2023
Mediation analysis in the presence of continuous exposure measurement error
Cheng C, Spiegelman D, Li F. Mediation analysis in the presence of continuous exposure measurement error. Statistics In Medicine 2023, 42: 1669-1686. PMID: 36869626, PMCID: PMC11320713, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexExposure measurement errorPhysical activityMediation proportionHealth Professionals FollowCardiovascular disease incidenceProfessionals FollowMediation analysisMass indexCardiovascular diseaseLower riskStudy designEffect estimatesValidation study designContinuous exposureBiased effect estimatesTrue exposureMediatorsExposureValidation studyBinary outcomesHealth science studiesOutcomesRiskDisease incidence
2020
Estimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification
Wong BHW, Lee J, Spiegelman D, Wang M. Estimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification. Biostatistics 2020, 22: 805-818. PMID: 32112073, PMCID: PMC8966954, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable riskAttributable riskPartial population attributable riskHigh red meat intakeColorectal cancer incidenceRed meat intakeAlcohol intakeRisk factorsCancer incidenceMeat intakeEpidemiologic studiesPublic health researchDisease casesStudy designValidation study designInternal validation studyHealth researchTarget populationIntakeValidation studyRiskHealth evaluation methodPresence of misclassificationIncidenceDisease
2018
The effect of risk factor misclassification on the partial population attributable risk
Wong BHW, Peskoe SB, Spiegelman D. The effect of risk factor misclassification on the partial population attributable risk. Statistics In Medicine 2018, 37: 1259-1275. PMID: 29333614, PMCID: PMC6003717, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial population attributable riskPopulation attributable riskRisk factorsAttributable riskRelative riskMultivariate-adjusted relative riskRed meatHealth Professionals FollowModifiable risk factorsLow folate intakeExposure of interestBackground risk factorsProfessionals FollowAlcohol intakeColorectal cancerFolate intakePublic health researchMultifactorial diseasePreventive interventionsPopulation-level impactJoint prevalenceHealth researchRiskIntakeExposure
2017
Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 7. Let the Subject Matter Choose the Effect Measure: Ratio, Difference, or Something Else Entirely.
Spiegelman D, Khudyakov P, Wang M, Vanderweele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 7. Let the Subject Matter Choose the Effect Measure: Ratio, Difference, or Something Else Entirely. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 108: 73-76. PMID: 29161073, PMCID: PMC5719681, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor distributionRisk ratioLife yearsEffect measuresDisability-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPopulation attributable riskQuality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness ratioPublic health interventionsPublic health evaluationYears of lifeMeasure of effectRisk factorsRelative riskStudy populationRisk differenceHealth interventionsIntervention effectsAbsolute effect measuresHealth evaluationExternal generalizabilityRiskAbsolute measuresPopulationEvaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us.
Spiegelman D, VanderWeele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 107: 1087-1091. PMID: 28590865, PMCID: PMC5463222, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
AN APPLICATION OF A RISK SET CALIBRATION METHOD TO A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON ALL CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE NURSES’ HEALTH STUDY
Liao X, Spiegelman D, Hart J, Hong B, Puett R, Suh H, Laden F. AN APPLICATION OF A RISK SET CALIBRATION METHOD TO A STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON ALL CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE NURSES’ HEALTH STUDY. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2011, 2011 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2011.00990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause mortalityRelative riskHealth StudyChronic exposureChronic PM2.5 exposureNurses' Health StudyIndividual exposure levelsAverage of PM2.5Risk factorsExposure measurement errorState of residenceEstimates of riskParticipants' residencesPM2.5 exposureHealth outcomesMortalityMonthly exposureExposure levelsPersonal exposureExposure monitoringRiskCalendar yearAir pollution effectsExposureMidwestern metropolitan areaAnemia in TB patients predicts recurrence and mortality
Isanaka S, Mugusi F, Urassa W, Bosch R, Villamor E, Spiegelman D, Duggan C, Fawzi W. Anemia in TB patients predicts recurrence and mortality. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 779.14-779.14. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.779.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment failureIron deficiencyHypochromic microcytosisHIV-TB patientsCause of anemiaPoor clinical outcomeRisk of recurrenceMeasures of anemiaTuberculosis recurrenceHIV patientsTB patientsClinical outcomesSevere anemiaRisk factorsAnemiaOverall healthPatientsRecurrenceMortalityRiskMicrocytosisSignificant improvementAssociationDeficiencyFocused management
