2003
High 18:2 Trans-Fatty Acids in Adipose Tissue Are Associated with Increased Risk of Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rican Adults
Baylin A, Kabagambe EK, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. High 18:2 Trans-Fatty Acids in Adipose Tissue Are Associated with Increased Risk of Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction in Costa Rican Adults. Journal Of Nutrition 2003, 133: 1186-1191. PMID: 12672941, DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.4.1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MICoronary heart diseaseMyocardial infarctionAdipose tissueTrans fatty acidsOdds ratioNonfatal acute myocardial infarctionTrans fatty acid intakeFirst nonfatal myocardial infarctionConditional logistic regression modelsNonfatal myocardial infarctionTrans FACosta Rican adultsAcute myocardial infarctionTotal adipose tissueAdipose tissue samplesArea of residenceIndividual trans fatty acidsLogistic regression modelsIncreased riskIncident casesAcid intakeRisk factorsAtherogenic potentialHeart diseaseAdipose 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
Individual carotenoid concentrations in adipose tissue and plasma as biomarkers of dietary intake 1 , 2 , 3
El-Sohemy A, Baylin A, Kabagambe E, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Individual carotenoid concentrations in adipose tissue and plasma as biomarkers of dietary intake 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 172-179. PMID: 12081831, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.1.172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissuePartial Spearman correlation coefficientsFood frequency questionnaireBiomarkers of intakeBody mass indexTotal energy intakeVLDL-cholesterol concentrationsMajor dietary carotenoidsLong-term intakeTissue biopsy samplesIndividual carotenoid concentrationsDietary interviewSpearman correlation coefficientMass indexAdipose tissue biopsy samplesDietary intakePlasma concentrationsCarotenoid intakeBlood samplesBiopsy samplesPlasma carotenoidsTissue carotenoid concentrationsEnergy intakeIntakeDietary carotenoidsDietary 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
Application of the Method of Triads to Evaluate the Performance of Food Frequency Questionnaires and Biomarkers as Indicators of Long-term Dietary Intake
Kabagambe EK, Baylin A, Allan DA, Siles X, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Application of the Method of Triads to Evaluate the Performance of Food Frequency Questionnaires and Biomarkers as Indicators of Long-term Dietary Intake. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2001, 154: 1126-1135. PMID: 11744518, DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.12.1126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueBiomarkersCarotenoidsCosta RicaEpidemiologic Research DesignFactor Analysis, StatisticalFatty AcidsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedFemaleHumansLycopeneMaleMental RecallMiddle AgedMinority GroupsNutrition SurveysReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTocopherolsConceptsFood frequency questionnaireDietary intakeMethod of triadsFrequency questionnaireDietary recallsAdipose tissueLong-term dietary intakeFatty acidsUS minority groupsSuperior biomarkerPoor biomarkerTissue samplesBiomarkersIntakeMedian validity coefficientsTissueValidity coefficientsQuestionnaireSubjectsPast yearPlasmaTocopherolsWomenPopulation-based study of α- and γ-tocopherol in plasma and adipose tissue as biomarkers of intake in Costa Rican adults 1 , 2 , 3
El-Sohemy A, Baylin A, Ascherio A, Kabagambe E, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Population-based study of α- and γ-tocopherol in plasma and adipose tissue as biomarkers of intake in Costa Rican adults 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 74: 356-363. PMID: 11522560, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.3.356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-tocopherol intakeBiomarkers of intakeAdipose tissueGamma-tocopherolTissue concentrationsAlpha-tocopherolGamma-tocopherol intakeFood frequency questionnairePopulation-based studyDietary alpha-tocopherolAlpha-tocopherol concentrationsGamma-tocopherol concentrationsTissue biopsy samplesSupplement useVitamin supplementsBlood samplesBiopsy samplesVitamin EGood biomarkerUS dietSuitable biomarkersIntakePalm shorteningBiomarkersAdults 1