2013
Determinants of anemia in postpartum HIV-negative women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Petraro P, Duggan C, Urassa W, Msamanga G, Makubi A, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW. Determinants of anemia in postpartum HIV-negative women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2013, 67: 708-717. PMID: 23612515, PMCID: PMC3775569, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyCD4 Lymphocyte CountDietDietary SupplementsErythrocyte IndicesFemaleFolic AcidHemoglobinsHIV InfectionsHumansIron, DietaryMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaMultivariate AnalysisPostpartum PeriodPregnancyProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTanzaniaConceptsIron/folate supplementationIron deficiency anemiaDeterminants of anemiaDeficiency anemiaFolate supplementationDelivery complicationsPregnant womenRisk factorsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelNon-anemic pregnant womenCox proportional hazards modelCD4 cell countHIV-negative womenModifiable risk factorsProspective cohort studyMaternal nutritional statusWeeks of gestationManagement of infectionsProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamSub-Saharan African womenBaseline anemiaIncident anemiaAnemic womenPostpartum anemia
2003
Joint Association of Alcohol and Folate Intake with Risk of Major Chronic Disease in Women
Jiang R, Hu FB, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Rosner BA, Willett WC. Joint Association of Alcohol and Folate Intake with Risk of Major Chronic Disease in Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 760-771. PMID: 14561666, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor chronic diseasesFolate intakeChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseLower total folate intakeJoint associationsMultivariate relative riskNonfatal cardiovascular diseaseTotal folate intakeHigh folate intakeAdequate folate intakeAge 60 yearsLow folate intakePrimary preventionNontraumatic deathsRelative riskHigh riskPrevious historyDietary dataHeavy drinkersNew casesYoung womenDiseaseHeavy drinkingIntakeThe Use of B Vitamin Supplements and Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men Are Inversely Related
Merchant AT, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. The Use of B Vitamin Supplements and Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men Are Inversely Related. Journal Of Nutrition 2003, 133: 2863-2867. PMID: 12949378, DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.9.2863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseasePAD riskFolate intakePrevention of PADPeripheral arterial disease riskVitamin BArterial disease riskIncident PAD casesU.S. health professionalsB vitamin intakeVitamin supplement useB-vitamin supplementsCoronary heart diseaseWeak inverse associationMultivariate adjustmentArterial diseaseVitamin intakeSupplement useHeart diseaseInverse associationCardiovascular diseaseD incrementStudy populationVitamin supplementsDietary folatePremenopausal intakes of vitamins A, C, and E, folate, and carotenoids, and risk of breast cancer.
Cho E, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Chen WY, Zhang SM, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Premenopausal intakes of vitamins A, C, and E, folate, and carotenoids, and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 713-20. PMID: 12917201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIBreast cancer riskBreast cancerVitamin ACancer riskNurses' Health Study IIMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerPrevious epidemiological studiesEarly adult lifePostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenIncident casesHighest quintileLowest quintileRelative riskHigh intakeEpidemiological studiesNutrient intakeTotal vitaminCancerStudy IIIntakeVitamin C
2002
Segmented Regression in the Presence of Covariate Measurement Error in Main Study/Validation Study Designs
Staudenmayer J, Spiegelman D. Segmented Regression in the Presence of Covariate Measurement Error in Main Study/Validation Study Designs. Biometrics 2002, 58: 871-877. PMID: 12495141, DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341x.2002.00871.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Distribution of and Factors Associated With Serum Homocysteine Levels in Children: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Cutler JA, Feldman HA, Montgomery DH, Webber LS, Lytle LA, Bausserman L, Nader PR. Distribution of and Factors Associated With Serum Homocysteine Levels in Children: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. JAMA 1999, 281: 1189-1196. PMID: 10199428, DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.13.1189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum folic acidSystolic blood pressureHomocysteine levelsHomocysteine concentrationsCardiovascular diseaseSerum homocysteineAdolescent TrialBlood pressureSerum levelsFolic acidCardiovascular healthSerum total homocysteine concentrationsVitamin B12Mean homocysteine concentrationFuture cardiovascular diseaseVitamin B12 levelsSerum homocysteine concentrationsSchool-based cohortSerum homocysteine levelsTotal homocysteine concentrationsSerum lipid levelsBody mass indexCross-sectional analysisNonusers of multivitaminsB12 levels
1998
A prospective study of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and methionine synthase gene polymorphisms, and risk of colorectal adenoma.
Chen J, Giovannucci E, Hankinson SE, Ma J, Willett WC, Spiegelman D, Kelsey KT, Hunter DJ. A prospective study of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and methionine synthase gene polymorphisms, and risk of colorectal adenoma. Carcinogenesis 1998, 19: 2129-2132. PMID: 9886567, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/19.12.2129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVal/Val polymorphismColorectal adenomasMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) geneHealth StudyProspective Nurses' Health StudyNurses' Health StudyRisk of adenomaVal polymorphismSynthase gene polymorphismsMethionine synthase geneLack of associationPolyp casesProspective studyColorectal cancerGly polymorphismBenign adenomasGene polymorphismsAdenomasColorectal tumorigenesisMalignant transformationFunctional polymorphismsMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductaseMethionine synthase gene polymorphismsRiskPolymorphism
1996
A methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and the risk of colorectal cancer.
Chen J, Giovannucci E, Kelsey K, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. A methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and the risk of colorectal cancer. Cancer Research 1996, 56: 4862-4. PMID: 8895734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVal/Val individualsVal/Val genotypeColorectal cancerOdds ratioVal genotypeHealth Professionals FollowColorectal cancer riskStrong risk factorHigh dietary intakeCase-control studyMore alcoholic drinksMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphismsVariant homozygous genotypeMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) geneProfessionals FollowAlcohol intakeInverse associationRisk factorsDietary intakeReduced incidenceMTHFR genotypeCancer riskBlood samplesAlcohol consumptionOncogenic alterations