Covariate-constrained randomization in cluster randomized 2 × 2 factorial trials: application to a diabetes prevention study

Autor: Juned Siddique, Zhehui Li, Matthew J. O’Brien

Publikováno v: Trials, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2024)

Abstract Background Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) are randomized trials where randomization takes place at an administrative level (e.g., hospitals, clinics, or schools) rather than at the individual level. When the number of available clusters is

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Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study

Autor: Erin S LeBlanc, Mary Larkin, José Castillo, Erika Werner, William Lowe, Michael Gomez, David Amy, Afshin Azimirad, Camille E Powe, Denise Scholtens, Kimberly K Vesco, Kristi Bays, Stefan Massimino, Sperry Robinson, Katrina Schell, Gillian A Walters, Teresa A Hillier, Caryn Oshiro, Sandra Cordero, Connor Howick, Lisa Kim, Yannica Theda Martinez, Olena Pishchalenko, Vladka Wastlova, Noelia Zork, Mirella Mourad, Jacqueline Lonier, Uma Reddy, Jayleen Acevedo, Belgica Peguero, Francesca Facco, Maisa Feghali, Heather Bocan, Savannah Stramowski, Andrea Edlow, William Barth, David Nathan, Robin Azevedo, Arantxa Medina Baez, Chinenye Iroajanma, Jacqueline Maya, Nefeli Neamonitaki, Nopporn Thangthaeng, Lynn Yee, William Grobman, Emily Szmuilowicz, Alyssa Aguirre, Evelyn Guevara, Gail Mallett, Samantha Matos, Shubhi Tyagi, Alexandra Spadola, Patrick Catalano, Dwight Rouse, Madeline Malloy, Floralba Parra, Jennifer Sherr, Audrey Merriam, Sherrie Bitterman, Elizabeth Considine, Jessica Leventhal, Lauren Perley, Linda Rink, Amy Steffen, Beatrix Thompson, Melinda Zgorski, Michael Steffes, Valerie Arends, Anthony Killeen, Juned Siddique, Patricia Bustamante, Ying (Jennifer) Cheung, Carmen Edith Freeze, Tania Grott, Alan Kuang, Mary Beth Tull, Barbara Linder, Chloe Michalopoulos

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 6 (2024)

Introduction Given the increasing prevalence of both obesity and pre-diabetes in pregnant adults, there is growing interest in identifying hyperglycaemia in early pregnancy to optimise maternal and perinatal outcomes. Multiple organisations recommend

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Cardiovascular health and subclinical atherosclerosis in second generation South Asian Americans: The MASALA study

Autor: Nilay S. Shah, Juned Siddique, Mark D. Huffman, Alka M. Kanaya, Namratha R. Kandula

Publikováno v: Indian Heart Journal, Vol 73, Iss 5, Pp 629-632 (2021)

We describe cardiovascular health (CVH) in second-generation (U.S.-born) South Asian Americans in the MASALA study, a population for whom CVH is not previously described. CVH factors in second-generation (N = 21) compared with first-generation (N = 4

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Social network characteristics are correlated with dietary patterns among middle aged and older South Asians living in the United States (U.S.)

Autor: Sameera A. Talegawkar, Nicola Lancki, Yichen Jin, Juned Siddique, Meghana Gadgil, Alka M. Kanaya, John A. Schneider, Linda Van Horn, Lawrence De Koning, Namratha R. Kandula

Publikováno v: BMC Nutrition, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)

Abstract Background Social and cultural norms, operating through social networks, may influence an individual’s dietary choices. We examined correlations between social network characteristics and dietary patterns among South Asians in the United S

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Association of Social Network Characteristics With Cardiovascular Health and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian Adults in the United States: The MASALA Cohort Study

Autor: Nilay S. Shah, Mark D. Huffman, John A. Schneider, Sadiya S. Khan, Juned Siddique, Alka M. Kanaya, Namratha R. Kandula

Publikováno v: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 10, Iss 7 (2021)

Background South Asian adults have worse cardiovascular health (CVH) and more coronary artery calcium compared with other race/ethnicities. The impact of the social environment has not been examined as a potential driver of CVH or coronary artery cal

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