Accomplishments: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published a paper entitled "Dietary carotenoid intake and osteoporosis: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2018" in the Archives of Osteoporosis.
The article discusses how higher intake of β-carotene and β-cryptoxanthin were associated with lower risk of osteoporosis. A…
Courtney Coughenour (Environmental and Occupational Health) is the first author along with Maxim Gakh (Environmental and Occupational Health), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) on the article "Assessing Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine…
Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) have published an article, “Can the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change Explain the Intent for People to Practice Meditation?” in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine in collaboration with colleagues from Baylor…
Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) has co-authored a research article "Effects of Cyproheptadine on Body Weight Gain in Children with Nonorganic Failure to Thrive in Taiwan: A Hospital-based Retrospective Study" in the journal PLOS ONE in collaborations with researchers in Taiwan. The study evaluates the effects of…
Qing Wu (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) and Xiangxue Xiao (Public Health) published an article on "Multiple polygenic scores improve bone mineral density prediction in an independent sample of Caucasian women" in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.
The study aims to determine if multiple genetic risk scores improve bone mineral density …
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published a paper entitled "Plasma Fluorescent Oxidation Products and Bone Mineral Density Among Male Veterans: A Cross-Sectional Study" published in the Journal of Clinical Densitometry.
The study examines the association between fluorescent oxidation products and bone mineral density among male…
Erika Marquez (Environmental & Occupational Health) co-published an article on "Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Turmeric Spices — Las Vegas, 2019" in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Qing Wu (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published a paper on "Trends and disparities in osteoarthritis prevalence among US adults, 2005-2018" in the journal Scientific Reports.
This study aimed to examine the trend of osteoarthritis prevalence in men and women and within race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status groups from 2005 to 2018. The…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) is a co-investigator on the project "Impact of Pre- and Postnatal Chemical Mixture Exposures on Child Neurobehavior and Neuroimaging," which is receiving a five-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for $3,187,411.
The project will investigate mixtures of more than…
Gabriela Buccini (Public Health) published a new article, "Population-based approaches for monitoring the nurturing care environment for early childhood development: A scoping review" in the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. Given the great variability in methods used to measure the nurturing care (NC) environment, valid approaches based…
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) presented her findings on "Associations of Neonicotinoids with Insulin and Glucose Homeostasis Parameters in US Adults: NHANES 2015-2016" during the Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome session at the American Public Health Association's 2021 annual meeting.
Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published a paper on "Maternal Urniary OPE Metabolite Concentrations and Blood Pressure During Pregnancy: The HOME study" in the journal Environmental Research. This study found that maternal urinary BCEP and DPHP concentrations were associated with increased blood pressure during pregnancy. …