2020
Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children
Heinsberg LW, Bui CNN, Hartle JC, Sereika SM, Choy CC, Wang D, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Park JJ, Hawley NL, Deziel NC. Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children. Toxics 2020, 8: 67. PMID: 32887300, PMCID: PMC7560430, DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDietary BPA exposureAbdominal circumferenceBPA exposureModern dietary patternBisphenol A (BPA) exposureMother-child pairsDietary questionnaireMass indexPrevalent obesityFoods/beveragesDietary patternsSamoan mothersSignificant associationEndocrine disruptor bisphenolHigher incomeUnderstudied populationExposure indexMothersChildrenExposureFurther examinationAssociationHousehold-level characteristicsIndexZinc Levels and Birth Weight in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Cohort Study in China
Luo J, Wu W, Zhang P, Chen X, Feng Y, Ma N, Yang H, Wang Y, Li M, Xie B, Guo P, Liew Z, Deziel NC, Vasiliou V, Shi X, Wang S, Zhang Y. Zinc Levels and Birth Weight in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Cohort Study in China. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2020, 105: dgaa171. PMID: 32285111, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusBirth weightMaternal bloodDiabetes mellitusFetal growthZn intakeMatched Cohort StudyZn levelsDietary Zn intakeCohort studyPregnant womenPlacental transportMultinomial logistic regressionZ-scoreZinc levelsLogistic regressionAdverse effectsWomenMellitusPregnancyLow groupInadequate ZnSuggestive associationAssociationIntake
2018
Cell phone use and risk of thyroid cancer: a population-based case–control study in Connecticut
Luo J, Deziel NC, Huang H, Chen Y, Ni X, Ma S, Udelsman R, Zhang Y. Cell phone use and risk of thyroid cancer: a population-based case–control study in Connecticut. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 29: 39-45. PMID: 30446214, PMCID: PMC6344271, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyThyroid cancerThyroid microcarcinomaOdds ratioUnconditional logistic regressionPopulation-based controlsThyroid cancer casesWarrants further investigationCancer casesSuggestive increaseElevated riskCell phone useSignificant associationCancerLogistic regressionMicrocarcinomaMore frequent usersConfidence intervalsRiskFrequent usersPhone useFurther investigationAssociationHours
2017
Occupational exposure to pesticides and other biocides and risk of thyroid cancer
Zeng F, Lerro C, Lavoué J, Huang H, Siemiatycki J, Zhao N, Ma S, Deziel NC, Friesen MC, Udelsman R, Zhang Y. Occupational exposure to pesticides and other biocides and risk of thyroid cancer. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2017, 74: 502. PMID: 28202579, PMCID: PMC5572578, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid cancerOccupational exposurePopulation-based case-control studyIncident thyroid cancer casesUnconditional logistic regression modelsCase-control studyPapillary thyroid cancerThyroid cancer casesJob-exposure matrixLogistic regression modelsHigher cumulative probabilityPotential confoundersThyroid microcarcinomaCancer casesHigh riskSignificant associationCancerObserved associationsCumulative probabilityStrong associationRiskAssociationExposureFurther investigationRegression models
2014
Residential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California
Ward MH, Colt JS, Deziel NC, Whitehead TP, Reynolds P, Gunier RB, Nishioka M, Dahl GV, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA, Metayer C. Residential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 1110-1116. PMID: 24911217, PMCID: PMC4181922, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaBirth certificate controlsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyYears of ageChildhood Leukemia StudyRace/ethnicityDate of birthLymphoblastic leukemiaLogistic regressionLeukemia StudyAdditional studiesHigh volume small surface samplerBDE-203House dustCommon PBDEsPositive associationBDE-207AssociationBiological measuresRiskBDE-99BDE-196