2018
Vasomotor symptom characteristics
Gray KE, Katon JG, LeBlanc ES, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Reiber GE, Weitlauf JC, Nelson KM, LaCroix AZ. Vasomotor symptom characteristics. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 520-530. PMID: 29206771, PMCID: PMC5898980, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasomotor symptomsDiabetes riskNight sweatsHazard ratioHot flashesWomen's Health Initiative participantsElevated diabetes riskConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelIncident diabetesMetabolic riskPostmenopausal symptomsMenopause transitionMean durationSymptom characteristicsInitiative participantsSymptomsDiabetesRiskBehavior changeSeverityWomenDurationSweatAssociation
2017
Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment
Haskell SG, Brandt C, Burg M, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Mattocks K, Dziura J. Incident Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Men and Women Veterans After Return From Deployment. Medical Care 2017, 55: 948-955. PMID: 28984707, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCV risk factorsRisk factorsImpact of sexWomen veteransClinical Modification diagnostic codesIncident cardiovascular risk factorsPrimary care visitsCoronary artery diseaseElectronic health record dataRisk of obesityVeterans Health AdministrationIncident risk factorsHealth record dataMental health conditionsBlack womenNew International ClassificationCare visitsCohort studyArtery diseaseFemale sexDiagnostic codesIncidence rateProtective effectInternational Classification
2016
Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Washington DL, Bird CE, LaMonte MJ, Goldstein KM, Rillamas-Sun E, Stefanick ML, Woods NF, Bastian LA, Gass M, Weitlauf JC. Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s126-s137. PMID: 26768386, PMCID: PMC5881617, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeCause mortality ratesHazard rate ratiosMortality rateHealth initiativesStudy armsTrauma-related mortalityNon-veteran womenHealthy soldier effectCause-specific mortalityExcess mortality ratesProportional hazards modelHealth risk behaviorsVeteran statusMedical morbidityHigher cancerRisk factorsWHI participantsAdditional adjustmentMortality riskOlder womenHazards modelWomen veteransHealth behaviorsBirth cohortDifferences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
Bastian LA, Gray KE, DeRycke E, Mirza S, Gierisch JM, Haskell SG, Magruder KM, Wakelee HA, Wang A, Ho GY, LaCroix AZ. Differences in Active and Passive Smoking Exposures and Lung Cancer Incidence Between Veterans and Non-Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Gerontologist 2016, 56: s102-s111. PMID: 26768384, PMCID: PMC5881614, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive smoking exposureWomen's Health InitiativeSmoking exposureLung cancer incidenceLung cancerWomen veteransHealth initiativesCancer incidenceHigh riskCox proportional hazards modelLung cancer incidence ratesOlder women veteransPassive tobacco exposureCancer incidence ratesProportional hazards modelHigh ratePostmenopausal womenPack yearsPassive smokingTobacco exposureProspective dataIncidence rateNon-VeteransTobacco useHazards model
2008
Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans
Vernon SW, del Junco DJ, Tiro JA, Coan SP, Perz CA, Bastian LA, Rakowski W, Chan W, Lairson DR, McQueen A, Fernandez ME, Warrick C, Halder A, DiClemente C. Promoting Regular Mammography Screening II. Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in US Women Veterans. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 100: 347-358. PMID: 18314474, PMCID: PMC2830858, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard rate ratiosPP analysisWomen veteransControl groupMITT analysisOdds ratioMammography coverageCorresponding hazard rate ratiosCox proportional hazards regressionLogistic regressionHealth promotion trialUS women veteransProportional hazards regressionRate ratioHigher mammography ratesRegular mammography screeningTheory-based interventionControlled TrialsCox modelingITT analysisHazards regressionMammography ratesCrude coverageIntervention effect estimatesNational registry
2006
Vascular Risk Factors for Incident Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia
Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Lyketsos CG, Khachaturian AS, Bastian LA, Charoonruk G, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Pieper CF, Munger RG, Breitner JC, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Vascular Risk Factors for Incident Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders 2006, 20: 93-100. PMID: 16772744, DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000213814.43047.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of VaDVascular risk factorsAlzheimer's diseaseRisk factorsVascular dementiaVascular factorsRisk of ADCardiovascular risk factorsCommunity-based cohortIncident Alzheimer's diseaseSelf-reported historySex differencesCardiovascular historyDementia riskDementia subtypesDiscrete-time survival modelsHigh cholesterolSubsequent riskCounty residentsVADSpecific causal pathwaysStandard criteriaHypertensionSexRisk
1995
Cytologic screening after hysterectomy for benign disease
Piscitelli J, Bastian L, Wilkes A, Simel D. Cytologic screening after hysterectomy for benign disease. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 424-432. PMID: 7645617, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90262-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign diseaseCytologic abnormalitiesVaginal dysplasiaInvasive gynecologic malignancyLow-risk patientsAbnormal cytology resultsCervical cytologic abnormalitiesProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesLittle clinical significanceMain outcome variablesTrue positive casesGynecologic malignanciesRetrospective cohortHazards regressionCytology resultsCytology testDysplasia casesClinical significanceLower incidencePositive casesPatientsScreening testHysterectomyOutcome variables