2005
Pregnancy Increases BMI in Adolescents of a Population-Based Birth Cohort 1 2
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ. Pregnancy Increases BMI in Adolescents of a Population-Based Birth Cohort 1 2. Journal Of Nutrition 2005, 135: 938-944. PMID: 15795466, DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyMultivitamin supplementsPregnant womenHIV-negative pregnant womenDaily multivitamin supplementEarly childhood infectionsAdverse pregnancy outcomesHIV disease progressionHIV-1 infectionAdequate dietary intakeEfficacy of vitaminAdverse health outcomesFurther studiesLow-cost interventionMo of ageUninfected childrenHIV diseasePregnancy outcomesPregnant HIVHIV infectionChildhood infectionsRandomized trialsNutritional interventionDietary intakeDisease progression
2004
Selenium Status Is Associated with Accelerated HIV Disease Progression among HIV-1–Infected Pregnant Women in Tanzania
Kupka R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Morris S, Mugusi F, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Selenium Status Is Associated with Accelerated HIV Disease Progression among HIV-1–Infected Pregnant Women in Tanzania. Journal Of Nutrition 2004, 134: 2556-2560. PMID: 15465747, DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.10.2556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma selenium levelsCD4 cell countRisk of mortalityDisease progressionHIV-1-infected pregnant womenCell countSelenium levelsLow plasma selenium levelsHIV disease progressionAccelerated disease progressionCox multivariate modelSelenium statusMedian followHIV diseaseClinical outcomesPregnant womenPoor survivalTanzanian womenMultivariate modelL increaseCells/ProgressionWomenMortalityFirst yearA Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Wei R, Kapiga S, Villamor E, Mwakagile D, Mugusi F, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter DJ. A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 351: 23-32. PMID: 15229304, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa040541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin AHIV diseaseMultivitamin supplementsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseasePlacebo-controlled trialHIV disease progressionStage 4 diseaseLow viral loadHigher CD4Antiretroviral therapyPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency syndromeRandomized trialsViral loadPregnant womenDisease progressionRelative riskObservational studyDaily supplementCell countEnd pointMicronutrient statusMultivitaminsDiseaseProgression
2003
Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1–Infected Women from Tanzania
Villamor E, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Peterson KE, Antelman G, Fawzi WW. Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1–Infected Women from Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 560-569. PMID: 12679710, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304150-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArmBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMalaria, FalciparumNutritional StatusPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdTanzaniaVitamin AVitaminsWeight GainConceptsMid-upper arm circumferenceGestational weight gainWeight gainHIV diseaseThird trimesterLower baseline CD4 T cell countsBaseline CD4 T-cell countHIV-1-infected womenCD4 T-cell countLow serum retinolT-cell countsFirst prenatal visitHIV-positive womenAdvanced clinical stageMonthly anthropometric measurementsNeonatal outcomesPrenatal visitWeek 12Clinical stagePregnant womenSecond trimesterArm circumferenceMalaria infectionSerum retinolHelminthic infections
1999
Elevated resting energy expenditure among HIV-seropositive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Shevitz A, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Roubenoff R, Gorbach S, Skolnik P. Elevated resting energy expenditure among HIV-seropositive persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 1999, 13: 1351-1357. PMID: 10449288, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199907300-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFat-free massActive antiretroviral therapyHAART useHIV RNAAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyViral burdenKJ/dayHIV-seropositive menCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive personsLog10 copies/Energy expenditureLarge cohort studyIndependent effectsCross-sectional analysisHIV diseaseMedication regimensViral loadCopies/Adjusted REECell countElevated REEViral replicationHAARTRationale and Design of the Tanzania Vitamin and HIV Infection Trial
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Urassa E, Hunter D. Rationale and Design of the Tanzania Vitamin and HIV Infection Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 1999, 20: 75-90. PMID: 10027501, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-2456(98)00045-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionVitamin APregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionVitamin supplementsHIV-positive pregnant womenVertical transmissionHIV Infection TrialInfant immune functionEligible pregnant womenPlacebo-controlled trialClinical staging systemHIV-positive womenGenital tract secretionsUse of supplementsHIV diseaseMost HIVPrevention trialsViral loadMain endpointBreast milkStaging systemCohort retentionPosttest counselingTract secretions