Diego Yacaman Mendez

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About me

2023 PhD, Karolinska Institutet
2018 MSc, Karolinska Institutet
2015 MD, UNAM

Research

I am a resident physician in public health and resercher at KI.
My research interests include:
-Epidemiological methods and Biostatistics
-Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes
-Social Epidemiology
-Precision health

Articles

Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;:ckaf056
Behavioural and metabolic mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes: comparing counterfactual and traditional mediation analysis
Mendez DY; Lagerros YT; de Leon AP; Tynelius P; Fors S; Lager A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf013
Risk stratification for cardiovascular disease: a comparative analysis of cluster analysis and traditional prediction models
Mendez DY; Zhou M; Brynedal B; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lagerros YT; Lager A
Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2024;22(1):168
Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes is common - intensified screening of established risk groups is imperative in Sweden: the SDPP cohort
Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Stattin NS; Mendez DY; Lager A; Brynedal B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(4):633-639
Early substance use disorders and subsequent NEET-not in education, employment or training-a national cohort study
Manhica H; Yacaman-Mendez D; Sjoqvist H; Lundin A; Danielsson A-K
Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2023;171:107667
Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson's disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: An ELAPSE study
Cole-Hunter T; Zhang J; So R; Samoli E; Liu S; Chen J; Strak M; Wolf K; Weinmayr G; Rodopolou S; Remfry E; de Hoogh K; Bellander T; Brandt J; Concin H; Zitt E; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hoffmann B; Hvidtfeldt UA; Jockel K-H; Mortensen LH; Ketzel M; Mendez DY; Leander K; Ljungman P; Faure E; Lee P-C; Elbaz A; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Peters A; Rizzuto D; Vermeulen RCH; Schramm S; Stafoggia M; Katsouyanni K; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Lim Y-H; Andersen ZJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;51(6):e401-e413
Cohort Profile: The Stockholm Diabetes Prevention Programme (SDPP)
Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Fors S; Mendez DY; Gebreslassie M; Zhou M; Carlsson AC; Svefors P; Wandell P; Ostenson C-G; Brynedal B; Lager A
Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2022;20(1):356
Characterization of data-driven clusters in diabetes-free adults and their utility for risk stratification of type 2 diabetes
Mendez DY; Zhou M; Lagerros YT; Velasco DVG; Tynelius P; Gudjonsdottir H; de Leon AP; Eeg-Olofsson K; Ostenson C-G; Brynedal B; Aguilar Salinas CA; Ebbevi D; Lager A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2022;56(13):9277-9290
Long-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Fine Particles and Mortality-A Pooled Analysis of 14 European Cohorts within the ELAPSE Project
Chen J; Hoek G; de Hoogh K; Rodopoulou S; Andersen ZJ; Bellander T; Brandt J; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hertel O; Hoffmann B; Hvidtfeldt UA; Verschuren WMM; Joeckel K-H; Jorgensen JT; Katsouyanni K; Ketzel M; Mendez DY; Leander K; Liu S; Ljungman P; Faure E; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Peters A; Raaschou-Nielsen O; Rizzuto D; Samoli E; van der Schouw YT; Schramm S; Severi G; Stafoggia M; Strak M; Sorensen M; Tjonneland A; Weinmayr G; Wolf K; Zitt E; Brunekreef B; Thurston GD
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2022;233:109350
Trajectories of NEET (Not in Education, Employment, and Training) in emerging adulthood, and later drug use disorder - a national cohort study.
Manhica H; Yacaman-Mendez D; Sjoqvist H; Lundin A; Agardh E; Danielsson A-K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(5):2630
Using Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models to Estimate Exposure Lag-Response Associations between Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
Kriit HK; Andersson EM; Carlsen HK; Andersson N; Ljungman PLS; Pershagen G; Segersson D; Eneroth K; Gidhagen L; Spanne M; Molnar P; Wennberg P; Rosengren A; Rizzuto D; Leander K; Yacaman-Mendez D; Magnusson PKE; Forsberg B; Stockfelt L; Sommar JN
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):12494
Life-course trajectories of weight and their impact on the incidence of type 2 diabetes
Yacaman-Mendez D; Trolle-Lagerros Y; Zhou M; de Leon AMP; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lager A
Article: JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 2020;8(2):e14615
The Effect of Smartphone Apps Versus Supervised Exercise on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Body Composition Among Individuals With Mild-to-Moderate Mobility Disability: Randomized Controlled Trial
Berglind D; Yacaman-Mendez D; Lavebratt C; Forsell Y
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2019;110:152-158
Childhood adversities, negative life events and outcomes of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in primary care: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Yacaman-Mendez D; Hallgren M; Forsell Y
Article: EPILEPSY RESEARCH. 2015;117:35-41
Association of adherence to epilepsy quality standards with seizure control
Moura LMVR; Mendez DY; De Jesus J; Andrade RA; Weissman JS; Vickrey BG; Hoch DB
Article: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR. 2015;44:151-154
Quality care in epilepsy: Women's counseling and its association with folic acid prescription or recommendation
Moura LMVR; Mendez DY; De Jesus J; Andrade RA; Hoch DB

All other publications

Doctoral thesis: 2023
Risk factor patterns in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease : exploring methods for precision medicine in public health
Mendez DY
Editorial comment: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2023;173:107853
Reply to Rumrich and colleagues (What does "Parkinson's disease mortality" mean?)
Cole-Hunter T; Zhang J; Lim Y-H; Samoli E; Chen J; Strak M; Wolf K; Weinmayr G; Zitt E; Hoffmann B; Joeckel K-H; Mortensen LH; Ketzel M; Mendez DY; Ljungman P; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Rizzuto D; Schramm S; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Andersen ZJ
Corrigendum: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):18602
Life-course trajectories of weight and their impact on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (vol 11, 12494, 2021)
Yacaman-Mendez D; Trolle-Lagerros Y; Zhou M; Monteiro Ponce de Leon A; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lager A
Letter: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2021;228:316-318
Physical exercise is associated with a reduction in inflammatory biomarkers in first-episode psychosis: A pilot study of CRP, SAA, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1
Lavebratt C; Stiernborg M; Kumar P; Yacaman-Mendez D; Skott M; Melas PA; Forsell Y
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:ckaa165.873
Life course trajectories of weight status and risk of type 2 diabetes
Yacaman-Mendez D; Tyrnelius P; Gudjonsdottir H; de Leon AP; Trolle-Lagerros Y; Lager A

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
Medical Doctor, Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 2016

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