2005
HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sedgh G, Larsen U, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi WW. HIV-1 Disease Progression and Fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 39: 439-445. PMID: 16010167, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000148529.58963.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 disease progressionPregnancy rate ratioPregnancy incidenceDisease progressionRate ratioStage IHIV-1-infected womenHIV-1-positive womenCox proportional hazards modelClinical stage IIHIV-1 diseaseProspective cohort studyLive birth rateProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamLive birth incidenceCohort studyMenstrual dysfunctionIndependent predictorsRecent pregnancyHIV statusClinical progressionPregnancy rateOlder womenHazards model
2002
Weight Loss and Survival in HIV-Positive Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Tang AM, Forrester J, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Tchetgen E, Gorbach SL. Weight Loss and Survival in HIV-Positive Patients in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 31: 230-236. PMID: 12394802, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000026514.98625.8f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyWeight lossAntiretroviral therapyHAART useIndependent predictorsPrevious visitHighly Active Antiretroviral TherapyHealthy Living StudyCD4 cell countHIV-positive patientsHIV-positive participantsBody mass indexStrong independent predictorFurther prognostic valueProportional hazards modelBioelectrical impedance analysisFour- to sixfold increaseImportant comorbidityMass indexPrognostic valuePotential confoundersRelative riskStudy populationLiving StudyHazards modelRole of cytokines and testosterone in regulating lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected men
Roubenoff R, Grinspoon S, Skolnik PR, Tchetgen E, Abad L, Spiegelman D, Knox T, Gorbach S. Role of cytokines and testosterone in regulating lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected men. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2002, 283: e138-e145. PMID: 12067854, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00426.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBody CompositionBody WeightCD4 Lymphocyte CountCytokinesEnergy MetabolismFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV Wasting SyndromeHumansInterleukin-1Linear ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusRestTestosteroneThinnessTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaViral LoadConceptsLBM lossPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIL-1 beta productionWeight lossActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of patientsSerum free testosteroneBlood mononuclear cellsInadequate dietary intakeOngoing cohort studyCytokine tumor necrosisRole of cytokinesIL-1 betaTNF-alpha productionInterleukin-1 betaMo of observationLean body massKcal/dayAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyFree testosteroneHIV infectionIndependent predictorsCytokine productionMononuclear cells
1995
Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men
Rimm E, Stampfer M, Giovannucci E, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W. Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 141: 1117-1127. PMID: 7771450, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseFat distributionMass indexHip ratioProspective studyRisk factorsUS menAge-related hormonal changesIncident coronary heart diseaseLong-term prospective studiesCoronary risk factorsIncident coronary eventsStrong risk factorOlder US menRelative risk estimatesYears of ageCoronary eventsLean menCoronary diseaseObese menIndependent predictorsLong followRelative risk