Anny H. Xiang

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the associations of near-roadway air pollution exposure with COVID-19 severity and mortality using individual-level exposure and outcome data and found that NRAP exposure from both freeways and non-freeways during 1-year prior to the diagnosis date was associated with increased risk of COVID19-related hospitalizations, intensive respiratory support (IRS), intensive care unit (ICU) admissions within 30 days, and mortality within 60 days after COVID 19 diagnosis.

TL;DR: An increasing level of PA is associated with a better glucose and insulin profile and enhanced β-cell function that is not explained by differences in BMI or percent body fat.

TL;DR: Variation in PPARG, but not Pro12Ala, contributes to declining SI and concomitant deterioration in β-cell function in Mexican Americans at risk for T2DM.

TL;DR: The analysis revealed that the majority (75%) of GDM women were overweight or obese at the start of pregnancy, and 21.6% of large-for-gestational-age infants were attributable to overweight/obesity among women who never developed GDM.

TL;DR: Breastfeeding outreach programs focusing on women with less than a college education, women <25 years old, and women from non‐Hispanic black or Hispanic race and ethnicity may help to reduce disparities and improve breastfeeding persistence rates within integrated healthcare systems.