Peter J Gergen
Biographic Data
| ID | 8945863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter J Gergen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gergen |
| SIGNATURE | GERGEN P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An English and Spanish Pediatric Asthma Symptom Scale
BACKGROUND: Pediatric asthma survey measures have not been adequately tested in non-English-speaking populations. OBJECTIVES: To test the reliability and validity of an English and Spanish symptom scale to measure asthma control in children. SUBJECTS: Parents (54% Spanish-speaking; 61% not high school graduates) of 234 children seen in the emergency department for an asthma exacerbation. MEASURES: Parent report of frequency and perceived severity…
National trends in the mortality of children with sickle cell disease, 1968 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: This paper describes national trends in mortality of children with sickle cell disease and the settings in which death occurred. METHODS: United States death certificate data from 1968 through 1992 were used to calculate mortality rates of Black children with sickle cell disease 1 to 14 years old. Deaths from trauma, congenital anomalies, and perinatal conditions were excluded. RESULTS: Between 1968 and 1992, mortality rates of Black …
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis. P GergenCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1361 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Birth weight and childhood size in a national sample of 6‐ to 11‐year‐old children
The extent to which body size (stature, weight, or weight‐for‐stature) in later childhood is related to birth weight for normal‐weight, full‐term infants was explored using data from a national sample of U.S. children examined in Cycle II of the National Health Examination Survey, 1963–65. Standardized measurements of stature and weight from 4,689 white singletons ages 6–11 years were linked with birth certificate information. There were small bu…
Health and social characteristics and children's cognitive functioning
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between cognitive functioning in children and sociodemographic, family, and health characteristics. METHODS. Data from phase 1 of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to evaluate performance on standardized cognitive tests in a representative sample of 2531 children 6 to 16 years of age. Multivariate analyses were used to assess independent assoc…
The weights and heights of Mexican-American adolescents
The accuracy of Mexican-American adolescents' self-reported weights, heights, and body mass indexes was evaluated with data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. On average, adolescents with low measured body mass indexes and high measured body mass indexes overestimated and underestimated their weights, respectively. Categories of low and high body mass indexes created by applying cutoffs to reported body mass indexes had lo…
Reported asthma among Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and Cuban children, 1982 through 1984
Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) (1982 through 1984) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II (1976 through 1980) were used to examine reported physician-diagnosed asthma among 6-month-old through 11-year-old children. The highest prevalence of active asthma was reported for Puerto Ricans: 11.2% compared with 3.3% for non-Hispanic Whites, 5.9% for non-Hispanic Blacks, 2.7% for Mex…
Prevalence of chronic bronchitis among US Hispanics from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84
In the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), Puerto Ricans had a higher age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported chronic bronchitis (2.9 percent, 95% CI = 2.2, 3.6) than Mexican Americans (1.7 percent, 95% CI = 1.3, 2.1) or Cubans (1.7 percent, 95% CI = 0.9, 2.5). The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was at least 2 times higher in smokers as compared to nonsmokers among Puerto Ricans and Cubans, but not for Mexican Americans
Hypertension prevalence and the status of awareness, treatment, and control in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 1982-84
The prevalence rates of hypertension among adult (ages 18-74) Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans were estimated using data from the 1982-84 Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). Hypertension is defined as diastolic greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg, or systolic greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg, or currently taking antihypertensive medication. Among Mexican Americans in the Southwestern United States, 16.8…
DTP immunization status and tetanus antitoxin titers of Mexican American children ages six months through eleven years
Data from the Mexican American portion of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), conducted in 1982-83, were analyzed for the number of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) immunizations reported for Mexican American children 6 months-11 years of age and for levels of tetanus antitoxin titers in Mexican American children 4-11 years of age. In Mexican American children 6 months-11 years, 98.2 per cent had one or more DTP…
Hypertension prevalence and the status of awareness, treatment, and control in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 1982-84
The prevalence rates of hypertension among adult (ages 18-74) Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans were estimated using data from the 1982-84 Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). Hypertension is defined as diastolic greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg, or systolic greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg, or currently taking antihypertensive medication. Among Mexican Americans in the Southwestern United States, 16.8…
Reported asthma among Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and Cuban children, 1982 through 1984
Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) (1982 through 1984) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II (1976 through 1980) were used to examine reported physician-diagnosed asthma among 6-month-old through 11-year-old children. The highest prevalence of active asthma was reported for Puerto Ricans: 11.2% compared with 3.3% for non-Hispanic Whites, 5.9% for non-Hispanic Blacks, 2.7% for Mex…
