2010
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Child Tuberculosis, Anemia, and Morbidity in Tanzania
Finkelstein J, Mehta S, Manji K, Duggan C, Mugusi F, Spiegelman D, Msamanga G, Fawzi W. Maternal Vitamin D Status and Child Tuberculosis, Anemia, and Morbidity in Tanzania. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 227.3-227.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.227.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal vitamin D statusVitamin D statusLow vitamin D statusD statusLow vitamin D levelsPregnant Tanzanian womenTrial of vitaminVitamin D levelsChild health outcomesAssociation of outcomesTimes greater riskProportional hazards modelMonths of ageCD4 countHIV stageChart reviewPulmonary tuberculosisRespiratory symptomsChild tuberculosisSevere anemiaD levelsLowest quintileSecond quintileAnemia outcomesLower risk
2005
Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers
Kupka R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Rifai N, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 59: 1250-1258. PMID: 16015252, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma selenium levelsMorbidity informationSelenium levelsChild mortalityMaternal vitamin supplementsMonthly clinic visitsProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalMuhimbili National HospitalRisk of diarrheaChild health outcomesMonths of ageSelenium statusCause mortalityClinic visitsCohort studyRespiratory outcomesMedian ageStudy clinicNational HospitalVitamin supplementsHealth outcomesStudy childrenFogarty International CenterStudy participants