2020
Estimation in the Cox survival regression model with covariate measurement error and a changepoint
Agami S, Zucker DM, Spiegelman D. Estimation in the Cox survival regression model with covariate measurement error and a changepoint. Biometrical Journal 2020, 62: 1139-1163. PMID: 32003495, DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201800085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressure levelsChronic air pollution exposureCox survival regression modelFatal myocardial infarctionBlood pressure levelsCardiovascular disease deathsCox regression modelAir pollution exposureRegression modelsDisease deathsMyocardial infarctionRelative riskStandard Cox modelSurvival regression modelsCox modelPollution exposureSurvival endpointsCovariates of interest
2017
Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us.
Spiegelman D, VanderWeele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 107: 1087-1091. PMID: 28590865, PMCID: PMC5463222, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Testing for a Changepoint in the Cox Survival Regression Model
Zucker D, Agami S, Spiegelman D. Testing for a Changepoint in the Cox Survival Regression Model. Journal Of Statistical Theory And Practice 2013, 7: 360-380. DOI: 10.1080/15598608.2013.772030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaximum efficiency robust testCovariate domainSupremum-type testsTest statisticEfficiency robust testSupremum statisticsFirst author's websiteNurses' Health StudyCox survival regression modelType statisticsPower calculationCovariate effectsAuthor's websiteSimulation studySurvival regression modelsLinear combination formStandard Cox modelBest overall choicePopular modelsSimulation resultsFatal myocardial infarctionCox regression modelMATLAB softwareStatisticsRobust test
2004
Reproductive 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
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 measuresRehospitalization
1996
Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study.
Ungchusak K, Rehle T, Thammapornpilap P, Spiegelman D, Brinkmann U, Siraprapasiri T. Determinants of HIV infection among female commercial sex workers in northeastern Thailand: results from a longitudinal study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1996, 12: 500-7. PMID: 8757428, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199608150-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial sex workersFemale commercial sex workersHIV seroconversion ratesHIV seroconversionRisk factorsRelative riskSeroconversion ratesHIV infectionInjectable contraceptivesMonths' experienceMultivariate analysisCurrent syphilis infectionOnly risk factorReproductive risk factorsSex workersCox regression modelInjectable contraceptive useDate of enrollmentAverage incidence rateSexual practicesGroup-specific interventionsCumulative incidenceHIV seropositivityHIV seroprevalenceSyphilis infection