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  • 1
    In: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2008-12)
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1472-6882
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2008
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  • 2
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    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2000
    In:  Circulation Vol. 102, No. 15 ( 2000-10-10), p. 1773-1779
    In: Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 102, No. 15 ( 2000-10-10), p. 1773-1779
    Abstract: Background —Several epidemiological studies have associated depressive symptoms with cardiovascular disease. We investigated whether depressive symptoms constituted a risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and total mortality among an apparently healthy elderly cohort. Methods and Results —In a prospective cohort of 5888 elderly Americans (≥65 years) who were enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health Study, 4493 participants who were free of cardiovascular disease at baseline provided annual information on their depressive status, which was assessed using the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiological Studies. These 4493 subjects were followed for 6 years for the development of CHD and mortality. The cumulative mean depression score was assessed for each participant up to the time of event (maximum 6-year follow-up). Using time-dependent, proportional-hazards models, the unadjusted hazard ratio associated with every 5-unit increase in mean depression score for the development of CHD was 1.15 ( P =0.006); the ratio for all-cause mortality was 1.29 ( P 〈 0.0001). In multivariate analyses adjusted for age, race, sex, education, diabetes, hypertension, cigarette smoking, total cholesterol, triglyceride level, congestive heart failure, and physical inactivity, the hazard ratio for CHD was 1.15 ( P =0.006) and that for all-cause mortality was 1.16 ( P =0.006). Among participants with the highest cumulative mean depression scores, the risk of CHD increased by 40% and risk of death by 60% compared with those who had the lowest mean scores. Conclusions —Among elderly Americans, depressive symptoms constitute an independent risk factor for the development of CHD and total mortality.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0009-7322 , 1524-4539
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2000
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  • 3
    In: Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 130, No. suppl_2 ( 2014-11-25)
    Abstract: Aims: HIV infection and its treatments are associated with insulin resistance and diabetes, which may influence the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated the degree of insulin resistance in HIV-infected and uninfected men and its association with coronary atherosclerosis. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional study which included 448 HIV-infected and 306 uninfected men, ages 40 to 70 years old, without a history of prior coronary revascularization from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed to identify the presence of coronary artery plaque, to characterize plaque composition (calcified, non-calcified, and mixed), and to identify coronary artery stenoses 〉 50%. Insulin resistance was evaluated by the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) measured at each semi-annual visit between 2003 and 2014. The mean HOMA-IR was calculated from all visits before participants underwent CTA. Associations between HOMA-IR and the prevalence of plaque or of stenosis 〉 50% were assessed with logistic regression by adjusting for age, race, HIV serostatus, and CAD risk factors. Results: Mean HOMA-IR compiled over a median of 8.4 years was higher in HIV-infected than uninfected men (3.2 vs. 2.7, p = 0.002), but the prevalence of stenosis 〉 50% was similar (17% vs. 15%, p = 0.41). In fully adjusted models comparing men in the highest and lowest tertiles of mean HOMA-IR, mean HOMA-IR was associated with the presence of stenosis 〉 50% (OR = 2.81 [95% CI, 1.51-5.22]), but not with any particular plaque type. There was no significant interaction between HIV serostatus and associations between mean HOMA-IR and coronary stenosis. Among HIV-infected men, further adjustment for HIV disease control and severity (suppressed HIV-1 RNA, CD4 T-cell count) did not alter the association between mean HOMA-IR and the presence of stenosis 〉 50% (OR = 2.67 [95% CI, 1.26-5.89]). Conclusions: Insulin resistance over a 10 year period was greater among HIV-infected than uninfected men and was associated with coronary artery stenosis, but not with any specific plaque type. Our findings suggest that insulin resistance is a potential mechanism mediating the increased risk of CAD among HIV-infected men.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0009-7322 , 1524-4539
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2014
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  • 4
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    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2016
    In:  Stroke Vol. 47, No. 11 ( 2016-11), p. 2682-2688
