2010
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Child Tuberculosis, Anemia, and Morbidity in Tanzania
Finkelstein J, Mehta S, Manji K, Duggan C, Mugusi F, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi W. Maternal Vitamin D Status and Child Tuberculosis, Anemia, and Morbidity in Tanzania. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 227.3-227.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.227.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal vitamin D statusVitamin D statusLow vitamin D statusD statusLow vitamin D levelsPregnant Tanzanian womenTrial of vitaminVitamin D levelsChild health outcomesAssociation of outcomesTimes greater riskProportional hazards modelMonths of ageCD4 countHIV stageChart reviewPulmonary tuberculosisRespiratory symptomsChild tuberculosisSevere anemiaD levelsLowest quintileSecond quintileAnemia outcomesLower risk
2009
Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies
Lee JE, Männistö S, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Bernstein L, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Cho E, English DR, Flood A, Freudenheim JL, Giles GG, Giovannucci E, Håkansson N, Horn-Ross PL, Jacobs EJ, Leitzmann MF, Marshall JR, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Virtamo J, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 1730-1739. PMID: 19505906, PMCID: PMC2883186, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled multivariate relative risksRenal cell cancerMultivariate relative riskCell cancerRelative riskVegetable consumptionProspective studyPooled analysisStudy-specific relative risksRenal cell cancer riskCox proportional hazards modelFood frequency questionnaireIntake of fruitsLutein/zeaxanthinProportional hazards modelRandom-effects modelTotal vegetablesIncident casesLowest quintileVegetable intakeCancer riskHazards modelCancerTotal fruitRisk
2005
Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Adebamowo CA, Hu FB, Cho E, Spiegelman D, Holmes MD, Willett WC. Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer. Annals Of Epidemiology 2005, 15: 789-795. PMID: 16257363, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrudent dietary patternDietary patternsBreast cancerNurses' Health Study IIMajor dietary patternsHealth Study IIWestern dietary patternFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerPre-menopausal womenBreast cancer riskSecular trend studiesCumulative average scoreMultivariate RRsPremenopausal womenFrequency questionnaireLowest quintileInverse associationWestern dietCancer riskOverall associationCancerFurther evaluationStudy IIRiskDietary flavonols and flavonol‐rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer
Adebamowo CA, Cho E, Sampson L, Katan MB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Holmes MD. Dietary flavonols and flavonol‐rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2005, 114: 628-633. PMID: 15609322, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate relative riskBreast cancer riskCumulative average intakeFlavonol-rich foodsIntake of beansRelative riskBreast cancerCancer riskFlavonol intakeLowest quintileInverse associationDietary flavonolsAverage intakeNurses' Health Study IIIntake of flavonolsHealth Study IIFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerSignificant inverse associationFrequency questionnaireEpidemiological studiesAnimal studiesDietary dataOverall associationFurther evaluationPlasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer
Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Campos H, Spiegelman D, Zhang S, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Plasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 161: 153-160. PMID: 15632265, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutein/zeaxanthinBreast cancerHealth StudyPlasma carotenoidsNurses' Health StudyBreast cancer riskCase-control studyBreast cancer etiologyNodal metastasisHighest quintileInvasive cancerLowest quintileBlood drawInverse associationCancer riskAlpha-tocopherolCancerCancer etiologyGamma-tocopherolWomenRetinolQuintileRiskRole of carotenoidsAssociation
2004
Dairy Foods, Calcium, and Colorectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Cohort Studies
Cho E, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Colditz GA, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Potter JD, Rohan TE, Terry P, Toniolo P, Virtanen MJ, Willett WC, Wolk A, Wu K, Yaun SS, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hunter DJ. Dairy Foods, Calcium, and Colorectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Cohort Studies. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1015-1022. PMID: 15240785, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedAnimalsCalcium, DietaryCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsDairy ProductsEatingEuropeFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMilkMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsColorectal cancerRelative riskMilk intakeCalcium intakeCohort studyPooled multivariable relative risksMultivariable relative risksFood frequency questionnaireColorectal cancer riskUsual dietary intakeConfidence intervalsDairy foodsFrequency questionnaireIncident casesDietary calciumPooled analysisLowest quintileInverse associationDietary intakeDistal colonEpidemiologic studiesCancer riskLower riskTotal calciumCancer
2003
Dietary Fiber Reduces Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men
Merchant AT, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Dietary Fiber Reduces Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men. Journal Of Nutrition 2003, 133: 3658-3663. PMID: 14608090, DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial disease riskCereal fiber intakeArterial disease riskPAD riskFiber intakeInverse associationDisease riskEarly coronary heart diseaseIncident PAD casesFood frequency questionnaireCoronary heart diseaseTotal fiber intakeOverall inverse associationDisease QuestionnaireFrequency questionnaireLowest quintileHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseFamily historyPhysical activityPAD casesAlcohol consumptionEnergy intakeIntakeRiskFruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies
Smith‐Warner S, Spiegelman D, Yaun S, Albanes D, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Feskanich D, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Kushi LH, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Fruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies. International Journal Of Cancer 2003, 107: 1001-1011. PMID: 14601062, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer riskCancer riskVegetable consumptionLung cancerRelative riskLung cancer risk factorsStudy-specific relative risksIncident lung cancer casesTotal fruitCancer risk factorsLung cancer incidenceLung cancer casesTotal vegetable consumptionRandom-effects modelCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking habitsProspective studyQuintiles 2Pooled analysisLowest quintileResidual confoundingInverse associationRisk factorsCancer incidencePremenopausal intakes of vitamins A, C, and E, folate, and carotenoids, and risk of breast cancer.
