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Spatial Variability in the Persistence of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine-targeted Pneumococcal Serotypes Among Adults
Warren JL, Pingali SC, Weinberger DM. Spatial Variability in the Persistence of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine-targeted Pneumococcal Serotypes Among Adults. Epidemiology 2017, 28: 119-126. PMID: 27541841, PMCID: PMC5131859, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine-targeted serotypesInvasive pneumococcal disease casesPneumococcal disease casesDirect vaccinationDisease casesInvasive pneumococcal diseaseConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseaseVaccine serotypesVaccine uptakePneumococcal serotypesLeading causeBaseline proportionRate of declineNumber of casesAdult populationVaccinationStudy periodVaccineSerotypesAdultsChildrenHigh levelsMorbidityGeographic regions
2024
Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer
Siddique S, Baum L, Deziel N, Kelly J, Warren J, Ma X. Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0311540. PMID: 39471191, PMCID: PMC11521299, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-of-onset colorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancerEnd Results Program dataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention dataCounty-level factorsColorectal cancerHealth risk behaviorsIdentified principal componentsOdds of survivalPreventive servicesSurvival disparitiesLinear mixed modelsEOCRCChronic diseasesPreventive factorsUS countiesSalt Lake CountyCA residentsRisk behaviorsUnited StatesProgram dataCounty-levelOlder ageBayesian analytical approachYounger agePreterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas
Darrow L, Huang M, Warren J, Strickland M, Holmes H, Newman A, Chang H. Preterm and Early-Term Delivery After Heat Waves in 50 US Metropolitan Areas. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2412055. PMID: 38787560, PMCID: PMC11127119, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-term birthPreterm birthCohort studyMetropolitan statistical areasAssociated with pregnancy outcomesEarly-term deliveryRate ratiosRates of pretermYears of ageNational Center for Health StatisticsGestational weeksCenter for Health StatisticsInduced deliveryPregnancy outcomesSingleton birthsPretermSocioeconomically disadvantaged subgroupsUS birthsEligible birthsPerinatal healthEthnic minority groupsBirth recordsConsecutive daysBirthHeat waves
2023
Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy
Zhuo H, Ritz B, Warren J, Liew Z. Season of Conception and Risk of Cerebral Palsy. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2335164. PMID: 37738049, PMCID: PMC10517373, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsySeason of conceptionCalifornia birth recordsCohort studyPreterm birthRelative riskBirth recordsRisk of CPStatewide cohort studyEtiological risk factorsHigher Social Vulnerability IndexLength of gestationDiagnostic recordsNeighborhood-level factorsSummer conceptionsRisk factorsStratified analysisLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskCP riskPoisson regressionCP statusDevelopmental servicesNeuromotor disabilities
2022
Vaccination with BNT162b2 reduces transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to household contacts in Israel
Prunas O, Warren JL, Crawford FW, Gazit S, Patalon T, Weinberger DM, Pitzer VE. Vaccination with BNT162b2 reduces transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to household contacts in Israel. Science 2022, 375: eabl4292. PMID: 35084937, PMCID: PMC9261115, DOI: 10.1126/science.abl4292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine effectivenessSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Effectiveness of vaccinesEffectiveness of vaccinationTotal vaccine effectivenessSARS-CoV-2Household contactsSecond doseCoronavirus 2Household transmissionDelta variantDay 10VaccinationBNT162b2COVID-19InfectionChain binomial modelVaccineDoseImmunity
2017
Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy
Warren JL, Son JY, Pereira G, Leaderer BP, Bell ML. Investigating the Impact of Maternal Residential Mobility on Identifying Critical Windows of Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution During Pregnancy. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 992-1000. PMID: 29053768, PMCID: PMC5928458, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightTerm low birth weightMaternal residential mobilityBirth weightCritical windowBirth cohortWeekly exposurePregnancy week 16Adverse birth outcomesWindow of susceptibilityAmbient air pollutionPregnancy windowsBirth outcomesWeek 16Mother's residencePM10 exposurePregnancyResidential addressesExposure misclassificationDisease developmentCohortAir pollutionExposureAerodynamic diameterPossible mechanism