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Smoking And Cancer, Cardiovascular And Total Mortality Among Older Adults: The Finrisk Study, Noel C. Barengo, Riitta Antikainen, Kennet Harald, Pekka Jousilahti

Noel Barengo

Little information is available about the deleterious effect of smoking in older adults The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of smoking habitswith cancer, CVD and all-cause mortality in late middle-age (45–64 years) and older (65–74) people. This cohort study of 6516 men and 6514 women studied the relationship of smoking habits with cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older Finnish men and women during 1997–2013. The study cohort was followed up until the end of 2013 (median follow-up time was 11.8 years). Mortality data were obtained from the National Causes of …

Racial Disparities In Cancer-Related Survival In Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Esophagus In The Us Between 1973 And 2013, Alice Kim, Peter Ashman, Melissa Ward-Peterson, Juan Manuel Lozano, Noel C. Barengo

Noel Barengo

Background

Esophageal cancer makes up approximately 1% of all diagnosed cancers in the US. There is a persistent disparity in incidence and cancer-related mortality rates among different races for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Most previous studies investigated racial disparities between black and white patients, occasionally examining disparities for Hispanic patients. Studies including Asians/Pacific Islanders (API) as a subgroup are rare. Our objective was to determine whether there is an association between race and cancer-related survival in patients with esophageal SCC.

Methods and findings

This was a retrospective cohort study using the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result …

The Association Between Race And Survival In Glioblastoma Patients In The Us: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Andrew Bohn, Alexander Braley, Pura Rodríguez De La Vega, Juan C. Zevallos, Noel C. Barengo

Noel Barengo

Background

Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain cancer in adults with an incidence of 3.4 per 100,000, making up about 15% of all brain tumors. Inconsistent results have been published in regard differences in survival between white and black glioblastoma patients. The objective of this to study the association between race and in Glioblastoma patients in the USA during 2010–2014.

Methods and findings

The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database were used to evaluate race/ethnicity (White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islanders non-Hispanic (API)) and Hispanic) adults patients with first-time diagnosis of glioblastoma (International Classification of …

Incidence Of Acute Myocardial Infarction In Patients With Diabetes And Its Association With Mortality And Cardiopulmonary Complications In Puerto Rico, Romina Altamirano, Michael Caponigro, Gabriela Carrion, Juan C. Zevallos, Grettel Castro, Juan A. Gonzalez Sanchez, Noel C. Barengo

Noel Barengo

Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients are at an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Adequate DM control may reduce in-hospital mortality and cardio-pulmonary complications after an AMI. The objective of this study was to determine whether uncontrolled DM in patients with an incidental AMI was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality and selected cardio-pulmonary complications. A secondary data analysis of the Puerto Rican Cardiovascular Surveillance System during 2007, 2009, and 2011 was conducted. The study included men and women living in Puerto Rico who were hospitalized due to an incidental AMI and had information on HbA_1cmeasurement …

Is Being Single A Risk Factor For Previously Undetected Abnormal Glucose Tolerance?, Labeena Wajahat, Raisa Uddin, Andrew Lai, Luisa Pombo, Noel C. Barengo

Noel Barengo

Background: Type II diabetes represents a chronic disease with costly consequences. It is important to identify all risk factors to allow patients the opportunity to counter its progression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between marital status and previously undiagnosed abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) in a northern Colombian population. Methods: Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional screening study in a northern Colombian adult population ages 18-74 using healthcare insurance company data from 2014-2015. The main exposure was marital status, while the outcome was AGT. A descriptive analysis of the variables in the database was conducted, and …

Hispanic Ethnicity And The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In The United States: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, Valeria Gonzalez, Stephany Oscullo, Amardeep Kalsi, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Noel C. Barengo, Juan C. Zevallos

Noel Barengo

BACKGROUND:

Although the leading cause of death among Hispanics living in the United States (US) is cardiovascular disease (CVD), the association between Hispanic ethnicity and CVD has been scarcely explored.

OBJECTIVE:

To examine whether being Hispanic is associated with an increased risk of CVD compared with the non-Hispanic US adult population in 2013.

METHODS:

Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey in 2013 (n=486,905). The main exposure variable was Hispanic ethnicity (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban or Spanish origin) and the main outcome variable was self-reported CVD (myocardial infarction/coronary artery disease/angina). The main covariates were …

Effect Of Charted Mental Illness On Reperfusion Therapy In Hospitalized Patients With An Acute Myocardial Infarction In Florida, Thomas R. Campri, Sharon George, Diego Villacis, Melissa Ward-Peterson, Noel C. Barengo, Juan C. Zevallos

Noel Barengo

Patients with mental illness carry risk factors that predispose them to excess cardiovascular mortality from an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to the general population. The aim of this study was to determine if patients with AMI and charted mental illness (CMI) received less reperfusion therapy following an AMI, compared to AMI patients without CMI in a recent sample population from Florida.

A secondary analysis of data was conducted using the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (FL-AHCA) hospital discharge registry. Adults hospitalized with an AMI from 01/01/2010 to 12/31/2015 were included for the analysis. The dependent variable was administration …

Association Of Ventricular Arrhythmia And In-Hospital Mortality In Stroke Patients In Florida: A Nonconcurrent Prospective Study, Arielle A. Dahlin, Chase C. Parsons, Noel C. Barengo, Juan Gabriel Ruiz, Melissa Ward-Peterson, Juan Carlos Zevallos

Noel Barengo

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Current evidence identified electrocardiographic abnormalities and cardiac arrhythmias in 50% of patients with an acute stroke. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the presence of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in adult patients hospitalized in Florida with acute stroke increased the risk of in-hospital mortality.

Secondary data analysis of 215,150 patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke hospitalized in the state of Florida collected by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration from 2008 to 2012. The main outcome for this study was in-hospital mortality. The main exposure …

Analyzing The Association Between Depression And High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adult Latina Immigrant Farm Workers In Miami-Dade County, Hyunjean Kim, Yingxin He, Ryan Pham, Gira J. Ravelo, Patria Rojas, Pura Rodríguez De La Vega, Grettel Castro, Noel C. Barengo, Juan M. Acuna, Elana A. Cyrus

Noel Barengo

Latinas are often more affected by HIV due to their socio-economic and demographic profiles and are also less likely to receive proper mental health care. Latina immigrants are often even more vulnerable due to socio-economic and cultural factors that place them at higher risk. The current study seeks to examine the association between depression and risky sexual behaviors among adult Latina immigrants from a farm working community in South Miami-Dade County, (Florida, USA). Cross-sectional secondary data analysis was used for responses from a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study. Out of 234 Latina immigrants, 15% reported being depressed and 80% were …

Demographic Variation In The Frequency Of Gliomas In Florida, Dharam Persaud, Joseph Burns, Jeran Trangle, Grettel Castro, Noel C. Barengo, Sabyasachi Moulik, Juan Manuel Lozano

Noel Barengo

Background and objectives: Glial brain cancers affect nearly 20,000 individuals in the United States (USA) annually. SEER database data exploring the relationship between race and gliomas is now available and have shown that cerebral gliomas occur at a higher frequency in Caucasian men. However, such analyses did not include demographic data specific to the state of Florida. This study assessed the association between race and glial vs. non-glial Central Nervous System (CNS) cancers in Florida, USA. Materials and Methods: This case-control study utilized the Florida Cancer Data Registry (FCDS), in which race was considered the exposure and development of glioma …