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Adams, Kenneth F., PhD
Former Institute Research Investigator
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Publications While At HealthPartners
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Journal Article
  • 18 Years - VISION and IVY Networks, September 2023-January 2024. 
    MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2024
  • Clinical epidemiology and risk factors for critical outcomes among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults hospitalized with COVID-19-VISION Network, 10 states, June 2021-March 2023. 
    Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024
  • Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalizations and emergency department or urgent care encounters for children, adolescents, and adults during the 2023-2024 season, United States. 
    Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024
  • Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A-associated emergency department, urgent care, and hospitalization encounters among US adults, 2022-2023. 
    Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024
  • Interim estimates of 2023-24 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness - United States. 
    MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2024
  • Vaccine effectiveness against pediatric influenza-A-associated urgent care, emergency department, and hospital encounters during the 2022-2023 season: VISION Network. 
    Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024
  • Effectiveness of the original monovalent coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines in preventing emergency department or urgent care encounters and hospitalizations among adults with disabilities: VISION Network, June 2021-September 2022. 
    Open forum infectious diseases. 2023
  • Estimates of bivalent mRNA vaccine durability in preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization and critical illness among adults with and without immunocompromising conditions - VISION Network, September 2022-April 2023. 
    American Journal of Transplantation. 2023
  • Number needed to vaccinate with a COVID-19 booster to prevent a COVID-19-associated hospitalization during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant predominance, December 2021-February 2022, VISION Network: a retrospective cohort study. 
    Lancet Reg Health Am. 2023
  • Relationships between social vulnerability and coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination coverage and vaccine effectiveness. 
    Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023
  • Comparing US paediatric and adult weight classification at the transition from late teenage to young adulthood. 
    Pediatric Obesity. 2015
  • Development of an algorithm to classify colonoscopy indication from coded health care data. 
    EGEMS (Washington, DC). 2015
  • Body mass and weight change in adults in relation to mortality risk. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2014
  • Impact of hypertension on healthcare costs among children. 
    American Journal of Managed Care. 2014
  • Prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity in children aged 3-5 years. 
    Pediatric Obesity. 2014
  • Severe obesity in children: prevalence, persistence and relation to hypertension. 
    International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2014
  • Are benefits from diabetes self-management education sustained?. 
    American Journal of Managed Care. 2013
  • Effects of transitioning from conventional methods to liquid-based methods on unsatisfactory Papanicolaou tests: results from a multicenter US study. 
    Cancer Cytopathology. 2013
  • Geographic variation in cardiovascular procedure use among Medicare fee-for-service vs Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. 
    JAMA. 2013
  • Patterns of care and persistence after incident elevated blood pressure. 
    Pediatrics. 2013
  • Prehypertension and hypertension in community-based pediatric practice. 
    Pediatrics. 2013
  • Screening colonoscopy and risk for incident late-stage colorectal cancer diagnosis in average-risk adults: a nested case-control study. 
    Annals of Internal Medicine. 2013
  • Body mass index at different adult ages, weight change, and colorectal cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Cohort. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2012
  • Comparative effectiveness of patient education methods for type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. 
    Archives of Internal Medicine. 2011
  • Adiposity, physical activity, and pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Cohort. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008
  • Body size and renal cell cancer incidence in a large US cohort study. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008
  • Physical activity during adulthood and adolescence in relation to renal cell cancer. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008
  • The combined relations of adiposity and smoking on mortality. 
    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008
  • Waist circumference and mortality. 
    American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008
    • Editorial Article
  • Understanding long-term effects of weight loss [editorial]. 
    Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.).  20. 2009
  • Is the concern regarding overweight/obesity in India overstated [editorial]?. 
    International Journal of Epidemiology.  37. 2008
    • Conference Poster
  • Diagnosis of pediatric hypertension depends on clinical practice guideline definitions [poster]
    2013
  • Effects of transitioning from conventional methods to liquid-based methods on unsatisfactory pap tests: results from a multicenter US study [poster]
    2013
  • Frequency and results of glucose screening in children and adolescents 2007-2011 [poster]
    2013
  • Impact of BMI and change in BMI on progression from normotension to prehypertension or hypertension in patients ages 3-17 [poster]
    2013
  • Impact of oral contraceptives on adolescent blood pressure and BMI [poster]
    2013
  • Impact of oral contraceptives on adolescent blood pressure and BMI [poster]
    2013
  • Prehypertension and hypertension in community-based pediatric practice [poster]
    2013
  • Prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity in children aged three to five years [poster]
    2013
  • Baseline blood pressure among adolescents initiating hormonal contraception [poster]
    2012
  • Data collection for development of an adenoma clinical risk prediction model [poster]
    2012
  • Development of an algorithm to classify colonoscopy indication using CRN health plan coded data [poster]
    2012
  • The VDW vital signs file: 2011 quality assurance activities [poster]
    2012
  • We can prevent diabetes in Minnesota [poster]
    2012
  • Childhood hypertension and obesity: diagnosis, care and costs [poster]
    2010
  • Chronic kidney disease in HealthPartners patients [poster]
    2010
  • Patterns of blood pressure measurement at pediatric primary care visits in large medical group practices [poster]
    2010
  • Pediatric hypertension and obesity: predictors, care, and costs [poster]
    2010
  • The VDW (virtual data warehouse) vital signs file: strengths, issues, and recommendations for the future [poster]
    2009
    • Abstract
  • Glucose screening and identification of pre-diabetes in children and adolescents 2007-2011 [abstract]. 
    Diabetes. 2013
  • Are outcomes from diabetes self-management education sustained? A randomized controlled trial [abstract]. 
    Diabetes. 2012
  • Prevalence of HT in children: comparison between task force recommendations and average of multiple measurements over 2 or 4 years [abstract]. 
    Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
  • Prevalence of elevated blood pressure and BMI in U.S. children and adolescents [abstract]. 
    Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012
  • A comparison of group and individual education for patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial [abstract 232-OR]. 
    Diabetes. 2011
  • Factors influencing completion in the IDEA diabetes education study [abstract]. 
    Clinical Medicine & Research. 2011
  • HMORN research on pediatric hypertension and obesity: predictors, care, and costs: design of a new pediatric cohort [abstract]. 
    Clinical Medicine & Research. 2011
  • Journey for control of diabetes: the Interactive Dialogue to Educate and Activate (IDEA) Study – short-term results of a randomized controlled trial [abstract]. 
    Clinical Medicine & Research. 2011
  • Overweight and obesity in those age 3-17 years old: implications for diabetes prevention [abstract 2377-PO]. 
    Diabetes. 2011
  • Prevalence of overweight and elevated blood pressure in a large cohort of children and adolescents (age 3-17 years) at an initial clinic examination [abstract]. 
    Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2011
  • The relationship between depression and completion of recommended self-management education [abstract 752-P]. 
    Diabetes. 2011
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