2004
Sexual Orientation, Health Risk Factors, and Physical Functioning in the Nurses' Health Study II
Case P, Austin SB, Hunter DJ, Manson JE, Malspeis S, Willett WC, Spiegelman D. Sexual Orientation, Health Risk Factors, and Physical Functioning in the Nurses' Health Study II. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 1033-1047. PMID: 15665660, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2004.13.1033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingBisexualityBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth StatusHomosexuality, FemaleHumansLinear ModelsMental HealthMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNurse CliniciansPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNurses' Health Study IIHealth Study IIBody mass indexRisk factorsHealth risk factorsHigh prevalenceRegion of residenceOverall cohortBreast cancerHealth statusHigher daily alcohol intakeCardiovascular disease risk factorsBreast cancer risk factorsHigher body mass indexStudy IIMultivariate prevalence ratiosDaily alcohol intakeDisease risk factorsUse of antidepressantsCancer risk factorsHealth-related functioningImportant risk factorMental health statusPoor mental healthBisexual women
1999
Risk Factors for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin in Men: Results from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
van Dam R, Huang Z, Rimm E, Weinstock M, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Wiflett W, Giovannucci E. Risk Factors for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin in Men: Results from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 459-468. PMID: 10472945, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaBCC riskCell carcinomaSun exposureElevated riskUS male health professionalsMale health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowConstitutional factorsRisk of BCCYears of ageRegion of residenceBlistering sunburnsProfessionals FollowProspective cohortRisk factorsNorth European ancestryHealth professionalsLifetime numberCarcinomaRiskMenRed hairEuropean ancestrySkinPredictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene