Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2023
Cumulative life-course victimization and inflammation in a U.S. national sample: Comparing intersections based on sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education.
Violence victimization has been associated with low-grade inflammation. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals are at greater risk for victimization in childhood and young adulthood compared to heterosexuals. Moreover, the intersection of LGB identity with gender, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment may be differentially associated with victimization rates. ⋯ Moreover, among LGB adults, the association between 1) less than college education and 2) some college education, and low-grade inflammation was mediated by cumulative life-course victimization. For LGB females, there was a direct association between identity and low-grade inflammation and this association was mediated by cumulative life-course victimization. Reducing accumulation of victimization could be critical for preventing biological dysregulation and disease onset among LGB individuals, particularly for those with multiple marginalized identities.
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2023
Comment LetterRe: Impact of the "e-cigarette era" on cigarette smoking among youth: A population-level study.
Our original paper is: Harrell MB, Mantey DS, Baojiang C, Kelder SH, Barrington-Trimis J. Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States A population-level study. Preventive Medicine 2022; 164:107265). This is a response to correspondence received from Foxon and Juul Labs Inc. (JUUL) regarding our original paper.
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2023
Mechanisms accounting for gendered differences in mental health status among young Canadians: A novel quantitative analysis.
Adolescent girls consistently report worse mental health than boys. This study used reports from a 2018 national health promotion survey (n = 11,373) to quantitatively explore why such gender-based differences exist among young Canadians. Using mediation analyses and contemporary social theory, we explored mechanisms that may explain differences in mental health between adolescents who identify as boys versus girls. ⋯ Study findings point to deeper, root causes of gender-based mental health inequalities that emerge during childhood. Interventions designed to reduce girls' addictive social media use or increase their perceived family support, to be more in line with their male peers, could help to reduce differences in mental health between boys and girls. Contemporary focus on social media use and social supports among girls, especially those with low affluence, warrant study as the basis for public health and clinical interventions.
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2023
Did mental and emotional health of SNAP families' children improve during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected low-income households in the United States. As part of the government's response to the pandemic, households with children participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefited from several temporary provisions. This study examines whether the mental/emotional well-being of children in SNAP families was influenced by the SNAP temporary provisions, overall and across subpopulations by race/ethnicity and school meal programs (SMP) participation status of children. ⋯ Additionally, no differential results were found by race/ethnicity of children or SMP participation (p > 0.1). Results are robust to the use of different well-being measures. These results suggest that SNAP provisions may have been associated with the reduction of the adverse effects of the pandemic on children's well-being.
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Preventive medicine · Apr 2023
Comment LetterRe: "Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study".
This is a letter to the editor of Preventive Medicine responding to Harrell et al.'s "Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study." (Harrell MB, Mantey DS, Baojiang C, Kelder SH, Barrington-Trimis J. Impact of the e-cigarette era on cigarette smoking among youth in the United States: A population-level study. Preventive Medicine 2022;164:107265).