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Indu B. Ahluwalia
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 106
Citations - 5398
Indu B. Ahluwalia is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 102 publications receiving 4969 citations.
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Is Maternal Food Security a Predictor of Food and Drink Intake Among Toddlers in Oregon
Timothy J. Cunningham,Danielle T. Barradas,Kenneth D. Rosenberg,Ashleigh L. May,Charlan D. Kroelinger,Indu B. Ahluwalia +5 more
TL;DR: Among toddlers, consumption of fewer vegetables and fruit, and more soda may help explain the link between food insecurity and poor health.
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Visceral Leishmaniasis: Consequences to Women in a Bangladeshi Community
Indu B. Ahluwalia,Caryn Bern,Yukiko Wagatsuma,Cristiane Costa,Rajib Chowdhury,Mustakim Ali,Josef Amann,Rashidul Haque,Robert F. Breiman,James H. Maguire +9 more
TL;DR: The epidemiological and social impact of KA in an affected village in Bangladesh showed a case fatality rate of 14.7% among females and 5.3% among males, and future work needs to focus on understanding the implications ofKA on women and to develop sustainable strategies for appropriate and timely access to treatment.
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Chronic disease-related behaviors in U.S. older women: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003.
TL;DR: With increasing age, women > or =65 years old were more likely to have a healthy weight, to be a nonsmoker, and to consume at least five fruits or vegetables daily and less likely to participate in any leisure time or moderate-to-vigorous physical activities.
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COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity for tobacco use cessation.
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Self-reported and clinical measurement of three chronic disease risks among low-income women in West Virginia.
TL;DR: Among low-income women at higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), self-reported values for high body mass index (BMI), hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension were well correlated with clinical measures, as indicated by high sensitivity values.