2018
Influence of viral infection on the relationships between airway cytokines and lung function in asthmatic children
Lewis T, Metitiri E, Mentz G, Ren X, Carpenter A, Goldsmith A, Wicklund K, Eder B, Comstock A, Ricci J, Brennan S, Washington G, Owens K, Mukherjee B, Robins T, Batterman S, Hershenson M. Influence of viral infection on the relationships between airway cytokines and lung function in asthmatic children. Respiratory Research 2018, 19: 228. PMID: 30463560, PMCID: PMC6249926, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0922-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral infectionLung functionAbsence of viral infectionIL-13IL-4Viral-induced asthma exacerbationsRespiratory illnessRespiratory viral infectionsAssociated with increased cytokinesPro-inflammatory cytokinesLung function declineSelf-reported respiratory illnessInfluence of viral infectionAirway cytokinesMDA5 mRNACXCL10 mRNACytokine levelsAirway responsivenessNasal lavageAirflow obstructionAssociated with FVCAsthma exacerbationsAssociated with decreased lung functionInflammatory responseNasal samplesImpact of community respiratory viral infections in urban children with asthma
Lewis T, Metitiri E, Mentz G, Ren X, Goldsmith A, Eder B, Wicklund K, Walsh M, Comstock A, Ricci J, Brennan S, Washington G, Owens K, Mukherjee B, Robins T, Batterman S, Hershenson M, SteeringCommittee T. Impact of community respiratory viral infections in urban children with asthma. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2018, 122: 175-183.e2. PMID: 30385348, PMCID: PMC6360098, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory viral infectionsViral infectionBiomarker elevationAirway functionSymptom scoresUpper respiratory tract viral infectionC-C motif chemokine ligand (CCL)-2Fraction of exhaled nitric oxideRespiratory tract viral infectionsRespiratory illnessUpper respiratory viral infectionReduced airway functionC-X-C motif chemokine ligandUpper respiratory tract symptomsExhaled nitric oxideMelanoma differentiation-associated protein 5Respiratory tract symptomsRespiratory tract inflammationCold-like illnessMotif chemokine ligandNormal airway functionSelf-reported respiratory illnessChemokine levelsForced expiratory flowNasal biomarkers
2013
Bayesian Analysis of Time-Series Data under Case-Crossover Designs: Posterior Equivalence and Inference
Li S, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Ghosh M. Bayesian Analysis of Time-Series Data under Case-Crossover Designs: Posterior Equivalence and Inference. Biometrics 2013, 69: 925-936. PMID: 24289144, PMCID: PMC4108592, DOI: 10.1111/biom.12102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemi-parametric Bayesian approachLikelihood-based approachRandom nuisance parametersTime series analysisFrequentist literatureNuisance parametersDirichlet processInferential issuesConditional likelihoodPosterior distributionRisk functionTime seriesBayesian workFrequentist approachCase-crossover designSimulation studyRestrictive assumptionsBayesian approachTime Series DataLikelihood formulationBayesian methodsEquivalent resultsBayesian analysisCase-crossoverBayesian framework
2012
Air pollution and respiratory symptoms among children with asthma: Vulnerability by corticosteroid use and residence area
Lewis T, Robins T, Mentz G, Zhang X, Mukherjee B, Lin X, Keeler G, Dvonch J, Yip F, O'Neill M, Parker E, Israel B, Max P, Reyes A, Committee C. Air pollution and respiratory symptoms among children with asthma: Vulnerability by corticosteroid use and residence area. The Science Of The Total Environment 2012, 448: 48-55. PMID: 23273373, PMCID: PMC4327853, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParticulate matterAir pollutionAssociated with negative health impactsAmbient pollutant concentrationsAir quality standardsAmbient air pollutionAmbient particulate matterEffective risk reduction interventionsOdds of respiratory symptomsAsthmatic childrenFactors associated with heterogeneityAssociated with increased oddsObserved health effectsRespiratory symptomsRisk reduction interventionsPopulation of asthmatic childrenRespiratory symptom diariesOutdoor PMDaily concentrationsPollutant concentrationsMonitoring sitesGeneralized estimating equationsPollution modelLogistic regression modelsAerodynamic diameterNasal cytokine responses to natural colds in asthmatic children
Lewis T, Henderson T, Carpenter A, Ramirez I, McHenry C, Goldsmith A, Ren X, Mentz G, Mukherjee B, Robins T, Joiner T, Mohammad L, Nguyen E, Burns M, Burke D, Hershenson M. Nasal cytokine responses to natural colds in asthmatic children. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2012, 42: 1734-1744. PMID: 23181789, PMCID: PMC4219353, DOI: 10.1111/cea.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral infectionMarker elevationSymptom scoresMarkers of viral infectionRespiratory viral infectionsRobust innate immune responsePresence of viral infectionRespiratory symptom scoresMultiplex immune assaysRespiratory tract symptomsSelf-reported respiratory illnessCCL11/eotaxin-1IFN-responsive genesInnate immune responseWeeks of assessmentNasal aspiratesCXCL10/IP-10CCL7/MCP-3IFN-gCCL2/MCP-1IRF7 mRNACXCL8/IL-8Asthma exacerbationsImmune responseMRNA signalPoint source modeling of matched case–control data with multiple disease subtypes
