‐metabolic risk reduction program among high‐risk employees: The My Unlimited Potential. Obesity 2015, 24: 71-78. PMID: 26637983, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureCardio-metabolic risk factorsMean body mass indexHigh-risk employeesBlood pressureRisk factorsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinHigh cardiovascular disease riskCardio-metabolic outcomesPoor BP controlBaptist Health South FloridaLifestyle change programLifestyle intervention programOne-year outcomesCardiovascular disease riskC-reactive proteinBP controlCVD riskRisk reduction programsSerum lipidsHemoglobin A1cTotal cholesterolMass index