2017
The relationship between early childhood head injury and later life criminal behaviour: a longitudinal cohort study
Jackson T, Braun J, Mello M, Triche E, Buka S. The relationship between early childhood head injury and later life criminal behaviour: a longitudinal cohort study. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2017, 71: 800. PMID: 28663442, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead injuryChildhood Head InjurySevere head injuryHead injury casesLongitudinal cohort studyStatistical significanceMulticentre longitudinal studyAges 0Binomial regressionCollaborative Perinatal ProjectProvidence cohortCohort studyConduct problemsUninjured controlsPrenatal factorsChild healthInjury casesPerinatal ProjectInjuryNegative binomial regressionPropensity scoreYoung childhoodHealth recordsLongitudinal studyPsychological problems
2015
The Rising Burden of Preeclampsia in the United States Impacts Both Maternal and Child Health
Shih T, Peneva D, Xu X, Sutton A, Triche E, Ehrenkranz RA, Paidas M, Stevens W. The Rising Burden of Preeclampsia in the United States Impacts Both Maternal and Child Health. American Journal Of Perinatology 2015, 33: 329-338. PMID: 26479171, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset preeclampsiaNumerous adverse health consequencesHealth consequencesConsiderable perinatal morbidityAdverse health consequencesEstimates of burdenSeverity of outcomePerinatal morbidityPreterm deliveryPreterm birthTerm pregnancyMaternal mortalityUS incidencePreeclampsiaChild healthEffective treatmentEconomic burdenRising BurdenSocial burdenHealth careBurdenMortalityUnited StatesHealthMothers
2012
Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges
Belanger K, Buka S, Cherry DC, Dudley DJ, Elliott MR, Hale DE, Hertz‐Picciotto I, Illuzzi JL, Paneth N, Robbins JM, Triche EW, Bracken MB. Implementing Provider‐based Sampling for the National Children's Study: Opportunities and Challenges. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2012, 27: 20-26. PMID: 23215706, DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Children's StudyProvider-based samplingChildren's StudyNational cohort studyPrenatal care providersNational probability sampleType of providerProbability sampleCohort studyPrenatal careCare providersChild healthProvider groupsAge 21Risk estimatesPrimary sampling unitsWomenBirthProvidersHealthSampling frameSecondary sampling unitsPregnancyNumber of strategiesUtero
2011
Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1
Sordillo JE, Sharma S, Poon A, Lasky-Su J, Belanger K, Milton DK, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Leaderer BP, Gold DR, Litonjua AA. Effects of endotoxin exposure on childhood asthma risk are modified by a genetic polymorphism in ACAA1. BMC Medical Genomics 2011, 12: 158. PMID: 22151743, PMCID: PMC3252252, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotoxin exposureAsthma riskProtective effectRisk of asthmaGenetic polymorphismsChildhood asthma riskChildhood Asthma StudyInnate immune pathwaysInnate immunity pathwaysAsthma StudyAsthmaConclusionOur findingsImmune pathwaysMinor alleleHome allergensImmunity pathwaysEczemaMajor alleleChildrenEndotoxinExposureRiskSignificant interactionPolymorphismACAA1Prenatal Factors for Childhood Blood Pressure Mediated by Intrauterine and/or Childhood Growth?
