2005
Influence of Body Size and Body Fat Distribution on Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in U.S. Black Women
Wise LA, Palmer JR, Spiegelman D, Harlow BL, Stewart EA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. Influence of Body Size and Body Fat Distribution on Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in U.S. Black Women. Epidemiology 2005, 16: 346-354. PMID: 15824551, PMCID: PMC1847589, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000158742.11877.99.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexIncidence rate ratiosBlack Women's Health StudyWomen's Health StudyParous womenUterine leiomyomataHealth StudyWeight gainMultivariate incidence rate ratiosSelf-reported uterine leiomyomataU.S. prospective cohort studiesBlack womenProspective cohort studyBody fat distributionConfidence intervalsU.S. Black womenPremenopausal womenCohort studyPrior diagnosisHip ratioMass indexHip circumferenceFat distributionHealth QuestionnaireLarge cohort
2004
Risk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to tobacco, alcohol and caffeine consumption in the Black Women's Health Study
Wise LA, Palmer JR, Harlow BL, Spiegelman D, Stewart EA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. Risk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to tobacco, alcohol and caffeine consumption in the Black Women's Health Study. Human Reproduction 2004, 19: 1746-1754. PMID: 15218005, PMCID: PMC1876785, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosBlack Women's Health StudyWomen's Health StudyUterine leiomyomataHealth StudyCaffeine consumptionCigarette smokingMultivariate incidence rate ratiosSelf-reported uterine leiomyomataDrinks/weekConfidence intervalsUS black womenHeavy coffeePremenopausal womenIncident casesOvarian functionLeiomyomataAlcohol consumptionRate ratioHormone metabolismWomenSmokingRiskBeer consumptionBlack womenReproductive Factors, Hormonal Contraception, and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in African-American Women: A Prospective Study
Wise LA, Palmer JR, Harlow BL, Spiegelman D, Stewart EA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. Reproductive Factors, Hormonal Contraception, and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in African-American Women: A Prospective Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 159: 113-123. PMID: 14718211, PMCID: PMC1847588, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS black womenUterine leiomyomataHormonal contraceptionReproductive factorsSelf-reported uterine leiomyomataProspective cohort studyBody mass indexIncidence rate ratiosCox regression modelSelf-reported diagnosisBlack womenAfrican American womenReproductive covariatesCohort studyPremenopausal womenAlcohol intakeMass indexProspective studyInverse associationHormonal factorsLast birthLeiomyomataReproductive historyNew casesFirst birth
1997
Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race.
Marshall LM, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Goldman MB, Manson JE, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 90: 967-73. PMID: 9397113, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00534-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine leiomyomaRelative riskPremenopausal womenRisk factorsIncidence rateFirst oral contraceptive useWhite womenBlack womenOral contraceptive useBody mass indexHistory of infertilityPremenopausal black womenSimilar relative riskPotential risk factorsSelf-reported diagnosisAge-standardized ratesCurrent alcohol consumptionRace-specific ratesMass indexPhysical examinationPelvic examinationMedical recordsHigh prevalenceContraceptive useLast birth