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ArticlePloS one2021

Patterns of change in cardiovascular risk assessments and ankle brachial index among Puerto Rican adults.

Sabrina E Noel, David J Cornell, Xiyuan Zhang, Julia C Mirochnick, Josiemer Mattei, Luis M Falcón, Katherine L Tucker

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Allostatic Load and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sabrina E NoelDepartment of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7816-3964
David J CornellHealth Assessment Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Xiyuan ZhangCenter for Population Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0154-7705
Julia C MirochnickDepartment of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Josiemer MatteiDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Luis M FalcónCenter for Population Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Katherine L TuckerDepartment of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America.
University of Massachusetts Lowell · USHarvard University · US

Funding

STATISTICSP50HL105185 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2010 to 2015
$10.4M
Center for Research/Nutrition &Health among the ElderlyP01AG023394 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2003 to 2007
$8.1M
Dietary Quality, Cognitive Decline and Brain Health in Puerto Rican AdultsR01AG055948 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2017 to 2021
$4.2M
Bone microarchitecture, diabetes and change in bone mineral density in Puerto Rican adultsR01AR072741 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2018 to 2022
$2.6M
Nutrition, Stress and Bone in Older Puerto RicansR01AG027087 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI TUCKER, KATHERINE L · 2007 to 2009
$1.9M
Diet and Health Behavior Change to Improve Bone HealthK01AR067894 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI NOEL, SABRINA · 2015 to 2019
$504k
NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105185NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR067894NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072741NIA NIH HHS P01 AG023394NIA NIH HHS R01 AG027087NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPuerto Rican adults have higher odds of peripheral artery disease (PAD) compared with Mexican Americans. Limited studies have examined relationships between clinical risk assessment scores and ABI measures in this population.

methodsUsing 2004-2015 data from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) (n = 370-583), cross-sectional, 5-y change, and patterns of change in Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and allostatic load (AL) with ankle brachial index (ABI) at 5-y follow-up were assessed among Puerto Rican adults (45-75 y). FRS and AL were calculated at baseline, 2-y and 5-y follow-up. Multivariable linear regression models were used to examine cross-sectional and 5-y changes in FRS and AL with ABI at 5-y. Latent growth mixture modeling identified trajectories of FRS and AL over 5-y, and multivariable linear regression models were used to test associations between trajectory groups at 5-y.

resultsGreater FRS at 5-y and increases in FRS from baseline were associated with lower ABI at 5-y (β = -0.149, P = 0.010; β = -0.171, P = 0.038, respectively). AL was not associated with ABI in cross-sectional or change analyses. Participants in low-ascending (vs. no change) FRS trajectory, and participants in moderate-ascending (vs. low-ascending) AL trajectory, had lower 5-y ABI (β = -0.025, P = 0.044; β = -0.016, P = 0.023, respectively).

conclusionsFRS was a better overall predictor of ABI, compared with AL. Puerto Rican adults, an understudied population with higher FRS over 5 years, may benefit from intensive risk factor modification to reduce risk of PAD. Additional research examining relationships between FRS and AL and development of PAD is warranted.

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Ankle Brachial IndexAgedAlcohol DrinkingAllostasisBlood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionInterviews as TopicLife StyleLinear ModelsMale

Identifiers

PMID33471871
PMCPMC7817056
OpenAlexW3125423522

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