Wen X, Triche E, Hogan J, Shenassa E, Buka S. Prenatal Factors for Childhood Blood Pressure Mediated by Intrauterine and/or Childhood Growth? Pediatrics 2011, 127: e713-e721. PMID: 21300676, PMCID: PMC3065147, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffspring systolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureIntrauterine growth restrictionPregnancy weight gainBlood pressureYears of ageMaternal smokingPrenatal factorsChildhood growthPrepregnancy BMIBMI trajectoriesChildhood systolic blood pressureChildren's systolic blood pressureMaternal pregnancy weight gainWeight gainChildhood BMI trajectoriesHeavy maternal smokingOffspring blood pressureChildhood blood pressureMother-child pairsCollaborative Perinatal ProjectChronic hypertensionObstetric formPreeclampsia-eclampsiaChildhood BMIAssociation of maternal anemia with increased wheeze and asthma in children
Triche EW, Lundsberg LS, Wickner PG, Belanger K, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB. Association of maternal anemia with increased wheeze and asthma in children. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2011, 106: 131-139.e1. PMID: 21277514, PMCID: PMC3073499, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal anemiaEarly-onset transientRespiratory health outcomesChildren of womenOffspring of mothersRespiratory disease developmentChildren of mothersYears of ageEarly childhoodAge 3Delivery hospitalizationsRecurrent wheezeCurrent asthmaAsthma diagnosisChildhood asthmaInfant wheezeMaternal nutritionRespiratory healthWheezeAsthmaAnemiaHealth outcomesPregnancyAnemia diagnosisMicronutrient status
2010
Association Between Placental Morphology and Childhood Systolic Blood Pressure
Wen X, Triche E, Hogan J, Shenassa E, Buka S. Association Between Placental Morphology and Childhood Systolic Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2010, 57: 48-55. PMID: 21079045, PMCID: PMC3074204, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.162792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureChildhood systolic blood pressureShort-term blood pressureHigher systolic blood pressureLong-term blood pressureLarger placental sizeFull-term singletonsCollaborative Perinatal ProjectDecidual vesselsPlacental inefficiencyPlacental thicknessPregnancy courseVascular resistancePlacental weightPlacental volumePlacental sizeVascular lesionsCord vesselsPlacental morphologyPerinatal ProjectAuscultation methodLesionsAssociationVesselsPDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan
DeWan AT, Triche EW, Xu X, Hsu LI, Zhao C, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Willis-Owen SA, Moffatt M, Cookson WO, Himes BE, Weiss ST, Gauderman WJ, Baurley JW, Gilliland F, Wilk JB, O’Connor G, Strachan DP, Hoh J, Bracken MB. PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2010, 126: 871-873.e9. PMID: 20920776, PMCID: PMC3133448, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings
Venkatesh K, de Bruyn G, Marinda E, Otwombe K, van Niekerk R, Urban M, Triche E, McGarvey S, Lurie M, Gray G. Morbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2010, 57: 109-119. PMID: 20601692, PMCID: PMC3107462, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBreast FeedingChildChild WelfareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKaplan-Meier EstimateMaternal AgeMorbidityPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesSouth AfricaViral LoadYoung AdultConceptsPlasma viral loadMaternal plasma viral loadInfant HIV infectionHIV infectionInfant morbidityChild healthMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelInfant feeding statusPediatric HIV infectionProspective cohort studyRisk of morbidityInfant health outcomesMonths of lifeProportional hazards modelResource limited settingsAntiretroviral prophylaxisMaternal viremiaCohort studyRespiratory infectionsViral loadMaternal ageMorbidityHazards modelHealth outcomes
2009
Integrated exposure modeling: A model using GIS and GLM
Holford TR, Ebisu K, McKay LA, Gent JF, Triche EW, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Integrated exposure modeling: A model using GIS and GLM. Statistics In Medicine 2009, 29: 116-129. PMID: 19823976, PMCID: PMC3182125, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized linear modelLinear modelLayout of roadsDispersion functionStatistical modelStandard regression techniquesTraffic-related health effectsSecond examplePollutant dispersionSpline modelSpatial modelRegression techniquesDaily trafficConnecticut homesIntegralsModelTraffic densityDispersionGLMTrafficVariablesFunctionMeteorologyTraffic-related pollution
2007
Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes. BMC Medical Genomics 2007, 8: 15. PMID: 17407567, PMCID: PMC1852548, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-8-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent coughSurfactant protein ARespiratory symptomsWhite infantsClinician-diagnosed asthmaInfant respiratory symptomsRespiratory symptom frequencyRisk of wheezeCohort of infantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityStudy infantsNewborn infantsSymptom frequencyInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireCoughWheezeAsthmaInfantsTelephone interviewsOlder children
