2024
Residential exposure associations with ALS risk, survival, and phenotype: a Michigan-based case-control study
Goutman S, Boss J, Jang D, Piecuch C, Farid H, Batra M, Mukherjee B, Feldman E, Batterman S. Residential exposure associations with ALS risk, survival, and phenotype: a Michigan-based case-control study. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And Frontotemporal Degeneration 2024, 25: 543-553. PMID: 38557405, PMCID: PMC11269018, DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2024.2336110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis riskAssociated with ALS riskALS riskCase-only analysisResidential settingsControl participantsCox proportional hazards modelsLogistic regression modelsCase-control studyMultinomial logistic regressionMultiple testing correctionProportional hazards modelLatent profile analysisResidential exposureExposure variablesPolytomous outcomesExposure associationsDecrease disease burdenALS susceptibilityLogistic regressionDisease burdenTesting correctionHazards modelRisk factorsRegression models
2023
Adverse birth outcomes are associated with circulating matrix metalloproteinases among pregnant women in Puerto Rico
Kim C, Cathey A, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Adverse birth outcomes are associated with circulating matrix metalloproteinases among pregnant women in Puerto Rico. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2023, 159: 103991. PMID: 37454540, PMCID: PMC10726844, DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2023.103991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth outcomesMatrix metalloproteinasesFetal sexPregnant womenFemale fetusesNewborn lengthVisit 3Associated with increased odds of preeclampsiaVisit 1Impact of matrix metalloproteinasesCustomized Luminex assayGestational diabetes mellitusOdds of preeclampsiaAdverse birth outcomesAssociated with increased oddsGestational ageHealthy pregnancyMale fetusesUterine remodelingLuminex assayLogistic regression modelsDiabetes mellitusStudy visitsInverse associationExtracellular matrixAn inverse probability weighted regression method that accounts for right‐censoring for causal inference with multiple treatments and a binary outcome
Yu Y, Zhang M, Mukherjee B. An inverse probability weighted regression method that accounts for right‐censoring for causal inference with multiple treatments and a binary outcome. Statistics In Medicine 2023, 42: 3699-3715. PMID: 37392070, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight censoringWeighted score functionCausal treatment effectsAverage treatment effectAsymptotic propertiesCensored componentPre-specified time windowEstimation consistencyRobustness propertiesSimulation studyBinary outcomesPresence of confoundersCensoringScoring functionInverse probabilityTreatment effectsEstimationSources of biasInferenceLetter CComparative effectiveness researchTreatment switchRegression methodLogistic regression modelsInsurance claims database
2022
Lifestyle and personal factors associated with having macroscopic residual disease after ovarian cancer primary cytoreductive surgery
Phung M, Webb P, DeFazio A, Fereday S, Lee A, Bowtell D, Fasching P, Goode E, Goodman M, Karlan B, Lester J, Matsuo K, Modugno F, Brenton J, Van Gorp T, Pharoah P, Schildkraut J, McLean K, Meza R, Mukherjee B, Richardson J, Grout B, Chase A, Deurloo C, Terry K, Hanley G, Pike M, Berchuck A, Ramus S, Pearce C, Consortium O. Lifestyle and personal factors associated with having macroscopic residual disease after ovarian cancer primary cytoreductive surgery. Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 168: 68-75. PMID: 36401943, PMCID: PMC10398872, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerEstrogen-only therapyPrimary cytoreductive surgeryMacroscopic residual diseaseResidual diseaseParous womenFamily history of ovarian cancerOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumMenopausal hormone therapy useHistory of ovarian cancerFirst-degree family historyCytoreductive surgeryOvarian cancer riskOvarian cancerAdvanced stage high-grade serous ovarian cancerPresence of macroscopic residual diseaseHormone therapy useHigh-grade serous ovarian cancer patientsDepot medroxyprogesterone acetate useBody mass indexLogistic regression modelsOral contraceptive useIncomplete pregnanciesSerous ovarian cancerFactors influencing survivalOccupational 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 history
2019
Mother–Child and Father–Child Connectedness in Adolescence and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Young Adulthood
