Mariana Lazo

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Impact of energy intake, physical activity, and population-wide weight loss on cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality in Cuba, 1980-2005
    Manuel Franco
    Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 166:1374-80. 2007
  2. ncbi Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study
    Mariana Lazo
    Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMJ 343:d6891. 2011
  3. ncbi Effect of a 12-month intensive lifestyle intervention on hepatic steatosis in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:2156-63. 2010
  4. ncbi Patterns and predictors of changes in adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: longitudinal study of men and women
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 45:1377-85. 2007
  5. ncbi Brief communication: clinical implications of short-term variability in liver function test results
    Mariana Lazo
    Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2223, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:348-52. 2008
  6. ncbi The epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a global perspective
    Mariana Lazo
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Semin Liver Dis 28:339-50. 2008
  7. ncbi Effect of problem-solving-based diabetes self-management training on diabetes control in a low income patient sample
    Felicia Hill-Briggs
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:972-8. 2011
  8. ncbi Examining a bidirectional association between depressive symptoms and diabetes
    Sherita Hill Golden
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    JAMA 299:2751-9. 2008
  9. ncbi Low glycated hemoglobin and liver disease in the U.S. population
    Andrea L Christman
    Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 34:2548-50. 2011
  10. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of ultrasonography for the detection of fatty liver: a meta-analysis
    Ruben Hernaez
    Department of Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Hepatology 54:1082-90. 2011

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Impact of energy intake, physical activity, and population-wide weight loss on cardiovascular disease and diabetes mortality in Cuba, 1980-2005
    Manuel Franco
    Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 166:1374-80. 2007
    ..These results suggest that population-wide measures designed to reduce energy stores, without affecting nutritional sufficiency, may lead to declines in diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality...
  2. ncbi Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study
    Mariana Lazo
    Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    BMJ 343:d6891. 2011
    ..To evaluate the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and all cause and cause specific mortality in a representative sample of the US general population...
  3. ncbi Effect of a 12-month intensive lifestyle intervention on hepatic steatosis in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:2156-63. 2010
    ..Weight loss through lifestyle changes is recommended for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, its efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes is unproven...
  4. ncbi Patterns and predictors of changes in adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: longitudinal study of men and women
    Mariana Lazo
    Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 45:1377-85. 2007
    ..Adherence to therapy is a dynamic behavior. However, few studies have identified factors associated with changes in adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among men and women...
  5. ncbi Brief communication: clinical implications of short-term variability in liver function test results
    Mariana Lazo
    Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2223, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:348-52. 2008
    ..Clinicians sometimes order liver tests as part of a screening examination or general work-up. Current guidelines do not recommend routine retesting of abnormal results in asymptomatic patients...
  6. ncbi The epidemiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a global perspective
    Mariana Lazo
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Semin Liver Dis 28:339-50. 2008
    ..New strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and management will be required to alter the course of this disease...
  7. ncbi Effect of problem-solving-based diabetes self-management training on diabetes control in a low income patient sample
    Felicia Hill-Briggs
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:972-8. 2011
    ..Diabetes self-management support interventions are needed that are effective in engaging lower income patients, addressing competing life priorities and barriers to self-care, and facilitating behavior change...
  8. ncbi Examining a bidirectional association between depressive symptoms and diabetes
    Sherita Hill Golden
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    JAMA 299:2751-9. 2008
    ..Depressive symptoms are associated with development of type 2 diabetes, but it is unclear whether type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for elevated depressive symptoms...
  9. ncbi Low glycated hemoglobin and liver disease in the U.S. population
    Andrea L Christman
    Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Diabetes Care 34:2548-50. 2011
    ..To characterize the association of low HbA(1c) values (<4.0%) with liver enzymes and steatosis...
  10. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of ultrasonography for the detection of fatty liver: a meta-analysis
    Ruben Hernaez
    Department of Medicine The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Hepatology 54:1082-90. 2011
    ..Because of its low cost, safety, and accessibility, ultrasound is likely the imaging technique of choice for screening for fatty liver in clinical and population settings...
  11. ncbi Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease across ethno-racial groups: do Asian-American adults represent a new at-risk population?
    James H Tabibian
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 26:501-9. 2011
    ..We explored clinical, laboratory, and histological features of NAFLD as well as risk factors for histologically advanced disease among under-represented ethno-racial groups...
  12. ncbi Hepatocellular carcinoma: response to TACE assessed with semiautomated volumetric and functional analysis of diffusion-weighted and contrast-enhanced MR imaging data
    Susanne Bonekamp
    Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 N Caroline St, JHOC 4240, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Radiology 260:752-61. 2011
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  13. ncbi Availability of healthy foods and dietary patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
    Manuel Franco
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:897-904. 2009
    ..Inadequate availability of healthy foods may be a barrier to achieving recommended diets...
  14. ncbi Development and pilot evaluation of literacy-adapted diabetes and CVD education in urban, diabetic African Americans
    Felicia Hill-Briggs
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1491-4. 2008
    ..Despite prevalent low literacy nationally, empirical research on the development and testing of literacy-adapted patient education remains limited...
  15. ncbi Better health statistics: the Cuban experience
    Mariana Lazo
    Lancet 367:985-6. 2006