2022
Measurement error affecting web- and paper-based dietary assessment instruments: Insights from the Multi-Cohort Eating and Activity Study for Understanding Reporting Error
Kirkpatrick S, Troiano R, Barrett B, Cunningham C, Subar A, Park Y, Bowles H, Freedman L, Kipnis V, Rimm E, Willett W, Potischman N, Spielgelman D, Baer D, Schoeller D, Dodd K. Measurement error affecting web- and paper-based dietary assessment instruments: Insights from the Multi-Cohort Eating and Activity Study for Understanding Reporting Error. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: kwac026-. PMID: 35136928, PMCID: PMC9393065, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood frequency questionnaireSingle food frequency questionnaireDietary assessment instrumentsFood recordsTrue usual intakeFrequency questionnaireUsual intakeAssessment instrumentsRecovery biomarkersEpidemiologic researchCorrelation coefficientValidation studyAverage attenuationCohortStudyIntakeBiomarkers
2021
swdpwr: A SAS macro and an R package for power calculations in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials
Chen J, Zhou X, Li F, Spiegelman D. swdpwr: A SAS macro and an R package for power calculations in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials. Computer Methods And Programs In Biomedicine 2021, 213: 106522. PMID: 34818620, PMCID: PMC8665077, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWedge clusterIntracluster correlation coefficientContinuous outcomesCross-sectional cohortBinary outcomesExchangeable correlation structureWedge designPublic health intervention evaluationsHealth services researchClosed cohort designPower calculationCohort designClosed cohortStudy designIntracluster correlationIntervention evaluationNeeds of investigatorsOutcomesTrialsCohortServices researchInvestigatorsPrevious studiesSWDDepression, Religiosity, and Telomere Length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH)
Isehunwa OO, Warner ET, Spiegelman D, Zhang Y, Palmer JR, Kanaya AM, Cole SA, Tworoger SS, Shields LO, Gu Y, Kent BV, De Vivo I, Shields AE. Depression, Religiosity, and Telomere Length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH). International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2021, 20: 1465-1484. PMID: 35747346, PMCID: PMC9211376, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00455-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelative leukocyte telomere lengthCohort-specific analysesTelomere lengthLeukocyte telomere lengthEthnic populationsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionProspective studyPolymerase chain reactionEffect modificationRace/ethnic populationsProspective associationsDepressionChain reactionAssociationEuropean ancestry populationsAncestry populationsHealthModifying influenceFurther researchPopulationResources of resilienceMixed resultsCohort
2003
The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats and risk of breast cancer.
Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Ding S, Gagalang V, Larson GP, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Krontiris TG, Hunter DJ. The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 1528-30. PMID: 14693748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllelesBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, rasGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMinisatellite RepeatsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticProbabilityPrognosisReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsHealth Study cohortBreast cancer casesBreast cancerCancer casesNurses' Health Study cohortIncident breast cancer casesHRAS1 VNTRHRAS1 variable numberBreast cancer riskCase-control studyGene-dose effectRare HRAS1 allelesMenopausal statusStudy cohortCancer riskOverall associationCancerHRAS1 allelesRiskRare allelesAssociationCommon allelesAllelesVariable numberCohort
2002
Coffee intake is associated with lower risk of symptomatic gallstone disease in women
Leitzmann MF, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Giovannucci EL. Coffee intake is associated with lower risk of symptomatic gallstone disease in women. Gastroenterology 2002, 123: 1823-1830. PMID: 12454839, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.37054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic gallstone diseaseMultivariate relative riskGallstone diseaseRelative riskCoffee drinkingCaffeinated coffeeLower riskRisk of cholecystectomyCoffee intakeCaffeine intakeCoffee consumptionCholecystectomyAge 34Consistent intakeDecaffeinated coffeeAbstractTextDiseaseWomenDietary sourcesIntakeRiskAIMSDrinkingCohortYears
2000
Polymorphic repeat in AIB1 does not alter breast cancer risk
Haiman C, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W, Speizer F, Brown M, Hunter D. Polymorphic repeat in AIB1 does not alter breast cancer risk. Breast Cancer Research 2000, 2: 378. PMID: 11056690, PMCID: PMC13920, DOI: 10.1186/bcr82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskHealth Study cohortCancer riskPostmenopausal breast cancer riskNurses' Health Study cohortBreast cancer incidenceCase-control studySpecific tumor characteristicsAIB1 genotypeStudy cohortTumor characteristicsCancer incidenceCaucasian womenGeneral populationAIB1Repeat polymorphismRiskAssociationCohortIncidenceGenotypesWomen
1997
A prospective study of malnutrition in relation to child mortality in the Sudan
Fawzi W, Herrera, Spiegelman D, Amin A, Nestel P, Mohamed K. A prospective study of malnutrition in relation to child mortality in the Sudan. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1997, 65: 1062-1069. PMID: 9094894, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.4.1062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research