Publications by authors named "M Cardel"
The COVID-19 pandemic directly impacted well-being and healthcare delivery, but its indirect effects on health services utilization among pregnant women and new mothers remain less understood. Understanding how big events like pandemics impact health behaviors is essential for anticipating healthcare needs during future crises. This study examined how the perceived COVID-19 threat influenced health concerns and service utilization among 378 participants who were either pregnant or mothers of infants less than 12 months old, 18 years or older, and lived within a 50-mile radius of healthcare sites in the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Consortium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Food noise has received attention in the media, although no validated questionnaires exist to measure it. This study developed and tested the reliability and validity of the Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ).
Methods: Participants (N = 400) successfully completed, the FNQ and a demographic questionnaire and self-reported weight and height.
Background: Weight-related conversations are common between adolescents and parents. However, there is limited understanding of how these conversations vary across sociodemographic groups, such as sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, or parents' level of education. This study assessed the prevalence of weight-related communication among adolescents and parents across sociodemographic characteristics, and identified adolescents' preferred sources for these discussions.
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- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk is notably higher among non-Hispanic black (NHB) and Hispanic individuals, and this study investigates whether genetic factors contribute to these racial disparities.
- The research involved analyzing genetic risk scores associated with T2D pathways in a sample of 361 US adults, revealing that NHB participants exhibited higher scores for β-cell and proinsulin function, suggesting significant differences in T2D etiology among racial groups.
- The findings indicate that impaired β-cell function is a key factor for NHB individuals, while issues such as liver dysfunction and insulin resistance are more prevalent in both NHB and Hispanic populations, potentially guiding future personalized treatment strategies for T2D.