2025
2092-LB: Association of Fingerstick-Detected Hyperglycemia with Urinary Incontinence in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents—A Case-Crossover Study
LEE A, SHI Y, LIPSKA K, BOSCARDIN J, LEE S. 2092-LB: Association of Fingerstick-Detected Hyperglycemia with Urinary Incontinence in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents—A Case-Crossover Study. Diabetes 2025, 74 DOI: 10.2337/db25-2092-lb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNursing home residentsCase-crossover studyHome residentsNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesConditional logistic regressionMDS assessmentUrinary incontinenceLogistic regressionUrinary incontinence symptomsStudy inclusionNursesResidentsHigh blood glucose levelsAssessment of urinary incontinenceBlood glucoseIncontinence symptomsCoefficient of variationGlucose measurementsFingerstick measurementsFingerstick glucose measurementsAssociationFingerstick glucoseFrequent urinationBlood glucose levelsAir pollution and stroke: Short-term exposure's varying effects on stroke subtypes
Liao M, Zhang S, He C, Breitner S, Cyrys J, Naumann M, Braadt L, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Air pollution and stroke: Short-term exposure's varying effects on stroke subtypes. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2025, 298: 118296. PMID: 40373710, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionParticulate matterShort-term air pollution exposureAir pollution exposureSpecific air pollutantsShort-term exposureAverage air pollutionContext of global warmingPolluted areasMonitoring sitesPollution exposureCase-crossover studyAerodynamic diameterPollutionCoarse particlesFine particlesWarm seasonNitrogen oxidesGlobal warmingMeteorological dataStroke subtypesSouthern GermanyStroke eventsConditional logistic regressionPre-existing disabilityCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion
Sheth S, Vazquez-Benitez G, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Seburg E, Denoble A, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 146: 129-137. PMID: 40311142, PMCID: PMC12169859, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCase groupGestational ageCOVID-19 vaccineDose numberContinuous health plan enrollmentPregnancy start dateControl groupCase-control studyHealth plan enrollmentSafety of COVID-19 vaccinesConditional logistic regressionSingleton pregnanciesFetal deathPregnancy outcomesPrenatal visitEarly pregnancyMaternal agePregnancyVaccine exposureOutcome datePatientsPlan enrollmentStroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Stroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season. Environment International 2025, 199: 109514. PMID: 40328088, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold spellsStroke riskStroke casesWarm seasonOdds ratioCold spell definitionsCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionFrequency of extreme cold eventsRisk of stroke occurrenceElevated risk of strokeCumulative odds ratioClimate changeCold spell eventExtreme cold eventsIncreased stroke riskAir temperature thresholdsRisk of strokeCardiovascular healthStratified analysisOccurrence of strokeCity of AugsburgDaily mean temperatureElevated riskLogistic regressionRelationship Between Total Parenteral Nutrition, Ventilation, and Hepatoblastoma: A Study of 258,929 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions
Hellmann Z, Rehman S, Brown L, Vasquez J, Solomon D, Christison‐Lagay E. Relationship Between Total Parenteral Nutrition, Ventilation, and Hepatoblastoma: A Study of 258,929 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2025, 72: e31741. PMID: 40275525, PMCID: PMC12209882, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitPediatric Health Information SystemNeonatal intensive care unit admissionDays of TPNDiagnosis of hepatoblastomaMechanical ventilationGestational ageBirth weightNeonatal intensive care unit hospitalizationPediatric Health Information System hospitalsNICU interventionsDuration of TPNIntensive care unit admissionTotal parenteral nutritionLow birth weightDevelopment of hepatoblastomaIntensive care unitConditional logistic regressionParenteral nutritionUnit admissionClinical characteristicsHepatoblastomaOvergrowth syndromeVentilation exposureCare unitExtreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Delaney S, Stegmuller A, Mork D, Mock L, Bell M, Gill T, Braun D, Zanobetti A. Extreme Heat and Hospitalization Among Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 412-421. PMID: 39899291, PMCID: PMC11791774, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover designOdds ratioPopulation-based cohort studyMedicare fee-for-serviceBurden of Alzheimer's diseaseConditional logistic regressionFee-for-serviceOR point estimatesRisk of hospitalizationADRDOlder personsOlder adultsMain OutcomesPopulation subgroupsWhite beneficiariesDiagnosis codesCohort studyEffect estimatesHealth burdenLogistic regressionCounseling patientsCumulative ORAlzheimer's diseaseIncreased hospitalizationOutdoor heatTemporal trends in the association between temperature and firearm mortality
Choi H, Heo S, Bell M. Temporal trends in the association between temperature and firearm mortality. Environmental Research 2025, 275: 121384. PMID: 40081650, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearm mortalityPublic health initiativesLow socioeconomic statusConditional logistic regressionFirearm mortality dataFirearm death ratesHealth inequalitiesMortality trendsAttributable fractionHealth initiativesCase-crossoverMortality dataSocioeconomic statusRacial/ethnic groupsTargeted interventionsBlack/African AmericanStratified analysisVulnerable populationsLogistic regressionWhite populationHealth impactsDeath rateFirearm deathsRace/ethnicityTemporal trendsShort‐Term Associations Between Ambient Ozone and Acute Myocardial Infarction Onset Among Younger Patients: Results From the VIRGO Study
