Trends of cardiovascular health in Asian American individuals: A national health and nutrition examination survey study by Naman S. Shetty, Nirav Patel, Mokshad Gaonkar, Rajat Kalra, Peng Li, Gregory Pavela, Garima Arora, Pankaj Arora

“…Results: Among 2,059 Asian American individuals, the weighted mean LE8 score was 69.1 (0.4) with US-born [69.0 (0.8)] and foreign-born individuals [69.1 (0.4)] having similar CVH. From 2011 to March 2020, CVH in the overall population [69.7 (0.8) to 68.1 (0.8); Ptrend: 0.009] and foreign-born individuals [69.7 (0.8) to 67.7 (0.8); Ptrend: 0.005] declined. …”
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The Relationship of Depressive Symptoms, Self-Esteem, and Sexual Behaviors in a Predominantly Hispanic Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men by Joseph P. De Santis PhD, ARNP, ACRN, Jessie M. Colin PhD, RN, Elias Provencio Vasquez PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP, Gail C. McCain PhD, RN, FAAN

“…This sample consisted of ethnic minorities (79%) with a large number of foreign-born men (69%). Participants completed measures of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and sexual behaviors. …”
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Expectant Fathers’ Social Determinants of Health in Early Pregnancy by Fernanda Neri Mini BA, Jaclyn A. Saltzman MPH, PhD, Meg Simione PhD, Man Luo MPH, Meghan E. Perkins MPH, Brianna Roche BS, Tiffany Blake-Lamb MD, Milton Kotelchuck PhD, Alexy Arauz-Boudreau MPH, MD, Kirsten Davison PhD, Elsie M. Taveras MPH, MD

“…Among 131 fathers surveyed, 45% were white, 21% were Hispanic/Latino, 55% were foreign-born, and 69% reported an annual income under $50 000. …”
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A comparative analysis of prenatal care and fetal growth in eight South American countries. by Cristina Woodhouse, Jorge Lopez Camelo, George L Wehby

“…The analytical sample included 56,014 live-born infants (∼69% of total sample) with complete data born without congenital anomalies in the years 1996-2011 in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and Uruguay. …”
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Comparison of recording of hepatitis B infection in the NSW Perinatal Data Collection with linked hepatitis B notifications by Lucy Deng, Joanne Reekie, Andrew Hayen, Marlene Kong, John M Kaldor, James Ward, Bette Liu

“…In general, the low prevalence of HBV meant we had limited statistical power to assess differences between health service factors and maternal factors; however, sensitivity was significantly lower in PDC data for HBV in Australian-born non-Aboriginal women (37.0%; 95% CI 27.5, 46.7) than in overseas-born women (69.9%; 95% CI 66.6, 73.1; p < 0.001). Conclusions: PDC records of HBV status for women giving birth in 2012 had high specificity but poor sensitivity. …”
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Prospective Cohort Study of Emergency Department Visit Frequency and Diagnoses Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Urban, Low-Income, US- and Foreign-Born Mothers in Boston, MA by Valerie Osula, Serena Rusk, Lingxin Hao, Bhakti Hansoti, Alison Gemmill, Xiumei Hong, Guoying Wang, Colleen Pearson, William G. Adams, Xiaobin Wang

“…Regression analysis showed 50% less ED utilization among foreign- vs US-born participants; however, the increase in infectious diseases visits was greater among foreign-born compared to US-born mothers (185% vs 26%, P = 0.01), while the increase in mental health diagnoses was greater among US-born mothers (69% vs −33%, P = 0.10). Conclusion: Despite a decrease in total ED visits during the pandemic, there was an increase in COVID-19- (immigrant > US born) and mental health- (US-born only) related visits. …”
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Inclusion of wheat aleurone in gestation diets improves postprandial satiety, stress status and stillbirth rate of sows by Jinping Deng, Chuanhui Cheng, Haoyuan Yu, Shuangbo Huang, Xiangyu Hao, Jianzhao Chen, Jiansen Yao, Jianjun Zuo, Chengquan Tan

“…Accordingly, the production cost per piglet born alive ($ 6.9 vs. $ 7.6) or per piglet born healthy ($ 7.4 vs. $ 7.9) declined in the 15% WA group versus the control group. …”
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First Report of the Italian Registry on Immune-Mediated Congenital Heart Block (Lu.Ne Registry) by Micaela Fredi, Laura Andreoli, Beatrice Bacco, Tiziana Bertero, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Silvia Breda, Veronica Cappa, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Rolando Cimaz, Salvatore De Vita, Emma Di Poi, Elena Elefante, Franco Franceschini, Maria Gerosa, Marcello Govoni, Ariela Hoxha, Andrea Lojacono, Luca Marozio, Alessandro Mathieu, Pier Luigi Meroni, Antonina Minniti, Marta Mosca, Marina Muscarà, Melissa Padovan, Matteo Piga, Roberta Priori, Véronique Ramoni, Amelia Ruffatti, Chiara Tani, Marta Tonello, Laura Trespidi, Sonia Zatti, Stefano Calza, Angela Tincani, Antonio Brucato, Antonio Brucato

“…A permanent pacemaker was implanted in 51 of 73 children born alive (69.8), whereas global mortality rate was 25.8% (23 cases): 16 in utero, five perinatal, and two during childhood. …”
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