    In: Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 47, No. 11 ( 2016-11), p. 2682-2688
    Abstract: Epidemiological studies in men suggest a relationship between endogenous testosterone and ischemic vascular events. We hypothesized that low testosterone is independently associated with ischemic stroke and ischemic brain changes. Methods— In 1558 male participants (mean [SD] age, 63.1 [5.6] years; body mass index, 28.2 [4.3] kg/m 2 ) from visit 4 (1996–1998) of the ARIC study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) without cardiovascular disease, stroke, and previous testosterone therapy, we measured plasma total testosterone by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry using morning samples and divided levels into tertiles (median [25th–75th percentile], 377.6 [288.4–480.1] ng/dL). General linear models, for cross-sectional analyses, and proportional hazards regression, for time-to-event analysis, examined the association of testosterone with participant characteristics and incident stroke through 2011. Linear and logistic regression models examined the association of testosterone with percentage white matter hyperintensities and prevalent infarcts in participants (n=257) who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging at visit 5 (2011–2013). Analyses were adjusted for age, race, and ARIC center, body mass index, waist circumference, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein. Results— Lower testosterone was significantly associated with higher body mass index, greater waist circumference, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lower high-density lipoprotein, and never smoking. After adjustment, no association of testosterone with incident stroke was found (hazard ratios [95% confidence intervals] for tertile 1 or 3 versus 2, 1.47 [0.83–2.61] , 1.15 [0.62–2.14]; median follow-up, 14.1 years), nor with percentage white matter hyperintensities, cortical infarcts, or subcortical infarcts. Conclusions— After controlling for atherosclerotic risk factors, there was no association between endogenous testosterone and incident clinical stroke or ischemic brain changes in community-dwelling men.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0039-2499 , 1524-4628
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2016
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  • 5
    In: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Harborside Press, LLC, Vol. 21, No. 5 ( 2023-05), p. 481-486
    Abstract: Background: Large segments of the US population do not receive quality cancer care due to pervasive and systemic inequities, which can increase morbidity and mortality. Multicomponent, multilevel interventions can address inequities and improve care, but only if they reach communities with suboptimal access. Intervention studies often underenroll individuals from historically excluded groups. Methods: The Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care includes 6 grantees across the United States who implemented unique multicomponent, multilevel intervention programs with common goals of reducing disparities, increasing engagement, and improving the quality of care for targeted populations. The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework informed the evaluation efforts across sites. Each Alliance site identified their intended populations, which included underrepresented minorities (eg, Black and Latinx persons), individuals who prefer a language other than English, and rural residents. We evaluated the demographic characteristics of participants to determine program reach. Results: Between 2018 and 2020, a total of 2,390 of 5,309 potentially eligible participants were enrolled across the 6 sites. The proportion of enrolled individuals with selected characteristics included 38% (n=908) Black adults, 24% (n=574) Latinx adults, 19% (n=454) preferring a language other than English, and 30% (n=717) rural residents. The proportion of those enrolled who were the intended population was commensurate to the proportion with desired characteristics in those identified as potentially eligible. Conclusions: The grantees met or exceeded enrollments from their intended populations who have been underserved by quality cancer care into patient-centered intervention programs. Intentional application of recruitment/engagement strategies is needed to reach individuals from historically underserved communities.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1540-1405 , 1540-1413
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Harborside Press, LLC
    Publication Date: 2023
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  • 6
    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 4, No. Supplement_1 ( 2020-05-08)
