Harnessing Data to Assess Equity of Care by Race, Ethnicity and Language (open access)

Harnessing Data to Assess Equity of Care by Race, Ethnicity and Language

Study examines disparities in healthcare based on race, ethnicity and language (REaL) by utilizing inpatient (IP) core measures at Texas Health Resources, a large, faith-based, non-profit healthcare system located in Texas.
Date: December 22, 2015
Creator: Gracia, Amber; Cheirif, Jorge; Veliz, Juana; Reyna, Melissa; Vecchio, Mara & Aryal, Subhash
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in Magnesium Intake among Hispanic Adults, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2014 (open access)

Trends in Magnesium Intake among Hispanic Adults, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2014

Paper describes the results of a study examining magnesium intake in Hispanic adults, using data from the NHANES from 1999-2014, stratified by gender, Hispanic origins, age, and poverty income ratio (PIR) level.
Date: November 22, 2019
Creator: Liu, Jialiang; Huang, Yuhan; Dai, Qi; Fulda, Kimberly G.; Chen, Shande & Tao, Meng-Hua
System: The UNT Digital Library
Association of Home Food Availability with Prediabetes and Diabetes among Adults in the United States (open access)

Association of Home Food Availability with Prediabetes and Diabetes among Adults in the United States

This article examined associations of home food availabilities with prediabetes and diabetes among 8929 adults (20–70 years) participating in 2007–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. The results show prediabetes participants had lower availability of healthy foods and higher availability of unhealthy foods, suggesting the need to improve healthy food availability at home for this population.
Date: April 25, 2020
Creator: McAtee, Jenniffer; Tao, Meng-Hua; King, Christian & Chai, Weiwen
System: The UNT Digital Library