Zhang S, Chu L, Lu Y, Wei J, Dubrow R, Chaudhry S, Spatz E, Krumholz H, Chen K. Short‐Term Associations Between Ambient Ozone and Acute Myocardial Infarction Onset Among Younger Patients: Results From the VIRGO Study. GeoHealth 2025, 9: e2024gh001234. PMID: 39968338, PMCID: PMC11833228, DOI: 10.1029/2024gh001234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarction subtypeShort-term associationsAcute myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarction onsetAMI riskEffect modificationAssociated with increased AMI riskParticipant's home addressNon-Hispanic blacksNon-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionNon-Hispanic whitesCase-crossover designType 1 AMIConditional logistic regressionIncreased AMI riskMyocardial infarction onsetType 2 AMIAcute myocardial infarction patientsST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionLifestyle factorsSociodemographic statusHome addressUS hospitalsStratified analysisSpatiotemporal deep learning approach
2024
Perturbations in the blood metabolome up to a decade before prostate cancer diagnosis in 4387 matched case–control sets from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Grenville Z, Noor U, Rinaldi S, Gunter M, Ferrari P, Agnoli C, Amiano P, Catalano A, Chirlaque M, Christakoudi S, Guevara M, Johansson M, Kaaks R, Katzke V, Masala G, Olsen A, Papier K, Sánchez M, Schulze M, Tjønneland A, Tong T, Tumino R, Weiderpass E, Zamora‐Ros R, Key T, Smith‐Byrne K, Schmidt J, Travis R. Perturbations in the blood metabolome up to a decade before prostate cancer diagnosis in 4387 matched case–control sets from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. International Journal Of Cancer 2024, 156: 943-952. PMID: 39378119, PMCID: PMC11701393, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with advanced prostate cancerAdvanced prostate cancerProstate cancerEuropean Prospective InvestigationMetabolite patternsAssociated with prostate cancer deathMultivariable-adjusted conditional logistic regressionProspective InvestigationPresence of prostate cancerHigh-grade prostate cancerProstate cancer overallProstate cancer riskProstate cancer deathAdvanced-stage diseaseCancer and NutritionFollow-up timeYear of blood collectionProstate cancer diagnosisMetabolite profile changesCase-control pairsConditional logistic regressionCase-control settingBlood metabolomeCancer overallFollow-upPancreatic Cancer Surveillance and Survival of High-Risk Individuals
Blackford A, Canto M, Dbouk M, Hruban R, Katona B, Chak A, Brand R, Syngal S, Farrell J, Kastrinos F, Stoffel E, Rustgi A, Klein A, Kamel I, Fishman E, He J, Burkhart R, Shin E, Lennon A, Goggins M. Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance and Survival of High-Risk Individuals. JAMA Oncology 2024, 10: 1087-1096. PMID: 38959011, PMCID: PMC11223057, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.1930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk individualsSurveillance of high-risk individualsScreening programPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaScreening high-risk individualsPancreatic cancer surveillanceUS academic medical centersPopulation-based screeningConditional logistic regressionUS national dataCox proportional hazards regressionAcademic medical centerLead-time biasProportional hazards regressionYear of diagnosisControl patientsRisk regression modelCancer surveillanceComparative cohort studyMain OutcomesComparison cohortOverall survivalCohort studyHazards regressionNational dataCirculating Metabolite Profiles and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Racially and Geographically Diverse Populations
Deng K, Gupta D, Shu X, Lipworth L, Zheng W, Cai H, Cai Q, Yu D. Circulating Metabolite Profiles and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Racially and Geographically Diverse Populations. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2024, 17: e004437. PMID: 38950084, PMCID: PMC11335450, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.123.004437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolite risk scoreConventional risk factorsCoronary heart diseaseConditional logistic regressionRisk factorsIncident coronary heart diseaseCirculating metabolitesC-indexAssociated with incident coronary heart diseaseCHD casesHeart diseaseCirculating metabolite profilesFollow-up durationBaseline plasma samplesIncident CHD casesLogistic regressionBody mass indexRisk of coronary heart diseaseAssociated with CHD riskCase-control pairsImprove CHD risk predictionGeographically diverse populationsUntargeted metabolomicsRisk predictionFamily historyPre‐diagnostic plasma inflammatory proteins and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in three population‐based cohort studies from the United States and the United Kingdom
Zhao L, Zhang X, Birmann B, Danford C, Lai M, Simon T, Chan A, Giovannucci E, Ngo L, Libermann T, Zhang X. Pre‐diagnostic plasma inflammatory proteins and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in three population‐based cohort studies from the United States and the United Kingdom. International Journal Of Cancer 2024, 155: 1593-1603. PMID: 38861327, PMCID: PMC11537828, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Professionals Follow-up StudyNurses' Health StudyAssociated with riskOdds ratioStatistical significance thresholdRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma riskUK BiobankPopulation-based cohort studyConfidence intervalsMultivariate odds ratiosNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regressionHepatocellular carcinomaIncident HCC casesPre-diagnostic plasmaCase-control studyInflammatory proteinsHealth StudyAssociated with risk of hepatocellular carcinomaCohort studyGeneral populationLogistic regressionHepatocellular carcinoma etiologiesFollow-up studyCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regressionSelf-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV. AIDS 2024, 38: 1570-1578. PMID: 38814683, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNested Case-Control StudyModifiable risk factorsRisk of suicideCase-control studyRisk factorsIdentification of modifiable risk factorsCategorization of deathsIncidence density samplingAging Cohort StudyCohort of veteransIncreased risk of suicideConditional logistic regressionHigher pain levelsUse disorderPublic health burdenDrug use disordersUnnatural deathsDeath codesUnintentional causesInternational ClassificationHIV statusExcess deathsPrevention effortsAlcohol use disorderAssociation between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study