2006
Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2006, 7: 68. PMID: 16884531, PMCID: PMC1557482, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaWhite infantsInfant respiratory symptomsPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsLarger confirmatory studiesSurfactant proteinsInnate immune responseMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyImmune responseStudy populationInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireInfantsConclusionThese resultsAsthmaTelephone interviewsConfirmatory studiesWhole blood
2004
Association of early‐onset otitis media in infants and exposure to household mould
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of early‐onset otitis media in infants and exposure to household mould. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2004, 18: 441-447. PMID: 15535820, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2004.00596.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly otitis mediaOtitis mediaMonths of ageHousehold moldInfant respiratory symptomsAcute otitis mediaPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsOtitis media episodesRecurrent otitis mediaEarly onset otitis mediaMonths of lifeQuarterly telephone interviewsRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyPotential confoundersHigh riskInfant's birthStandardised questionnaireTelephone interviewsMonthsAsthmaEarly childhoodFurther studiesOptimizing Buccal Cell DNA Yields in Mothers and Infants for Human Leukocyte Antigen Genotyping
Saftlas A, Waldschmidt M, Logsden-Sackett N, Triche E, Field E. Optimizing Buccal Cell DNA Yields in Mothers and Infants for Human Leukocyte Antigen Genotyping. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 160: 77-84. PMID: 15229120, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life
van Strien RT, Gent JF, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Exposure to NO2 and Nitrous Acid and Respiratory Symptoms in the First Year of Life. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 471-478. PMID: 15232409, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000129511.61698.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Infant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 13-20. PMID: 14712142, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000101292.41006.2e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent otitis mediaOtitis media episodesOtitis mediaOtitis media riskOffice visitsDay careMaternal historyWhite raceAssociation of exposureHome heating sourcesDoctor office visitsLogistic regression modelingMedium riskProspective studyPotential confoundersMore episodesSecondary heating sourcesVirginia HospitalWood stove useLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsMultivariate modelAdditional childrenIntermittent useCare
2003
Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma
Belanger K, Beckett W, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford T, Ren P, McSharry JE, Gold DR, Platts-Mills TA, Leaderer BP. Symptoms of Wheeze and Persistent Cough in the First Year of Life: Associations with Indoor Allergens, Air Contaminants, and Maternal History of Asthma. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 158: 195-202. PMID: 12882940, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfants of mothersSymptoms of wheezePersistent coughPhysician-diagnosed asthmaDust mite allergenRelation of exposureFirst yearAsthma historyDog allergensIndoor allergensInfant wheezeMaternal historyMite allergensCoughWheezeHome exposureAsthmaInfantsAllergensSymptomsAsthmatic siblingsMothersExposureRiskFirst study
2002
Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma.
Gent JF, Ren P, Belanger K, Triche E, Bracken MB, Holford TR, Leaderer BP. Levels of household mold associated with respiratory symptoms in the first year of life in a cohort at risk for asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002, 110: a781-a786. PMID: 12460818, PMCID: PMC1241132, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021100781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent coughRespiratory symptomsDays of wheezeHigh-risk groupFirst yearPotential confounding factorsPoisson regression analysisCFU/m3Infant's first yearMaternal allergyMaternal historyHigh riskCoughWheezeAsthmaParticular fungal genusHousehold moldConfounding factorsInfant's lifeColony-forming unitsSignificant riskSocioeconomic statusCertain housing characteristicsHigh levelsSusceptible population
2000
Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms
Zhang H, Triche E, Leaderer B. Model for the Analysis of Binary Time Series of Respiratory Symptoms. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 151: 1206-1215. PMID: 10905533, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of symptomsRespiratory symptomsNew episodesStuffy nosePrior historyHistory of allergyDaily respiratory symptomsInfant Health StudyMeteorologic changesHealth StudySymptomsEpidemiologic researchDay careMarital statusIncidenceEnvironmental epidemiologic researchEpisodesMothersDurationSulfate levelsHusband's levelDemographic variablesNoseHigh levelsAllergy