2020
Quality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov
Calvocoressi L, Reynolds J, Johnson B, Warzoha MM, Carroll M, Vaca FE, Post L, Dziura J. Quality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 295-303. PMID: 32191186, PMCID: PMC7081876, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2019.12.44096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsEM trialsKaplan-Meier curvesLog-rank testNational clinical trialClinical trial researchChi-square testEM studiesTrial qualityInterventional trialsPeer-reviewed journalsMedicine trialsNeurological conditionsLarger sample sizeTrial researchStudy characteristicsStudy periodTrialsNational InstituteSubspecialty areasBlindingPeriodic assessmentDescriptive statisticsHigher proportionIndustry funding
2019
Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma
Takahashi H, Cornish AJ, Sud A, Law PJ, Disney-Hogg L, Calvocoressi L, Lu L, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Walsh KM, Schramm J, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Schildkraut JM, Simon M, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB, Turnbull C, Houlston RS. Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 309. PMID: 30670737, PMCID: PMC6343031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of meningiomaMeningioma riskObesity-related traitsLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureRisk factorsOdds ratioLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolMendelian randomizationCause of meningiomaGenetic instrumentsDiastolic blood pressureEpidemiological observational studiesSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexBody fat percentageWaist circumferenceTotal cholesterolMass indexObservational studyMeningioma patientsMeningiomasBasal metabolic rateObesity
2018
Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries
Ertem IO, Krishnamurthy V, Mulaudzi MC, Sguassero Y, Bilik B, Srinivasan R, Balta H, Gulumser O, Gan G, Calvocoressi L, Johnson B, Shabanova V, Forsyth B. Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries. Acta Paediatrica 2018, 108: 1074-1086. PMID: 30472813, PMCID: PMC6520130, DOI: 10.1111/apa.14661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer aggressiveness and age: Impact of p53, BCL-2 and microvessel density
Calvocoressi L, Uchio E, Ko J, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Concato J. Prostate cancer aggressiveness and age: Impact of p53, BCL-2 and microvessel density. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2018, 66: 1142. PMID: 30297390, DOI: 10.1136/jim-2018-000804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGleason scoreMicrovessel densityProstate cancerBcl-2Prostate-specific antigen levelProstate cancer deathAdvanced prostate cancerAggressive prostate cancerB-cell lymphoma 2Prostate cancer aggressivenessPositive Bcl-2Impact of p53Cell lymphoma 2Anatomic stageMen 70Adjusted ORsAntigen levelsCategories of ageCancer deathElderly menDisease progressionImmunohistochemical stainingStudy populationCancer aggressivenessProstate tumorsGenome-wide association analysis identifies a meningioma risk locus at 11p15.5
Claus EB, Cornish AJ, Broderick P, Schildkraut JM, Dobbins SE, Holroyd A, Calvocoressi L, Lu L, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Walsh KM, Schramm J, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Swerdlow A, Larsen SB, Johansen C, Simon M, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Houlston RS, Wiemels JL. Genome-wide association analysis identifies a meningioma risk locus at 11p15.5. Neuro-Oncology 2018, 20: 1485-1493. PMID: 29762745, PMCID: PMC6176799, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 11FemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide association studiesRisk lociGenome-wide association analysisSusceptibility lociNeural crest-derived structuresSignificant heritable basisNumber of genesIndependent sample seriesNew susceptibility lociHeritable basisGenetic basisGenome ProjectAssociation studiesAssociation analysisLinkage disequilibriumLociMeningioma developmentReference panelPolygenic modelCentral roleUK10K dataAdult brain tumorsRIC8AMeningeal coveringsGenesSimilarities and differences in child development from birth to age 3 years by sex and across four countries: a cross-sectional, observational study
Ertem IO, Krishnamurthy V, Mulaudzi MC, Sguassero Y, Balta H, Gulumser O, Bilik B, Srinivasan R, Johnson B, Gan G, Calvocoressi L, Shabanova V, Forsyth BWC. Similarities and differences in child development from birth to age 3 years by sex and across four countries: a cross-sectional, observational study. The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: e279-e291. PMID: 29433666, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian ageHealthy childrenObservational studyChild healthMotor milestonesHealthy subsampleHealth statusEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteDevelopmental milestonesChild health statusGross motor milestonesMonitoring Child DevelopmentFine motor milestonesAge 3 yearsSelf-help domainLanguage milestonesPerinatal complicationsMiddle-income countriesLow birthweightChronic illnessHealth clinicsAge of attainmentFine motorChild developmentPercentile age
2016
Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder–Patient Version
Wu MS, Pinto A, Horng B, Phares V, McGuire JF, Dedrick RF, Van Noppen B, Calvocoressi L, Storch EA. Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder–Patient Version. Psychological Assessment 2016, 28: 251-262. PMID: 26075408, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderFamily accommodationFamily Accommodation ScaleOCD symptom severityFamily functioningAccommodation ScalePsychometric propertiesSymptom severitySelf-report measuresInternal consistencyObsessive-compulsive symptom severityClinician-rated measuresSelf-report questionnairesSound psychometric propertiesGood internal consistencyOCD participantsTotal scoreTest-retest reliabilityBehavioral difficultiesPatient-reported versionDivergent validityFunctional impairmentConvergent validityFunctioningDepressive symptoms
2014
Endogenous and exogenous hormone exposure and the risk of meningioma in men.
