Craig L Hanis
Biographic Data
| ID | 112189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Craig L Hanis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Craig L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hanis |
| SIGNATURE | HANIS C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4880-5348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Predictors of Toxic Metal/Metalloid Exposures Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas
Epidemiology of Antibiotic Use and Drivers of Cross-Border Procurement in a Mexican American Border Community
Background: The U.S.-Mexico Border is an area of opportunity for improved health care access; however, gaps remain as to how and where U.S. border residents, particularly those who are underinsured, obtain care. Antibiotics are one of the most common reported drivers of cross-border healthcare access and a medication of particular concern since indiscriminate or inappropriate use is associated with antimicrobial resistance. In addition, many stud…
Evaluation of a Culturally Appropriate Intervention to Increase Physical Activity
The intervention did not increase physical activity in this population. Differences in baseline activity and contamination of the control group may partially account for the outcome
Precision of the one‐ versus two‐handed method of skinfold measurement in the obese
Skinfolds at five anatomic sites were measured on 47 subjects in a study of gallbladder disease in Starr County, Texas, by two methods, one and two handed. A comparison was made of the two methods as to bias and precision. There were statistically significant but biologically unimportant differences (on the order of 1–2 mm) at four of the five sites. At three of these, the two‐handed method gave larger values (lower thigh, triceps, and subscapula…
Genetic variation by birth cohorts in Mexican Americans of Starr County, Texas
Mexican Americans residing in Starr County, Texas, were grouped by their year of birth (1896-1925, 1926-1955, and 1956-1985) to determine the extent of birth cohort-related genetic variation within this population and the genetic differences, if any, from the Mexican population residing in the Metropolitan Monterrey Area (MMA), Nuevo León, México. Twenty-one genetic markers were analyzed which indicate that the three birth cohort groups are genet…
Obesity and upper body fat distribution in Mexican American children from families with a diabetic proband
Upper and centralized body fat distribution is associated with non‐insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Few studies have focused on anthropometric characteristics of preadults from families in which there is a diabetic (NIDDM) proband. This study explores the prevalence of upper and centralized body fatness in Mexican American children from the Diabetes Alert study (1981–1983) in Starr County, Texas. Anthropometric data on 165 males and 2…
Gene diversity and estimation of genetic admixture among Mexican-Americans of Starr County, Texas
The Mexican-Americans of Starr County, Texas, classified by sex and birthplace, were studied to determine the extent of genetic variation and contributions from ancestral populations such as Spanish, Amerindian and West African. Using 21 genetic marker systems, genetic distance and diversity analyses indicate that subpopulations of Mexican-Americans in Starr County are similar, and that more than 99% of the total gene diversity (HT) can be attrib…
Socioeconomic status, obesity and non‐insulin dependent diabetes in Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas
This study seeks the relationship between socioeconomic status (S.E.S.), obesity and non‐insulin dependent diabetes mellitus within the Starr County population of South Texas. The study used data from the first phase of the Diabetes Alert Study, constituting a random sample of 1,926 adult individuals. The prevalence of obesity (Wt/Ht2>30) in this population was twice that of the U.S. population (20–22%), but less than a 30% rate was observed in e…
Individual admixture estimates: Disease associations and individual risk of diabetes and gallbladder disease among Mexican‐Americans in Starr County, Texas
The ethnic and geographic distributions of several common chronic diseases show distinct patterns that are consistent with the distribution of genes and genetic admixture. For example, diabetes and gallbladder disease occur most frequently among Amerindians, while those genetically admixed with them (such as Mexican‐Americans) have intermediate rates, and lowest rates are found among Whites and Blacks. Because there will be heterogeneity from ind…
Diabetes Alert Study: Weight history and upper body obesity in diabetic and non-diabetic Mexican American adults
History of adult weight gain and fat patterning is compared in Mexican American diabetics and age and sex matched non-diabetics. Diabetics differed little from non-diabetics in overall body fatness at the time of the examination. However, history of adult weight gain and current fat patterning were very different. Diabetics were heavier than non-diabetics at age 18. They subsequently gained weight faster and attained a substantially higher weight…
A new world syndrome of metabolic diseases with a genetic and evolutionary basis
Currently, many Amerindian peoples, including European- Amerindian admixed groups such as Mexicans, are experiencing a major epidemic of a series of diseases which includes a tendency to become obese at an early adult age, adult onset diabetes mellitus, the formation of cholesterol gallstones, and gallbladder cancer, especially in females. Other cancer sites, and morbid consequences of these primary disorders, also occur at elevated rates. This e…
The diabetes alert study: Growth, fatness, and fat patterning, adolescence through adulthood in Mexican Americans
Diabetes Alert is a multidisciplinary genetic and epidemiological study of Type II (non insulin‐dependent) diabetes in Texas Mexican Americans. We report the anthropometry of 1,155 individuals 10 to 70 or more years with particular reference to overweight, fatness, and anatomical fat patterning in the sample. Children ages 10–18 of both sexes are growing at the 50th percentile of the reference data (U.S. Health and Nutrition Examination Survey‐1)…
A new world syndrome of metabolic diseases with a genetic and evolutionary basis
Currently, many Amerindian peoples, including European- Amerindian admixed groups such as Mexicans, are experiencing a major epidemic of a series of diseases which includes a tendency to become obese at an early adult age, adult onset diabetes mellitus, the formation of cholesterol gallstones, and gallbladder cancer, especially in females. Other cancer sites, and morbid consequences of these primary disorders, also occur at elevated rates. This e…
The diabetes alert study: Growth, fatness, and fat patterning, adolescence through adulthood in Mexican Americans
