2002
Dietary 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
Population-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
1994
Validation of the Gail et al. Model for Predicting Individual Breast Cancer Risk
Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Hunter D, Hertzmark E. Validation of the Gail et al. Model for Predicting Individual Breast Cancer Risk. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1994, 86: 600-607. PMID: 8145275, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/86.8.600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskNurses' Health StudyIndividual breast cancer riskCancer riskBreast cancerHealth StudyGail et alAbsolute breast cancer riskPopulation-based studyMammography screening ratesExtensive family historyIndividual woman's riskPremenopausal womenAnnual screeningPrevention trialsScreening ratesRisk factorsCancer casesFamily historyTrial investigatorsStudy populationWoman's riskCancerPrevention effortsStudy period