Erik J Rodriquez
Biographic Data
| ID | 212102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik J Rodriquez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik J |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodriquez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRIQUEZ E J |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7456-4218 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sources of Stress in Relation to Sleep Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Diabetes and Hypertension Risk Across Acculturation and Education Levels in Hispanic/Latino Adults
In this cohort study, the association of acculturation with health outcomes is not unidirectional and interacts with educational attainment in determining incident diabetes and hypertension. The Hispanic and Latino paradox, in which immigrants have a health advantage, is influenced by more factors than acculturation and may persist with higher educational attainment. These observations may inform prevention and treatment strategies associated wit…
The Mental Health of Incarcerated Immigrants, Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Immigrants tend to exhibit better mental health compared to their U.S.-born counterparts, but this immigrant health advantage is not uniform across immigrant populations. The objective of this study is to examine if the immigrant health advantage extends to incarcerated individuals and if there are differences by race and/or ethnicity. We used data from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (n=20,226) and multivariable linear and logistic regression …
Regional differences in heart failure risk in the United Kingdom are partially explained by biological aging
Background Heart failure (HF) risk is greater in rural versus urban regions in the United States (US), potentially due to differences in healthcare coverage and access. Whether this excess risk applies to countries with universal healthcare is unclear and the underlying biological mechanisms are unknown. In the prospective United Kingdom (UK) Biobank, we investigated urban–rural regional differences in HF risk and the mechanistic role of biologic…
Racial and ethnic disparities in the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change during the first year of the pandemic in the U.S
Studies have shown that financial hardship can impact weight change; however, it is unclear what the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on weight change in U.S. adults, or whether racial-ethnic groups were impacted differentially. We estimated the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change using data from the cross-sectional COVID-19's Unequal Racial Burden (CURB) survey, a nationally representative onlin…
Black Race Matters in the Latino Population
Self-identified Race and Ethnicity and How this is Perceived
Objectives The singular focus on self-identified race and ethnicity in health disparities research may not fully convey the individual and structural components of experiencing race in society, or in a racialized context such as prison. Processes of racialization create boundaries between incarcerated individuals and regulate their daily interactions and access to resources, with possible effects on well-being. However, the relationship between p…
Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental, behavioural and biological factors. However, large research studies designed to investigate factors contributing to cancer aetiology and progression have mainly focused on populations of European origin. The limitations in clinicopathological and genetic data, as well as t…
Allostatic load, unhealthy behaviors, and depressive symptoms in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
The relationship between chronic stress and depression was partially moderated among Hispanics/Latinos who engaged in unhealthy behavior, which may have reduced their risk of elevated depressive symptoms given more chronic stress
Allostatic Load, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms by Birthplace Among Older Adults in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (Salsa)
Objective: To assess whether unhealthy behaviors moderated the relationship between allostatic load (AL) and future significant depressive symptoms (SDSs) among 1,789 older Latinos. Method: Longitudinal data included baseline AL, three unhealthy behaviors (UBs), and 2-year follow-up SDS. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, stratified by birthplace (U.S. vs. foreign born), modeled the effects of AL, UB count (range = 0-3), and their intera…
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for improv…
How Does Acculturation Influence Smoking Behavior Among Latinos? The Role of Education and National Background
The relationship between acculturation and health behaviors among Latinos is influenced by education and should be considered by public health and clinician stakeholders when developing or adapting tobacco control strategies
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/ Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for impro…
Allostatic Load
Social Determinants of Health
The Time Is Now for eHealth Research With Latinos
Coping With Chronic Stress by Unhealthy Behaviors
Unhealthy behaviors were not effective coping mechanisms for chronic stress in terms of preventing significant depressive symptoms. Instead, they strengthened the relationship between chronic stress and significant depressive symptoms among Latinos
Acculturation-Related Predictors of Very Light Smoking Among Latinos in California and Nationwide
Social Determinants of Health
Allostatic Load
Black Race Matters in the Latino Population
Coping With Chronic Stress by Unhealthy Behaviors
Unhealthy behaviors were not effective coping mechanisms for chronic stress in terms of preventing significant depressive symptoms. Instead, they strengthened the relationship between chronic stress and significant depressive symptoms among Latinos
Self-identified Race and Ethnicity and How this is Perceived