Diabetes Alert is a multidisciplinary genetic and epidemiological study of Type II (non insulin‐dependent) diabetes in Texas Mexican Americans. We report the anthropometry of 1,155 individuals 10 to 70 or more years with particular reference to overweight, fatness, and anatomical fat patterning in the sample. Children ages 10–18 of both sexes are growing at the 50th percentile of the reference data (U.S. Health and Nutrition Examination Survey‐1)…
Individual admixture estimates: Disease associations and individual risk of diabetes and gallbladder disease among Mexican‐Americans in Starr County, Texas
The ethnic and geographic distributions of several common chronic diseases show distinct patterns that are consistent with the distribution of genes and genetic admixture. For example, diabetes and gallbladder disease occur most frequently among Amerindians, while those genetically admixed with them (such as Mexican‐Americans) have intermediate rates, and lowest rates are found among Whites and Blacks. Because there will be heterogeneity from ind…
Diabetes Alert Study: Weight history and upper body obesity in diabetic and non-diabetic Mexican American adults
History of adult weight gain and fat patterning is compared in Mexican American diabetics and age and sex matched non-diabetics. Diabetics differed little from non-diabetics in overall body fatness at the time of the examination. However, history of adult weight gain and current fat patterning were very different. Diabetics were heavier than non-diabetics at age 18. They subsequently gained weight faster and attained a substantially higher weight…
A new world syndrome of metabolic diseases with a genetic and evolutionary basis
Currently, many Amerindian peoples, including European- Amerindian admixed groups such as Mexicans, are experiencing a major epidemic of a series of diseases which includes a tendency to become obese at an early adult age, adult onset diabetes mellitus, the formation of cholesterol gallstones, and gallbladder cancer, especially in females. Other cancer sites, and morbid consequences of these primary disorders, also occur at elevated rates. This e…
The diabetes alert study: Growth, fatness, and fat patterning, adolescence through adulthood in Mexican Americans
Diabetes Alert is a multidisciplinary genetic and epidemiological study of Type II (non insulin‐dependent) diabetes in Texas Mexican Americans. We report the anthropometry of 1,155 individuals 10 to 70 or more years with particular reference to overweight, fatness, and anatomical fat patterning in the sample. Children ages 10–18 of both sexes are growing at the 50th percentile of the reference data (U.S. Health and Nutrition Examination Survey‐1)…
Individual admixture estimates: Disease associations and individual risk of diabetes and gallbladder disease among Mexican‐Americans in Starr County, Texas
The ethnic and geographic distributions of several common chronic diseases show distinct patterns that are consistent with the distribution of genes and genetic admixture. For example, diabetes and gallbladder disease occur most frequently among Amerindians, while those genetically admixed with them (such as Mexican‐Americans) have intermediate rates, and lowest rates are found among Whites and Blacks. Because there will be heterogeneity from ind…
Socioeconomic status, obesity and non‐insulin dependent diabetes in Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas
This study seeks the relationship between socioeconomic status (S.E.S.), obesity and non‐insulin dependent diabetes mellitus within the Starr County population of South Texas. The study used data from the first phase of the Diabetes Alert Study, constituting a random sample of 1,926 adult individuals. The prevalence of obesity (Wt/Ht2>30) in this population was twice that of the U.S. population (20–22%), but less than a 30% rate was observed in e…
Gene diversity and estimation of genetic admixture among Mexican-Americans of Starr County, Texas
The Mexican-Americans of Starr County, Texas, classified by sex and birthplace, were studied to determine the extent of genetic variation and contributions from ancestral populations such as Spanish, Amerindian and West African. Using 21 genetic marker systems, genetic distance and diversity analyses indicate that subpopulations of Mexican-Americans in Starr County are similar, and that more than 99% of the total gene diversity (HT) can be attrib…
Obesity and upper body fat distribution in Mexican American children from families with a diabetic proband
Upper and centralized body fat distribution is associated with non‐insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Few studies have focused on anthropometric characteristics of preadults from families in which there is a diabetic (NIDDM) proband. This study explores the prevalence of upper and centralized body fatness in Mexican American children from the Diabetes Alert study (1981–1983) in Starr County, Texas. Anthropometric data on 165 males and 2…
Genetic variation by birth cohorts in Mexican Americans of Starr County, Texas
Mexican Americans residing in Starr County, Texas, were grouped by their year of birth (1896-1925, 1926-1955, and 1956-1985) to determine the extent of birth cohort-related genetic variation within this population and the genetic differences, if any, from the Mexican population residing in the Metropolitan Monterrey Area (MMA), Nuevo León, México. Twenty-one genetic markers were analyzed which indicate that the three birth cohort groups are genet…
Precision of the one‐ versus two‐handed method of skinfold measurement in the obese
Skinfolds at five anatomic sites were measured on 47 subjects in a study of gallbladder disease in Starr County, Texas, by two methods, one and two handed. A comparison was made of the two methods as to bias and precision. There were statistically significant but biologically unimportant differences (on the order of 1–2 mm) at four of the five sites. At three of these, the two‐handed method gave larger values (lower thigh, triceps, and subscapula…
Evaluation of a Culturally Appropriate Intervention to Increase Physical Activity
The intervention did not increase physical activity in this population. Differences in baseline activity and contamination of the control group may partially account for the outcome
Epidemiology of Antibiotic Use and Drivers of Cross-Border Procurement in a Mexican American Border Community
Background: The U.S.-Mexico Border is an area of opportunity for improved health care access; however, gaps remain as to how and where U.S. border residents, particularly those who are underinsured, obtain care. Antibiotics are one of the most common reported drivers of cross-border healthcare access and a medication of particular concern since indiscriminate or inappropriate use is associated with antimicrobial resistance. In addition, many stud…
Predictors of Toxic Metal/Metalloid Exposures Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas
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