2024
Urban Environmental Threat Moderates the Relationship Between Depression and Insulin Resistance Among Latinxs With Type 2 Diabetes
Matlock K, Albright‐Pierce M, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Segura‐Pérez S, Wagner J. Urban Environmental Threat Moderates the Relationship Between Depression and Insulin Resistance Among Latinxs With Type 2 Diabetes. Stress And Health 2024, e3504. PMID: 39579357, DOI: 10.1002/smi.3504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsType 2 diabetesParticipants self-reported depressive symptomsSelf-reported depressive symptomsImpact of depressionMinoritised ethnic groupsHealth-related factorsPatient Health QuestionnaireCommunity sampleFasting blood drawUrban Hassles IndexHealth QuestionnaireLatinx adultsDepressionGreater insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceHOMA-IR formulaUrban living conditionsCalculate insulin resistanceLatinxBlood drawSymptomsSevere symptomsEthnic groupsRegression analysis
2022
Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J, Grady J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 6009140. PMCID: PMC9193542, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac051.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualitySleep qualityHousehold food insecurityRisk factorsDepressive symptomsPreliminary cross-sectional analysisMental distressIndependent risk factorFood insecureUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleSleep Quality IndexType 2 diabetesGroup differencesWorse sleep qualityHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional analysisElevated anxiety symptomsHFI statusKidney diseaseFood insecuritySignificant associationSymptomsMarital status
2010
Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2010, 7: 421-430. PMID: 20735732, PMCID: PMC3008302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income pregnant LatinasPrenatal depressive symptomsPregnant LatinasHousehold food insecurityDepressive symptomsPrenatal depressionRisk factorsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleIndependent risk factorFood-secure womenUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional studyHistory of depressionHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleThird of participantsFood insecurityIndependent associationDepression riskDepression ScaleFair healthLogistic regressionSymptomsEPDSUSA studyFood insecurity is a risk factor for elevated levels of depression symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity is a risk factor for elevated levels of depression symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 104.2-104.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.104.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depression symptomsLow-income pregnant LatinasDepression symptomsElevated levelsPregnant LatinasRisk factorsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleLow maternal ageMultivariate logistic regressionLow-income LatinasHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleSelf-perceived healthFood Security Survey ModuleMaternal ageDepression riskDepression ScaleDepressive symptomsFair healthFood insecurityPhysical symptomsSymptomsHealth disparitiesEliminating Health DisparitiesLogistic regression
1997
Impact of Infant Feeding Method on The Perceived Timing of Milk Arrival Among Women From Hartford, CT
Chapman D, McKernan P, Pérez-Escamilla R. Impact of Infant Feeding Method on The Perceived Timing of Milk Arrival Among Women From Hartford, CT. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 1997, 97: a74. DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(97)00579-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research