Hazzard V, Miller A, Bauer K, Mukherjee B, Sonneville K. Mother–Child and Father–Child Connectedness in Adolescence and Disordered Eating Symptoms in Young Adulthood. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2019, 66: 366-371. PMID: 31722823, PMCID: PMC7007817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFasting/skipping mealsDisordered eating symptomsEating symptomsEating-related concernsSex-stratified logistic regression modelsAssociated with lower oddsStatistically significant associationYoung adulthoodControl weightLogistic regression modelsSignificant associationLower oddsSymptomsU.S. young adultsCompensatory behaviorsNationally representative sampleYoung adultsFather childrenAdolescentsNational Longitudinal Study of AdolescentEating disorder interventionsLongitudinal Study of AdolescentBingePotential protective factorsProtective factorsAssociations between childhood maltreatment latent classes and eating disorder symptoms in a nationally representative sample of young adults in the United States
Hazzard V, Bauer K, Mukherjee B, Miller A, Sonneville K. Associations between childhood maltreatment latent classes and eating disorder symptoms in a nationally representative sample of young adults in the United States. Child Abuse & Neglect 2019, 98: 104171. PMID: 31546098, PMCID: PMC6885127, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating disorder symptomsFasting/skipping mealsDisorder symptomsEating-related concernsChildhood maltreatmentPhysical abusePhysical neglectAssociated with eating disorder symptomsLatent classesSexual abuseAssociated with eating disordersChildhood physical neglectYoung adultsNationally representative sampleMulti-type maltreatmentMaltreatment profilesLogistic regression modelsEating disordersLatent class analysisCompensatory behaviorsU.S. young adultsHigh riskStudy of AdolescentLongitudinal Study of AdolescentRepresentative sample
2018
The associations between prenatal exposure to triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational age and birth weight in northern Puerto Rico
Aker A, Ferguson K, Rosario Z, Mukherjee B, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. The associations between prenatal exposure to triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational age and birth weight in northern Puerto Rico. Environmental Research 2018, 169: 41-51. PMID: 30412856, PMCID: PMC6347499, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with gestational ageGestational ageOdds of SGAInfant sexBirth outcomesStudy visitsVisit 1Odds of preterm birthOdds of LGAAssociated with adverse birth outcomesBirthweight z-scoreBiomarker concentrationsAdverse birth outcomesPuerto Rico TestsitePreterm birthPregnant womenBirth weightUrinary biomarker concentrationsExposure biomarkersLogistic regression modelsVisit 3SGADecreased oddsZ-scoreCalculate oddsInforming a Risk Prediction Model for Binary Outcomes with External Coefficient Information
Cheng W, Taylor J, Gu T, Tomlins S, Mukherjee B. Informing a Risk Prediction Model for Binary Outcomes with External Coefficient Information. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 2018, 68: 121-139. PMID: 31105344, PMCID: PMC6519970, DOI: 10.1111/rssc.12306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcome variable YEfficiency of estimationMeasurement error literatureDistribution of B.Regression coefficientsVariable YRegression modelsBinary outcomesVariable BLogistic regression modelsRisk prediction modelAlternative expressionBinary BImproved estimatesGaussian distributionProstate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk CalculatorProstate cancer antigen 3Risk calculatorStandard errorEstimationPredictive powerAntigen 3RegressionHistorical data
2017
Perceptions of measles, pneumonia, and meningitis vaccines among caregivers in Shanghai, China, and the health belief model: a cross-sectional study
Wagner A, Boulton M, Sun X, Mukherjee B, Huang Z, Harmsen I, Ren J, Zikmund-Fisher B. Perceptions of measles, pneumonia, and meningitis vaccines among caregivers in Shanghai, China, and the health belief model: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics 2017, 17: 143. PMID: 28606106, PMCID: PMC5468991, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0900-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal vaccine uptakeHealth Belief ModelBelief ModelHealth Belief Model constructsVaccine uptakeModels of health behaviorVaccine necessityHealth care workersCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChinese caregiversCaregiver perceptionsHealth behaviorsCaregiversCare workersYears of agePneumococcal vaccineWritten surveyBackgroundIn ChinaHealthPerceived safetyRegression modelsYoung childrenChildrenMeasles vaccineLongitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth
