Now showing items 6611-6620 of 6662
Greater social adversity is associated with more disordered eating attitudes and behaviors among children from Southeast Michigan
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-12)
ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to examine the association between indicators of social adversity, including socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity, and children’s disordered eating behaviors and attitudes.MethodsChildren ...
Case studies in bias reduction and inference for electronic health record data with selection bias and phenotype misclassification
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-12-10)
Joint Modeling Methods for Individual-level Variances as Predictors of Health Outcomes
(2023)
Precision medicine has the potential to improve early health diagnostics and support individualized treatment plans. The study and identification of repeatedly measured biomarkers for diseases and health risks is essential ...
Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for the Analysis of Summary Statistics Derived from Large Genomic Datasets
(2023)
Advancements in DNA sequencing over the past decade have transformed our ability to characterize genetic variation in large populations and study the genetics of many complex traits. For population geneticists, information ...
Examining the Complex Legacy of Structural Racism in Shaping Neighborhood Contexts and Racial Disparities in Allostatic Load: Analyses from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) Study
(2023)
In the United States, non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) experience shorter life expectancy than non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). This dissertation utilizes multi-level theories and models to examine historic redlining and subsequent ...
Two-sample test with g-modeling and its applications
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023-01-15)
Impact of Medicare eligibility on informal caregiving for surgery and stroke
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2023-02)
ObjectiveTo assess whether the intensity of family and friend care changes after older individuals enroll in Medicare at age 65.Data SourcesHealth and Retirement Study survey data (1998–2018).Study DesignWe compared informal ...
Development and pilot test of a pregnancy decision making tool for women with physical disabilities
(Blackwell Publishing LtdWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2023-02)
ObjectiveDesign and pilot test a new decision making tool for women with physical disabilities (impairment of physical function due to chronic conditions) considering pregnancy.Data Sources and Study SettingQuantitative ...
Assessing the Role of Different Environmental and Occupational Factors in the Spatial Distribution of Health Outcomes
(2023)
Complex epidemiological questions cannot be addressed with individual level analyses, but insights can be gained from aggregation and spatial methods. In this dissertation, I conducted three different epidemiological ...
Eating disorder risk in rural US adolescents: What do we know and where do we go?
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023-02)
Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the development of eating disorders, but there are disparities in eating disorder risk among adolescents. One population that may be at increased risk but is vastly understudied, is ...