Park J, Kim A, Kim Y, Choi M, Yoon T, Kang C, Kang H, Oh J, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Association between heat and hospital admissions in people with disabilities in South Korea: a nationwide, case-crossover study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e217-e224. PMID: 38580423, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00027-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department admissionsBrain lesion disordersCase-crossover studyPhysical disabilityOdds ratioCase-crossover designSample Cohort databaseConditional logistic regressionAssociated with increased riskExcess medical costsNon-disabled populationSevere physical disabilitiesHearing lossEnvironmental heat exposureCohort databaseHospital admissionMental disordersLogistic regressionMedical costsDisabilityAdmissionAction planHigh heat risksKorean Ministry of EducationNational Research FoundationOrganochlorine 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 pesticidesAssociations between Plasma Tocopherols and Lung Cancer Risk: Results from the Southern Community Cohort Study.
Yoon H, Wu J, Shidal C, Sun Y, Franke A, Yang J, Braithwaite D, Courtney R, Cai H, Blot W, Shu X, Zheng W, Cai Q. Associations between Plasma Tocopherols and Lung Cancer Risk: Results from the Southern Community Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024, 33: 480-488. PMID: 38284815, PMCID: PMC10990776, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-1107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer riskAssociated with lung cancer riskSouthern Community Cohort StudyCommunity Cohort StudyCancer riskAfrican AmericansIncident lung cancer casesOdds ratioCohort studyLow-income African AmericansEuropean AmericansYear of blood drawEstimate odds ratiosNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regressionLung cancer preventionLung cancer casesSignificant risk reductionCase-control studyCurrent smokersCohort enrollmentInverse associationPotential confoundersCancer casesStratified analysis
2023
DEMENTIA STAGING, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS, AND DIVORCE OR SEPARATION IN LATE LIFE: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Monin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Vander Wyck B, Carrión C, Allore H. DEMENTIA STAGING, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS, AND DIVORCE OR SEPARATION IN LATE LIFE: A CASE CONTROL STUDY. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 94-95. PMCID: PMC10735856, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterCase-control studyNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterDisease Research CenterNPI symptomsDivorce/separationCoordinating CenterAgitation/aggressionDepression/dysphoriaAdjusted odds ratioDementia stagingConditional logistic regressionStages of dementiaCase/control statusInitial visitNeuropsychiatric symptomsOdds ratioNPI scoresMarried casesStandardized clinical informationClinical informationGreater oddsBehavioral symptomsControl studyControl statusMaternal serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Jones R, Madrigal J, Troisi R, Surcel H, Öhman H, Kivelä J, Kiviranta H, Rantakokko P, Koponen J, Medgyesi D, McGlynn K, Sampson J, Albert P, Ward M. Maternal serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 728-736. PMID: 38092046, PMCID: PMC11077307, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaOdds ratioChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaFinnish Maternity CohortMaternal serum concentrationsMaternal serum levelsCommon childhood cancerConfidence intervalsConditional logistic regressionFirst trimester samplesChild sexPerfluorooctane sulfonic acidMaternal smokingGestational ageSerum levelsDiagnosis ageSerum concentrationsChildhood cancerCalendar periodFull-term offspringChildhood leukemiaMother's ageImmunotoxic propertiesLogistic regressionMetabolite Signature of Life’s Essential 8 and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Low-Income Black and White Americans
Deng K, Gupta D, Shu X, Lipworth L, Zheng W, Thomas V, Cai H, Cai Q, Wang T, Yu D. Metabolite Signature of Life’s Essential 8 and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Low-Income Black and White Americans. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2023, 16: e004230. PMID: 38014580, PMCID: PMC10843634, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.123.004230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control study of coronary heart diseaseLife's Essential 8 scoreLife's Essential 8Associated with lower CHD riskLower CHD riskLow-income BlackCoronary heart diseaseCHD riskSouthern Community Cohort StudyStudy of coronary heart diseaseRobust to adjustmentRisk of coronary heart diseaseCommunity Cohort StudyNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regressionLow-income AmericansHeart diseaseWhite AmericansCase-control studyLow-income individualsMetabolite signaturesChinese adultsHealth statusCardiovascular healthCHD prevention
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