2020
Lifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study
Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa R, Ma X. Lifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study. International Journal Of Cancer 2020, 147: 948-957. PMID: 31904114, PMCID: PMC8919268, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH-AARP DietPolycythemia veraMyeloproliferative neoplasmsEssential thrombocythemiaHazard ratioLifestyle factorsCaffeine intakeHealth StudyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelRisk of PVProportional hazards regression modelsRisk of MPNLarge prospective studiesHazards regression modelsConfidence intervalsPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsMPN riskOverall cohortProspective cohortProspective studyInverse associationRisk factorsPV riskProtective effect
2009
Comorbidities and survival in a large cohort of patients with newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes
Wang R, Gross CP, Halene S, Ma X. Comorbidities and survival in a large cohort of patients with newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes. Leukemia Research 2009, 33: 1594-1598. PMID: 19324411, PMCID: PMC2749891, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMyelodysplastic SyndromesProportional Hazards ModelsConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeHazard ratioComorbid conditionsMDS patientsCharlson indexMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelPrognosis of MDSChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCox proportional hazards modelLarge population-based studyCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseRole of comorbiditiesMedian survival timePopulation-based studyProportional hazards modelMDS survivalHeart failurePulmonary diseaseIndependent determinantsShorter survivalLarge cohortSurvival timeHazards modelComorbidities