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    • Association of Body Mass Index in Early Adulthood and Middle Age with Future Site-Specific Cancer Mortality: The Harvard Alumni Health Study 

      Gray, L.; Lee, I-Min; Sesso, Howard David; Batty, G. D. (Oxford University Press, 2012)
      Background:: The association between adiposity in early adulthood and subsequent development of specific malignancies is unclear. Further, the potential for mediation by adiposity in middle age has not been well examined. ...

    • The association of body size in early to mid-life with adult urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels among night shift health care workers 

      Ramin, Cody A; Massa, Jennifer; Wegrzyn, Lani R; Brown, Susan B; Pierre-Paul, Jeffrey; Devore, Elizabeth E; Hankinson, Susan E; Schernhammer, Eva S (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Adult body mass index (BMI) has been associated with urinary melatonin levels in humans; however, whether earlier-life body size is associated with melatonin, particularly among night shift workers, remains ...

    • Association of breast feeding with early childhood dental caries: Japanese population-based study 

      Kato, Tsuguhiko; Yorifuji, Takashi; Yamakawa, Michiyo; Inoue, Sachiko; Saito, Keiko; Doi, Hiroyuki; Kawachi, Ichiro (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
      Objectives: We investigated the association between breastfeeding duration during the first half year of life and the risk of early childhood caries from the age of 30 to 66 months in Japan. Design: Observational study of ...

    • Association of C-peptide and leptin with prostate cancer incidence in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study 

      Lai, Gabriel; Giovannucci, Edward; Pollak, Michael; Peskoe, Sarah; Stampfer, Meir; Willett, Walter C.::94559ea206eef8a8844fc5b80654fa5b::600; Platz, Elizabeth (Springer (part of Springer Nature), 2014)
      Hyperinsulinemia is hypothesized to influence prostate cancer risk. Thus, we evaluated the association of circulating C-peptide, which is a marker of insulin secretion, and leptin, which is secreted in response to insulin ...

    • Association of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse with Intimate Partner Violence, Poor General Health and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women 

      Barrios, Yasmin V.; Gelaye, Bizu; Zhong, Qiuyue; Nicolaidis, Christina; Rondon, Marta B.; Garcia, Pedro J.; Sanchez, Pedro A. Mascaro; Sanchez, Sixto E.; Williams, Michelle A. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      Objective: We examined associations of childhood physical and sexual abuse with risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). We also evaluated the extent to which childhood abuse was associated with self-reported general health ...

    • The association of circulating angiogenic factors and HbA1c with the risk of preeclampsia in women with preexisting diabetes 

      Cohen, Allison L.; Wenger, Julia B.; James-Todd, Tamarra; Lamparello, Brooke M.; Halprin, Elizabeth Susannah; Serdy, Shanti; Fan, Shuling; Horowitz, Gary Leigh; Lim, Kee-Hak; Rana, Sarosh; Takoudes, Tamara C.; Wyckoff, Jennifer A.; Thadhani, Ravi I.; Karumanchi, Subbian Ananth; Brown, Florence Mavis (Informa UK Limited, 2014)
      Objective: To assess whether glycemic control, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) were associated with the development of preeclampsia (PE) or gestational hypertension (GHTN) in ...

    • The association of coffee intake with liver cancer risk is mediated by biomarkers of inflammation and hepatocellular injury: data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition123 

      Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Bamia, Christina; Drogan, Dagmar; Lagiou, Pagona; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Jenab, Mazda; Fedirko, Veronika; Romieu, Isabelle; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H Bas; Pischon, Tobias; Tsilidis, Kostas; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Bouton-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Dossus, Laure; Racine, Antoine; Kaaks, Rudolf; Kühn, Tilman; Tsironis, Christos; Papatesta, Eleni-Maria; Saitakis, George; Palli, Domenico; Panico, Salvatore; Grioni, Sara; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; Peeters, Petra H; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Lukic, Marko; Braaten, Tonje; Quirós, J Ramón; Luján-Barroso, Leila; Sánchez, María-José; Chilarque, Maria-Dolores; Ardanas, Eva; Dorronsoro, Miren; Nilsson, Lena Maria; Sund, Malin; Wallström, Peter; Ohlsson, Bodil; Bradbury, Kathryn E; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Stepien, Magdalena; Duarte-Salles, Talita; Assi, Nada; Murphy, Neil; Gunter, Marc J; Riboli, Elio; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios (American Society for Nutrition, 2015)
      Background: Higher coffee intake has been purportedly related to a lower risk of liver cancer. However, it remains unclear whether this association may be accounted for by specific biological mechanisms. Objective: We aimed ...