    Abstract: Introduction and Objective: A new, first-in-class oral testosterone (T) replacement therapy product [T-undecanoate (TU) capsules] was recently approved by FDA to treat hypogonadal men. Clinical trials were conducted to evaluate, in part, the impact of oral TU therapy on important secondary efficacy endpoints: Psychosexual and/or general well-being (Trial I and II); and body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) (Trial II). Subject and Methods: Hypogonadal men (AM serum T ≤ 300 ng/dL) age 18 to 65 (Trial I) or 75 years old (Trial II) were randomized into open-label, active-comparator (T-gel/solution) trials. Subjects received: Trial 1: Oral TU (n=166) or a topical T solution (n=55) for 4-6 mos.; or Trial II: Oral TU (n=162) or T-gel (n=163) for 12 mos. The starting oral TU dose (with food) was 237 mg, BID in Trial I and 316 mg, BID in Trial II; up to 2 dose-titration opportunities were available to achieve eugonadal T concentrations (assayed by LC-MS/MS). In Trial I, Psychosexual Daily Questionnaires (PDQ) were completed by study subjects for 7 days at baseline and prior to final clinic visit (Day 105-180). In Trial II, the SF-36 well-being questionnaire was completed on Days 0, 30, 90, 180, 270 and 365 and PDQs were completed for 7 days prior to clinic visits on these same days. In Trial II body composition and BMD was assessed by DEXA scan on Days 0, 180 and 365. Safety was monitored by physical exam and standard clinical lab tests. Results: Mean serum T in response to oral TU was 489 ± 155 ng/dL (mean ± SD) (Trial I) and 628 ± 342 ng/dL (Trial II); 84% of subjects in each trial achieved mean T concentrations in the eugonadal range. Statistically significant mean changes from baseline (p & lt;0.0001) for most SF-36 well-being parameters were observed in both oral TU and T-gel groups. Psychosexual questionnaire results also demonstrated statistically significant improvement over baseline (p & lt;0.0001) in most parameters at Day 30 and all timepoints thereafter in both trials. On Days 180 and 365 (v. baseline) oral TU was associated with a significant reduction in fat mass [-1.92 ± 2.79 (SD) and -2.4 ± 3.6 kg, respectively] (p & lt;0.0001) and an increase in lean body mass [+2.87 ± 2.73 and +3.15 ± 2.69 kg, respectively] (p & lt;0.0001). Oral TU increased mean BMD over baseline on Days 180 and 365 in spine [+0.013 ± 0.035 and +0.018 ± 0.042 g/cm2, respectively (p & lt;0.0001)] and hip [+0.006 ± 0.019 and +0.012 ± 0.023 g/cm2, respectively (p & lt;0.0001)]. Oral TU exhibited a safety profile consistent with commonly prescribed topical T-comparators. Modest increases in cuff sBP of 2.8 ± 11.84 (SD) mm Hg and 1.8 ± 10.76 mm Hg were observed in Trial I for both oral TU and the comparator T-solution. Conclusions: Treatment of hypogonadal men with oral TU yielded circulating mean T concentrations in the mid-eugonadal range and significantly improved psychosexual, general well-being, body composition and BMD parameters comparable to transdermal T administration.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2472-1972
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2020
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  • 7
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    The Endocrine Society ; 2021
    In:  Journal of the Endocrine Society Vol. 5, No. Supplement_1 ( 2021-05-03), p. A248-A248
    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 5, No. Supplement_1 ( 2021-05-03), p. A248-A248
    Abstract: Background: Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) in those treated for opioid addiction. However, it is unclear whether observed adverse effects on the skeleton are related to a direct effect of opioids on bone metabolism or mediated by other mechanisms including MMT-induced gonadal dysfunction. We hypothesized that MMT is associated with low BMD in persons with a history of injection drug use (PWID) and that this effect is explained by differences in sex hormones. Methods: We recruited 280 participants from the AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) study, a long-standing cohort of PWID. All participants had been exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV antibody positive). In addition to a morning assessment of free testosterone (FT) and estradiol (E2), all participants underwent dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the lumbar spine (LS) and hip (total hip (TH) and femoral neck (FN)). Multivariable linear regression was used to assess the relationship between MMT and T-score with and without inclusion of E2/FT concentrations. Models were stratified by sex and adjusted for age, BMI, HCV infection, HIV, current alcohol use, current smoking, vitamin D3 level, and current heroin use. Results: All participants were African American and 37% female. The median (Q1, Q3) age was 57 years (51, 61), median (Q1, Q3) BMI was 26 kg/m2 (22, 30) and 107 (38%) were receiving MMT. FT and E2 were significantly lower in men receiving MMT vs not (p & lt; 0.01 for both). In women, there were no differences in sex hormones based on MMT use. The prevalence of low BMD (defined as LS, TH, or FN T-score ≤ -1) was 25% (23% in men and 29% in women; p = 0.3); 12 (4.3%, 2 men and 8 women; p = 0.09) had osteoporosis (T-score ≤ -2.5). In men, MMT was associated with -0.7 lower LS-T score (95% CI [-1.3, -0.1], p=0.046) in adjusted models compared to those not receiving MMT. The magnitude of this association was reduced after adjusting for E2 and FT (-0.2, 95% CI [-0.8, 0.5] , p=0.665)). In women, MMT was not associated with LS-T score (MD -0.3, 95% CI [-1.3, 0.4], p=0.631). There were no associations between MMT and TH or FN BMD in either men or women. Conclusion: In this study, MMT was associated with lower lumbar spine BMD in men with a history of IDU, which was potentially mediated by the effect of MMT on sex hormones. More rigorous screening for co-morbidities including hypogonadism and low BMD in men receiving MMT may be warranted.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2472-1972
