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Stephanie M. Benjamin
Researcher at California State University, Northridge
Publications - 23
Citations - 1661
Stephanie M. Benjamin is an academic researcher from California State University, Northridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1456 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephanie M. Benjamin include California State University & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The evolving diabetes burden in the United States.
Michael M. Engelgau,Linda S. Geiss,Jinan B. Saaddine,James P. Boyle,Stephanie M. Benjamin,Edward W. Gregg,Edward F. Tierney,Nilka Rios-Burrows,Ali H. Mokdad,Earl S. Ford,Giuseppina Imperatore,K.M. Venkat Narayan +11 more
TL;DR: The use of uniform diagnostic criteria for diabetes provided a means to reliably track the disease and unveiled a worldwide epidemic that emerged during the second half of the 20th century and is now extending into the 21st century.
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Changes in incidence of diabetes in U.S. adults, 1997-2003.
Linda S. Geiss,Liping Pan,Betsy L. Cadwell,Edward W. Gregg,Stephanie M. Benjamin,Michael M. Engelgau +5 more
TL;DR: Obesity was a major factor in the recent increase of newly diagnosed diabetes and lifestyle interventions that reduce or prevent the prevalence of obesity among persons at risk for diabetes are needed to halt the increasing incidence of diabetes.
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Estimated Number of Adults With Prediabetes in the U.S. in 2000: Opportunities for prevention
TL;DR: Almost 12 million overweight individuals aged 45-74 years in the U.S. may benefit from diabetes prevention interventions, and the number will be substantially higher if estimation is extended to individuals aged >75 and 25-44 years.
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The relationship between family-based adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviors among a diverse sample of college students
TL;DR: The graded effects of ACE for substance use underscore the link between family-based stressors and these behaviors in emergent adult college students and make a compelling case for investing in health initiatives that prioritize ACE screening and access to trauma-informed care in campus communities.
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Costs of Screening for Pre-diabetes Among U.S. Adults A comparison of different screening strategies
Ping Zhang,Michael M. Engelgau,Rodolfo Valdez,Stephanie M. Benjamin,Betsy L. Cadwell,K.M. Venkat Narayan +5 more
TL;DR: There is a tradeoff between effectiveness and efficiency in choosing a strategy, and testing all with OGTT was the most effective strategy, but the CBG test and risk assessment questionnaire were the most efficient.