2017
Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us.
Spiegelman D, VanderWeele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 107: 1087-1091. PMID: 28590865, PMCID: PMC5463222, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Dietary flavonols and flavonol‐rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer
Adebamowo CA, Cho E, Sampson L, Katan MB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Holmes MD. Dietary flavonols and flavonol‐rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2005, 114: 628-633. PMID: 15609322, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate relative riskBreast cancer riskCumulative average intakeFlavonol-rich foodsIntake of beansRelative riskBreast cancerCancer riskFlavonol intakeLowest quintileInverse associationDietary flavonolsAverage intakeNurses' Health Study IIIntake of flavonolsHealth Study IIFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerSignificant inverse associationFrequency questionnaireEpidemiological studiesAnimal studiesDietary dataOverall associationFurther evaluation
2004
Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3
Knekt P, Ritz J, Pereira MA, O'Reilly EJ, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 80: 1508-1520. PMID: 15585762, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.6.1508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseSupplemental vitamin C intakeHighest intake quintileVitamin C intakeAntioxidant vitaminsIntake quintilesCHD incidenceCHD riskRelative riskVitamin ECHD eventsC intakeSupplemental vitamin E intakeVitamin C/dCoronary heart disease riskDietary confounding factorsLower CHD incidenceMajor CHD eventsVitamin CIncident CHD eventsHeart disease riskVitamin E intakeSupplemental vitamin CHigh vitamin ECohort studyPhysical activity and risk of coronary heart disease in India
Rastogi T, Vaz M, Spiegelman D, Reddy KS, Bharathi A, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Physical activity and risk of coronary heart disease in India. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 33: 759-767. PMID: 15044412, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeisure-time exerciseCHD riskRisk factorsPhysical activityPhysical exerciseSedentary activitiesHospital-based case-control studyCoronary heart disease riskDisease riskHeart disease riskCoronary heart diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of CHDSex-adjusted analysesCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionPhysical inactivity levelsMultivariate adjustmentBrisk walkingMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseRelative riskSedentary lifestyleElevated riskMultivariate analysis
2003
Difficulty Swallowing and Lack of Receipt of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Predict Acute Weight Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease
Jacobson DL, Bica I, Knox TA, Wanke C, Tchetgen E, Spiegelman D, Silva M, Gorbach S, Wilson IB. Difficulty Swallowing and Lack of Receipt of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Predict Acute Weight Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: 1349-1356. PMID: 14583869, DOI: 10.1086/379072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute weight lossHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseOral symptomsWeight lossLack of receiptActive antiretroviral therapyUpper respiratory symptomsVirus diseaseTrouble swallowingAbdominal painAntiretroviral therapyRespiratory symptomsDifficulty swallowingNutrient malabsorptionSkin symptomsCommon symptomsRecent symptomsCaloric intakeSymptom complexSymptomsWeight changeDiarrheaMetabolic needsSwallowingDiseaseFruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies
Smith‐Warner S, Spiegelman D, Yaun S, Albanes D, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Feskanich D, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Kushi LH, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Fruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies. International Journal Of Cancer 2003, 107: 1001-1011. PMID: 14601062, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer riskCancer riskVegetable consumptionLung cancerRelative riskLung cancer risk factorsStudy-specific relative risksIncident lung cancer casesTotal fruitCancer risk factorsLung cancer incidenceLung cancer casesTotal vegetable consumptionRandom-effects modelCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking habitsProspective studyQuintiles 2Pooled analysisLowest quintileResidual confoundingInverse associationRisk factorsCancer incidenceThe Use of B Vitamin Supplements and Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men Are Inversely Related
Merchant AT, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. The Use of B Vitamin Supplements and Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men Are Inversely Related. Journal Of Nutrition 2003, 133: 2863-2867. PMID: 12949378, DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.9.2863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseasePAD riskFolate intakePrevention of PADPeripheral arterial disease riskVitamin BArterial disease riskIncident PAD casesU.S. health professionalsB vitamin intakeVitamin supplement useB-vitamin supplementsCoronary heart diseaseWeak inverse associationMultivariate adjustmentArterial diseaseVitamin intakeSupplement useHeart diseaseInverse associationCardiovascular diseaseD incrementStudy populationVitamin supplementsDietary folateDietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Willett WC. Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2003, 77: 1390-1399. PMID: 12791615, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.6.1390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of CADCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseHigh intakePrevention of CADIncident coronary artery diseaseSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCAD risk factorsBeta-carotene supplementationFood frequency questionnaireCurrent smoking statusDietary carotenoidsSignificant inverse associationLutein/zeaxanthinHigh blood concentrationsConsumption of carotenoidsCAD riskSmoking statusIncident casesHighest quintileLowest quintileInverse associationRisk factorsDietary intakeBlood concentrations
2001
Prospective Study of Zinc Intake and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cho E, Stampfer M, Seddon J, Hung S, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Willett W, Hankinson S. Prospective Study of Zinc Intake and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Annals Of Epidemiology 2001, 11: 328-336. PMID: 11399447, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(01)00217-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationZinc intakeRelative riskProspective studyLowest quintileMacular degenerationRisk of AMDDiagnosis of AMDSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireMultivariate relative riskPooled relative riskFood frequency questionnaireLarge prospective studiesDietary zinc intakeVisual acuity lossTotal zinc intakePotential risk factorsRisk of AgeMultivariate adjustmentIncident casesAcuity lossHighest quintileLong-term benefitsRisk factorsZinc supplementsTypes of dietary fat and breast cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies
Smith‐Warner S, Spiegelman D, Adami H, Beeson W, van den Brandt P, Folsom A, Fraser G, Freudenheim J, Goldbohm R, Graham S, Kushi L, Miller A, Rohan T, Speizer F, Toniolo P, Willett W, Wolk A, Zeleniuch‐Jacquotte A, Hunter D. Types of dietary fat and breast cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 92: 767-774. PMID: 11340585, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010601)92:5<767::aid-ijc1247>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType of fatBreast cancer riskRelative riskCancer riskIncident invasive breast cancer casesStudy-specific relative risksInvasive breast cancer casesCarbohydrate consumptionVegetable fat intakePooled relative riskBreast cancer casesEquivalent energy intakeRandom-effects modelWeak positive associationCohort studyMenopausal statusFat intakeProspective studyPooled analysisDietary fatBreast cancerCancer casesPooled databaseEnergy intakeIntakeValidation of the Gail et al. Model of Breast Cancer Risk Prediction and Implications for Chemoprevention
Rockhill B, Spiegelman D, Byrne C, Hunter D, Colditz G. Validation of the Gail et al. Model of Breast Cancer Risk Prediction and Implications for Chemoprevention. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2001, 93: 358-366. PMID: 11238697, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.5.358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerGail et alRisk factor strataBreast cancerDiscriminatory accuracyHealth StudyModest discriminatory accuracyNurses' Health StudySubset of womenBreast cancer casesBreast cancer risk predictionNet health benefitCancer risk predictionTamoxifen useCancer casesPrevention optionsConcordance statisticClinical counselingCancerYoung womenWhite womenRisk estimatesWomenHealth benefitsRisk predictionSex‐specific mortality from adult T‐cell leukemia among carriers of human T‐lymphotropic virus type I
Hisada M, Okayama A, Spiegelman D, Mueller N, Stuver S. Sex‐specific mortality from adult T‐cell leukemia among carriers of human T‐lymphotropic virus type I. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 91: 497-499. PMID: 11251972, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010215)91:4<497::aid-ijc1044>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult T-cell leukemiaHTLV-I carriersHuman T-lymphotropic virus type IRelative riskVirus type IT-cell leukemiaIncidence of ATLMiyazaki Cohort StudyUnadjusted relative riskAdjusted relative riskType IPerinatal infectionEarlier average ageCohort studyMale predominanceRisk factorsAverage ageInfectionMortalityNumber of personsLeukemiaEarly ageMalesFemalesSex-specific mortalityIntake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies
Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, Adami HO, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Miller AB, Potter JD, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Toniolo P, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hunter DJ. Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies. JAMA 2001, 285: 769-776. PMID: 11176915, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.6.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer casesBreast cancerRelative riskCancer casesVegetable consumptionSpecific fruitsIncident invasive breast cancer casesIncident breast cancer casesStudy-specific relative risksInvasive breast cancer casesTotal fruitIntake of fruitsUsual dietary intakeBreast cancer riskCase-control studyDiet assessment methodsRandom-effects modelCohort studyTotal vegetablesExposure definitionGroup intakesProspective studyGreen leafy vegetablesPooled analysisDietary intake
2000
