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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedPu J, Zhao B, Wang EJ
Racial/ethnic differences in gestational diabetes prevalence and contribution of common risk factors.
This study aimed to assess racial/ethnic differences in relative contribution of risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Asian subgroups (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese), Hispanics, non-Hispanic blacks, and non-Hispanic whites. It found that GDM was most prevalent among Asian Indians (19.3 percent). Relative risks were similar across all race/ethnic groups.
AHRQ-funded; HS019815.
Citation: Pu J, Zhao B, Wang EJ .
Racial/ethnic differences in gestational diabetes prevalence and contribution of common risk factors.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2015 Sep;29(5):436-43. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12209.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Obesity, Pregnancy, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Risk, Women
Kurtz MP, McNamara ER, Schaeffer AJ
Association of BMI and pediatric urologic postoperative events: results from pediatric NSQIP.
The researchers sought to determine the association of elevated BMI with overall 30-day postoperative events and wound complications in a large national sample of children undergoing urologic procedures. They concluded that BMI in the pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program urologic population was found to be associated with overall complication after adjustment for case type and preoperative comorbidity.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Kurtz MP, McNamara ER, Schaeffer AJ .
Association of BMI and pediatric urologic postoperative events: results from pediatric NSQIP.
J Pediatr Urol 2015 Aug;11(4):224.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.04.014..
Keywords: Surgery, Children/Adolescents, Obesity, Risk, Adverse Events
Fleisch AF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Koutrakis P
Prenatal exposure to traffic pollution: associations with reduced fetal growth and rapid infant weight gain.
The authors explored air pollution exposure implications for postnatal growth. They found that infants exposed to the highest quartile of neighborhood traffic density had lower fetal growth, more rapid 0- to 6-month weight-for-length gain, and higher odds of weight-for-length ≥95th percentile at 6 months. Neighborhood traffic density was additionally associated with an infant being in both the lowest quartile of fetal growth and the highest quartile of 0- to 6-month weight-for-length gain.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Fleisch AF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Koutrakis P .
Prenatal exposure to traffic pollution: associations with reduced fetal growth and rapid infant weight gain.
Epidemiology 2015 Jan;26(1):43-50. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000203.
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Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Newborns/Infants, Obesity, Pregnancy, Risk