2022
Body mass index associates with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis survival and metabolomic profiles
Goutman S, Boss J, Iyer G, Habra H, Savelieff M, Karnovsky A, Mukherjee B, Feldman E. Body mass index associates with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis survival and metabolomic profiles. Muscle & Nerve 2022, 67: 208-216. PMID: 36321729, PMCID: PMC9957813, DOI: 10.1002/mus.27744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody mass index trajectoriesMetabolomic profilesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis survivalAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis participantsMass indexBody mass index lossBody mass index trajectory groupsSelf-reported body heightParticipants lost weightShorter survivalProspective cohortSurvival associationsStudy entryMetabolomic networksGeneralized estimating equationsSymptom onsetBMI trendsWeight lossSurvivalBile acidsBody heightTrajectory groupsPotential mechanismsOccupational history associates with ALS survival and onset segment
Goutman S, Boss J, Godwin C, Mukherjee B, Feldman E, Batterman S. Occupational history associates with ALS survival and onset segment. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2022, 24: 219-229. PMID: 36193557, PMCID: PMC10067530, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2022.2127324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard Occupational ClassificationOccupational settingsOnset segmentSelf-reported occupational exposureAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis RegistrySelf-reported exposureExposure to particulate matterCervical onsetStandard Occupational Classification codesMultinomial logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelsLogistic regression modelsSymptom onset to diagnosisOccupational pesticide exposureProportional hazards modelAssociated with workMaintenance occupationsGrounds cleaningALS clinicALS participantsProspective cohortAdjusted modelsDiagnosis ageAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis participantsOccupational historyMetals and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Mukherjee B, Park S. Metals and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States. Environmental Research 2022, 210: 112976. PMID: 35202625, PMCID: PMC9869389, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk scoreCohort of midlife womenIncident MetSMidlife womenHazard ratioRisk of incident MetSRisk of incident metabolic syndromeProspective cohortStudy of Women's HealthFree of MetSRisk of cardiometabolic diseasesIncident metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndromeImpaired fasting glucoseCox proportional hazards modelsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh blood pressureMetS incidenceWomen's HealthProportional hazards modelAbdominal obesityNation Multi-Pollutant StudyDevelopment of metabolic syndromeCardiometabolic diseasesHigh triglycerides
2018
Bone Lead Levels and Risk of Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: The VA Normative Aging Study
Wang W, Moroi S, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf M, Schaumberg D, Sparrow D, Vokonas P, Hu H, Park S. Bone Lead Levels and Risk of Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2018, 126: 087002. PMID: 30102601, PMCID: PMC6108844, DOI: 10.1289/ehp3442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaIncident primary open-angle glaucomaRisk of primary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaHazard ratioIncident cases of POAGCases of primary open-angle glaucomaAsymmetric cup-to-disc ratioFollow-upPrimary open-angle glaucoma casesEtiology of primary open-angle glaucomaCup-to-disc ratioVisual field defectsCox proportional hazards regressionAssociated with hazard ratiosProportional hazards regressionOxidative stressEstimate hazard ratiosDisc hemorrhageOcular evaluationPatella leadField defectsCumulative lead doseProspective cohortSurvival curves