Schildkraut JM, Calvocoressi L, Wang F, Wrensch M, Bondy ML, Wiemels JL, Claus EB. Endogenous and exogenous hormone exposure and the risk of meningioma in men. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2014, 120: 820-6. PMID: 24484233, PMCID: PMC4386752, DOI: 10.3171/2013.12.jns131170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMeningioma riskOdds ratioHigher body mass indexExogenous hormone exposureMultivariate logistic regressionRelated risk factorsConfidence intervalsRisk of meningiomaPrevalence of exposureConsiderable morbidityMale patientsMass indexRisk factorsEndogenous estrogensReduced riskHormonal factorsHormone exposureIntracranial meningiomasExogenous exposureMeningiomasLogistic regressionUse of soyMenRisk
2012
Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Schildkraut JM. Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2012, 118: 649-56. PMID: 23101448, PMCID: PMC3756881, DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.jns12811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedBody Mass IndexBreast FeedingConnecticutContraceptives, OralEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansMassachusettsMenarcheMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMenopauseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNorth CarolinaOdds RatioParityRegistriesReproductive HistoryRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSan FranciscoSmokingTexasConceptsBody mass indexMeningioma riskMass indexIntracranial meningiomasExogenous hormone useHormone replacement therapyRisk of meningiomaYears of ageCurrent useResidents of ConnecticutHormone medicationWomen 29Postmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenCurrent smokingFertility medicationsOral contraceptivesHormone useMenstrual factorsSignificant positive associationCigarette smokingReplacement therapyRisk factorsReproductive factorsSignificant elevationFAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS
Lebowitz ER, Woolston J, Bar‐Haim Y, Calvocoressi L, Dauser C, Warnick E, Scahill L, Chakir AR, Shechner T, Hermes H, Vitulano LA, King RA, Leckman JF. FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS. Depression And Anxiety 2012, 30: 47-54. PMID: 22965863, PMCID: PMC3932435, DOI: 10.1002/da.21998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily Accommodation ScaleFamily accommodationAnxiety disordersMeasures of anxietyFamilies of childrenObsessive-compulsive disorderGood internal consistencyTwo-factor solutionAnxious childrenPediatric anxietyAccommodation ScaleSeparation anxietyGreater symptom severityAnxiety symptomsCompulsive disorderDivergent validityFamily routinesAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewPoor treatment outcomesInternal consistencySymptom severityMost parentsFactor analysisCigarette Smoking and Risk of Meningioma: The Effect of Gender
Claus EB, Walsh KM, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL. Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Meningioma: The Effect of Gender. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2012, 21: 943-950. PMID: 22473761, PMCID: PMC3613227, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-1059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingIntracranial meningiomasCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaDuration of useEffect of genderPast smokersMenopausal statusHormonal etiologyFemale casesMale casesMeningioma riskReduced riskElevated riskMeningioma casesSmokingCase statusGreater riskSimilar findingsMeningiomasRiskAdditional investigationNumber of studiesInconsistent findingsWomenDental x‐rays and risk of meningioma
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Dental x‐rays and risk of meningioma. Cancer 2012, 118: 4530-4537. PMID: 22492363, PMCID: PMC3396782, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of meningiomaDental X-raysModifiable risk factorsIntracranial meningiomasRisk factorsAge 20Population-based case-control studyMain outcome measuresPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyGreater frequencyPanorex filmsTumor locationBitewing examinationOutcome measuresElevated riskBrain tumorsControl groupMeningiomasYounger ageRadiation exposureAge 10AgePatientsRiskPostmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study
Calvocoressi L, Stowe MH, Carter D, Claus EB. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: 161-168. PMID: 22317899, PMCID: PMC3613248, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyHormone therapySitu breast cancerBreast cancerDuctal carcinomaRisk of DCISPostmenopausal hormone therapyFrequency-matched controlsInvasive breast cancerPost-menopausal womenDuration of usePostmenopausal womenIncident casesBreast carcinomaDCISLarger studyCarcinomaCancerImportant covariatesEstrogenTherapyAge intervalsWomenCurrent use
2011
Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2011, 115: 1072-7. PMID: 21780859, PMCID: PMC3241000, DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.jns11129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree family historyPersonal medical historyMedical historyFamily historyMeningioma riskEpidemiology of meningiomaPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaUterine fibroid tumorsImmune conditionsThyroid cancerYoungest caseBreast cancerRole of hormonesBrain tumorsFibroid tumorsImmune systemControl individualsPatientsMeningiomasInfluence of geneticsStrong associationFurther studiesTumorsReduced allergy and immunoglobulin E among adults with intracranial meningioma compared to controls
Wiemels JL, Wrensch M, Sison JD, Zhou M, Bondy M, Calvocoressi L, Black PM, Yu H, Schildkraut JM, Claus EB. Reduced allergy and immunoglobulin E among adults with intracranial meningioma compared to controls. International Journal Of Cancer 2011, 129: 1932-1939. PMID: 21520030, PMCID: PMC3337969, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtopic allergyLower total serum IgEPhysician-diagnosed allergyRole of allergyTotal serum IgEHistory of allergyCentral nervous systemRandom digit dialingSerum IgESerum levelsFrequent tumorsRisk factorsIntracranial meningiomasAllergyImmune processesNervous systemMeningiomasStudy participantsNatural historyConsortium studyInverse relationshipFurther researchParticipantsIgEGeographic areas
2007
Mammography screening of women in their 40s
Calvocoressi L, Sun A, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Mammography screening of women in their 40s. Cancer 2007, 112: 473-480. PMID: 18072258, PMCID: PMC3086941, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAmerican Cancer SocietyAttitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Planning GuidelinesHumansInterviews as TopicMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Practice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAmerican Cancer SocietyAnnual screeningNational Cancer InstituteMammography screeningWomen age 50 yearsMammography screening intervalWomen's beliefsAge 50 yearsNew screening guidelinesScreening intervalProspective studyScreening guidelinesScreening examACS recommendationsCancer SocietyRoutine screeningCancer InstitutePsychosocial factorsHealth historyScreening mammogramsMedical careAge groupsTelephone interviewsSame time periodWhite womenNeighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Dailey AB, Kasl SV, Holford TR, Calvocoressi L, Jones BA. Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 2293-2303. PMID: 18006918, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening behaviorScreening guidelinesAfrican American womenSocioeconomic statusScreening behaviorIndividual-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening useLogistic regression analysisNeighborhood-level educationProspective studyScreening useCensus tract informationUrban hospitalHealth behaviorsNonadherenceSEP indexHealth outcomesTelephone interviewsWhite womenStudy outcomesWomenSocioeconomic predictorsSES distributionA randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients
Nawaz H, Abbas A, Sarfraz A, Slade MD, Calvocoressi L, Wild DM, Tessier‐Sherman B. A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 385-393. PMID: 18081185, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospitalized patientsStandard restraintRestraint groupTotal doseSecondary nurseRandomized clinical trialsUse of restraintsSuch patientsAgitation scoresClinical trialsCommunity hospitalPatientsLevel of agitationNursesPhysiciansMedicationsStayHospitalInjuryPerception scoresDoseTrialsScoresGroupExogenous hormone use and meningioma risk
Claus EB, Black PM, Bondy ML, Calvocoressi L, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Exogenous hormone use and meningioma risk. Cancer 2007, 110: 471-476. PMID: 17580362, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyExogenous hormone useHormone replacement therapyMeningioma riskOral contraceptivesHormone useReplacement therapyHospital-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRandomized clinical trial dataTumor receptor subtypeRetrospective cohort studyCommon clinical questionsLarge national cohortRisk of meningiomaClinical trial dataEnglish-language literatureCohort studyNational cohortReceptor subtypesClinical questionsIntracranial meningiomasTrial dataFurther evaluationExogenous hormonesAdequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 531-538. PMID: 17267723, PMCID: PMC1805005, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.076349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCommunicationConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicProspective StudiesRadiology Department, HospitalWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American womenWhite womenMammography resultsMammogram resultsAmerican womenScreening mammogramsInadequate communicationAbnormal mammogram resultProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsRadiology recordsRecent mammogramAbnormal resultsMammography screeningPsychosocial factorsAdequacy of communicationLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsWomenRadiology reportsSelf-reported resultsAfrican Americans