2021
Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity
Vilar-Compte M, Gaitán-Rossi P, Rhodes E, Cruz-Villalba V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity. International Journal For Equity In Health 2021, 20: 260. PMID: 34930273, PMCID: PMC8685797, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01588-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic statusCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicBreastmilk of mothersLong-term health benefitsInfant feeding optionsPublic health priorityCOVID-19 infectionWorld Breastfeeding WeekYears of ageDirect breastfeedingResultsA totalLong-term benefitsHealth priorityBreastfeedingMexican adultsFeeding optionsHealth inequitiesHealth benefitsMothersBreastmilkAdultsRetrospective content analysisVulnerable groups
2014
Is the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale an Appropriate Instrument for Mexican Urban Older Adults?
Vilar-Compte M, Bernal-Stuart A, Orta-Alemán D, Ochoa-Rivera T, Pérez-Escamilla R. Is the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale an Appropriate Instrument for Mexican Urban Older Adults? The Journal Of Frailty & Aging 2014, 3: 173-9. PMID: 27050064, DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2014.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsFace validityInitial focus groupsCaribbean Food Security ScalePotential detrimental health effectsFocus groupsLow socioeconomic statusUrban older adultsMost scale itemsDetrimental health effectsAdditional focus groupsFood Security ScaleHealth effectsSocioeconomic statusFurther qualitative researchAdultsFinal focus groupELCSAVulnerable groupsScale itemsHigher proportionGroupQualitative studyAppropriate instrumentSecurity Scale
2006
Waist circumference modifies the relationship between ethnicity/race and type 2 diabetes among adults in the NHANES
Fitzgerald N, Bermudez O, Perez‐Escamilla R. Waist circumference modifies the relationship between ethnicity/race and type 2 diabetes among adults in the NHANES. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1031-a1031. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1031-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesHigh waist circumferenceWaist circumferenceLower waist circumferenceHealthy Eating IndexCentral adiposityPhysical activityEthnicity/raceLeisure-time physical activityAssociation of ethnicityNutrition Examination SurveyMexican AmericansExamination SurveyNational HealthDiabetesDietary qualityDiet qualitySocioeconomic statusAdiposityCircumferenceAdultsAnalytical sampleAssociationObesityConfounders