These are the publications written by our Center Investigators funded through a grant of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Grant Number: P20 MD000173.
Center Supported Literature
Maternal cardiovascular-related single nucleotide polymorphisms, genes, and pathways associated with early-onset preeclampsia
Gender Differences in the Rate of 30-Day Readmissions after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Increasing dental health-care utilisation for all: understanding individual factors and place factors in Hawaii
Examining the Association Between Different Aspects of Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Disability in Hawai'i
2017 Writing Contest Undergraduate Winner: Pathways to Preventable Hospitalizations for Filipino Patients with Diabetes and Heart Disease in Hawai'i
Optimal Hematoma Volume Cut Points to Predict Functional Outcome After Basal Ganglia and Thalamic Hemorrhages
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Mortality among Ischemic Stroke Patients in Hawaii
Disparities in Functional Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage Among Asians and Pacific Islanders.
Thirty-Day Inpatient Readmissions for Asian American and Pacific Islander Subgroups Compared With Whites
Hospice utilization of Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i compared to other states
Insights in Public Health: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Underuse in Clinical Practice in Hawai'i
2016 Writing Contest Undergraduate Winner: The Relationship Between Medication Adherence and Total Healthcare Expenditures by Race/Ethnicity in Patients with Diabetes in Hawai'i
Preventable Tooth Loss in Hawai'i: The Role of Socioeconomic Status, Diabetes, and Dental Visits
"I Need my Own Place to get Better": Patient Perspectives on the Role of Housing in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations
Human relaxins (RLNH1, RLNH2), their receptor (RXFP1) and fetoplacental growth
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Those Accompanying Medicare Patients to the Doctor: Insights from the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary's Survey
Insights in Public Health: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Underuse in Clinical Practice in Hawai'i
Racial-ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Hemorrhage in Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asians
The Cost-Benefit Balance of Statins in Hawai'i: A Moving Target
The effects of perceived racism on psychological distress mediated by venting and disengagement coping in Native Hawaiians
Ethnic Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Ischemic Stroke Subtypes Among Young Adult Patients With Stroke in Hawaii
Neurological Complications in a Polynesian Traveler with Dengue
2016 Writing Contest graduate Winner: Cardiovascular Disease Training for Community Health Workers Serving Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Peoples
Derivation of a Predictive Score for Hemorrhagic Progression of Cerebral Contusions in Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Cultural Dance Program Improves Hypertension Management for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
J of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2015 Dec. 22.
Kaholokula, J.K., Look, M., Mabellos, T., Zhang, G., de Silva, M., Yoshimura, S., Solatorio, C., Wills, T., Seto, T.B., Sinclair, K.A.
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Kaholokula, J.K., Look, M., Mabellos, T., Zhang, G., de Silva, M., Yoshimura, S., Solatorio, C., Wills, T., Seto, T.B., Sinclair, K.A.
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Issues Affecting Medication Use Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Qualitative Study
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Association Between Preeclampsia Risk Factors and Preeclampsia Among Women Residing in Hawaii
Ethnic Comparison of 30-Day Potentially Preventable Readmissions After Stroke in Hawaii
Engaging Pacific Islanders in Research: Community Recommendations
Distinguishing between primary and secondary racial identification in analyses of health disparities of a multiracial population in Hawaii
E-cigarette Use Related to Demographic Factors in Hawai'i.
Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Related to Medicare Antibiotic Prescriptions: A State-Level Analysis.
Comparative DNA Methylation Profiling Reveals an Immunoepigenetic Signature of HIV-related Cognitive Impairment.
Ethnic admixture affects diabetes risk in native Hawaiians: the Multiethnic Cohort.
Pathways to potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart failure: a qualitative analysis of patient perspectives.
24/7 Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner Coverage Reduced Door-to-Needle Time in Stroke Patients Treated with Tissue Plasminogen Activator.
Anti-Diabetic Potential of Noni: The Yin and the Yang
Lipoprotein concentration, particle number, size and cholesterol efflux capacity are associated with mitochondrial oxidative stress and function in an HIV positive cohort
The Burden of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes in Native Hawaiian and Asian American Hospitalized Patients
Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Congestive Heart Failure Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i
Gender Disparities among Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients from a Multi-ethnic Population
Length of Stay and Deaths in Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalizations Among Asian American, Pacific Islander, and White Older Adults on Medicare, Hawai'i, December 2006-December 2010
From discharge planner to "concierge": recommendations for hospital social work by clients with intracerebral hemorrhage
Cost Burden of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites in Hawai'i
Patient perspectives on the Hula Empowering Lifestyle Adaptation Study: benefits of dancing hula for cardiac rehabilitation
Disparities in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Chronic Conditions Among Korean Americans, Hawaii, 2010-2012
Stroke Disparities: Disaggregating Native Hawaiians from other Pacific Islanders
Ethnic Differences in Withdrawal of Life Support After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Medicare Reimbursement to Ophthalmologists: A Comparison of Hawai‘i to Other States
Investigation of Stroke Needs (INVISION) Study: Stroke Awareness and Education.
