2024
Smoking patterns by birth cohort in Argentina: an age-period-cohort population-based modeling study
Salgado M, Mok Y, Jeon J, Jaffri M, Tam J, Holford T, Sánchez-Romero L, Meza R, Mejia R. Smoking patterns by birth cohort in Argentina: an age-period-cohort population-based modeling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2024, 36: 100823. PMID: 39006127, PMCID: PMC11246057, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent smoking prevalenceSmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationCessation probabilitiesPopulation-based modelling studyTobacco control measuresRecent birth cohortsRate of quittingNationally representative surveySmoking ratesSmoking patternsYears of ageRepresentative surveySurveillance modelCancer interventionSmokingSmoking historyPrevalenceCohortGroup ageBirthInterventionCessationAge
2001
Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization.
Gill T, Desai M, Gahbauer E, Holford T, Williams C. Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 135: 313-21. PMID: 11529694, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationRestricted activityOlder personsProspective cohort studyEmergency department visitsMonthly telephone interviewsPhysician office visitsLarge health planYears of ageHealth-related problemsCohort studyDepartment visitsHospital admissionOffice visitsFunctional statusMedical attentionHigh riskHealth plansTelephone interviewsMonthsConsecutive monthsEpisodesDisability
1997
Are cancers of the salivary gland increasing? Experience from Connecticut, USA.
Zheng T, Holford T, Chen Y, Ward B, Liu W, Flannery J, Boyle P. Are cancers of the salivary gland increasing? Experience from Connecticut, USA. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 26: 264-271. PMID: 9169160, DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary glandsRelative riskBirth cohortRare squamous cell carcinomaEpstein-Barr virus infectionConnecticut Tumor Registry dataTime trendsComparable relative riskSquamous cell carcinomaTumor registry dataAge group 40Salivary gland cancerYears of ageOlder age groupsRecent birth cohortsObserved time trendsPrior cancerLower gumCell carcinomaGland cancerIncidence rateRisk factorsUnivariate analysisCancer sitesRegistry data
1992
Epidemiology of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in connecticut 1935‐1988
Zheng T, Mayne S, Boyle P, Holford T, Liu W, Flannery J. Epidemiology of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in connecticut 1935‐1988. Cancer 1992, 70: 840-849. PMID: 1643616, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920815)70:4<840::aid-cncr2820700420>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaAge-adjusted incidence ratesAge-specific incidence ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistryIncidence rateYears of ageRisk factorsAge groupsCases of NHLDiffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphomaAnalytical epidemiologic studiesHigh incidence rateBirth cohort effectsOlder age groupsRecent birth cohortsReports of increasesLymph nodesTumor RegistryHistologic subtypeCohort examinationNHL casesAnatomic sitesEpidemiologic studiesMortality rateBirth cohort
1989
Age, period and cohort effects on the risk of major depression: results from five United States communities
Wickramaratne P, Weissman M, Leaf P, Holford T. Age, period and cohort effects on the risk of major depression: results from five United States communities. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1989, 42: 333-343. PMID: 2723694, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(89)90038-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionBirth cohortEpidemiologic Catchment Area studyYears of ageCatchment Area StudySuccessive birth cohortsLinear cohort effectCohort effectsPeriod of onsetPeriod effectsUnited States communitiesCohortDepressionAffected individualsCohort modelAgeWomenProbability sampleU.S. communitiesAPC modelMenOnset
1982
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM
HUBERT H, HOLFORD T, KANNEL W. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CIGARETTE SMOKING IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS OF ANGINA PECTORIS IN FRAMINGHAM. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1982, 115: 231-242. PMID: 7058782, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngina pectorisBlood pressureAngina onsetElectrocardiographic findingsUncomplicated angina pectorisCoronary risk factorsFuture coronary eventsElevated blood pressurePowerful independent predictorCigarette smoking habitsLong-term prognosisSystolic blood pressureLong-term followYears of ageLack of associationCoronary eventsCoronary riskBaseline characteristicsSymptom onsetYounger patientsIndependent predictorsPrognostic advantageSmoking habitsAbnormal electrocardiogramCigarette smoking