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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedHorton DB, Xie F, Chen L
Oral glucocorticoids and incident treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism in children.
The purpose of this study was to quantify rates of incident treatment for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with oral glucocorticoid exposure in children aged 1-18 years. Participants were identified using US Medicaid claims data and included more than 930,000 children diagnosed with autoimmune diseases or a nonimmune comparator condition. Findings showed strong dose-dependent relationships between current glucocorticoid exposure and all outcomes, suggesting strong relative risks, but low absolute risks, of newly-treated VTE, diabetes, and especially hypertension in children taking high-dose oral glucocorticoids.
AHRQ-funded; HS021110.
Citation: Horton DB, Xie F, Chen L .
Oral glucocorticoids and incident treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism in children.
Am J Epidemiol 2021 Feb 1;190(3):403-12. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa197..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Blood Clots, Medication: Safety, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Risk, Patient Safety, Blood Pressure
Beckman AL, Herrin J, Nasir K
Trends in cardiovascular health of US adults by income, 2005-2014.
This research letter discusses the trends in cardiovascular health of US adults by income from 2005-2014. The investigators assessed national trends in cardiovascular risk factors by income level among adults aged 25 years and older using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, a nationally representative, multistage probability sample of the US population, across 5 periods: 2005 to 2006, 2007 to 2008, 2009 to 2010, 2011 to 2012, and 2013 to 2014.
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Beckman AL, Herrin J, Nasir K .
Trends in cardiovascular health of US adults by income, 2005-2014.
JAMA Cardiol 2017 Jul;2(7):814-16. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.1654..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Risk, Disparities, Health Status, Blood Pressure, Obesity, Diabetes, Low-Income, Tobacco Use
Sohn MW, Epstein N, Huang ES
Visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability and microvascular complications among patients with diabetes.
This study examined the relationship between systolic blood pressure (SBP) variability and the risk of microvascular complications in a non-elderly diabetic population. Compared to individuals with the least SBP variability (Quartile 1), those with most variability (Quartile 4) had 81 percent and 19 percent higher incidence of nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, and any complication, respectively, after adjusting for mean SBP, demographic and clinical factors.
AHRQ-funded; HS018542.
Citation: Sohn MW, Epstein N, Huang ES .
Visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability and microvascular complications among patients with diabetes.
J Diabetes Complications 2017 Jan;31(1):195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.09.003.
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Keywords: Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Risk, Chronic Conditions
Budiman-Mak E, Epstein N, Brennan M
Systolic blood pressure variability and lower extremity amputation in a non-elderly population with diabetes.
This study's objective is to examine whether systolic blood pressure has any prognostic value for lower-extremity amputations. The authors concluded that this study showed a significant graded relationship between systolic blood pressure variability and risk of major amputation among non-elderly persons with diabetes.
AHRQ-funded; HS018542.
Citation: Budiman-Mak E, Epstein N, Brennan M .
Systolic blood pressure variability and lower extremity amputation in a non-elderly population with diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2016 Apr;114:75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.010.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Risk, Chronic Conditions