Objectives The singular focus on self-identified race and ethnicity in health disparities research may not fully convey the individual and structural components of experiencing race in society, or in a racialized context such as prison. Processes of racialization create boundaries between incarcerated individuals and regulate their daily interactions and access to resources, with possible effects on well-being. However, the relationship between p…
The Time Is Now for eHealth Research With Latinos
Acculturation-Related Predictors of Very Light Smoking Among Latinos in California and Nationwide
Coping With Chronic Stress by Unhealthy Behaviors
Unhealthy behaviors were not effective coping mechanisms for chronic stress in terms of preventing significant depressive symptoms. Instead, they strengthened the relationship between chronic stress and significant depressive symptoms among Latinos
The Time Is Now for eHealth Research With Latinos
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for improv…
How Does Acculturation Influence Smoking Behavior Among Latinos? The Role of Education and National Background
The relationship between acculturation and health behaviors among Latinos is influenced by education and should be considered by public health and clinician stakeholders when developing or adapting tobacco control strategies
Uniting the Vision for Health Equity through Partnerships
Minority health research focuses on outcomes by race and ethnicity categories used in the United States census. Overall mortality has decreased significantly for African Americans, Latinos, and Asians over the past 20 years even though it has stopped improving for poor Whites and continues to increase for American Indians/ Alaska Natives. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease partly account for this trend, but there is room for impro…
Allostatic Load
Social Determinants of Health
Allostatic Load, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms by Birthplace Among Older Adults in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (Salsa)
Objective: To assess whether unhealthy behaviors moderated the relationship between allostatic load (AL) and future significant depressive symptoms (SDSs) among 1,789 older Latinos. Method: Longitudinal data included baseline AL, three unhealthy behaviors (UBs), and 2-year follow-up SDS. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, stratified by birthplace (U.S. vs. foreign born), modeled the effects of AL, UB count (range = 0-3), and their intera…
Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental, behavioural and biological factors. However, large research studies designed to investigate factors contributing to cancer aetiology and progression have mainly focused on populations of European origin. The limitations in clinicopathological and genetic data, as well as t…
Allostatic load, unhealthy behaviors, and depressive symptoms in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
The relationship between chronic stress and depression was partially moderated among Hispanics/Latinos who engaged in unhealthy behavior, which may have reduced their risk of elevated depressive symptoms given more chronic stress
Regional differences in heart failure risk in the United Kingdom are partially explained by biological aging
Background Heart failure (HF) risk is greater in rural versus urban regions in the United States (US), potentially due to differences in healthcare coverage and access. Whether this excess risk applies to countries with universal healthcare is unclear and the underlying biological mechanisms are unknown. In the prospective United Kingdom (UK) Biobank, we investigated urban–rural regional differences in HF risk and the mechanistic role of biologic…
Racial and ethnic disparities in the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change during the first year of the pandemic in the U.S
Studies have shown that financial hardship can impact weight change; however, it is unclear what the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on weight change in U.S. adults, or whether racial-ethnic groups were impacted differentially. We estimated the association between financial hardship and self-reported weight change using data from the cross-sectional COVID-19's Unequal Racial Burden (CURB) survey, a nationally representative onlin…
Black Race Matters in the Latino Population
Self-identified Race and Ethnicity and How this is Perceived
Objectives The singular focus on self-identified race and ethnicity in health disparities research may not fully convey the individual and structural components of experiencing race in society, or in a racialized context such as prison. Processes of racialization create boundaries between incarcerated individuals and regulate their daily interactions and access to resources, with possible effects on well-being. However, the relationship between p…
Diabetes and Hypertension Risk Across Acculturation and Education Levels in Hispanic/Latino Adults
In this cohort study, the association of acculturation with health outcomes is not unidirectional and interacts with educational attainment in determining incident diabetes and hypertension. The Hispanic and Latino paradox, in which immigrants have a health advantage, is influenced by more factors than acculturation and may persist with higher educational attainment. These observations may inform prevention and treatment strategies associated wit…
The Mental Health of Incarcerated Immigrants, Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Immigrants tend to exhibit better mental health compared to their U.S.-born counterparts, but this immigrant health advantage is not uniform across immigrant populations. The objective of this study is to examine if the immigrant health advantage extends to incarcerated individuals and if there are differences by race and/or ethnicity. We used data from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (n=20,226) and multivariable linear and logistic regression …
Sources of Stress in Relation to Sleep Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Medicine (14 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Ethnic group (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Logistic regression (6 works) · Population (6 works)