Johns L, Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Seely E, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiles of Thyroid Hormone Parameters in Pregnancy and Associations with Preterm Birth. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169542. PMID: 28060899, PMCID: PMC5217954, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of preterm birthPreterm birthNested case-control study of preterm birthThyroid hormonesSubclinical alterationsPregnant womenCase-control study of preterm birthThyroid diseaseOdds of preterm birthOngoing birth cohort studyNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthAssociated with preterm birthBirth cohort studyTime pointsMultivariate logistic regression modelOverall preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthWeeks of gestationClinical thyroid diseaseOvert thyroid diseaseThyroid hormone parametersMaternal thyroid hormone concentrationsMaternal thyroid hormonesLogistic regression models
2016
On-time Measles and Pneumococcal Vaccination of Shanghai Children
Wagner A, Sun X, Huang Z, Ren J, Mukherjee B, Wells E, Boulton M. On-time Measles and Pneumococcal Vaccination of Shanghai Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2016, 35: e311-e317. PMID: 27294307, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal conjugate vaccinePneumococcal conjugate vaccine administrationMeasles-containing vaccineMonths of ageShanghai Immunization Program Information SystemProportion of infant deathsShanghai childrenComparator vaccineDose 2Logistic regression modelsConjugate vaccineDose 1Pneumococcal vaccineImmunization scheduleVaccination outcomesInfant deathsPediatric immunization scheduleVaccineMonthsDisease control effortsLate vaccinationOddsAdministrationChina censusVaccination levelsAssociation of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Su F, Goutman S, Chernyak S, Mukherjee B, Callaghan B, Batterman S, Feldman E. Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 803-11. PMID: 27159543, PMCID: PMC5032145, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOccupational ExposureOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsBrominated flame retardantsPersistent environmental pollutantsResidential exposureOrganochlorine pesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsOdds of ALSAssociation of occupational exposureDisease risk factorsExposure time windowsEnvironmental pollutionRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMultivariate modelOccupational exposureLogistic regression modelsCase-control studySurvey dataFamily history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisExposure windowsIncreased oddsFamily historyAssociated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisHistory of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRegression modelsMilitary service
2012
Air pollution and respiratory symptoms among children with asthma: Vulnerability by corticosteroid use and residence area
Lewis T, Robins T, Mentz G, Zhang X, Mukherjee B, Lin X, Keeler G, Dvonch J, Yip F, O'Neill M, Parker E, Israel B, Max P, Reyes A, Committee C. Air pollution and respiratory symptoms among children with asthma: Vulnerability by corticosteroid use and residence area. The Science Of The Total Environment 2012, 448: 48-55. PMID: 23273373, PMCID: PMC4327853, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParticulate matterAir pollutionAssociated with negative health impactsAmbient pollutant concentrationsAir quality standardsAmbient air pollutionAmbient particulate matterEffective risk reduction interventionsOdds of respiratory symptomsAsthmatic childrenFactors associated with heterogeneityAssociated with increased oddsObserved health effectsRespiratory symptomsRisk reduction interventionsPopulation of asthmatic childrenRespiratory symptom diariesOutdoor PMDaily concentrationsPollutant concentrationsMonitoring sitesGeneralized estimating equationsPollution modelLogistic regression modelsAerodynamic diameterLikelihood‐based methods for regression analysis with binary exposure status assessed by pooling
Lyles R, Tang L, Lin J, Zhang Z, Mukherjee B. Likelihood‐based methods for regression analysis with binary exposure status assessed by pooling. Statistics In Medicine 2012, 31: 2485-2497. PMID: 22415630, PMCID: PMC3528351, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control study of colorectal cancerCase-control study of colorectal cancerPopulation-based case-control studyStudy of colorectal cancerExposure statusBinary outcomesRegression modelsCase-control sampleLogistic regression modelsGene-disease associationsObserved binary outcomeStudy designEpidemiological studiesColorectal cancerAssess exposureMaximum likelihood analysisRegression analysisLikelihood-based methodsExposure assessmentMaximum likelihood approachLikelihood approachCross-sectionSimulation studyOutcomesLikelihood analysis
2011
Logistic regression analysis of biomarker data subject to pooling and dichotomization
