2024
The effect of improved metabolic syndrome parameters on live birth
Spitzer T, Diamond M, Wild R, Legro R, Zhang H, Sun F, Ling S, Santoro N. The effect of improved metabolic syndrome parameters on live birth. Fertility And Sterility 2024, 122: 373-375. PMID: 38641159, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolic syndrome Z-scoreLifestyle interventionLive birthsLive birth rateMetabolic syndrome parametersZ-scoreMetabolic syndromeUnexplained infertilityIntrauterine inseminationOvarian stimulationSyndrome parametersMetabolic parametersObese WomenBirth outcomesLive birth outcomesIntervention phaseImprove metabolic syndromeSecondary analysisFisher's exact testStudy participantsZ-score differenceLifestyle modificationStudent's t-testBirth rateLogistic regression
2019
Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population
Trussell JC, Coward RM, Santoro N, Stetter C, Kunselman A, Diamond MP, Hansen KR, Krawetz SA, Legro RS, Heisenleder D, Smith J, Steiner A, Wild R, Casson P, Coutifaris C, Alvero RR, Robinson RB, Christman G, Patrizio P, Zhang H, Lindgren MC, Network R. Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 1129-1134. PMID: 30982604, PMCID: PMC6557574, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersDown-RegulationFemaleFertilityHumansInfertility, MaleInsemination, Artificial, HomologousLive BirthMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicPregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSperm CountSperm MotilitySpermatogenesisTestosteroneTreatment OutcomeConceptsUnexplained infertilityLow TTMale partnersLive birthsSemen parametersSecondary analysisMultiple Intrauterine GestationsLive birth rateBody mass indexMulticenter clinical trialAbnormal sperm morphologyOvarian stimulationIntrauterine gestationPregnancy outcomesMass indexInfertility clinicClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMETotal motile spermSemen analysisAbnormal spermatogenesisInfertilityLogistic regressionSperm concentrationSemen volume
2010
The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis
Bizzarro MJ, Jiang Y, Hussain N, Gruen JR, Bhandari V, Zhang H. The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 158: 234-238.e1. PMID: 20850766, PMCID: PMC3008342, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetBirth WeightBlood-Borne PathogensCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCross InfectionEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHospital MortalityHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalLogistic ModelsMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesSepsisSurvival RateTime FactorsTwinsTwins, DizygoticTwins, MonozygoticConceptsLate-onset sepsisNewborn intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitBirth weightIntensive care unit populationNeonatal late-onset sepsisRetrospective cohort analysisTotal parenteral nutritionRespiratory distress syndromeGenetic factorsLogistic regression analysisMixed-effects logistic regressionNongenetic factorsMixed-effects logistic regression analysisSignificant genetic susceptibilityDistress syndromeParenteral nutritionGestational ageCohort analysisSepsisUnit populationConcordance rateGenetic susceptibilityLogistic regression
1996
Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion
Zhang H, Bracken M. Tree-based, Two-stage Risk Factor Analysis for Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 989-996. PMID: 8916510, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionPutative risk factorsRisk factorsPotential confoundersFirst monthYears of smokingNegative pregnancy outcomesNumber of pregnanciesRisk factor analysisNew risk factorsPotential confounding factorsPregnancy outcomesGynecologic problemsMaternal ageMore cupsMother's heightPregnancyConfounding factorsPassive exposureCocaine useLogistic regressionMantel-HaenszelAbortionConfoundersBirth control