2020
Maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations in association with birth outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico
Ashrap P, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Boss J, Richards M, Rosario Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations in association with birth outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico. Environment International 2020, 138: 105606. PMID: 32179314, PMCID: PMC7198231, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayesian kernel machine regressionShorter gestational agePreterm birthGestational ageEnvironmental risk scoreBirth outcomesMetal concentrationsNon-essential metal(loid)sHigher risk of preterm birthRisk of preterm birthLow-level prenatal lead exposureInterquartile rangeOdds of preterm birthAssociated with higher risk of preterm birthRisk scoreEffects of metalsPredictors of birth outcomesAssociated with birth outcomesBayesian kernel machine regression modelsBirthweight z-scoreAssociated with adverse birth outcomesAssociated with higher riskAdverse birth outcomesKernel machine regressionPuerto Rico Testsite
2017
Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth
Johns L, Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Seely E, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169542. PMID: 28060899, PMCID: PMC5217954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthNested case-control study of preterm birthThyroid hormonesSubclinical alterationsPregnant womenCase-control study of preterm birthThyroid diseaseOdds of preterm birthOngoing birth cohort studyNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthBirth cohort studyTime pointsMultivariate logistic regression modelOverall preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthWeeks of gestationClinical thyroid diseaseOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid hormone parametersMaternal thyroid hormone concentrationsMaternal thyroid hormonesLogistic regression models
2015
Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth
Cantonwine D, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 895-901. PMID: 25815860, PMCID: PMC4559950, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthBisphenol A exposurePreterm premature rupture of membranesClinical classificationClassification of preterm birthSubcategories of preterm birthPremature rupture of membranesBisphenol A levelsCases of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthSpontaneous preterm laborPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProspective birth cohort studyUrinary bisphenol ACase-control studyAssociated with increased oddsA levelsTertiary teaching hospitalBirth cohort studyDelivered preterm
2014
Variability in Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Levels across Pregnancy and Sensitive Windows of Exposure for the Risk of Preterm Birth
Ferguson* K, McElrath T, Ko Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Variability in Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Levels across Pregnancy and Sensitive Windows of Exposure for the Risk of Preterm Birth. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2014, 2014 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2014.o-050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2014, 72: 326-336. PMID: 24807462, PMCID: PMC4573571, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthC-reactive proteinAssociated with increased oddsInflammation markersAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthIL-10Associated with increased risk of preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthEtiology of preterm deliveryPredictors of preterm birthIL-6Risk of preterm birthPreterm premature ruptureSpontaneous preterm laborSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProfile of inflammatory cytokinesAssociated with increased riskCase-control studyPreterm laborPreterm pregnanciesPreterm deliveryGestational agePremature rupture