2002
Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Ovulatory Disorder Infertility
Rich-Edwards JW, Spiegelman D, Garland M, Hertzmark E, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Wand H, Manson JE. Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Ovulatory Disorder Infertility. Epidemiology 2002, 13: 184-190. PMID: 11880759, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200203000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexOvulatory disorder infertilityHealth Study IIOvulatory infertilityRelative riskMass indexVigorous activityNurses' Health Study IIVigorous-intensity exerciseLower relative riskAmerican womenAdiposity levelsIntensity exercisePhysical activitySedentary lifestyleBMI distributionInfertilityU.S. womenStudy IIWomenUnderweightRiskWeekly activitiesAssociationHours
2000
Oral contraceptives and the incidence of multiple sclerosis
Hernán M, Hohol MJ, Olek MJ, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A. Oral contraceptives and the incidence of multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2000, 55: 848-853. PMID: 10994007, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.6.848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MSHealth Study IIOral contraceptive useOral contraceptivesContraceptive useProtective effectHealth StudyNurses' Health Study IIAge-adjusted relative riskOral contraceptive historiesNurses' Health StudyProgression of MSDiagnosis of MSDuration of useCohort studyMS incidenceMS riskHormonal contraceptionMultiple sclerosisContraceptive historyRelative riskClinical dataProbable casesU.S. womenPast users
1999
Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene