2024
Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of adults in the PATH Study in 2017–2019 vs 2019–2021. Tobacco Control 2024, tc-2023-058453. PMID: 39174323, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic nicotine delivery systemsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyLung injury outbreakAge groupsDual usePatterns of cigaretteNicotine delivery systemsENDS initiationAdult age groupsDual usersCigarette initiationPublic health implicationsHealth StudyCigaretteMultistate transition modelDelivery systemAdultsHealth implicationsSmoking 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 ageBirthInterventionCessationAgeModeling cigarette smoking exposure in subsets of the population
Holford T. Modeling cigarette smoking exposure in subsets of the population. Open Access Government 2024, 44: 186-187. DOI: 10.56367/oag-044-11540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCigarette smokingClean air lawsPublic health interventionsPublic health challengeTobacco controlHealth interventionsTobacco useGeographic disparitiesAir lawsPopulation's understandingHealth challengesSmoke exposureEffects of cigarette smokingShorten lifePublic healthSmokingLevels of exposureCigaretteProtect public healthTobaccoNational levelLegal ageCigarette smoke exposureIncreased costsPopulationCigarette smoking focus: A modeling approach for estimating the impact of health programs
Holford T. Cigarette smoking focus: A modeling approach for estimating the impact of health programs. Open Access Government 2024, 43: 82-83. DOI: 10.56367/oag-043-11502.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Correction: Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes
Berndt S, Vijai J, Benavente Y, Camp N, Nieters A, Wang Z, Smedby K, Kleinstern G, Hjalgrim H, Besson C, Skibola C, Morton L, Brooks-Wilson A, Teras L, Breeze C, Arias J, Adami H, Albanes D, Anderson K, Ansell S, Bassig B, Becker N, Bhatti P, Birmann B, Boffetta P, Bracci P, Brennan P, Brown E, Burdett L, Cannon-Albright L, Chang E, Chiu B, Chung C, Clavel J, Cocco P, Colditz G, Conde L, Conti D, Cox D, Curtin K, Casabonne D, De Vivo I, Diepstra A, Diver W, Dogan A, Edlund C, Foretova L, Fraumeni J, Gabbas A, Ghesquières H, Giles G, Glaser S, Glenn M, Glimelius B, Gu J, Habermann T, Haiman C, Haioun C, Hofmann J, Holford T, Holly E, Hutchinson A, Izhar A, Jackson R, Jarrett R, Kaaks R, Kane E, Kolonel L, Kong Y, Kraft P, Kricker A, Lake A, Lan Q, Lawrence C, Li D, Liebow M, Link B, Magnani C, Maynadie M, McKay J, Melbye M, Miligi L, Milne R, Molina T, Monnereau A, Montalvan R, North K, Novak A, Onel K, Purdue M, Rand K, Riboli E, Riby J, Roman E, Salles G, Sborov D, Severson R, Shanafelt T, Smith M, Smith A, Song K, Song L, Southey M, Spinelli J, Staines A, Stephens D, Sutherland H, Tkachuk K, Thompson C, Tilly H, Tinker L, Travis R, Turner J, Vachon C, Vajdic C, Van Den Berg A, Van Den Berg D, Vermeulen R, Vineis P, Wang S, Weiderpass E, Weiner G, Weinstein S, Doo N, Ye Y, Yeager M, Yu K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zhang Y, Zheng T, Ziv E, Sampson J, Chatterjee N, Offit K, Cozen W, Wu X, Cerhan J, Chanock S, Slager S, Rothman N. Correction: Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. Leukemia 2023, 37: 2142-2142. PMID: 37666943, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-01978-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSummary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories
Levy D, Tam J, Jeon J, Holford T, Fleischer N, Meza R. Summary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s72-s79. PMID: 36935130, PMCID: PMC11193149, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicitySmoking patternsCohort methodologyTobacco control strategiesMortality RRSmoking historyMiddle-income countriesWorking GroupSmoking trendsHealth disparitiesCancer interventionTobacco controlCohort approachPublic healthEducation groupFamily incomeGroupEthnicitySociodemographic analysisSmokingEducational attainmentChanging patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of youth and adults in the PATH Study in 2015–2017 vs 2017–2019
Brouwer A, Jeon J, Jimenez-Mendoza E, Land S, Holford T, Friedman A, Tam J, Mistry R, Levy D, Meza R. Changing patterns of cigarette and ENDS transitions in the USA: a multistate transition analysis of youth and adults in the PATH Study in 2015–2017 vs 2017–2019. Tobacco Control 2023, 33: 570-579. PMID: 36977570, PMCID: PMC10533746, DOI: 10.1136/tc-2022-057905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing the Past to Understand the Future of U.S. and Global Smoking Disparities: A Birth Cohort Perspective
Tam J, Levy D, Feuer E, Jeon J, Holford T, Meza R. Using the Past to Understand the Future of U.S. and Global Smoking Disparities: A Birth Cohort Perspective. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s1-s10. PMID: 36781373, PMCID: PMC10033336, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil
Tam J, Jaffri M, Mok Y, Jeon J, Szklo A, Souza M, Holford T, Levy D, Cao P, Sánchez-Romero L, Meza R. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s63-s71. PMID: 36775755, PMCID: PMC10240503, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean cigarettesBirth cohortSmoker prevalenceSmoking patternsLong-term health outcomesGlobal Adult Tobacco SurveyAdult Tobacco SurveyNational Health SurveyStronger tobacco control policiesTobacco control policiesSmoking historySmoking cessationPublic health decisionsSmoking prevalenceRisk factorsChronic diseasesHealth SurveyTobacco useSmoking initiationHealth outcomesFemale cohortCohortTobacco SurveyTelephone interviewsSmoking parametersSmoking Histories by State in the U.S.
Holford T, McKay L, Jeon J, Tam J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Meza R. Smoking Histories by State in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s42-s52. PMID: 36653233, PMCID: PMC11186469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack yearsSmoking historySmoking prevalenceBirth cohortSmoking initiationNational Health Interview SurveyMean smoking durationHealth Interview SurveyTobacco Use SupplementRecent birth cohortsTobacco control policiesCessation probabilitiesCigarette smokingSmoking trendsSmoking durationSmoking ratesState-specific trendsPrevalenceTobacco controlInterview SurveyCohortCessationDurationInitiationYearsBirth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S.
Jeon J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R, Tam J. Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s32-s41. PMID: 36653231, PMCID: PMC11186479, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederal poverty levelBirth cohortSmoking patternsSmoking prevalenceFamily incomeRecent cohortsRecent birth cohortsHigh-income groupsCessation probabilitiesLower cessationPoverty levelCohortMore recent cohortsSmoking disparitiesPrevalenceIncome groupsIntervention strategiesCohort modelOlder cohortGreater declineLevel groupLow-income individualsCessationCohort differencesFuture studiesPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
Meza R, Cao P, Jeon J, Fleischer N, Holford T, Levy D, Tam J. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s11-s21. PMID: 36653232, PMCID: PMC10362802, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican IndiansBlack populationCessation probabilitiesNative populationsRace/ethnicityNon-Hispanic white populationNon-Hispanic black populationPacific IslandersBirth cohortNon-Hispanic whitesAlaskan Native populationsWhite populationSmoking prevalenceIndiansNational Health Interview SurveyU.S. smoking prevalenceAlaskan NativesPatterns of smokingHealth Interview SurveyNon-Hispanic blacksIslandersNative individualsNon-Hispanic AsiansNativesSmoking historySmoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S.
