2005
Plasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer
Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Campos H, Spiegelman D, Zhang S, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Plasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 161: 153-160. PMID: 15632265, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutein/zeaxanthinBreast cancerHealth StudyPlasma carotenoidsNurses' Health StudyBreast cancer riskCase-control studyBreast cancer etiologyNodal metastasisHighest quintileInvasive cancerLowest quintileBlood drawInverse associationCancer riskAlpha-tocopherolCancerCancer etiologyGamma-tocopherolWomenRetinolQuintileRiskRole of carotenoidsAssociation
2001
Relationship of a large weight loss to long-term weight change among young and middle-aged US women
Field A, Wing R, Manson J, Spiegelman D, Willett W. Relationship of a large weight loss to long-term weight change among young and middle-aged US women. International Journal Of Obesity 2001, 25: 1113-1121. PMID: 11477495, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIWeight lossPhysical activityNurses' Health Study IILong-term weight changeLong-term weight gainCategories of BMIBody mass indexLarge weight lossVigorous physical activityMiddle-aged womenSignificant weight lossSelf-reported weightDiagnosis of cancerMass indexWeight cyclingDietary intakeCardiovascular diseaseLess weightUS womenMost womenInactive peersBMIWeight gainStudy IIIntake 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDietFemaleFruitHealth SurveysHumansMiddle AgedRiskVegetablesConceptsBreast 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
1999
Distribution of and Factors Associated With Serum Homocysteine Levels in Children: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Cutler JA, Feldman HA, Montgomery DH, Webber LS, Lytle LA, Bausserman L, Nader PR. Distribution of and Factors Associated With Serum Homocysteine Levels in Children: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. JAMA 1999, 281: 1189-1196. PMID: 10199428, DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.13.1189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum folic acidSystolic blood pressureHomocysteine levelsHomocysteine concentrationsCardiovascular diseaseSerum homocysteineAdolescent TrialBlood pressureSerum levelsFolic acidCardiovascular healthSerum total homocysteine concentrationsVitamin B12Mean homocysteine concentrationFuture cardiovascular diseaseVitamin B12 levelsSerum homocysteine concentrationsSchool-based cohortSerum homocysteine levelsTotal homocysteine concentrationsSerum lipid levelsBody mass indexCross-sectional analysisNonusers of multivitaminsB12 levelsSmoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals.
Giovannucci E, Rimm EB, Ascherio A, Colditz GA, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1999, 8: 277-82. PMID: 10207628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal prostate cancerProstate cancerCancer incidenceHealth professionalsCumulative smoking historyMale health professionalsSmoking-related comorbiditiesTotal prostate cancerDistant metastatic diseaseProstate cancer incidenceMetastatic prostate cancerRecent tobacco useMetastatic diseaseSmoking historyCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsExcess riskFatal casesTobacco useHigh riskScreening behaviorSmokingCigarette useCancerSmokers
1998
Use of Toenail Fluoride Levels as an Indicator for the Risk of Hip and Forearm Fractures in Women
Feskanich D, Owusu W, Hunter D, Willett W, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Morris S, Spate V, Colditz G. Use of Toenail Fluoride Levels as an Indicator for the Risk of Hip and Forearm Fractures in Women. Epidemiology 1998, 9: 412-416. PMID: 9647905, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199807000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm fracturesFluoride intakeOdds ratioHealth StudyVitamin D intakeDistal forearm fracturesNurses' Health StudyRisk of hipPostmenopausal hormone useBody mass indexLong-term intakeYear of birthD intakeMenopausal statusHip fractureHormone useHighest quartileMass indexOsteoporotic fracturesSmoking statusPrevious hipHeart diseaseSubsequent riskCaffeine intakeEpidemiologic studies
1997
Measurement Error Correction for Logistic Regression Models with an “Alloyed Gold Standard”
Spiegelman D, Schneeweiss S, McDermott A. Measurement Error Correction for Logistic Regression Models with an “Alloyed Gold Standard”. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 145: 184-196. PMID: 9006315, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009089.Peer-Reviewed Original Research