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Trends in ATP-III-defined high blood cholesterol prevalence, awareness, treatment and control among U.S. adultsAmanda D Hyre
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:548-55. 2007..We sought to determine trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol among U.S. adults...
Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder among hemodialysis patients following Hurricane KatrinaAmanda D Hyre
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 50:585-93. 2007..Patients with end-stage renal disease reliant on maintenance hemodialysis therapy may be particularly susceptible to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after natural disasters...
Psychosocial status of hemodialysis patients one year after Hurricane KatrinaAmanda D Hyre
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Med Sci 336:94-8. 2008..Hemodialysis patients experience a high degree of psychosocial impairment...
Perceived stress among a workforce 6 months following hurricane KatrinaKyla A Leon
Dept of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:1005-11. 2007..Employers and health care providers should be apprised of the need for monitoring stress and offering counseling opportunities for returning workforces following future large-scale disasters...
Psychometric properties of the Hurricane Coping Self-Efficacy measure following Hurricane KatrinaAmanda D Hyre
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:562-7. 2008..The HCSE measure exhibited excellent internal consistency, external validity and repeatability after Hurricane Katrina...
Willingness to attend group visits for hypertension treatmentLumie Kawasaki
Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Manag Care 13:257-62. 2007..To determine the proportion and characteristics of patients willing to attend group medical visits...
Prevalence and predictors of poor antihypertensive medication adherence in an urban health clinic settingAmanda D Hyre
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University, and Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Center for Health Research, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 9:179-86. 2007..The current study identified a set of risk factors for poor antihypertensive medication adherence in the urban setting...
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a New Orleans workforce following Hurricane KatrinaKaren B DeSalvo
Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Urban Health 84:142-52. 2007..The strong relationship between displacement from one's pre-Katrina residence and symptoms of PTSD suggests a need to focus resource utilization and interventions on individuals living in temporary housing...
Comparison of percent of United States adults weighing>or=300 pounds (136 kilograms) in three time periods and comparison of five atherosclerotic risk factors for those weighing>or=300 pounds to those<300 poundsRuth N Mondolfi
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1651-3. 2007..The clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with morbid obesity and the exclusion from diagnostic imaging may affect those most in need of such procedures...
The impact of reclassifying moderate CKD as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent on the number of US adults recommended lipid-lowering treatmentAmanda D Hyre
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 49:37-45. 2007..59 mmol/L]) for adults with coronary heart disease risk equivalents. Chronic kidney disease is associated with increased coronary heart disease risk but is not included as a risk equivalent in these guidelines...
Effect of dietary fiber intake on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trialsSeamus P Whelton
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Hypertens 23:475-81. 2005..Our findings warrant conduct of additional clinical trials with a larger sample size and longer period of intervention to examine the effect of dietary fiber intake on BP...
