2014
Alcohol intake and early‐onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study
Zhang Y, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Alcohol intake and early‐onset basal cell carcinoma in a case–control study. British Journal Of Dermatology 2014, 171: 1451-1457. PMID: 25059635, PMCID: PMC4272627, DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaLifetime alcohol intakeAlcohol intakeCell carcinomaOdds ratioEpidemiological studiesConfidence intervalsBasal cell carcinoma casesUnconditional multivariate logistic regressionBenign skin conditionsMultivariate logistic regressionOverall alcohol intakeCase-control studyPrevious epidemiological studiesYears of ageType of beverageCarcinoma casesUV exposureHigh riskSkin conditionsSignificant associationLogistic regressionRisk estimatesIntake
2013
Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status
Scarmo S, Cartmel B, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS, Mayne ST. Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status. British Journal Of Nutrition 2013, 110: 911-917. PMID: 23351238, PMCID: PMC3696054, DOI: 10.1017/s000711451200582x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusRecent sun exposureCarotenoid statusSkin carotenoidsSun exposureRR measuresFruit/vegetable intakeLower carotenoid statusSeason of measurementMean ageNon-invasive methodVegetable intakeInverse associationDietary dataTime pointsSignificant predictorsMultiple measuresPositive associationIntakeBiomarkersPresent studyStatusPredictorsAssociationExposure
2010
Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake
Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Scarmo S, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Ermakov I, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Gellermann W. Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 92: 794-800. PMID: 20685953, PMCID: PMC3133234, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientDermal carotenoidsDermal biopsiesRR measuresBiomarkers of fruitDietary carotenoid intakeVegetable intakeCarotenoid statusCarotenoid intakeStudy of nutritionNoninvasive assessmentBiopsyBiomarkersSkin pigmentationTotal carotenoidsHuman skinIntakeWkInner armLycopeneValid methodArm