1998
The effect of protease inhibitors on weight and body composition in HIV-infected patients
Silva M, Skolnik P, Gorbach S, Spiegelman D, Wilson I, Fernández-DiFranco M, Knox T. The effect of protease inhibitors on weight and body composition in HIV-infected patients. AIDS 1998, 12: 1645-1651. PMID: 9764784, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199813000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLean body massPI therapyHIV infectionWeight gainViral loadPhysical functioningHealth perceptionBody compositionCurrent health perceptionsActive antiretroviral therapyPI treatmentProtease inhibitor therapyBody mass indexGreater weight gainHuman growth hormoneAntiretroviral therapyHIV cohortBody massInhibitor therapyMass indexOptimal therapyFat massAnabolic stimuliPatientsGrowth hormone
1997
A Prospective Study of Pregravid Determinants of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Solomon CG, Willett WC, Carey VJ, Rich-Edwards J, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Stampfer MJ, Speizer FE, Spiegelman D, Manson JE. A Prospective Study of Pregravid Determinants of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. JAMA 1997, 278: 1078-1083. PMID: 9315766, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550130052036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusBody mass indexPregravid body mass indexHealth Study IIDiabetes mellitusGDM riskWeight gainMaternal ageRisk factorsRelative riskFamily historyRisk of GDMNurses' Health Study IIPrevious gestational diabetes mellitusHigher body mass indexNoninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusGDM risk factorsProspective cohort studyMedical record reviewEarly adulthoodPossible preventive strategiesIdentification of womenSubstantial weight gainAdvanced maternal ageGreater weight gain