Maria P Santos

Biography

Education and Training

• MSPH, Biostatistics
  Tulane University
• Ph.D., Epidemiology
  Tulane University

Publications

• Associations of In Utero Exposure to Racial Violence and Reproductive Development: The Bogalusa Heart Study.

  Santos MP, David M, Bazzano L, Sims K, Harville EW. Am J Hum Biol 2025

  PMID: 41137721

• Association Between Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Function in Midlife Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study.

  Ogarrio K, Santos MP, De Anda-Duran I, Potts KS, Bazzano LA, Ley SH. Nutrients 2025 May 10

  PMID: 40431376

• Association of Age at Menarche With Inflammation and Glucose Metabolism Biomarkers in US Adult Women: NHANES 1999-2018.

  Santos MP, Bazzano L, Carmichael O, O'Bryant S, Hsia DS, He J, Ley SH. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2025 Apr 22

  PMID: 38912813

• Perceptions of Overweight/Obesity and the Role of Food Assistance Programs in Obesity Prevention in Lima, Peru: A Qualitative Study Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Brewer, JD, Santos, MP, & Chaparro, MP. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2026

• Age at menarche, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease complications in US women aged under 65 years: NHANES 1999-2018.

  Santos MP, Li Y, Bazzano LA, He J, Rexrode KM, Ley SH. BMJ Nutr Prev Health 2023

  PMID: 38264363