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 populationA Comparison of the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of 3 Intervention Strategies for AIDS Wasting
Shevitz AH, Wilson IB, McDermott AY, Spiegelman D, Skinner SC, Antonsson K, Layne JE, Beaston-Blaakman A, Shepard DS, Gorbach SL. A Comparison of the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of 3 Intervention Strategies for AIDS Wasting. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 38: 399-406. PMID: 15764956, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000152647.89008.2b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnabolic AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBody CompositionCost-Benefit AnalysisDietFemaleHealth StatusHIV Wasting SyndromeHumansMaleMassachusettsMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalNutritional Physiological PhenomenaOxandrolonePhysical Education and TrainingQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgressive resistance trainingCross-sectional muscle areaPhysical functioningCost-effective interventionAIDS wastingLeast cost-effective interventionBaseline physical functioningQuality of lifeInstitutional costsPlacebo pillsResistance trainingCaloric intakeProtein intakeBody compositionStrength training
2003
Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies by Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Bica I, Tang AM, Skinner S, Spiegelman D, Knox T, Gorbach S, Wilson IB. Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies by Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2003, 9: 65-76. PMID: 12676036, DOI: 10.1089/107555303321222955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusActive antiretroviral therapyCAM useAntiretroviral therapyHighly Active Antiretroviral TherapyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseCAM therapy useHealthy Living StudyPotential drug interactionsUse of ComplementaryLow-risk groupAlternative medical therapiesEffective drug treatmentCross-sectional analysisLeast high schoolHAART useCohort studyMale patientsMedical therapyTherapy useImmunodeficiency virusComplementary therapiesAlternative therapiesStudy visitRisk groups
2001
Predictors of airborne endotoxin in the home.
Park JH, Spiegelman DL, Gold DR, Burge HA, Milton DK. Predictors of airborne endotoxin in the home. Environmental Health Perspectives 2001, 109: 859-864. PMID: 11564624, PMCID: PMC1240416, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsAir Pollution, IndoorAllergensAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAsthmaCatsDogsDustEndotoxinsEnvironmental MonitoringEpidemiological MonitoringHousingHumansHumidityHypersensitivityInfantLongitudinal StudiesMassachusettsMiceModels, StatisticalMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsRegression AnalysisSeasonsTobacco Smoke Pollution
2000
Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cho E, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Speizer FE, Rimm EB, Seddon JM. Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmology 2000, 118: 681-688. PMID: 10815161, DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.5.681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRisk of AMDProspective studyMacular degenerationAlcohol consumptionRelative riskDiagnosis of AMDSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireMale health professionalsPooled relative riskFood frequency questionnaireModerate alcohol consumptionVisual acuity lossConfidence intervalsRisk of AgeRelationship of alcoholYears of ageAlcohol intakeAcuity lossRisk factorsPooled estimatesFemale nursesHealth professionalsAdditional subjectsWomen
1999
Evaluation of a Population Roster as a Source of Population Controls: The Massachusetts Resident Lists
Bohlke K, Harlow B, Cramer D, Spiegelman D, Mueller N. Evaluation of a Population Roster as a Source of Population Controls: The Massachusetts Resident Lists. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 354-358. PMID: 10453811, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Prevalence and Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Older Premenopausal Women: The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles. JAMA Psychiatry 1999, 56: 418-424. PMID: 10232296, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.5.418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsPremenstrual symptomsCommunity-based cohort studyOlder premenopausal womenMenstrual cycle irregularityPrevalence of depressionCommunity-based studyCES-D scoresCurrent depressive symptomsSelf-administered questionnaireCohort studyPremenopausal womenNulliparous womenUpper tertileCigarette smokingMenstrual historyOvarian functionHarvard StudyCycle irregularityMajor depressionMood disordersLower riskDepression scoresDepression historySymptoms
1997
Epidemiologic determinants of endometriosis: A hospital-based case-control study
Signorello L, Harlow B, Cramer D, Spiegelman D, Hill J. Epidemiologic determinants of endometriosis: A hospital-based case-control study. Annals Of Epidemiology 1997, 7: 267-274. PMID: 9177109, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(97)00017-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyControl groupHospital-based case-control studyInfertility-associated endometriosisBody mass indexConfidence intervalsPrimary control groupRisk of endometriosisEpidemiologic determinantsMenstrual characteristicsInfertile womenMass indexControl womenFertile womenInverse associationRisk factorsWomen's HospitalEndometriosisAlcohol consumptionAlternate control groupsWomenHospitalAssociationControl selectionSmoking
1992
Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error
Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Correction of Logistic Regression Relative Risk Estimates and Confidence Intervals for Random Within-Person Measurement Error. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 136: 1400-1413. PMID: 1488967, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative risk estimatesRisk factorsLogistic regressionRisk estimatesCoronary risk factorsCoronary heart diseaseGold standardConfidence intervalsFramingham Heart StudyExamination 4Extreme quintilesHeart diseaseOdds ratioHeart StudyExamination 2Exposure assessmentSubstudyCovariatesMenMain studyReproducibility dataRegressionFactorsQuintileIncidence