2025
Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015)
Clark C, Wang R, Wiemels J, Metayer C, Deziel N, Ma X. Perinatal exposure to ambient fine particle air pollution and risk of childhood ewing sarcoma in a population-based case-control study in California (1988–2015). Environmental Health 2025, 24: 6. PMID: 40055781, PMCID: PMC11887085, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-025-01159-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic childrenSarcoma riskControls frequency-matched to casesFrequency-matched to casesBirth yearPopulation-based case-control studyOdds ratioPM2.5 exposureConfidence intervalsAir pollution exposureCalifornia birth cohortNon-Hispanic childrenAmbient PM2.5 exposureFine particle air pollutionCase-control studyAmbient fine particulate matterHigher PM2.5 levelsMaternal residenceCancer riskMaternal educationPotential disparitiesBirth cohortHispanic ethnicityElevated oddsLinkage studies
2024
Menarche and Time to Cycle Regularity Among Individuals Born Between 1950 and 2005 in the US
Wang Z, Asokan G, Onnela J, Baird D, Jukic A, Wilcox A, Curry C, Fischer-Colbrie T, Williams M, Hauser R, Coull B, Mahalingaiah S. Menarche and Time to Cycle Regularity Among Individuals Born Between 1950 and 2005 in the US. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2412854. PMID: 38809557, PMCID: PMC11137638, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAdverse health outcomesEarly menarcheHealth outcomesSocioeconomic statusBirth yearCohort studyAssociated with adverse health outcomesNon-Hispanic blacksEarly-life characteristicsParticipants self-ratedEthnic minority groupsTemporal trendsSociodemographic factorsExploratory mediation analysisMain OutcomesUS cohortLate menarcheMass indexCycle regularitySelf-ratingsMenarcheHealth implicationsMediation analysisParticipantsOrganochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study
Rusiecki J, McAdam J, Denic-Roberts H, Sjodin A, Davis M, Jones R, Hoang T, Ward M, Ma S, Zhang Y. Organochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study. Environmental Health 2024, 23: 28. PMID: 38504322, PMCID: PMC10949709, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01068-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancer riskNested Case-Control StudyPapillary thyroid cancerCase-control studyOdds ratioBody mass index categoriesOrganochlorine pesticidesConfidence intervalsFindings of increased riskRisk of papillary thyroid cancerConditional logistic regressionPre-diagnostic serum samplesIndividually-matched controlsThyroid cancerFollicular variant papillary thyroid cancerSerum concentrationsVariant papillary thyroid cancerEffect modificationU.S. military personnelBirth cohortPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth yearIndex categoriesDecreased riskEffects of organochlorine pesticidesFemale reproductive histories and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Liang C, Chung H, Dobson A, Sandin S, Weiderpass E, Mishra G. Female reproductive histories and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 2024, 79: 508-514. PMID: 38350732, DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseFemale reproductive factorsReproductive factorsObstructive pulmonary diseaseNatural menopauseBirth yearIncreased risk of COPDPulmonary diseaseBody mass indexDevelopment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEducation levelCox regression modelsMass indexReproductive historyIncreased riskCohort differencesStillbirthRegression modelsFemale reproductive historyMenarcheMedian Follow-UpWomenFemale hormonal environmentCohort
2023
Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Data From 13 Cohort Studies.
Chung H, Dobson A, Hayashi K, Hardy R, Kuh D, Anderson D, van der Schouw Y, Greenwood D, Cade J, Demakakos P, Brunner E, Eastwood S, Sandin S, Weiderpass E, Mishra G. Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Age at Natural Menopause and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Data From 13 Cohort Studies. Diabetes Care 2023, 46: 2024-2034. PMID: 37747341, PMCID: PMC10696407, DOI: 10.2337/dc23-1209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased risk of T2DPremature ovarian insufficiencyRisk of T2DType 2 diabetesPooled individual-level dataCohort studyHazard ratioIncident type 2 diabetesRisk of type 2 diabetesEthnic groupsNatural menopauseChinese womenEarly menopauseIncreased riskYears of follow-upIndividual-level dataBirth yearEducation levelInvestigate associationsRisk estimatesOvarian insufficiencyPostmenopausal womenEthnic differencesRisk factorsPooled analysisAssociation Between Estimated Geocoded Residential Maternal Exposure to Lithium in Drinking Water and Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring in Denmark
Liew Z, Meng Q, Yan Q, Schullehner J, Hansen B, Kristiansen S, Voutchkova D, Olsen J, Ersbøll A, Ketzel M, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ritz B. Association Between Estimated Geocoded Residential Maternal Exposure to Lithium in Drinking Water and Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring in Denmark. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 617-624. PMID: 37010840, PMCID: PMC10071398, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal exposureOdds ratioStratified analysisNationwide population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyDanish Medical Birth RegistryDanish Psychiatric Central RegisterAutism spectrum disorderMedical Birth RegistryNovel environmental risk factorTenth Revision codesAdverse birth outcomesControl participantsMaternal prenatal exposureMaternal residential addressBirth yearCase-control studyPsychiatric Central RegisterMood-stabilizing effectsAir pollution exposureEnvironmental risk factorsInternational Statistical ClassificationWnt/β-catenin signalingStudy teamRelated Health Problems
2022
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017
Clark CJ, Johnson NP, Soriano M, Warren JL, Sorrentino KM, Kadan-Lottick NS, Saiers JE, Ma X, Deziel NC. Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 087001. PMID: 35975995, PMCID: PMC9383266, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCase-control studyOdds ratioChildhood leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPerinatal windowRegistry-based case-control studyChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConfidence intervalsResidential proximityChildren ages 2Risk factorsMaternal raceChild healthExposure windowsSocio-economic statusPotential associationLeukemiaLogistic regressionAge 2Birth yearCommon formBirth residenceDevelopment exposureOdds
2021
Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California
Swartz SJ, Morimoto LM, Whitehead TP, DeRouen MC, Ma X, Wang R, Wiemels JL, McGlynn KA, Gunier R, Metayer C. Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2021, 239: 113881. PMID: 34839102, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTesticular germ cell tumorsPopulation attributable riskGerm cell tumorsCase-control studyRace/ethnicityTGCT riskCell tumorsOdds ratioRegistry-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRisk of TGCTConfidence intervalsBirth yearYears of ageNeighborhood socioeconomic statusEndocrine-disrupting pesticidesFetal exposureCritical developmental periodAttributable risk
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