2024
Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among the elderly in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort study
Ransome Y, Martinez-Brockman J, Galusha D, Thompson T, Adams O, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Maharaj R. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among the elderly in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort study. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 153: 108001. PMID: 38447411, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkCorrelates of alcohol useCohort studyAlcohol useAlcohol problemsBinge drinking daysResearch NetworkDrinking daysLogistic regression analysisDrinking statusDescriptive statisticsCollege educationReligious attendanceCaribbean peopleSample characteristicsAlcohol measuresLongitudinal studySchool educationReligious servicesRegression analysisDrinking problemsOddsAlcohol dependenceCohortPrevalence
2021
Associations of prenatal exposure to mixtures of organochlorine pesticides and smoking and drinking behaviors in adolescence
Dickerson AS, Deng Z, Ransome Y, Factor-Litvak P, Karlsson O. Associations of prenatal exposure to mixtures of organochlorine pesticides and smoking and drinking behaviors in adolescence. Environmental Research 2021, 206: 112431. PMID: 34848208, PMCID: PMC11108254, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP'-DDE serum levelsSerum levelsOffspring long-term healthAlcohol useBayesian kernel machine regressionProspective birth cohortSignificant effect modificationOdds of smokingLong-term healthKernel machine regressionPrenatal exposureEffect modificationHigher oddsChild healthHigh riskLower oddsAlcohol consumptionBirth cohortSmokingDisinhibitory behaviorSubstance abuseFemale adolescentsStrongest predictorDrinking behaviorOdds
2020
Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Doolittle BR, McGinnis K, Ransome Y, Fiellin D, Justice A. Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 653-660. PMID: 32902769, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyAssociation of mortalitySmall cohort studiesUnhealthy alcohol useOverall drug useHIV/AIDSSmoking statusMortality riskHigh social supportDrug useBiological markersSubstance abuseLess marijuana useAlcohol usePast yearReligious attendanceLower depressionMarijuana useMortalitySocial supportAssociationAttendanceHCV
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