Li S, Mukherjee B, Batterman S. Point source modeling of matched case–control data with multiple disease subtypes. Statistics In Medicine 2012, 31: 3617-3637. PMID: 22826092, PMCID: PMC4331356, DOI: 10.1002/sim.5388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjacent-category logit modelMarkov chain Monte Carlo techniquesEvaluate maximum likelihoodExtensive simulation studyProfile likelihoodHierarchical Bayesian approachCase-control dataSimulation studyBayesian approachMonte Carlo techniqueBayesian methodsMaximum likelihoodMultiple disease subtypesCategorical outcomesCovariate adjustmentNonlinear modelEstimation stabilityMedicaid claims dataCase-control designPediatric asthma populationAsthma populationElevated oddsMarkovLogit modelCovariatesParticulate matter concentrations in residences: an intervention study evaluating stand‐alone filters and air conditioners
Batterman S, Du L, Mentz G, Mukherjee B, Parker E, Godwin C, Chin J, O’Toole A, Robins T, Rowe Z, Lewis T. Particulate matter concentrations in residences: an intervention study evaluating stand‐alone filters and air conditioners. Indoor Air 2012, 22: 235-252. PMID: 22145709, PMCID: PMC4233141, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00761.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental tobacco smokeIndoor air qualityParticulate matterPM levelsPM concentrationsExchange ratioIntervention studiesAir qualityHigh concentrations of particulate matterConcentrations of particulate matterEffectiveness of interventionsOutdoor PM levelsParticulate matter concentrationsAir filtersRandomized controlled trialsChild's sleeping areaCharacterize air qualityExposure misclassificationEffective interventionsTobacco smokeChild's bedroomIncreased particulate matterMatter concentrationHouseholds of childrenStudy population
2011
Association of daily asthma emergency department visits and hospital admissions with ambient air pollutants among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit: Time-series and time-stratified case-crossover analyses with threshold effects
Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Wahl R, Wirth J, Su F, Mukherjee B. Association of daily asthma emergency department visits and hospital admissions with ambient air pollutants among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit: Time-series and time-stratified case-crossover analyses with threshold effects. Environmental Research 2011, 111: 1137-1147. PMID: 21764049, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionGeneralized additive modelCase-crossover designConditional logistic regressionPediatric Medicaid populationAir pollutionAsthma morbidityAssociated with ambient air pollutionMedicaid populationEffects of air pollutionAsthma emergency department visitsAdditive modelLogistic regressionConditional logistic regression modelsAcute asthma eventsAssociations of SO2Interquartile range increaseCase-crossover analysisEmergency department visitsCase-crossover studyPM2.5 concentrationsPM2.5 thresholdLogistic regression modelsStrong effect sizesPM2.5Asthma exacerbation and proximity of residence to major roads: a population-based matched case-control study among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit, Michigan
Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Elasaad H, Wahl R, Mukherjee B. Asthma exacerbation and proximity of residence to major roads: a population-based matched case-control study among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit, Michigan. Environmental Health 2011, 10: 34. PMID: 21513554, PMCID: PMC3224543, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-10-34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional logistic regressionPopulation-based matched case-control studyPediatric Medicaid populationCase-control studyMedicaid populationProximity of residenceLogistic regressionConditional logistic regression modelsElevated risk of asthmaRisk of asthmaEmergency department visitsCase-control analysisLogistic regression modelsHigh-risk populationTraffic-related pollutantsAsthma outcomesDepartment visitsAsthma eventsAsthma claimAsthma-related eventsAsthma casesEcological biasOdds ratioInvestigate associationsMethodThis study
2008
Fitting stratified proportional odds models by amalgamating conditional likelihoods
Mukherjee B, Ahn J, Liu I, Rathouz P, Sánchez B. Fitting stratified proportional odds models by amalgamating conditional likelihoods. Statistics In Medicine 2008, 27: 4950-4971. PMID: 18618428, PMCID: PMC3085191, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuisance parametersConditional likelihoodProportional odds modelStratum-specific nuisance parametersCumulative logit modelStratum-specific interceptsGeneral regression frameworkMultiple ordered categoriesOdds modelContinuous covariatesSandwich estimatorData examplesBinary exposureRobust sandwich estimatorLikelihood principleProportional oddsStandard softwareRegression frameworkNatural choiceOutcome modelEstimationClassical methodsStratified dataLogistic regression modelsRandom-effects model