Racial disparities in methamphetamine-associated intracerebral hemorrhage
The excess cost of interisland transfer of intracerebral hemorrhage patients
Case report from the field: integrating Hawaiian and Western healing arts in Papakolea
Kumu hula perspectives on health
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2014 Dec;73(12 Suppl 3):21-5
Mele A. Look, MBA; Gregory G. Maskarinec, PhD; Mapuana de Silva, BA; Todd B Seto, MD; Marjorie K. Mau, MD; Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD
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Mele A. Look, MBA; Gregory G. Maskarinec, PhD; Mapuana de Silva, BA; Todd B Seto, MD; Marjorie K. Mau, MD; Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD
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Addressing health disparities by building organizational capacity in the community: a case study of the Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.
Metabolic Equivalent Determination in the Cultural Dance of Hula
Int J Sports Med. 2014 May;35(5):399-402. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1353213. Epub 2013 Nov 7
Tricia Usagawa; Mele A. Look, MBA; Mapuana de Silva, BA; Christopher Stickley; Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD; Todd B Seto, MD; Marjorie K. Mau, MD
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Tricia Usagawa; Mele A. Look, MBA; Mapuana de Silva, BA; Christopher Stickley; Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD; Todd B Seto, MD; Marjorie K. Mau, MD
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Association of Modifiable Risk Factors and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction among Hospitalized Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with Heart Failure
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2014 Dec; 73(12 Suppl 3): 14–20.
Marjorie K. Mau, MD, Todd B Seto, MD, Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD, Barbara Howard, PhD, Robert E Ratner, MD
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Marjorie K. Mau, MD, Todd B Seto, MD, Joseph K Kaholokula, PhD, Barbara Howard, PhD, Robert E Ratner, MD
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Impact of diabetes on prolonged hospital stay among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders with ischemic stroke
A qualitative study of transportation challenges among intracerebral hemorrhage survivors and their caregivers
Significance of HbA1c and its measurement in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus: US experience
Developing a multicultural nutrition education tool: Pacific Island food models
Ethnic and gender differences in ideal body size and related attitudes among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Whites
Failure to reach target glycated a1c levels among patients with diabetes who are adherent to their antidiabetic medication
Willingness to Favor Aggressive Care and Live with Disability Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of Healthy Young Adults in Hawai‘i
Predominant Intraventricular Hemorrhage From a Ruptured Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
The role of HIV and monocytes/macrophages in adipose tissue biology
Adjustments to diabetes medications in response to increases in hemoglobin a1c: an epidemiologic study
Using quantile regression to assess disparities in medication adherence
Interventions to Increase Medication Adherence in African-American and Latino Populations: A Literature Review
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2014 Jan;73(1):11-8. PubMed PMID: 24470982; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3901167
Daniel Hu; Deborah Taira Juarez; Michelle Yeboah; and Theresa P. Castillo
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Daniel Hu; Deborah Taira Juarez; Michelle Yeboah; and Theresa P. Castillo
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Disparities in diabetes-related preventable hospitalizations among working-age Native Hawaiians and Asians in Hawai'i
Mitochondrial DNA variation and changes in adiponectin and endothelial function in HIV-infected adults after antiretroviral therapy initiation
Maintaining the Benefit of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs: The Challenge for Future Generations
Association Between Sustained Glycated Hemoglobin Control and Healthcare Costs
Assessment and Priorities for Health
& Well-Being in Native Hawaiians & Other Pacific Peoples
Depression and type 2 diabetes among Alaska Native primary care patients
Sex differences in the use of early do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage
Patient and provider perspectives on using telemedicine for chronic disease management among Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native people
Navigating the cultural geography of indigenous peoples’ attitude toward genetic research: the Ohana (family) heart project
Factors Affecting Sustained Medication Adherence and Its Impact on Health Care Utilization in Patients with Diabetes
Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Two Rural, Medically Underserved Communities
Disparities among Asians and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with ischemic stroke
Comparison of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Related to Diabetes Among Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese Elderly Compared with Whites, Hawai'i, December 2006-December 2010.
Implementing the obesity care model at a community health center in Hawaii to address childhood obesity.
