Linda S Geiss

Biographic Data

ID6058030
NAMELinda S Geiss
GIVEN NAMESLinda S
FAMILY NAMEGeiss
SIGNATUREGEISS L S
AFFILIATIONSKelly J. Acton, Kelly Moore, and Linda Querec are with the Indian Health Service, Rockville, Md. Linda S. Geiss and Michael M. Engelgau are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Nilka Ríos Burrows is with both agencies.
ORCID0000-0001-9523-267X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS29
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX3

  • Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988-2012

    Andy Menke, Sarah Stark Casagrande et al.ARTICLEJAMA2015

    IMPORTANCE: Previous studies have shown increasing prevalence of diabetes in the United States. New US data are available to estimate prevalence of and trends in diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the recent prevalence and update US trends in total diabetes, diagnosed diabetes, and undiagnosed diabetes using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional surveys conducted between 1…

  • Trends in Prevalence of Diabetes Among Delivery Hospitalizations, United States, 1993–2009

    Open AccessAdolfo Correa, Barbara H Bardenheier et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014

  • Diabetes-Related Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1990–2009

    Pyone Cho, Linda S Geiss et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014Cited by: 9References: 22

    Objectives. We assessed diabetes-related mortality for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and Whites. Methods. Study populations were non-Hispanic AI/AN and White persons in Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area counties; Hispanics were excluded. We used 1990 to 2009 death certificate data linked to IHS patient registration records to identify AI/AN decedents aged 20 years or older. We examined disparities an…

  • Diabetes Prevalence Among Puerto Rican Adults in New York City, NY, 2000

    Thomas A Melnik, Akiko S Hosler et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2004Cited by: 3References: 5

    This study assessed the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and associated characteristics among Puerto Rican adults in New York City, NY, with a random-digit–dialed telephone survey with a dual-frame sampling design. Overall, 11.3% (95% confidence interval = 8.7%, 14.0%) had diagnosed diabetes; diabetes was significantly related to age, obesity, and family history; and the prevalence was high among those with the least education. This study showed …

  • Trends in Diabetes Prevalence Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

    Kelly J Acton, Nilka Ríos Burrows et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2002Cited by: 14References: 30

    Objectives. This study determined trends in diabetes prevalence among young American Indians and Alaska Natives. Methods. American Indian and Alaska Native children ( Results. From 1990 to 1998, the total number of young American Indians and Alaska Natives with diagnosed diabetes increased by 71% (4534 to 7736); prevalence increased by 46% (6.4 per 1000 to 9.3 per 1000 population). Increases in prevalence were greater among adolescents and among …

  • Impact of diabetes mellitus on mortality associated with pneumonia and influenza among non-Hispanic black and white US adults

    Roger Valdez, K M Venkat Narayan et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999Cited by: 3References: 25

    OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the impact of diabetes on mortality associated with pneumonia and influenza among non-Hispanic Black and White US adults. METHODS: Data were derived from the National Mortality Followback Survey (1986) and the National Health Interview Survey (1987-1989). RESULTS: Regardless of race, sex, and socioeconomic status, people with diabetes who died at 25 to 64 years of age were more likely to have pneumonia and influenz…