2023
Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer
Puklin L, Li F, Cartmel B, Zhao J, Sanft T, Lisevick A, Winer E, Lustberg M, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 98. PMID: 38042922, PMCID: PMC10693588, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00603-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBreast cancer diagnosisWeight changeCause mortalityClinical characteristicsWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancerWeight trajectoriesPost-diagnosis weight changeBreast cancer-specific mortalityCox proportional hazards modelModern treatment eraCancer-specific mortalityCancer diagnosisModerate weight lossModerate weight gainProportional hazards modelAdverse health outcomesElectronic health recordsTreatment eraBaseline characteristicsTumor RegistryMass indexWeight management
2014
The Association of Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 on All-Cause Mortality in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Impact of Measurement-Error Correction
Hart* J, Liao X, Hong B, Puett R, Yanosky J, Suh H, Kioumourtzoglou M, Spiegelman D, Laden F. The Association of Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 on All-Cause Mortality in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Impact of Measurement-Error Correction. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2014, 2014 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2014.p2-430.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
AN APPLICATION OF A RISK SET CALIBRATION METHOD TO A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON ALL CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE NURSES’ HEALTH STUDY
Liao X, Spiegelman D, Hart J, Hong B, Puett R, Suh H, Laden F. AN APPLICATION OF A RISK SET CALIBRATION METHOD TO A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON ALL CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE NURSES’ HEALTH STUDY. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2011, 2011 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2011.00990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause mortalityRelative riskHealth StudyChronic exposureChronic PM2.5 exposureNurses' Health StudyIndividual exposure levelsAverage of PM2.5Risk factorsExposure measurement errorState of residenceEstimates of riskParticipants' residencesPM2.5 exposureHealth outcomesMortalityMonthly exposureExposure levelsPersonal exposureExposure monitoringRiskCalendar yearAir pollution effectsExposureMidwestern metropolitan area
2005
Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers
Kupka R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Rifai N, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 59: 1250-1258. PMID: 16015252, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma selenium levelsMorbidity informationSelenium levelsChild mortalityMaternal vitamin supplementsMonthly clinic visitsProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalMuhimbili National HospitalRisk of diarrheaChild health outcomesMonths of ageSelenium statusCause mortalityClinic visitsCohort studyRespiratory outcomesMedian ageStudy clinicNational HospitalVitamin supplementsHealth outcomesStudy childrenFogarty International CenterStudy participants
1999
Effects of Long‐Acting Versus Short‐Acting Calcium Channel Blockers Among Older Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Gillman M, Ross‐Degnan D, McLaughlin T, Gao X, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Goldman L, Soumerai S. Effects of Long‐Acting Versus Short‐Acting Calcium Channel Blockers Among Older Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 512-517. PMID: 10323641, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02562.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel blockersAcute myocardial infarctionShort-acting calcium channel blockersCardiac rehospitalizationMyocardial infarctionChannel blockersRelative riskOlder survivorsActing calcium channel blockerSeparate Cox regression modelsDihydropyridine calcium channel blockerRetrospective cohort studyCoronary heart diseaseDrug claims dataCox regression modelDrug benefit programCause mortalityClinical characteristicsCohort studyEligible subjectsRehospitalization ratesAdverse outcomesHeart diseaseOutcome measuresRehospitalizationA randomized trial of vitamin A supplements in relation to mortality among human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected children in Tanzania
FAWZI W, MBISE R, HERTZMARK E, FATAKI M, HERRERA M, NDOSSI G, SPIEGELMAN D. A randomized trial of vitamin A supplements in relation to mortality among human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected children in Tanzania. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1999, 18: 127-133. PMID: 10048684, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199902000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected childrenCause mortalityChildren ages 6 monthsMortality of HIVTrial of vitaminPlacebo-controlled trialDiarrhea-related deathsAge 6 monthsWestern blot testMonths of ageEnzyme-linked immunosorbentLow-cost interventionChildren 58HIV antibodiesHospital dischargeHIV infectionHIV statusPositive childrenStandard treatmentMean durationAntigen assaysFurther dosesHuman immunodeficiencyClinical signsNeutralization assays