Shannon Richard (Nursing PhD graduate and lead author), Brenna Renn (Psychology), and Dieu-My Tran, Jinyoung Kim, and Du Feng (all Nursing) published, "Metabolic Syndrome, Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Hispanic Community Health Study," in . This study found associations between the presence of metabolic syndrome and lifestyle behaviors (including physical activity and alcohol use) and sleep-disordered breathing in a large national cohort of diverse Hispanic American adults. Gender and Hispanic heritage subgroup differences were prominent among study variables.
