Home Visit Intervention Promotes Lifestyle Changes: Results of an RCT in Mexican Americans.

Introduction: Hispanic populations are less likely that other ethnicities to meet physical activity guidelines. Community health worker (CHW) outreach is an effective delivery method for behavior change messages owing to shared culture, language, and life experience. This study examined the efficacy of a CHW-delivered intervention, Tu Salud ¡Si Cuenta! (Your Health Matters!) at Home Intervention, to promote physical activity among Mexican Americans.

Cardiovascular health and dementia incidence among older adults in Latin America: Results from the 10/66 study.

Objectives: Growing evidence shows that cardiovascular health (CVH) is associated with brain health. Little is known about this topic among older adults in Latin America, where the number of people living with dementia is rising. This study aimed to assess the longitudinal association between CVH and dementia in six Latin American countries.

Weight loss and weight gain among participants in a community-based weight loss Challenge.

Background: To describe the characteristics of participants who registered for multiple annual offerings of a community-based weight loss program called The Challenge, and to determine participant characteristics associated with weight change over multiple offerings of The Challenge occurring during the years 2010-2016.

Methods: Multivariable linear mixed effects analyses were conducted to describe percent weight change within and between offerings of The Challenge by participant characteristics.

Results: There were 669 and 575 participants included in the within and between analyses, respectively, for offerings of The Challenge.

A Community-Based Study of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization and Molecular Characterization Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.

Purpose: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, evaluate community-related behavioral risk factors, and utilize staphylococcal protein A (spa) typing for epidemiological surveillance among community-based men who have sex with men from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System in Houston, Texas.

Methods: Descriptive methods and logistic analyses were used to determine associations with nasal colonization.

Results: The prevalence of S.

Relationship between Homocysteine and Muscle Strength Decline: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

Background: Decreased muscle strength is strongly associated with future mobility limitations in older adults. Homocysteine is a risk factor for vascular disease and may exacerbate muscle strength decline. The present study aimed to examine the association between homocysteine levels and muscle strength in adults aged 50 years or older.