Abraham Enyeji received his academic training at the University of Bonn (Germany), Washington Adventist University (United States), and the Florida International University Miami (United States): MD (2009); master’s in public health (2019); PhD (2023); visiting assistant Professor of community medicine. His research interests are primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention. Supervisors: Alejandri Arrieta
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) causes the most deaths in the United States and account... more Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) causes the most deaths in the United States and accounts for the highest amount of healthcare spending. Cardiovascular Health (CVH) metrics have been widely used in primary prevention, but their benefits in secondary prevention on total healthcare expenditures related to ACS are largely unknown. This study aims to quantify the potential significance of ideal CVH scores as a tool in secondary cardiovascular disease prevention. Methods: In a cross-sectional analytical study, ten years of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2008 to 2018 were pooled, comparing ACS to non-ACS subgroups, utilizing a Two-part model with log link and gamma distribution, since our sample had both positive and zero costs. Conditional on positive expenditure, healthcare expenditure amounts were measured as a function of ACS status, socio-demographics, and CVH while controlling for relevant covariates. Finally, interactions of ACS with CVH metrics and othe...
Introduction: The relative distribution of proportions of Cardiovascular Health (CVH) categories ... more Introduction: The relative distribution of proportions of Cardiovascular Health (CVH) categories within racial groups has been examined. However, little scientific evidence exists on the gap trend in racial/ethnic disparities in mean CVH score among non-Hispanic (NH) Whites and Blacks. Objectives: This study examined the trend(s) in the gap(s) in predicted CVH Scores between NH-Whites and Blacks over ten years. Methods: In a cross-sectional analytical study, ten years of MEPS data from 2008 to 2018 were pooled, comparing the two racial subgroups, utilizing multivariate Poisson regression of CVH metrics on race, while controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, region, level of income, insurance status, education levels, and grouped Charlson Comorbidity Index (GCCI). Non-dietary CVH includes 3 health factors and 3 behavioral measures: physical activity, smoking status, body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol. The interactions of ACS with CVH metrics, and o...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) causes the most deaths in the United States and account... more Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) causes the most deaths in the United States and accounts for the highest amount of healthcare spending. Cardiovascular Health (CVH) metrics have been widely used in primary prevention, but their benefits in secondary prevention on total healthcare expenditures related to ACS are largely unknown. This study aims to quantify the potential significance of ideal CVH scores as a tool in secondary cardiovascular disease prevention. Methods: In a cross-sectional analytical study, ten years of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 2008 to 2018 were pooled, comparing ACS to non-ACS subgroups, utilizing a Two-part model with log link and gamma distribution, since our sample had both positive and zero costs. Conditional on positive expenditure, healthcare expenditure amounts were measured as a function of ACS status, socio-demographics, and CVH while controlling for relevant covariates. Finally, interactions of ACS with CVH metrics and othe...
Introduction: The relative distribution of proportions of Cardiovascular Health (CVH) categories ... more Introduction: The relative distribution of proportions of Cardiovascular Health (CVH) categories within racial groups has been examined. However, little scientific evidence exists on the gap trend in racial/ethnic disparities in mean CVH score among non-Hispanic (NH) Whites and Blacks. Objectives: This study examined the trend(s) in the gap(s) in predicted CVH Scores between NH-Whites and Blacks over ten years. Methods: In a cross-sectional analytical study, ten years of MEPS data from 2008 to 2018 were pooled, comparing the two racial subgroups, utilizing multivariate Poisson regression of CVH metrics on race, while controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, region, level of income, insurance status, education levels, and grouped Charlson Comorbidity Index (GCCI). Non-dietary CVH includes 3 health factors and 3 behavioral measures: physical activity, smoking status, body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, and total cholesterol. The interactions of ACS with CVH metrics, and o...
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