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Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System
Gu T, Mack J, Salvatore M, Sankar S, Valley T, Singh K, Nallamothu B, Kheterpal S, Lisabeth L, Fritsche L, Mukherjee B. Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2025197. PMID: 33084902, PMCID: PMC7578774, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBetacoronavirusBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsKidney DiseasesMaleMichiganMiddle AgedNeoplasmsObesityOdds RatioPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPopulation DensityRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2White PeopleConceptsAssociated with higher riskInternational Classification of DiseasesRisk of hospitalizationPreexisting type 2 diabetesHigher risk of hospitalizationClassification of DiseasesType 2 diabetesCOVID-19 outcomesRacial/ethnic disparitiesWhite patientsBlack patientsIntensive care unitInternational ClassificationResidential-level socioeconomic characteristicsOdds ratioStatistically significant racial differencesHigh riskAssociated with higher risk of hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksAssociation of risk factorsNon-Hispanic whitesMichigan Department of HealthAssociated with increased risk of hospitalizationComorbidity scoreDepartment of Health
2023
Cardiometabolic disease and obesity patterns differentially predict acute kidney injury after total joint replacement: a retrospective analysis
Leis A, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Zawistowski M, Mukherjee B, Pace N, O'Reilly-Shah V, Smith J, Karvonen-Gutierrez C. Cardiometabolic disease and obesity patterns differentially predict acute kidney injury after total joint replacement: a retrospective analysis. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2023, 131: 37-46. PMID: 37188560, PMCID: PMC10308436, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryCardiometabolic diseasesNon-Hispanic blacksGroup of hospitalsKidney injuryCardiometabolic patternTotal joint arthroplasty complicationsObesity statusObesity patternsIncreased oddsDisease co-occurrenceIncreased odds of AKIRetrospective analysisRisk of postoperative acute kidney injuryLatent class analysisLatent classesPostoperative acute kidney injuryRisk of acute kidney injuryRisk factorsDifferential riskTotal joint replacementMetabolic syndromeObesityPostoperative AKI risk
2022
Phthalate exposure is associated with more rapid body fat gain in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Multi-Pollutant Study
Peng M, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Mukherjee B, Park S. Phthalate exposure is associated with more rapid body fat gain in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Multi-Pollutant Study. Environmental Research 2022, 216: 114685. PMID: 36341787, PMCID: PMC9870605, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBody fat gainStudy of Women's HealthBaseline obesity statusFat massFat gainObesity statusPhthalate metabolitesMidlife womenPhthalate exposureWomen's HealthX-ray absorptiometryEtiology of obesityMono-carboxy-isononyl phthalateAttenuation of estimatesBody fat percentageBody weightMono-isobutyl phthalateMono(3-carboxypropyl) phthalateNormal/underweight womenAssociated with faster increasesMenopause-related factorsStudy obesityStratified analysisFM changes
2018
Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003–2014
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park S. Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003–2014. Environment International 2018, 121: 683-694. PMID: 30316184, PMCID: PMC6268112, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk scoreAssociated with obesityHeavy metal mixturesHeavy metalsMetal mixturesAssociation of cumulative exposureCumulative exposureComplex survey designEffects of cumulative exposurePhysical activityObesity measuresAdaptive elastic-netChronic conditionsExposure to heavy metalsInteraction of heavy metalsWaist circumferenceTotal body fatNHANES cyclesU.S. adultsEpidemiological researchType 2 diabetes mellitusCorrelated heavy metalSmoking statusHigher BMISkinfold thickness