Food insecurity is associated with metabolic syndrome among US adults: NHANES 2005-2016.

The primary objective of this study was to examine the association between food security status and metabolic syndrome (MetS) using a nationally representative dataset. We hypothesized that food insecurity would be associated with an increased odds of having MetS. This was a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data collection cycles.

Telehealth Evaluation in the United States: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Background: The rapid expansion of telehealth services, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitates systematic evaluation to guarantee the quality, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of telehealth services and programs in the United States. While numerous evaluation frameworks have emerged, crafted by various stakeholders, their comprehensiveness is limited, and the overall state of telehealth evaluation remains unclear.

Objective: The overarching goal of this scoping review is to create a comprehensive overview of telehealth evaluation, incorporating perspectives from multiple stakeholder categories.

Adherence to the healthy eating index-2010 and alternative healthy eating index-2010 in relation to metabolic syndrome among African Americans in the Jackson heart study.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) scores were associated with incident metabolic syndrome.

Design: This study is a secondary analysis of data from the Jackson Heart Study. HEI and AHEI scores were divided into quintiles and Cox proportional hazards regression models were analysed for 1864 African American adults free from metabolic syndrome at Exam 1 to examine the incidence of metabolic syndrome by quintile of dietary quality score.

Responder Analyses: A Methodological Mess.

Responder analyses are methods for analyzing randomized controlled trials, which purport to identify individuals or subgroups of study participants who experienced a "clinically meaningful" improvement from a treatment. Unfortunately, responder analyses have numerous methodological shortcomings, which preclude inferences concerning individual response to treatments and, thus, adoption into clinical practice. In this Viewpoint, we summarize 2 major limitations of responder analyses: (1) their thresholds of success involve arbitrary criteria and (2) responder analyses do not capture true individual treatment effects.

Economic evaluation and costs of remote patient monitoring for cardiovascular disease in the United States: a systematic review.

Background: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a viable and valuable care delivery method to improve chronic disease management. In light of the high prevalence and substantial economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), this systematic review examines the cost and cost-effectiveness of using RPM to manage CVD in the United States.

Methods: We systematically searched databases to identify potentially relevant research.