Socioeconomic status and stroke severity: Understanding indirect effects via risk factors and stroke prevention using innovative statistical methods for mediation …

A Lindmark, M Eriksson, D Darehed - PLoS One, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Those with low socioeconomic status have an increased risk of stroke, more
severe strokes, reduced access to treatment, and more adverse outcomes after stroke. The …

Mediation analyses of the mechanisms by which socioeconomic status, comorbidity, stroke severity, and acute care influence stroke outcome

A Lindmark, M Eriksson, D Darehed - Neurology, 2023‏ - neurology.org
Background and Objectives Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased
risk of death and disability after stroke, but interventional targets to minimize disparities …

Adiposity and breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women: quantification of the mediating effects of leptin, C‐reactive protein, fasting …

SG Dashti, JA Simpson, V Viallon… - Cancer …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Mechanisms underlying the adiposity–cancer relationship are incompletely
understood. We quantified the mediating roles of C‐reactive protein (CRP), leptin, fasting …

Preventing postnatal depression: a causal mediation analysis of a 20-year preconception cohort

EA Spry, M Moreno-Betancur… - … of the Royal …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and
offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest among women with persistent mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing impactful research for adolescent health and wellbeing: Key principles and required technical investments

P Azzopardi, TC Clark, L Renfrew, M Habito… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Purpose Substantial progress in adolescent health research has been made over recent
decades, but important knowledge gaps remain. Methods Informed by targeted reviews of …

Inequities in children's reading skills: the role of home reading and preschool attendance

S Goldfeld, M Moreno-Betancur, S Guo, F Mensah… - Academic pediatrics, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Objective Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds have poorer
learning outcomes. These inequities are a significant public health issue, tracking forward to …

The target trial: a powerful device beyond well-defined interventions

M Moreno-Betancur - Epidemiology, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
There are 2 types of assumptions at play in causal inference. One type encapsulates what
we know (or think we know) both in the content area and about the data we have collected …

Decomposition analysis to assess intervention strategies for reducing health-related exposure disparities in Michigan public drinking water systems

L Ye, Q Dong, S Gasteyer - Social Science & Medicine, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Objective Contamination in US public drinking water systems (PWS) is estimated to cause
millions of illnesses and billions of dollars in medical expenditures annually. Few prior …

Social inequalities in eligibility rates and use of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme, 2016–22: an administrative data analysis

G Disney, Y Yang, P Summers, A Devine… - Medical Journal of …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess differences in eligibility rates and use of the National Disability
Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Study design Analysis of NDIS unit‐record administrative data …