Changes in fat mitochondrial DNA and function in subjects randomized to abacavir-lamivudine or tenofovir DF-emtricitabine with atazanavir-ritonavir or efavirenz: AIDS Clinical Trials Group study A5224s, substudy of A5202
Availability and Deployment of Telemedicine/Telehealth Technologies in Rural Alaska
Phyllostachys edulis compounds inhibit palmitic acid-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) production
HIV and mitochondria: more than just drug toxicity
Effects of a high-fat diet and bamboo extract supplement on anxiety- and depression-like neurobehaviours in mice
Racial disparities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with intracerebral hemorrhage
Regulation of glucose metabolism via hepatic forkhead transcription factor 1 (FoxO1) by Morinda citrifolia (noni) in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
Rapid Growth from 12 to 23 Months of Life Predicts Obesity in a Population of Pacific Island Children
Medical School Hotline: The Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the John A. Burns School of Medicine
Factors Associated with Poor Glycemic Control or Wide Glycemic Variability Among Diabetes Patients in Hawaii 2006-2009
Understanding and Addressing Unique Needs of Diabetes in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Developing a Culturally Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: The HELA Study
Pathophysiologic Differences among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders and Treatment Implications
Diabetes Care. 2012 May;35(5):1189-98. doi: 10.2337/dc12-0212. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 22517940
William C. Hsu, Edward J. Boyko, Wilfred Y. Fujimoto, Alka Kanaya, Wahida Karmally, Andrew Karter, George L. King, Mele Look, Gertraud Maskarinec, Ranjita Misra, Fahina Tavake-Pasi, Richard Arakaki
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PMID: 22517940
William C. Hsu, Edward J. Boyko, Wilfred Y. Fujimoto, Alka Kanaya, Wahida Karmally, Andrew Karter, George L. King, Mele Look, Gertraud Maskarinec, Ranjita Misra, Fahina Tavake-Pasi, Richard Arakaki
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Association between perceived racism and physiological stress indices in Native Hawaiians
Quality assessment of human mitochondrial DNA quantification: MITONAUTS, an international multicentre survey
Supplement of bamboo extract lowers serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentration in mice fed a diet containing a high level of saturated fat
Momordica charantia (bitter melon) attenuates high-fat diet-associated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation
Strategies to improve palatability and increase consumption intentions for Momordica charantia (bitter melon): A vegetable commonly used for diabetes management
Bamboo Extract Reduces Interleukin 6 (IL-6) Overproduction under Lipotoxic Conditions through Inhibiting the Activation of NF-?B and AP-1 Pathways
Effects of human serum albumin complexed with free fatty acids on cell viability and insulin secretion in the hamster pancreatic ß-cell line HIT-T15
The effect of bamboo extract on hepatic biotransforming enzymes – Findings from an obese–diabetic mouse model
Translating Diabetes Prevention into Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities: The PILI ‘Ohana Pilot Project
Detecting Cardiometabolic Syndrome Using World Health Organization Public Health Action Points For Asians and Pacific Islanders
All-cause and CVD mortality in Native Hawaiians
Mortality Patterns of Native Hawaiians Across Their Lifespan: 1990–2000
Copayment Level and Drug Switching: Findings for Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Bingo: Research Prioritization with the Filipino Community
Diabetes Care in a Predominantly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Outpatient Population
Acetyl-L-Carnitine and NRTI-associated neuropathy in HIVinfection
Victor Valcour, Tzu-min Yeh, Russell Bartt, David Clifford, Mariana Gerschenson, Scott R. Evans, Bruce A Cohen, Gigi J. Ebenezer, Peter Hauer, Linda Millar, Mary Gould, Paul Tran, Cecilia Shikuma, Scott Souza, Justin C. McArthur, and the AIDS Clinical Trails Group (ACTG) 5157 protocol team
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Risk factors associated with methamphetamine use and heart failure among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Island peoples
Cardiometabolic Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
Diabetes Prevalence and Body Mass Index Differ by Ethnicity: The Multiethnic Cohort
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Native Hawaiians
Depletion of SK1 channel subunits leads to constitutive insulin secretion
Respected Sir(2): magic target for diabetes
Native and Pacific Health Disparities Research
Endothelial Function in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Subjects Before and After Starting Potent Antiretroviral Therapy: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study 5152s
Environmental Factors of Obesity in Communities with Native Hawaiians
Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation Protein Levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Correlate with Levels in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue within Samples Differing by HIV and Lipoatrophy Status
Diabetes Training of Community Health Workers Serving Native Hawaiians and Pacific People
Lipoprotein Changes in HIV-Infected Antiretroviral-Naïve Individuals after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: ACTG Study A5152s Stein: Lipoprotein Changes on Antiretroviral Therapy
A Method to Model Season of Birth as a Surrogate Environmental Risk Factor for Disease
Pacific Islanders’ Perspectives on Heart Failure Management
Hawai‘i’s Role to Increase Public Participation in Health Research
Making diabetes self-management education culturally relevant for Filipino Americans in Hawaii
Computing Differential Sample Size for Gene-Environment Studies
Tobacco Use among Native Hawaiian Middle School Students: Its Prevalence, Correlates and Implications
Epidemiologic and clinical factors associated with Chronic Kidney Disease among Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians
Ethnic differences in perinatal outcome of gestational diabetes mellitus
Participatory Research Manual For Community Parners
Procedural success and complications following percutaneous coronary interventions among Asians and Pacific Islanders
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