2019
Manganese is associated with increased plasma interleukin-1β during pregnancy, within a mixtures analysis framework of urinary trace metals
Aung M, Meeker J, Boss J, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Cantonwine D, McElrath T, Ferguson K. Manganese is associated with increased plasma interleukin-1β during pregnancy, within a mixtures analysis framework of urinary trace metals. Reproductive Toxicology 2019, 93: 43-53. PMID: 31881266, PMCID: PMC7138746, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1BBayesian kernel machine regressionKernel machine regressionInterleukin-1bInterquartile range differenceCross-sectional studyAssociated with biomarkersReproductive health outcomesImmune signaling moleculesHealth outcomesLIFECODES birth cohortPregnant womenImmune perturbationsImmune biomarkersBirth cohortUrinary manganeseMachine regressionLinear regressionExposure analytesAssociationSignaling moleculesRegressionPair-wise associationsTrimesterPregnancy
2017
Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Pace G, Weller D, McElrath T. Environmental phenol associations with ultrasound and delivery measures of fetal growth. Environment International 2017, 112: 243-250. PMID: 29294443, PMCID: PMC5899051, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInverse associationBirth weight z-scoreWeight z-scoreZ-scoreFetal weightInterquartile range differenceFetal growthBirth weightUltrasound estimationUltrasound estimation of fetal weightEstimation of fetal weightLIFECODES birth cohortStandard deviation decreaseEstimated fetal weightBirth cohortOutcome measuresInvestigate sex differencesWomen's HospitalPregnant womenStudy populationStudy visitsDeviation decreaseDelivery measuresPregnancyAssociation