Zhang Z, Liu A, Lyles R, Mukherjee B. Logistic regression analysis of biomarker data subject to pooling and dichotomization. Statistics In Medicine 2011, 31: 2473-2484. PMID: 21953741, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control study of colorectal cancerCase-control study of colorectal cancerProspective logistic regression modelPopulation-based case-control studyStudy of colorectal cancerEpidemiological studiesLogistic regression modelsAnalysis of epidemiological dataLogistic regression analysisBinary exposurePooled measureColorectal cancerRegression modelsEpidemiological dataRegression analysisAnalysis of biomarker dataDisease statusExposed subjectsBiomarker dataChoice of designSubjectsEstimated parametersStatusRecommendationsAssociation of daily asthma emergency department visits and hospital admissions with ambient air pollutants among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit: Time-series and time-stratified case-crossover analyses with threshold effects
Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Wahl R, Wirth J, Su F, Mukherjee B. Association of daily asthma emergency department visits and hospital admissions with ambient air pollutants among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit: Time-series and time-stratified case-crossover analyses with threshold effects. Environmental Research 2011, 111: 1137-1147. PMID: 21764049, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionGeneralized additive modelCase-crossover designConditional logistic regressionPediatric Medicaid populationAir pollutionAsthma morbidityAssociated with ambient air pollutionMedicaid populationEffects of air pollutionAsthma emergency department visitsAdditive modelLogistic regressionConditional logistic regression modelsAcute asthma eventsAssociations of SO2Interquartile range increaseCase-crossover analysisEmergency department visitsCase-crossover studyPM2.5 concentrationsPM2.5 thresholdLogistic regression modelsStrong effect sizesPM2.5Occupational noise exposure assessment using O*NET and its application to a study of hearing loss in the US general population
Choi Y, Hu H, Tak S, Mukherjee B, Park S. Occupational noise exposure assessment using O*NET and its application to a study of hearing loss in the US general population. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2011, 69: 176. PMID: 21725070, PMCID: PMC3277688, DOI: 10.1136/oem.2011.064758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPure-tone averageHearing lossNoise scoresGeneral populationStudy of hearing lossNoise-induced health effectsHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyNoise exposure assessmentUS general populationNoise exposure dataLogistic regression modelsHearing thresholdsOccupational noiseExamination SurveyExposure to soundExposure assessmentPotential confoundersEpidemiological researchScore quintilesQuintileAssessment toolOccupational categoriesEpidemiological evidenceAsthma exacerbation and proximity of residence to major roads: a population-based matched case-control study among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit, Michigan
Li S, Batterman S, Wasilevich E, Elasaad H, Wahl R, Mukherjee B. Asthma exacerbation and proximity of residence to major roads: a population-based matched case-control study among the pediatric Medicaid population in Detroit, Michigan. Environmental Health 2011, 10: 34. PMID: 21513554, PMCID: PMC3224543, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-10-34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConditional logistic regressionPopulation-based matched case-control studyPediatric Medicaid populationCase-control studyMedicaid populationProximity of residenceLogistic regressionConditional logistic regression modelsElevated risk of asthmaRisk of asthmaEmergency department visitsCase-control analysisLogistic regression modelsHigh-risk populationTraffic-related pollutantsAsthma outcomesDepartment visitsAsthma eventsAsthma claimAsthma-related eventsAsthma casesEcological biasOdds ratioInvestigate associationsMethodThis study
2008
Fitting stratified proportional odds models by amalgamating conditional likelihoods
Mukherjee B, Ahn J, Liu I, Rathouz P, Sánchez B. Fitting stratified proportional odds models by amalgamating conditional likelihoods. Statistics In Medicine 2008, 27: 4950-4971. PMID: 18618428, PMCID: PMC3085191, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuisance parametersConditional likelihoodProportional odds modelStratum-specific nuisance parametersCumulative logit modelStratum-specific interceptsGeneral regression frameworkMultiple ordered categoriesOdds modelContinuous covariatesSandwich estimatorData examplesBinary exposureRobust sandwich estimatorLikelihood principleProportional oddsStandard softwareRegression frameworkNatural choiceOutcome modelEstimationClassical methodsStratified dataLogistic regression modelsRandom-effects model