Cao P, Jeon J, Tam J, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R. Smoking Disparities by Level of Educational Attainment and Birth Cohort in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s22-s31. PMID: 36935129, PMCID: PMC10177656, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth cohortSmoking patternsRecent cohortsEducation groupCurrent smoking prevalenceEducation levelGrade educationCessation probabilitiesSmoking prevalenceTobacco useLow prevalenceCohortSmoking disparitiesDemographic characteristicsPrevalenceCohort modelCollege degreeCalendar yearDemographic factorsCessationGroupSpecial considerationDisparitiesIndividualsImportant differences
2020
Serum polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and risk of testicular germ cell tumors: a population-based case-control study in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Cheng Z, Zhang X, Bassig B, Hauser R, Holford T, Zheng E, Shi D, Zhu Y, Schwartz S, Chen C, Shi K, Qian Z, Boyle P, Zheng T. Serum polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and risk of testicular germ cell tumors: a population-based case-control study in Connecticut and Massachusetts. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2020, 2020 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2020.virtual.o-os-525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModeling factors affecting age, period and cohort trends
Holford T. Modeling factors affecting age, period and cohort trends. 2020, 117-141. DOI: 10.4324/9780429056819-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalytical epidemiological studiesUnderstanding of etiologyCigarette smokingLung cancerEtiology of diseaseEpidemiological studiesCarcinogenesis modelDisease trendsCohort scaleCohort frameworkHealth careDiseaseExposure dataPopulation ratesCohort modelCohort trendsSmokingAgeEtiologyU.S. malesTemporal trendsEarly stepsCancerPeriodCare
2019
Spatiotemporal calibration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide concentration estimates from an air quality model for Connecticut
Gilani O, McKay L, Gregoire T, Guan Y, Leaderer B, Holford T. Spatiotemporal calibration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide concentration estimates from an air quality model for Connecticut. Environmental And Ecological Statistics 2019, 26: 325-349. DOI: 10.1007/s10651-019-00430-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir quality modelsCommunity Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modelMultiscale Air Quality modelQuality modelCMAQ model estimatesSpatial resolutionLand use characteristicsContribution of trafficConcentrations of ambientSpatial resolution mapsLocal covariatesFine spatial resolution mapsSpatiotemporal calibrationModel estimatesDioxide concentrationNitrogen dioxide concentrationsConcentration estimatesTemporal resolutionDaily concentrationsResolution mapsPrediction mapsSimilar mapsMonitor sitesMajor highwaysUse characteristicsP1.10-01 Patterns of Birth Cohort-Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the US, 1965-2017
Meza R, Cao P, Jeon J, Holford T. P1.10-01 Patterns of Birth Cohort-Specific Smoking Histories by Race and Ethnicity in the US, 1965-2017. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 14: s509-s510. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCP*Trends: An Online Tool for Comparing Cohort and Period Trends Across Cancer Sites
Holford TR, Chen HS, Annett D, Krapcho M, Dorogaeva A, Feuer EJ. CP*Trends: An Online Tool for Comparing Cohort and Period Trends Across Cancer Sites. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2019, 188: 1361-1370. PMID: 30989187, PMCID: PMC6601534, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer incidenceCancer incidenceCancer sitesContribution of periodMale prostate cancerEnd Results (SEER) dataStudy of etiologyFemale lungCancer mortalityBronchial cancerProstate cancerCohortDisease controlRelevant exposuresIncidenceAge shiftLungCancerMortalityP scoreAgeResult dataPeriod trendsPeriodPercentage of deviance
2018
Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065: A Comparative Modeling Approach.
Jeon J, Holford TR, Levy DT, Feuer EJ, Cao P, Tam J, Clarke L, Clarke J, Kong CY, Meza R. Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065: A Comparative Modeling Approach. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 684-693. PMID: 30304504, PMCID: PMC6242740, DOI: 10.7326/m18-1250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer mortalityTobacco control effortsCancer mortalityLung cancer ratesLung cancerCancer ratesLung cancer burdenLung cancer deathsLung cancer screeningSmoking-related diseasesU.S. populationNational Cancer InstituteLonger life expectancyCancer burdenSmoking patternsCancer deathCessation effortsCancer screeningTobacco useCancer InstituteSmokingAdditional preventionNatural historyMortalityCancerA spatiotemporal back‐calculation approach to estimate cancer incidence measures
Nautiyal N, Holford TR. A spatiotemporal back‐calculation approach to estimate cancer incidence measures. Statistics In Medicine 2018, 37: 4472-4489. PMID: 30155939, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7934.Peer-Reviewed Original Research