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Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanics Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USAErick Suarez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
BMC Cancer 9:129. 2009..We compared the age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates of OPC between PR and among USA Hispanics (USH), Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), and Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) to assess the burden of this cancer in PR...
Microarray data analysis for differential expression: a tutorialErick Suarez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 28:89-104. 2009..This paper is written for those professionals who are new in microarray data analysis for differential expression and want to have an overview of the specific steps or the different approaches for this sort of analysis...- Seroepidemiology of viral hepatitis, HIV and herpes simplex type 2 in the household population aged 21-64 years in Puerto RicoCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
BMC Infect Dis 10:76. 2010..This study estimated, for the first time, prevalence estimates of serologic markers of HCV, HBV, HAV, HIV and HSV-2 in the adult population of Puerto Rico and assessed variations across sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics... - Correlates of the metabolic syndrome among a sample of women in the San Juan Metropolitan area of Puerto RicoAna Patricia Ortiz
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 8:235-42. 2010..The metabolic syndrome is an interaction of risk factors that may lead to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes... - Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and associated risk behaviours: a population-based study in San Juan, Puerto RicoCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 5067
Int J Epidemiol 34:593-9. 2005..We estimated the prevalence of HCV infection and identified correlates of seropositivity in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico... - Association between adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among adults living in Puerto RicoCristina Palacios
Nutrition Program, Department of Human Development, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR
Public Health Nutr 14:1714-23. 2011.... 
Factors associated with metabolic syndrome in a sample of women in Puerto RicoJosefina Romaguera
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Menopause 17:388-92. 2010..The aim of this study was to determine the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and demographic, health, and lifestyle characteristics in a sample of women living in Puerto Rico...- Factors associated to the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus among patients receiving hemodialysis at selected dialysis centers in Puerto Rico, 2005Marievelisse Soto-Salgado
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, P O Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 28:18-23. 2009..We assessed the factors associated to the prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) among patients receiving hemodialysis in eight dialysis centers in Puerto Rico... - Prostate cancer incidence and mortality among Puerto Ricans: an updated analysis comparing men in Puerto Rico with US racial/ethnic groupsMarievelisse Soto-Salgado
UPR MDACC Partnership in Excellence in Cancer Research Program, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 31:107-13. 2012..Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities with regard to prostate cancer incidence have been reported in the United States of America (US); however, detailed information regarding health disparities in PR is scarce... - Assessing the scientific research productivity of Puerto Rican cancer researchers: bibliometric analysis from the Science Citation IndexWilliam A Calo
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico Cancer Center, San Juan
P R Health Sci J 29:250-5. 2010..The objective of this study was to characterize trends in cancer-related research publications by authors affiliated to Puerto Rican institutions in recent decades... - Sexual behaviors among adults in Puerto Rico: a population-based studyAna Patricia Ortiz
Cancer Control and Populations Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
J Sex Med 8:2439-49. 2011..Given changes in sexual behaviors and norms in the United States, there is a need for current and representative data on sexual behaviors with particular interest in gender, age, and racial/ethnic group differences... - Knowledge of viral hepatitis among Puerto Rican adults: implications for preventionMarievelisse Soto-Salgado
UPR MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research Program, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PMB 371 P O Box 70344, San Juan, PR 00936 8344, Puerto Rico
J Community Health 36:565-73. 2011..Health education must be focused on transmission and prevention methods, including the availability of a vaccine for HAV and HBV, especially among those with chronic liver disease... - Feasibility of collecting biologic specimens in population-based surveys: experiences from the epidemiology of hepatitis C in the household, adult population of Puerto Rico studyCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
P R Health Sci J 29:18-25. 2010.... - Penile cancer disparities in Puerto Rican men as compared to the United States populationVivian Colón-López
Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Int Braz J Urol 38:728-38. 2012.... - Distribution and correlates of the metabolic syndrome in adults living in the San Juan Metropolitan Area of Puerto RicoCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 31:114-22. 2012..This study evaluated correlates of the metabolic syndrome among adults living in Puerto Rico, a Hispanic subpopulation disproportionately affected by diabetes... - Incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, and non-Hispanic blacks in the United States, 1998-2002Marievelisse Soto-Salgado
Puerto Rico Cancer Center, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cancer 115:3016-23. 2009..Incidence and mortality trends and relative differences among racial/ethnic groups by sex and age were determined... - Incidence and mortality rates of selected infection-related cancers in Puerto Rico and in the United StatesAna P Ortiz
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Infect Agent Cancer 5:10. 2010.... - Clinical conditions associated with environmental exposures: an epidemiologic study in two communities in Juana Díaz, Puerto RicoWilliam A Calo
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Graduate School of Public Health, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department, San Juan, PR 00936 5067
P R Health Sci J 28:126-34. 2009.... - The prevalence of vertebral fractures in San Juan, Puerto Rico: a population-based study among females aged 50 years and overLillian Haddock
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 29:377-84. 2010..The objective of LAVOS was to estimate the prevalence of vertebral fractures in Latin American women using a random sample of females selected from cities across five Latin American countries... - Are adults diagnosed with diabetes achieving the American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations?Cynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, P O Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 31:18-23. 2012..This study assessed the proportion of adults with previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) who met selected preventive practices and treatment goals according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of medical care... - Bibliometric assessment of cancer research in Puerto Rico, 1903-2005Ana P Ortiz
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rev Panam Salud Publica 25:353-61. 2009..The main aim of this study is to present the characteristics and trends of cancer publications in Puerto Rico's biomedical journals and their relationship with the island's cancer mortality... - HIV-related risk behaviors among a sample of men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico: an overview of substance use and sexual practicesVivian Colón-López
Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
P R Health Sci J 30:65-8. 2011..The aim of this study was to describe HIV-related risk behaviors in a sample of MSM in PR... - Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in San Juan, Puerto RicoCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 5067, USA
Ethn Dis 18:434-41. 2008..We assessed the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its individual components in Puerto Rican adults... - Thyroid-stimulating hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone status in Hispanic women during the menopause transitionLegier V Rojas
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-230-4. 2008..We propose that patterns in FSH levels depend on the menopause state and that a possible relationship with TSH is present in mature women... - Esophageal cancer incidence rates by histological type and overall: Puerto Rico versus the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results population, 1992-2005Lorena Gonzalez
University of Puerto Rico The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Partnership in Excellence in Cancer Research Program, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cancer Epidemiol 37:5-10. 2013.... - A tutorial in genetic epidemiology and some considerations in statistical modelingErick Suarez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus, P O Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 5067
P R Health Sci J 26:401-21. 2007..Then, a description of the different designs in genetic epidemiology is presented with the most recent publications. Finally, some considerations in the statistical analysis for genetic epidemiology are discussed... - Hepatitis C in Puerto Rico: a time for public health actionCynthia M Pérez
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR 00936 5067
P R Health Sci J 26:395-400. 2007.... - Internal consistency of the Spanish health literacy test (TOFHLA-SPR) for Puerto RicoMarta Rivero-Mendez
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, School of Nursing, PO Box 365067, San Juan, PR
P R Health Sci J 29:49-53. 2010..The purpose of this paper is to describe how the full-length Spanish Version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA-S) scale was adapted to PR...