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Mammography Use Among Women With And Without Diabetes: Results From The Southern Community Cohort Study, Maureen Sanderson, Loren Lipworth, Xijing Han, Alicia Beeghly-Fadiel, David Shen-Miller, Kushal A. Patel, William J. Blot, Margaret K. Hargreaves
Mammography Use Among Women With And Without Diabetes: Results From The Southern Community Cohort Study, Maureen Sanderson, Loren Lipworth, Xijing Han, Alicia Beeghly-Fadiel, David Shen-Miller, Kushal A. Patel, William J. Blot, Margaret K. Hargreaves
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
Studies have shown an increased risk of breast cancer associated with diabetes which may be due to differences in mammography use among women who have diabetes compared with women who do not have diabetes. Baseline data was used from the Southern Community Cohort Study – a prospective cohort study conducted primarily among low-income persons in the southeastern United States – to examine the association between diabetes and mammography use. In-person interviews collected information on diabetes and mammography use from 14,665 white and 30,846 black women aged 40–79 years between 2002 and 2009. After adjustment for potential confounding, white women with …
Diabetes And Co-Morbid Depression Among Racially Diverse, Low-Income Adults, Chandra Y. Osborn, Kushal A. Patel, Jianguo Liu, Hollister W. Trott, Maciej S. Buchowski, Margaret K. Hargreaves, William J. Blot, Sarah S. Cohen, David G. Schlundt
Diabetes And Co-Morbid Depression Among Racially Diverse, Low-Income Adults, Chandra Y. Osborn, Kushal A. Patel, Jianguo Liu, Hollister W. Trott, Maciej S. Buchowski, Margaret K. Hargreaves, William J. Blot, Sarah S. Cohen, David G. Schlundt
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
Background
Research suggests individuals with diabetes are twice as likely as those without diabetes to be clinically depressed. Still unknown is the relationship between diabetes and depression in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Purpose
We examined the relationship between diabetes and depressive symptoms in a large, racially diverse, low-income cohort in the southeastern USA. Methods
A total of 69,068 adults were recruited from community health centers in 12 southeastern states. A fully adjusted polytomous logistic regression model tested the relationship between demographics, lifestyle behaviors, antidepressant use, body mass index, diabetes diagnosis, diabetes duration, diabetes medication compliance, and depressive symptoms using the Centers …
Chronic Illness And Smoking Cessation, Kushal Patel, David Schlundt, Celia Larson, Hong Wang, Anne Brown, Margaret Hargreaves
Chronic Illness And Smoking Cessation, Kushal Patel, David Schlundt, Celia Larson, Hong Wang, Anne Brown, Margaret Hargreaves
Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research
Introduction
Smoking is among the leading causes of premature mortality and preventable death in the United States. Although smoking contributes to the probability of developing chronic illness, little is known about the relationship between quitting smoking and the presence of chronic illness. The present study investigated the association between diagnoses of one or more chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, or high cholesterol) and smoking status (former or current smoker). Methods
The data analyzed were a subset of questions from a 155-item telephone-administered community survey that assessed smoking status, demographic characteristics, and presence of chronic disease. The study sample consisted of 3,802 …