Stephen Onufrak
Biographic Data
| ID | 5506542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Onufrak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Onufrak |
| SIGNATURE | ONUFRAK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barriers to preventive care among US adults of multiple races eligible for type 2 diabetes screening
Little is known about disparities in access to preventive care among people of multiple races, who are often aggregated into a single category, despite comprising a heterogeneous population. We therefore described the prevalence of barriers to preventive care for type 2 diabetes among US adults, by disaggregated subgroups of multiple races. In a pooled cross-sectional study of adults eligible for type 2 diabetes screening from the Behavioral Risk…
A Church-Based Pilot Study Designed to Improve Dietary Quality for Rural, Lower Mississippi Delta, African American Adults
Self-reported advertising exposure to sugar-sweetened beverages among US youth
Objective According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2009, the top food category with teen-directed marketing expenditures was sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The present study reports on exposure to SSB advertisements using self-report data from adolescents. Design Cross-sectional study design using descriptive statistics to assess self-reported frequency of exposure to SSB advertisements and multivariable logistic regression to examine asso…
A Water Availability Intervention in New York City Public Schools
Objectives. We determined the influence of “water jets” on observed water and milk taking and self-reported fluid consumption in New York City public schools. Methods. From 2010 to 2011, before and 3 months after water jet installation in 9 schools, we observed water and milk taking in cafeterias (mean 1000 students per school) and surveyed students in grades 5, 8, and 11 (n = 2899) in the 9 schools that received water jets and 10 schools that di…
The relationship of perceptions of tap water safety with intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and plain water among US adults
Objective Research is limited on whether mistrust of tap water discourages plain water intake and leads to a greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The objective of the present study was to examine demographic differences in perceptions of tap water safety and determine if these perceptions are associated with intake of SSB and plain water. Design The study examined perceptions of tap water safety and their cross-sectional association…
Food and beverage choices contributing to dietary guidelines adherence in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Objectives The objectives of the present study were to evaluate diet quality among Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) residents using the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005) and to identify the top five dietary sources contributing to HEI-2005 components. Demographic differences in HEI-2005 scores were also explored. Design Diet quality was evaluated using HEI-2005. Demographic differences in HEI-2005 scores were investigated using multivariable regr…
Sex-Specific Association of Depression and a Haplotype in Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Gene
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether genetic variants involved in inflammation play a role in the sex difference in depression. Depression is, in part, genetically determined and inflammation has been implicated. Women are twice as likely to develop depression as men. METHODS: We examined the association, separately in men and women, between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP) gene …
A Water Availability Intervention in New York City Public Schools
Objectives. We determined the influence of “water jets” on observed water and milk taking and self-reported fluid consumption in New York City public schools. Methods. From 2010 to 2011, before and 3 months after water jet installation in 9 schools, we observed water and milk taking in cafeterias (mean 1000 students per school) and surveyed students in grades 5, 8, and 11 (n = 2899) in the 9 schools that received water jets and 10 schools that di…
Sex-Specific Association of Depression and a Haplotype in Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Gene
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether genetic variants involved in inflammation play a role in the sex difference in depression. Depression is, in part, genetically determined and inflammation has been implicated. Women are twice as likely to develop depression as men. METHODS: We examined the association, separately in men and women, between seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP) gene …
Food and beverage choices contributing to dietary guidelines adherence in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Objectives The objectives of the present study were to evaluate diet quality among Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) residents using the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005) and to identify the top five dietary sources contributing to HEI-2005 components. Demographic differences in HEI-2005 scores were also explored. Design Diet quality was evaluated using HEI-2005. Demographic differences in HEI-2005 scores were investigated using multivariable regr…
The relationship of perceptions of tap water safety with intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and plain water among US adults
Objective Research is limited on whether mistrust of tap water discourages plain water intake and leads to a greater intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The objective of the present study was to examine demographic differences in perceptions of tap water safety and determine if these perceptions are associated with intake of SSB and plain water. Design The study examined perceptions of tap water safety and their cross-sectional association…
A Church-Based Pilot Study Designed to Improve Dietary Quality for Rural, Lower Mississippi Delta, African American Adults
Self-reported advertising exposure to sugar-sweetened beverages among US youth
Objective According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2009, the top food category with teen-directed marketing expenditures was sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The present study reports on exposure to SSB advertisements using self-report data from adolescents. Design Cross-sectional study design using descriptive statistics to assess self-reported frequency of exposure to SSB advertisements and multivariable logistic regression to examine asso…
A Water Availability Intervention in New York City Public Schools
Objectives. We determined the influence of “water jets” on observed water and milk taking and self-reported fluid consumption in New York City public schools. Methods. From 2010 to 2011, before and 3 months after water jet installation in 9 schools, we observed water and milk taking in cafeterias (mean 1000 students per school) and surveyed students in grades 5, 8, and 11 (n = 2899) in the 9 schools that received water jets and 10 schools that di…
Barriers to preventive care among US adults of multiple races eligible for type 2 diabetes screening
Little is known about disparities in access to preventive care among people of multiple races, who are often aggregated into a single category, despite comprising a heterogeneous population. We therefore described the prevalence of barriers to preventive care for type 2 diabetes among US adults, by disaggregated subgroups of multiple races. In a pooled cross-sectional study of adults eligible for type 2 diabetes screening from the Behavioral Risk…
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public health (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Food Science (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)