2023
Validation of the Cancer Stigma Scale in Nepalese Women
Shrestha A, Stangl A, Paneru B, Poudel L, Karmacharya A, Makaju S, Spiegelman D, Shakya S, Shrestha A, Sheth S. Validation of the Cancer Stigma Scale in Nepalese Women. Asian Pacific Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2023, 24: 204-214. PMID: 36708569, PMCID: PMC10152840, DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2023.24.1.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaCancer patientsStigma ScaleCronbach's alphaNepali womenInternal consistencyCross-cultural adaptationNepalese populationNepalese womenSufficient internal consistencyCancerWomenPatientsSatisfactory internal reliabilityVulnerable groupsAlphaInternal reliabilityStigmaOverall scaleModel fit indicesHigh levelsSix-factor structure
2005
Alcohol consumption and high-density lipoprotein levels: the effect of ADH1C genotype, gender and menopausal status
Hines LM, Hunter DJ, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Chu NF, Rifai N, Hankinson SE, Rimm EB. Alcohol consumption and high-density lipoprotein levels: the effect of ADH1C genotype, gender and menopausal status. Atherosclerosis 2005, 182: 293-300. PMID: 16051248, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein levelsPostmenopausal hormonesPostmenopausal womenModerate alcohol consumptionHDL levelsOlder-aged menPremenopausal womenAlcohol consumptionADH1C genotypeLipoprotein levelsAged menCoronary heart diseaseMenopausal statusExogenous estrogenMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseModerate drinkersOlder menFunctional polymorphismsWomenType 1CMenVaried exposureAssociationHigh levels
2002
Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3
Forrester JE, Spiegelman D, Tchetgen E, Knox TA, Gorbach SL. Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 1428-1434. PMID: 12450913, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1428.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene