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Overview

Gregory A. Talavera is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and health.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as cardiovascular health and risk factors, nutritional studies and diet, health disparities and outcomes, dementia and cognitive impairment research, health, environment, and cognitive aging, blood pressure and hypertension studies, as well as obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the California Teachers Study, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Incidence of Hypertension Among US Hispanics/Latinos: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, 2008 to 2017, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Comprehensive evaluation of shotgun metagenomics, amplicon sequencing, and harmonization of these platforms for epidemiological studies, 2023, Cell Reports Methods
  • Associations of Insulin Resistance With Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure: A Study From the HCHS/SOL, 2021, Hypertension
  • Variability in Daily Eating Patterns and Eating Jetlag Are Associated With Worsened Cardiometabolic Risk Profiles in the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Research Network, 2021, Journal of the American Heart Association

Talavera frequently collaborates with several co-authors in their field, including Martha L. Daviglus, Linda C. Gallo, Carmen R. Isasi, Jianwen Cai, and Daniela Sotres-Alvarez.

Their publications appear regularly in several well-known venues such as UNC Libraries, Circulation, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases among Hispanic/Latino individuals of diverse backgrounds in the United States.

    Martha L. Daviglus;Martha L. Daviglus;Gregory A. Talavera;M. Larissa Avilés-Santa;Matthew Allison

  • Design and Implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos

    Paul D. Sorlie;Larissa M. Avilés-Santa;Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller;Robert C. Kaplan

  • Genetic Diversity and Association Studies in US Hispanic/Latino Populations: Applications in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

    Matthew P. Conomos;Cecelia A. Laurie;Adrienne M. Stilp;Stephanie M. Gogarten

  • Machismo, marianismo, and negative cognitive-emotional factors: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

    Alicia Nuñez;Patricia González;Gregory A Talavera;Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen

  • Cigarette Smoking Behavior Among US Latino Men and Women From Different Countries of Origin

    Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable;Amelie Ramirez;Roberto Villareal;Gregory A. Talavera

  • Health Communication in the Latino Community: Issues and Approaches

    John P. Elder;Guadalupe X. Ayala;Deborah M Parra-medina;Gregory A. Talavera

  • Improvement in Diabetes Care of Underinsured Patients Enrolled in Project Dulce: A community-based, culturally appropriate, nurse case management and peer education diabetes care model

    Athena Philis-Tsimikas;Chris Walker;Lisa Rivard;Gregory Talavera

  • Smoking among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults: the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos.

    Robert C. Kaplan;Shrikant I. Bangdiwala;Janice M. Barnhart;Sheila F. Castañeda

  • Measurement properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10): Findings from HCHS/SOL.

    Patricia González;Alicia Nuñez;Erin Merz;Carrie Brintz

  • Prevalence of hypertension, awareness, treatment, and control in the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos

    Paul D. Sorlie;Matthew A. Allison;M. Larissa Avilés-Santa;Jianwen Cai

  • Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Hispanic/Latino Population: Lessons From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

    Martha L. Daviglus;Martha L. Daviglus;Amber Pirzada;Gregory A. Talavera

  • Social Networks and Cancer Screening in Four U.S. Hispanic Groups

    Ll Suarez;Ag Ramirez;R Villarreal;J Marti

  • Cardiovascular Disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

    Pelbreton C. Balfour;John M. Ruiz;Gregory A. Talavera;Matthew A. Allison

  • Associations of chronic stress burden, perceived stress, and traumatic stress with cardiovascular disease prevalence and risk factors in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

    Linda C. Gallo;Scott C. Roesch;Addie L. Fortmann;Mercedes R. Carnethon

  • Gut microbiome composition in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is shaped by geographic relocation, environmental factors, and obesity.

    Robert C. Kaplan;Robert C. Kaplan;Zheng Wang;Mykhaylo Usyk;Daniela Sotres-Alvarez

  • Differences in cancer-risk-related behaviors in Latino and Anglo adults.

    John P. Elder;Felipe G. Castro;Carl de Moor;Joni Mayer

  • Mobilizing churches for health promotion in Latino communities: Compañeros en la Salud.

    Felipe Castro;J. Elder;K. Coe;H. M. Tafoya-Barraza

  • Prevalence of Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanic/Latino Individuals Differs by Heritage

    Eric R. Kallwitz;Martha L. Daviglus;Matthew A. Allison;Kristen T. Emory

  • Cultural competence among physicians treating Mexican Americans who have diabetes: a structural model.

    Joachim O.F. Reimann;Gregory A. Talavera;Michelle Salmon;Joseph A. Nuñez

  • Dimensions of Community and Organizational Readiness for Change

    Sheila F. Castañeda;Jessica Holscher;Manpreet K. Mumman;Hugo Salgado

  • Evaluation of a culturally appropriate smoking cessation intervention for Latinos

    S I Woodruff;G A Talavera;J P Elder

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda C. Gallo
Linda C. Gallo San Diego State University
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami
Krista M. Perreira
Krista M. Perreira University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Hector M. González
Hector M. González University of California, San Diego
Maria M. Llabre
Maria M. Llabre University of Miami
Scott C. Roesch
Scott C. Roesch San Diego State University
Melissa Lamar
Melissa Lamar Rush University Medical Center
Nora Franceschini
Nora Franceschini University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University

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