2009
Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies
Lee JE, Männistö S, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Bernstein L, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Cho E, English DR, Flood A, Freudenheim JL, Giles GG, Giovannucci E, Håkansson N, Horn-Ross PL, Jacobs EJ, Leitzmann MF, Marshall JR, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Virtamo J, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 1730-1739. PMID: 19505906, PMCID: PMC2883186, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled multivariate relative risksRenal cell cancerMultivariate relative riskCell cancerRelative riskVegetable consumptionProspective studyPooled analysisStudy-specific relative risksRenal cell cancer riskCox proportional hazards modelFood frequency questionnaireIntake of fruitsLutein/zeaxanthinProportional hazards modelRandom-effects modelTotal vegetablesIncident casesLowest quintileVegetable intakeCancer riskHazards modelCancerTotal fruitRiskThe relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis
Gardener H, Munger K, Chitnis T, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A. The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2009, 15: 587-592. PMID: 19389750, PMCID: PMC2771381, DOI: 10.1177/1352458509102622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisHealth StudyHand preferenceOngoing prospective cohort studyUtero hormone exposureNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyMultiple sclerosis riskSex steroid hormonesLeft-handed womenLeft-handed individualsCohort studyAutoimmune disordersIncident casesUtero exposureUnknown etiologyPrenatal exposureSex hormonesImmune disordersStudy populationHormone exposureSclerosisFemale nursesSteroid hormonesRisk
2007
Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials 1
Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Baron JA, Burckhardt P, Li R, Spiegelman D, Specker B, Orav JE, Wong JB, Staehelin HB, O’Reilly E, Kiel DP, Willett WC. Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials 1. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2007, 86: 1780-1790. PMID: 18065599, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture riskProspective cohort studyTotal calcium intakeCalcium intakeFracture riskNonvertebral fracturesCohort studyClinical trialsHip fractureCalcium supplementationCa/dPooled RRRandomized trialsSmall trialsIntakeTrialsTrial 1PlaceboWomenRiskMenSupplementationNeutral effectFracturesRR
2005
Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Adebamowo CA, Hu FB, Cho E, Spiegelman D, Holmes MD, Willett WC. Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer. Annals Of Epidemiology 2005, 15: 789-795. PMID: 16257363, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrudent dietary patternDietary patternsBreast cancerNurses' Health Study IIMajor dietary patternsHealth Study IIWestern dietary patternFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerPre-menopausal womenBreast cancer riskSecular trend studiesCumulative average scoreMultivariate RRsPremenopausal womenFrequency questionnaireLowest quintileInverse associationWestern dietCancer riskOverall associationCancerFurther evaluationStudy IIRiskBidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India
Rastogi T, Jha P, Reddy KS, Prabhakaran D, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Bidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India. Tobacco Control 2005, 14: 356. PMID: 16183987, PMCID: PMC1748103, DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.011965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer
Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Campos H, Spiegelman D, Zhang S, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Plasma Carotenoids, Retinol, and Tocopherols and Risk of Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 161: 153-160. PMID: 15632265, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutein/zeaxanthinBreast cancerHealth StudyPlasma carotenoidsNurses' Health StudyBreast cancer riskCase-control studyBreast cancer etiologyNodal metastasisHighest quintileInvasive cancerLowest quintileBlood drawInverse associationCancer riskAlpha-tocopherolCancerCancer etiologyGamma-tocopherolWomenRetinolQuintileRiskRole of carotenoidsAssociation
2004
Changes in Body Weight and Body Fat Distribution as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in US Men
Koh-Banerjee P, Wang Y, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB. Changes in Body Weight and Body Fat Distribution as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in US Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 159: 1150-1159. PMID: 15191932, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of diabetesBody fat distributionFat distributionWeight gainBody weightHealth Professionals FollowCases of diabetesWaist gainClinical diabetesProfessionals FollowWaist circumferenceHip circumferenceRisk factorsSubsequent riskUS menDiabetesAbdominal fatWeight changeHip girthMenRiskCircumferenceWaistPercentPrevious studiesRisk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to tobacco, alcohol and caffeine consumption in the Black Women's Health Study
