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Education Level and Cigarette Smoking: Diminished Returns of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Individuals

Behavioral Sciences, 2019
Background: Education level is one of the strongest protective factors against high-risk behaviors such as cigarette smoking. Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs), however, suggest that the protective effects of education level tend to be weaker ...
Shervin Assari, Mohsen Bazargan
doaj   +1 more source

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Outcomes Following the Norwood Procedure: An Analysis of the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Public Data Set

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundChildren with single ventricle heart disease require frequent interventions and follow‐up. Low socioeconomic status (SES) may limit access to high‐quality care and place these children at risk for poor long‐term outcomes.
Emily M. Bucholz, Lynn A. Sleeper, Jane W. Newburger   +2 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in co-morbidity of overweight, obesity and mental ill-health from adolescence to mid-adulthood in two national birth cohort studies

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2021
Aim: To examine socioeconomic inequalities in comorbidity risk for overweight (including obesity) and mental ill-health in two national cohorts. We investigated independent effects of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic disadvantage on comorbidity from
Amal R. Khanolkar, Praveetha Patalay
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Measuring adolescents’ weight socioeconomic gradient using parental socioeconomic position [PDF]

European Journal of Public Health, 2018
There is an evidence of social inequalities in weight status in adolescence but the diversity of family socioeconomic status (SES) indicators can lead to discrepant findings. We aimed to identify how combination of family SES indicators can help measuring weight socioeconomic gradient (WSG) among adolescents.Cross-sectional data from 2113 adolescents ...
Julie Akkoyun-Farinez, Abdou Y Omorou, Johanne Langlois, Elisabeth Spitz, Philip Böhme, Marie-Hélène Quinet, Laura Saez, Laurent Muller, Edith Lecomte, Karine Legrand, Serge Briançon, Serge Briançon, Rozenn De Lavenne, Cécile Gailliard, Johanne Langlois, Edith Lecomte, Karine Legrand, Laurent Muller, Abdou Y Omorou, Céline Pourcher, Marie-Hélène Quinet, Laura Saez, Elisabeth Spitz, Brigitte Toussaint   +23 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life-course socioeconomic position and the gut microbiome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Gut Microbes
Socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood and beyond may influence the gut microbiome, with implications for disease risk. Studies evaluating the relationship between life-course SEP and the gut microbiome are sparse, particularly among Hispanic/Latino ...
Monica A. Batalha, Madison N. LeCroy, Juan Lin, Brandilyn A. Peters, Qibin Qi, Zheng Wang, Tao Wang, Linda C. Gallo, Gregory A. Talavera, Amanda C. McClain, Bharat Thyagarajan, Martha L. Daviglus, Lifang Hou, Maria Llabre, Jianwen Cai, Robert C. Kaplan, Carmen R. Isasi   +16 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parental Educational Attainment and Chronic Medical Conditions among American Youth; Minorities’ Diminished Returns

Children, 2019
Background: Parental educational attainment is protective against chronic medical conditions (CMCs). According to the minorities’ diminished returns (MDRs) theory, however, the health effects of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators are smaller for ...
Shervin Assari, Mohsen Bazargan, Cleopatra H. Caldwell   +2 more
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Socioeconomic Position and Mortality—Reply [PDF]

JAMA, 2010
No summary (reply letter)
Signh-Manoux, Archana, Stringhini, Silvia   +1 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source