[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: update and areas of immediate need

GM Babulal, YT Quiroz, BC Albensi… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) are a global crisis facing the aging
population and society as a whole. With the numbers of people with ADRDs predicted to rise …

Explaining heart failure hyper-mortality in sub saharan Africa: global genomic and environmental contribution review

AA Ajayi, GG Sofowora, GO Ladipo - Journal of the National Medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The annual heart failure (HF) mortality rate in Africa is 34% according to the INTERHF study.
This is twice the world average of 16.5% and 3.7 times that of South America, 9%. We review …

A healthful plant-based diet is associated with lower odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

X Li, Z Peng, M Li, X Zeng, H Li, Y Zhu, H Chen, A Hu… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is little evidence for the associations of the overall plant-based diet index (PDI), the
healthful PDI (hPDI), and the unhealthful PDI (uPDI) with the odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver …

Race, gender, and socioeconomic variations in C-reactive protein using the Health and Retirement Study

HR Farmer, LA Wray, SA Haas - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To clarify the relationships among race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES)
with C-reactive protein (CRP). Method The present study analyzed data from 6,521 Black …

Elevated blood neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in older adults with cognitive impairment

JH Liu, YJ Zhang, QH Ma, HP Sun, Y Xu… - Archives of gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have assessed the association of neutrophil to lymphocyte
ratio (NLR) with cognitive impairment (COI) in clinical settings. Whether NLR is associated …

Associations of healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets with plasma markers of cardiometabolic risk

Y Huang, X Li, T Zhang, X Zeng, M Li, H Li… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Plant-based diets, particularly when rich in healthy plant foods, have been
associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, the …

Factors associated with physical activity in African Americans with hypertension

LP Bolin, PB Crane, JR Powell, CE Horne… - Applied Nursing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Pharmacological management only controls 58% of those with hypertension.
Combining pharmacological therapy with physical activity is important in controlling …

Associations between low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets and hepatic steatosis

X Li, M Li, L Xu, X Zeng, T Zhang, H Yang, H Li… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study assessed the cross‐sectional associations of low‐carbohydrate diets
(LCDs) and low‐fat diets (LFDs) with hepatic steatosis in the National Health and Nutrition …

Identifying the social determinants of treated hypertension in new and established Latino destination states

A Maldonado, RM Hoffman, B Baquero… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2023 - Springer
Little is known about the influence of social and environmental contexts on Latino
hypertension-related disparities. This study examined the influence of social determinants of …

Which aspects of education are health protective? a life course examination of early education and adulthood cardiometabolic health in the 30-year study of early child …

ME Bleil, GI Roisman, DT Hamilton, SW Magro… - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background Past research describes robust associations between education and health, yet
findings have generally been limited to the examination of education as the number of years …