Cho E, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Chen WY, Zhang SM, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Premenopausal intakes of vitamins A, C, and E, folate, and carotenoids, and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 713-20. PMID: 12917201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIBreast cancer riskBreast cancerVitamin ACancer riskNurses' Health Study IIMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerPrevious epidemiological studiesEarly adult lifePostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenIncident casesHighest quintileLowest quintileRelative riskHigh intakeEpidemiological studiesNutrient intakeTotal vitaminCancerStudy IIIntakeVitamin CPremenopausal Fat Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer
Cho E, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Chen WY, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Premenopausal Fat Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2003, 95: 1079-1085. PMID: 12865454, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.14.1079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskDietary fat intakeHigh-fat dairy foodsHealth Study IIFat intakeBreast cancerCancer riskRelative riskPremenopausal womenIncident invasive breast cancerNurses' Health Study IIElevated breast cancer riskRed meatMultivariable relative risksAnimal fat intakeFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerConfidence intervalsCase-control studyDairy foodsPremenopausal yearsPostmenopausal womenProspective studyHighest quintileLowest quintileDietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Willett WC. Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2003, 77: 1390-1399. PMID: 12791615, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.6.1390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of CADCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseHigh intakePrevention of CADIncident coronary artery diseaseSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCAD risk factorsBeta-carotene supplementationFood frequency questionnaireCurrent smoking statusDietary carotenoidsSignificant inverse associationLutein/zeaxanthinHigh blood concentrationsConsumption of carotenoidsCAD riskSmoking statusIncident casesHighest quintileLowest quintileInverse associationRisk factorsDietary intakeBlood concentrationsAdipose Tissue α-Linolenic Acid and Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rica
Baylin A, Kabagambe EK, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Adipose Tissue α-Linolenic Acid and Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rica. Circulation 2003, 107: 1586-1591. PMID: 12668490, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000058165.81208.c6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfatal acute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionAdipose tissue alpha-linolenic acidAlpha-linolenic acidMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseFirst nonfatal acute myocardial infarctionMultivariate conditional logistic regression modelPopulation-based case-control studyConditional logistic regression modelsTissue linoleic acidMI risk factorsPopulation control subjectsCase-control studyAdipose tissue samplesArea of residenceLogistic regression modelsTrans fatty acidsΑ-Linolenic AcidCase patientsFatty acidsControl subjectsLowest quintileInverse associationRisk factors
2002
Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance 1 , 2 , 3
McCullough ML, Feskanich D, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 1261-1271. PMID: 12450892, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternate Healthy Eating IndexRecommended Food ScoreHealthy Eating IndexChronic disease riskMajor chronic diseasesMajor chronic disease riskCardiovascular diseaseChronic diseasesDisease riskDietary guidelinesHealth StudyDiet qualityChronic disease risk reductionAgriculture Healthy Eating IndexHigher AHEI scoreNurses' Health StudyDisease risk reductionStrong inverse associationDietary questionnaireAHEI scoreLowest quintileNontraumatic deathsFood ScoreInverse associationHealth professionalsMercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
Yoshizawa K, Rimm EB, Morris JS, Spate VL, Hsieh CC, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 1755-1760. PMID: 12456851, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa021437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseMale health professionalsHigh dietary intakeYears of ageCase-control designMercury levelsSmoking statusTotal mercury exposureControl subjectsLowest quintileRisk factorsDietary intakeCardiovascular diseaseRelative riskCohort membersPrevious historyToenail clippingsHealth professionalsDiseaseConsumption of fishMercury exposureMean mercury levelRiskFish consumptionDietary and Adipose Tissue Gamma-Tocopherol and Risk of Myocardial Infarction