Health and social characteristics and children's cognitive functioning
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between cognitive functioning in children and sociodemographic, family, and health characteristics. METHODS. Data from phase 1 of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to evaluate performance on standardized cognitive tests in a representative sample of 2531 children 6 to 16 years of age. Multivariate analyses were used to assess independent assoc…
The weights and heights of Mexican-American adolescents
The accuracy of Mexican-American adolescents' self-reported weights, heights, and body mass indexes was evaluated with data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. On average, adolescents with low measured body mass indexes and high measured body mass indexes overestimated and underestimated their weights, respectively. Categories of low and high body mass indexes created by applying cutoffs to reported body mass indexes had lo…
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis. P GergenCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1361 Published Online: October 07, 2011
DTP immunization status and tetanus antitoxin titers of Mexican American children ages six months through eleven years
Data from the Mexican American portion of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), conducted in 1982-83, were analyzed for the number of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) immunizations reported for Mexican American children 6 months-11 years of age and for levels of tetanus antitoxin titers in Mexican American children 4-11 years of age. In Mexican American children 6 months-11 years, 98.2 per cent had one or more DTP…
Prevalence of chronic bronchitis among US Hispanics from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1982-84
In the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), Puerto Ricans had a higher age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported chronic bronchitis (2.9 percent, 95% CI = 2.2, 3.6) than Mexican Americans (1.7 percent, 95% CI = 1.3, 2.1) or Cubans (1.7 percent, 95% CI = 0.9, 2.5). The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was at least 2 times higher in smokers as compared to nonsmokers among Puerto Ricans and Cubans, but not for Mexican Americans
Hypertension prevalence and the status of awareness, treatment, and control in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES), 1982-84
The prevalence rates of hypertension among adult (ages 18-74) Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Puerto Ricans were estimated using data from the 1982-84 Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). Hypertension is defined as diastolic greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg, or systolic greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg, or currently taking antihypertensive medication. Among Mexican Americans in the Southwestern United States, 16.8…
Reported asthma among Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and Cuban children, 1982 through 1984
Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) (1982 through 1984) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) II (1976 through 1980) were used to examine reported physician-diagnosed asthma among 6-month-old through 11-year-old children. The highest prevalence of active asthma was reported for Puerto Ricans: 11.2% compared with 3.3% for non-Hispanic Whites, 5.9% for non-Hispanic Blacks, 2.7% for Mex…
The weights and heights of Mexican-American adolescents
The accuracy of Mexican-American adolescents' self-reported weights, heights, and body mass indexes was evaluated with data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. On average, adolescents with low measured body mass indexes and high measured body mass indexes overestimated and underestimated their weights, respectively. Categories of low and high body mass indexes created by applying cutoffs to reported body mass indexes had lo…
Birth weight and childhood size in a national sample of 6‐ to 11‐year‐old children
The extent to which body size (stature, weight, or weight‐for‐stature) in later childhood is related to birth weight for normal‐weight, full‐term infants was explored using data from a national sample of U.S. children examined in Cycle II of the National Health Examination Survey, 1963–65. Standardized measurements of stature and weight from 4,689 white singletons ages 6–11 years were linked with birth certificate information. There were small bu…
Health and social characteristics and children's cognitive functioning
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between cognitive functioning in children and sociodemographic, family, and health characteristics. METHODS. Data from phase 1 of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to evaluate performance on standardized cognitive tests in a representative sample of 2531 children 6 to 16 years of age. Multivariate analyses were used to assess independent assoc…
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis
Social class and asthma--distinguishing between the disease and the diagnosis. P GergenCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1361 Published Online: October 07, 2011
National trends in the mortality of children with sickle cell disease, 1968 through 1992
OBJECTIVES: This paper describes national trends in mortality of children with sickle cell disease and the settings in which death occurred. METHODS: United States death certificate data from 1968 through 1992 were used to calculate mortality rates of Black children with sickle cell disease 1 to 14 years old. Deaths from trauma, congenital anomalies, and perinatal conditions were excluded. RESULTS: Between 1968 and 1992, mortality rates of Black …
An English and Spanish Pediatric Asthma Symptom Scale
BACKGROUND: Pediatric asthma survey measures have not been adequately tested in non-English-speaking populations. OBJECTIVES: To test the reliability and validity of an English and Spanish symptom scale to measure asthma control in children. SUBJECTS: Parents (54% Spanish-speaking; 61% not high school graduates) of 234 children seen in the emergency department for an asthma exacerbation. MEASURES: Parent report of frequency and perceived severity…
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Population (7 works) · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works)