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 8
    In: The Prostate, Wiley, Vol. 75, No. 11 ( 2015-08), p. 1167-1176
    Abstract: The association between serum sex steroid hormones and PSA in a general population has not been described. METHODS Included were 378 men aged 40–85 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2001–2004, who did not have a prostate cancer diagnosis, and had not had a recent biopsy, rectal examination, cystoscopy, or prostate infection or inflammation. Serum total PSA, total testosterone, androstanediol glucuronide (3α‐diol‐G), estradiol, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations were previously measured. Free testosterone was estimated by mass action. We applied sampling weights and calculated geometric mean PSA concentration by hormone quintiles adjusting for age and race/ethnicity, and also for body mass index, waist circumference, smoking, diabetes, and mutually for hormones. We estimated the OR of PSA ≥2.5 ng/ml per hormone quintile using logistic regression. RESULTS Geometric mean PSA increased across testosterone quintiles after age and race/ethnicity (Q1: 0.80, Q5: 1.14 ng/ml; P‐trend = 0.002) and multivariable (Q1: 0.79, Q5: 1.16 ng/ml; P‐trend = 0.02) adjustment; patterns were similar for free testosterone and 3α‐diol‐G. SHBG was inversely associated with PSA only after multivariable adjustment (Q1: 1.32, Q5: 0.82 nmol/L; P‐trend = 0.01). Estradiol and PSA were not associated. The OR of PSA ≥2.5 ng/ml was 1.54 (95%CI 1.18–2.01) per testosterone quintile after age and race/ethnicity adjustment, and 1.78 (95%CI 1.16–2.73) after multivariable adjustment. CONCLUSIONS In this nationally representative sample, men with higher testosterone had higher PSA even after taking into account other hormones and modifiable factors. Men with higher SHBG had lower PSA, but only after multivariable adjustment. Prostate 75: 1167–1176, 2015 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0270-4137 , 1097-0045
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2015
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    In: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Elsevier BV, Vol. 91, No. 7 ( 2016-07), p. 881-896
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0025-6196
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2016
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  • 10
    In: BMJ Open, BMJ, Vol. 9, No. 5 ( 2019-05), p. e023014-
    Abstract: Guidelines for screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been updated in the past several years, and various inconsistencies exist across these guidelines. Moreover, the quality of these updated guidelines has not been clarified. We thus conducted this systematic review to evaluate the relationship between the quality and detailed recommendations of these guidelines. Data sources The Guidelines International Network Library, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) database, the Medline database, the Embase and the National Guidelines Clearinghouse were searched for guidelines containing recommendations on screening and diagnosis strategies for GDM between 2009 and November 2018. Methods Guidelines included a target group of women with GDM, and contained recommendations for screening and diagnostic strategies for GDM were included in the present systematic review. Reviewers summarised recommendations on screening and diagnosis strategies from each guideline and rated the quality of guidelines by using the Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) criteria. Results A total of 459 citations were collected by the preliminary literature selection, and 16 guidelines that met the inclusion criteria were assessed. The inconsistencies of the guidelines mainly focus on the screening process (one step vs two step) and criteria of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups [IADPSG] vs CarpenterandCoustan). Guidelines with higher AGREE scores usually recommend a one-step OGTT strategy with IADPSG criteria between 24 and 28 gestational weeks, and the majority of these guidelines likely to select evidence by Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation criteria. Conclusions The guidelines of WHO-2013, NICE-2015, American Diabetes Association-2018, Endocrine Society-2013, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada-2016, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics-2015, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-2018, United States Preventive Services Task Force-2014 and IADPSG-2015 are strongly recommended in the present evaluation, according to the AGREE II criteria. Guidelines with higher quality tend to recommend a one-step 75 g OGTT strategy with IADPSG criteria between 24 and 28 gestational weeks.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2044-6055 , 2044-6055
    Language: English
    Publisher: BMJ
    Publication Date: 2019
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