El-Sohemy A, Baylin A, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A, Campos H. Dietary and Adipose Tissue Gamma-Tocopherol and Risk of Myocardial Infarction. Epidemiology 2002, 13: 216-223. PMID: 11880764, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200203000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary vitamin EMyocardial infarctionGamma-tocopherolOdds ratioVitamin ENonfatal myocardial infarctionFood frequency questionnaireCoronary heart diseasePopulation-based studyFirst myocardial infarctionConfidence intervalsConditional logistic regressionAdipose tissue samplesHighest quintileSupplement usersLowest quintileHeart diseaseInverse associationDietary intakeLower riskSubstantial inverse associationMultivariate analysisLogistic regressionTissue samplesWeak association
2001
Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women
Zhang SM, Hernán MA, Olek MJ, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women. Neurology 2001, 57: 75-80. PMID: 11445631, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MSVitamin EVitamin CLarge cohortSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireRecent case-control studyAssociation of intakeMultivariate relative riskVitamin C intakeFood frequency questionnaireIntake of carotenoidsIntake of fruitsDietary vitamin CTotal energy intakeDietary vitamin E.Case-control studyLutein/zeaxanthinCases of MSFrequency questionnaireC intakeMS riskMultivitamin supplementsAntioxidant nutrientsHighest quintileLowest quintileProspective Study of Zinc Intake and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cho E, Stampfer M, Seddon J, Hung S, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Willett W, Hankinson S. Prospective Study of Zinc Intake and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Annals Of Epidemiology 2001, 11: 328-336. PMID: 11399447, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(01)00217-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationZinc intakeRelative riskProspective studyLowest quintileMacular degenerationRisk of AMDDiagnosis of AMDSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireMultivariate relative riskPooled relative riskFood frequency questionnaireLarge prospective studiesDietary zinc intakeVisual acuity lossTotal zinc intakePotential risk factorsRisk of AgeMultivariate adjustmentIncident casesAcuity lossHighest quintileLong-term benefitsRisk factorsZinc supplementsProspective study of dietary fat and the risk of age-related macular degeneration 1 , 2 , 3
Cho E, Hung S, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Seddon J, Colditz G, Hankinson S. Prospective study of dietary fat and the risk of age-related macular degeneration 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 73: 209-218. PMID: 11157315, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.2.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRisk of AMDTotal fat intakeFat intakeRelative riskHealth StudyPooled multivariate relative risksDiagnosis of AMDFish/wkModest inverse relationServings/moHealth Professionals FollowMultivariate relative riskNurses' Health StudyFood frequency questionnaireProfessionals FollowStudy of participantsProspective followVisual lossProspective studyLowest quintileDietary fatMacular degenerationHigh intakeLinolenic acid
1999
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Joshipura KJ, Ascherio A, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Rimm EB, Speizer FE, Hennekens CH, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke. JAMA 1999, 282: 1233-1239. PMID: 10517425, DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.13.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeIschemic stroke riskVegetable intakeRelative riskStroke riskGreen leafy vegetablesCardiovascular diseaseHealth StudyLower ischemic stroke riskStandard cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyApparent protective effectDay of fruitsConsumption of fruitsCohort studyHighest quintileLowest quintileRisk factorsTotal strokeProtective effectMAIN OUTCOMELower riskHealth professionalsRecreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women
Leitzmann M, Rimm E, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Grodstein F, Stampfer M, Colditz G, Giovannucci E. Recreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 777-784. PMID: 10477775, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199909093411101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of cholecystectomyRecreational physical activityMultivariate relative riskPhysical activityGallstone diseaseRelative riskSedentary behaviorHealth StudyBody weightCases of cholecystectomyRecent weight lossNurses' Health StudyYears of ageSymptomatic cholelithiasisDecreased riskLowest quintileRisk factorsCholecystectomyWeight lossWeight changeWomenDiseaseActivity levelsWeeksRisk