2005
Increasing Risk of 5% or Greater Unintentional Weight Loss in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients, 1995 to 2003
Tang AM, Jacobson DL, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Wanke C. Increasing Risk of 5% or Greater Unintentional Weight Loss in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients, 1995 to 2003. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 40: 70-76. PMID: 16123685, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000159627.54149.2e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of HIVUnintentional weight lossWeight lossAntiretroviral therapyBody compositionLow CD4 cell countsHigher HIV viral loadHigher body mass indexCare of HIVHealthy Living cohortActive antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV viral loadBody mass indexRisk of deathPresence of diarrheaFederal poverty levelLiving cohortHIV infectionMass indexMost AIDSOpportunistic infectionsViral loadPatient population
2000
Adiposity and Mortality in Men
Baik I, Ascherio A, Rimm EB, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Adiposity and Mortality in Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 264-271. PMID: 10933273, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.3.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRecent weight lossMeasures of adiposityCardiovascular diseaseGreater body mass indexWeight lossCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of deathCancer mortality riskCause-specific mortalityExclusion of menLean menOverall mortalityWaist circumferenceMass indexDisease mortalityExcess mortalityRelative riskBody fatMortality riskUS menElevated riskOlder menHigh mortalityMortality
1997
Adverse Outcomes of Underuse of β-Blockers in Elderly Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Soumerai S, McLaughlin T, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Thibault G, Goldman L. Adverse Outcomes of Underuse of β-Blockers in Elderly Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 1997, 277: 115-121. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03540260029031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCalcium channel blockersCalcium channel blocker useΒ-blockersAdverse outcomesChannel blockersBlocker useEligible patientsMyocardial infarctionRelative riskMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction survivorsBaseline risk variablesCardiac hospital readmissionsElderly AMI survivorsΒ-blocker therapyΒ-blocker usePredictors of survivalRisk of deathRetrospective cohort designAcute myocardial infarctionDemonstrable adverse effectsMyocardial infarction survivorsNew β-blockerPrescription drug coverageMeasurable adverse outcomesAdverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Thibault G, Goldman L. Adverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA 1997, 277: 115-21. PMID: 8990335, DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.2.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel blockersCalcium channel blocker useAdverse outcomesChannel blockersBlocker useEligible patientsMyocardial infarctionRelative riskMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction survivorsBaseline risk variablesCardiac hospital readmissionsElderly AMI survivorsBeta-blocker therapyBeta-blocker usePredictors of survivalRisk of deathRetrospective cohort designAcute myocardial infarctionDemonstrable adverse effectsMyocardial infarction survivorsPrescription drug coverageMeasurable adverse outcomesBeta blockersElderly patients