Association of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular health with disability status in a nationally representative sample of US adults: CVD and CVH among Adults with Disabilities.

Background: A better understanding of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cardiovascular health (CVH) among adults with disabilities is needed to address disability related health disparities.

Methods: This study analyzed National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) questionnaires, medical examinations, and 24-hour dietary recall data from 2013-2018 for adults age 20-79 years with and without self-reported disability. CVD was dichotomous based on self-report and CVH was assessed using American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 (LE8) comprised of four health behaviors (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and sleep health) and four health factors (body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure) with higher scores indicating better CVH.

Cross-sectional analysis of speed-up mechanism in normal gait among healthy older adults with and without falls - Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

Background: Falls in older adults increase the risk of mobility loss. Proper understanding of gait mechanisms related to falls may provide novel solutions for maintaining mobility in older adults.

Research Question: Identify fall-related gait patterns through analyzing alterations in gait parameters to walk faster than usual pace in older adults.

Correction: Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Cancer Survivors Throughout Maryland: Protocol for a Pragmatic Trial and Participant Characteristics.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/54126.].

Supporting Weight Loss Among Parents of Children With a Disability: Lessons Learned From a Single-Arm Pilot Study.

This study assessed weight change in the parents of children with disabilities following a 12-week, remotely delivered weight loss program focused on lifestyle modifications and found a significant median weight reduction of 3 kg from baseline to week 12.

Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Cancer Survivors Throughout Maryland: Protocol for a Pragmatic Trial and Participant Characteristics.

Background: Clinical trials examining lifestyle interventions for weight loss in cancer survivors have been demonstrated to be safe, feasible, and effective. However, scalable weight loss programs are needed to support their widespread implementation. The ASPIRE trial was designed to evaluate real-world, lifestyle-based, weight loss programs for cancer survivors throughout Maryland.