Wise LA, Palmer JR, Harlow BL, Spiegelman D, Stewart EA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. Risk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to tobacco, alcohol and caffeine consumption in the Black Women's Health Study. Human Reproduction 2004, 19: 1746-1754. PMID: 15218005, PMCID: PMC1876785, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosBlack Women's Health StudyWomen's Health StudyUterine leiomyomataHealth StudyCaffeine consumptionCigarette smokingMultivariate incidence rate ratiosSelf-reported uterine leiomyomataDrinks/weekConfidence intervalsUS black womenHeavy coffeePremenopausal womenIncident casesOvarian functionLeiomyomataAlcohol consumptionRate ratioHormone metabolismWomenSmokingRiskBeer consumptionBlack womenDietary Fiber and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies
Pereira MA, O'Reilly E, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Knekt P, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Dietary Fiber and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 370-376. PMID: 14980987, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.4.370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseDietary fiber intakeHeart diseaseFiber intakeCoronary deathCoronary eventsCohort studyPooled analysisD incrementDietary fiberVegetable fiber intakeProspective cohort studyBody mass indexSex-specific resultsMass indexLifestyle factorsCoronary casesEpidemiologic studiesDiseaseIntakeDeathRiskWomenTotal dietary fiberMen
2003
The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats and risk of breast cancer.
Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Ding S, Gagalang V, Larson GP, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Krontiris TG, Hunter DJ. The HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeats and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 1528-30. PMID: 14693748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllelesBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, rasGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMinisatellite RepeatsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticProbabilityPrognosisReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsHealth Study cohortBreast cancer casesBreast cancerCancer casesNurses' Health Study cohortIncident breast cancer casesHRAS1 VNTRHRAS1 variable numberBreast cancer riskCase-control studyGene-dose effectRare HRAS1 allelesMenopausal statusStudy cohortCancer riskOverall associationCancerHRAS1 allelesRiskRare allelesAssociationCommon allelesAllelesVariable numberCohortDietary Fiber Reduces Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men
Merchant AT, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Dietary Fiber Reduces Peripheral Arterial Disease Risk in Men. Journal Of Nutrition 2003, 133: 3658-3663. PMID: 14608090, DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial disease riskCereal fiber intakeArterial disease riskPAD riskFiber intakeInverse associationDisease riskEarly coronary heart diseaseIncident PAD casesFood frequency questionnaireCoronary heart diseaseTotal fiber intakeOverall inverse associationDisease QuestionnaireFrequency questionnaireLowest quintileHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseFamily historyPhysical activityPAD casesAlcohol consumptionEnergy intakeIntakeRiskRole of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—Defining Conditions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Associated Wasting
Wanke CA, Silva M, Ganda A, Fauntleroy J, Spiegelman D, Knox TA, Gorbach SL. Role of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—Defining Conditions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus—Associated Wasting. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: s81-s84. PMID: 12942378, DOI: 10.1086/375894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative riskStudy visitImmune deficiency syndrome-defining conditionsAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeMonthly study visitsCD4 cell countHIV Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusImmune deficiency syndromeBaseline BMICohort studyImmunodeficiency virusDeficiency syndromeCell countEnergy intakeSocioeconomic statusWastingBMIRiskVisitsLongitudinal dataSyndromeIntakeBaselineMonths
2002
Coffee intake is associated with lower risk of symptomatic gallstone disease in women
Leitzmann MF, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Giovannucci EL. Coffee intake is associated with lower risk of symptomatic gallstone disease in women. Gastroenterology 2002, 123: 1823-1830. PMID: 12454839, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.37054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic gallstone diseaseMultivariate relative riskGallstone diseaseRelative riskCoffee drinkingCaffeinated coffeeLower riskRisk of cholecystectomyCoffee intakeCaffeine intakeCoffee consumptionCholecystectomyAge 34Consistent intakeDecaffeinated coffeeAbstractTextDiseaseWomenDietary sourcesIntakeRiskAIMSDrinkingCohortYears