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Low Birth Weight Status Combined With Socioeconomic Factors Influences Future Diagnosis Of Learning Disability, Sinead Donnelly, Nisagini Logendran, Anel Peco, Maris Sagamang, Elizabeth Sparks
Low Birth Weight Status Combined With Socioeconomic Factors Influences Future Diagnosis Of Learning Disability, Sinead Donnelly, Nisagini Logendran, Anel Peco, Maris Sagamang, Elizabeth Sparks
Master of Public Health Culminating Projects
Objective: To determine if there is correlation between low birth weight and the development of learning disabilities in later stages of life.
Methods: Data from the National Child Health Survey from 2018-2020 was used with data from
59,963 U.S. households looking at children aged six to eleven years. A multiple linear regression model was used to assess the relationship between low birth weight (<2500g) and learning disabilities and developmental delays when controlling for ethnicity, family structure, and household income.
Results: The results indicate 7.2% of those surveyed reported a child with a diagnosed learning disability. In response to the low birth weight category, 8.2% of the children involved were in the category …
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Socioeconomic Status And Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Vermont Adults, Brenden Green, Abigail Heydenburg, Maryann Makosiej, Shirley T. Plucinski, Julia Slessova, Kayla Donohue
Master of Public Health Culminating Projects
Objectives. To investigate the connection between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease in Vermont adults through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.
Methods. Data from 4,231 participants from the BRFSS 2019 Vermont survey was used. Education level, income level, federal poverty status, and employment status were used to represent overall socioeconomic status. The study investigated the connection of those variables with a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) to represent overall cardiovascular disease (CVD). Simple and multiple logistic regressions were used.
Results. People aged 65 years or above, who smoke, have high blood pressure, …