2004
In utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis
Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Michels KB, Hunter DJ. In utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1501-1508. PMID: 15589850, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIIncidence of endometriosisMultiple gestationsFetal environmentNurses' Health Study IIRate of endometriosisProspective cohort studyBody mass indexDiethylstilbestrol exposurePast infertilityPremature deliveryCohort studyMass indexUtero exposureInfertility statusIncidence rateEndometriosis diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEUS womenEndometriosisAge 18BirthweightStudy IIEffect estimatesWomen
2002
Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Liberman RF, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2002, 105: 209-217. PMID: 11939975, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.1o102.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionNon-depressed womenStructured Clinical InterviewHistory of depressionCommunity-based samplePast major depressionOccupational characteristicsStudy enrollmentDepressed womenClinical InterviewDSM-IVAge 18Past depressionWomenDepressionDemographic differencesHarvard StudySibship size
1998
Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Risk in a Cohort of Young Women
Rockhill B, Willett W, Hunter D, Manson J, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, Colditz G. Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Risk in a Cohort of Young Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1555-1160. PMID: 9701365, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.15.1155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskHealth Study IIPhysical activityRelative riskBreast cancerCancer riskNurses' Health Study IIRR of cancerBreast cancer preventionInvasive breast cancerStrenuous physical activityConfidence intervalsLate adolescenceNonoccupational physical activityYoung adult womenProspective studyNonoccupational activitiesActive womenCancer preventionReduced riskStrenuous activityAdult womenAge 18Logistic regressionYoung womenMenstrual Cycle Characteristics and History of Ovulatory Infertility in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in a Large Cohort of US Women
Garland M, Hunter D, Colditz G, Manson J, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Speizer F, Willett W. Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and History of Ovulatory Infertility in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in a Large Cohort of US Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 147: 636-643. PMID: 9554602, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate relative riskHealth Study IIMenstrual cycle characteristicsBreast cancer riskRelative riskOvulatory infertilityBreast cancerCancer riskLonger menstrual cycle lengthNurses' Health Study IICycle lengthUsual cycle lengthProspective cohort studyMenstrual cycle lengthOvulatory menstrual cyclesCohort studyBaseline questionnaireMenstrual cycleLarge cohortProtective effectUS womenAge 18Study IIInfertilityCycle characteristicsCan behavioral risk factors explain the difference in body mass index between African-American and European-American women?
Holmes MD, Stampfer MJ, Wolf AM, Jones CP, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Colditz GA. Can behavioral risk factors explain the difference in body mass index between African-American and European-American women? Ethnicity & Disease 1998, 8: 331-9. PMID: 9926903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexAfrican American womenEuropean American womenMass indexIntentional weight lossMeasurements of dietBehavioral risk factorsModifiable reasonsRisk factorsPhysical activityCalorie intakeFemale nursesAge 18Weight lossMultivariate determinantsWomenTelevision watchingMarital statusBehavioral factorsAfrican AmericansWeight differencesOccupation groupsAgeLinear regression