Vitamin A supplements and diarrheal and respiratory tract infections among children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fawzi W, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, Fataki M, Hertzmark E, Ndossi G. Vitamin A supplements and diarrheal and respiratory tract infections among children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2000, 137: 660-667. PMID: 11060532, DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.110136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusTract infectionsVitamin APlacebo-controlled trialAcute respiratory infectionsSevere watery diarrheaRisk of diarrheaEffect of vitaminDuration of episodesRapid respiratory rateLow-cost interventionAcute diarrheaRespiratory infectionsImmunodeficiency virusWatery diarrheaAdverse outcomesUndernourished childrenHigh riskDiarrheaRespiratory rateInfectionSmall riskPlaceboDar es SalaamA tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in CYP19 and breast cancer risk
Haiman C, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, De Vivo I, Colditz G, Willett W, Speizer F, Hunter D. A tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in CYP19 and breast cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 2000, 87: 204-210. PMID: 10861475, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000715)87:2<204::aid-ijc8>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskHealth Study cohortCase-control studyCancer riskHormone levelsNurses' Health Study cohortBreast cancer case-control studyElevated estrogen levelsAdvanced cancer casesCancer case-control studyRepeat polymorphismTetranucleotide repeat polymorphismConversion of androgensGreater frequencyKey steroidogenic enzymesSignificant greater frequencyDistant metastasisStudy cohortEstrogen levelsCYP19 allelesBreast cancerCancer casesAllele carriersEstrone sulfateNonsignificant increase
1999
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Joshipura KJ, Ascherio A, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Rimm EB, Speizer FE, Hennekens CH, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke. JAMA 1999, 282: 1233-1239. PMID: 10517425, DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.13.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeIschemic stroke riskVegetable intakeRelative riskStroke riskGreen leafy vegetablesCardiovascular diseaseHealth StudyLower ischemic stroke riskStandard cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyApparent protective effectDay of fruitsConsumption of fruitsCohort studyHighest quintileLowest quintileRisk factorsTotal strokeProtective effectMAIN OUTCOMELower riskHealth professionalsRecreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women
Leitzmann M, Rimm E, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Grodstein F, Stampfer M, Colditz G, Giovannucci E. Recreational Physical Activity and the Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 777-784. PMID: 10477775, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199909093411101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of cholecystectomyRecreational physical activityMultivariate relative riskPhysical activityGallstone diseaseRelative riskSedentary behaviorHealth StudyBody weightCases of cholecystectomyRecent weight lossNurses' Health StudyYears of ageSymptomatic cholelithiasisDecreased riskLowest quintileRisk factorsCholecystectomyWeight lossWeight changeWomenDiseaseActivity levelsWeeksRiskRe: Meta-analysis: Dietary Fat Intake, Serum Estrogen Levels, and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Holmes M, Schisterman E, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Willett W. Re: Meta-analysis: Dietary Fat Intake, Serum Estrogen Levels, and the Risk of Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1999, 91: 1511-1512. PMID: 10469759, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.17.1511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men
Leitzmann MF, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Giovannucci E. A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men. JAMA 1999, 281: 2106-2112. PMID: 10367821, DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.22.2106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic gallstone diseaseGallstone diseaseRelative riskCoffee consumptionDecreased riskRisk factorsCaffeine intakeHealth professionalsUS male health professionalsMale health professionalsRegular coffeeProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnaireConsumption of coffeeCohort studyFrequency questionnaireProspective studyMore cupsMetabolic effectsUS menGallstone formationDecaffeinated coffeeDiseaseMenCholecystectomyFluid Intake and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Men
Michaud D, Spiegelman D, Clinton S, Rimm E, Curhan G, Willett W, Giovannucci E. Fluid Intake and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Men. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 1390-1397. PMID: 10228189, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199905063401803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal fluid intakeTotal daily fluid intakeDaily fluid intakeBladder cancerFluid intakeMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireFrequency of voidingHigh fluid intakeLogistic regression analysisProspective Health ProfessionalsFrequency of urinationFrequency of consumptionDecreased riskHighest quintileType of beverageLowest quintileRisk factorsRelative riskLower riskUrinary metabolitesHealth professionalsCancerIntakeRisk