Publications by authors named "K So-Armah"
People with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) often gain weight, which increases their risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The role of DNA methylation (DNAm) markers in obesity among PWH is understudied. This research explores the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and epigenetic patterns to better understand and manage obesity-related risks in PWH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Ongoing care after pregnancy is recommended. Health-related social needs (HRSNs) are recognized barriers to care, yet their pregnancy-related prevalence and associations with care are unknown. Researchers sought to assess (1) the prevalence of HRSNs during pregnancy-based care, and (2) their associations with ongoing care after pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the United States, Black people face harsher health and social consequences of addiction compared to people who are not Black. These differential consequences are largely attributable to systemic racism. While addiction treatment may mitigate health disparities related to substance use, Black people also experience structural barriers and direct interpersonal racism which contribute to inequitable access and treatment outcomes.
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- The study aimed to explore how race and ethnicity (Black, White, Hispanic/Latino) relate to the rejection of referrals from private postacute care facilities for hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD).
- Researchers utilized electronic records from Boston Medical Center to analyze data from 159 hospitalizations, finding that non-Hispanic Black individuals faced significantly higher odds of referral rejection compared to non-Hispanic White individuals (1.83 times more likely).
- The study concludes that racial discrimination is evident in postacute care admissions for OUD, highlighting the need for initiatives to improve racial equity in healthcare access.
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- * Researchers conducted single-trait epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) focusing on three inflammatory markers in a study of 920 male PWH, predominantly Black and averaging 51 years old.
- * By utilizing multi-trait EWAS methods, they discovered numerous DNAm sites associated with inflammation, many of which were not identified in single-trait analyses, highlighting crucial inflammation-related genes and pathways that could help address chronic inflammation in PWH.