    • Association of Cumulative Lead Exposure with Parkinson’s Disease 

      Weisskopf, Marc G.; Weuve, Jennifer Lynn; Nie, Huiling; Saint-Hilaire, Marie-Helene; Sudarsky, Lewis Richard; Simon, David K.; Hersh, Bonnie Patricia; Schwartz, Joel David; Wright, Robert O.; Hu, Howard (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)
      Background: Research using reconstructed exposure histories has suggested an association between heavy metal exposures, including lead, and Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the only study that used bone lead, a biomarker of ...

    • Association of decreased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in early pregnancy with antepartum depression 

      Fung, Jenny; Gelaye, Bizu; Qiu, Chunfang; Zhong, Qiu-Yue; Rondon, Marta B; Sanchez, Sixto E; Barrios, Yasmin V; Hevner, Karin; Williams, Michelle A (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Antepartum depression is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the prenatal period. There is accumulating evidence for the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the ...

    • The Association of Early Childhood Cognitive Development and Behavioural Difficulties with Pre-Adolescent Problematic Eating Attitudes 

      Richmond, Rebecca C.; Skugarevsky, Oleg; Yang, Seungmi; Kramer, Michael S.; Wade, Kaitlin H.; Patel, Rita; Bogdanovich, Natalia; Vilchuck, Konstantin; Sergeichick, Natalia; Smith, George Davey; Oken, Emily; Martin, Richard M. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Objectives: Few studies have prospectively investigated associations of child cognitive ability and behavioural difficulties with later eating attitudes. We investigated associations of intelligence quotient (IQ), academic ...

    • Association of eGFR-Related Loci Identified by GWAS with Incident CKD and ESRD 

      Böger, Carsten A.; Gorski, Mathias; Li, Man; Hoffmann, Michael M.; Huang, Chunmei; Yang, Qiong; Teumer, Alexander; Krane, Vera; O'Seaghdha, Conall M.; Kutalik, Zoltán; Wichmann, H.-Erich; Haak, Thomas; Boes, Eva; Coassin, Stefan; Coresh, Josef; Kollerits, Barbara; Haun, Margot; Paulweber, Bernhard; Köttgen, Anna; Li, Guo; Shlipak, Michael G.; Powe, Neil; Hwang, Shih-Jen; Dehghan, Abbas; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Uitterlinden, André; Hofman, Albert; Beckmann, Jacques S.; Krämer, Bernhard K.; Witteman, Jacqueline; Bochud, Murielle; Siscovick, David; Rettig, Rainer; Kronenberg, Florian; Wanner, Christoph; Thadhani, Ravi I.; Heid, Iris M.; Fox, Caroline S.; Kao, W. H.; Kim, Stuart K. (Public Library of Science, 2011)
      Family studies suggest a genetic component to the etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD). Previously, we identified 16 loci for eGFR in genome-wide association studies, but the associations ...

    • Association of Environmental Cadmium Exposure with Pediatric Dental Caries 

      Arora, Manish; Weuve, Jennifer Lynn; Schwartz, Joel David; Wright, Robert O. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2008)
      Background: Although animal experiments have shown that cadmium exposure results in severe dental caries, limited epidemiologic data are available on this issue. Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationship between ...

    • Association of Environmental Cadmium Exposure with Periodontal Disease in U.S. Adults 

      Arora, Manish; Weuve, Jennifer Lynn; Schwartz, Joel David; Wright, Robert O. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2009)
      Background: Periodontal disease is a complex, multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease that involves degradation of periodontal structures, including alveolar bone. Cadmium adversely affects bone remodeling, and it is ...

    • The Association of Ethnic Minority Density with Late Entry into Antenatal Care in the Netherlands 

      Posthumus, Anke G.; Schölmerich, Vera L. N.; Steegers, Eric A. P.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Denktaş, Semiha (Public Library of Science, 2015)
      In the Netherlands, non-Western ethnic minority women make their first antenatal visit later than native Dutch women. Timely entry into antenatal care is important as it provides the opportunity for prenatal screening and ...

    • Association of Expired Nitric Oxide with Occupational Particulate Exposure 

      Kim, Jee Young; Wand, Matthew P; Hauser, Russ B.; Mukherjee, Sutapa; Herrick, Robert F.; Christiani, David C. (2003)
      Particulate air pollution has been associated with adverse respiratory health effects. This study assessed the utility of expired nitric oxide to detect acute airway responses to metal-containing fine particulates. Using ...

    • Association of Exposure to Phthalates with Endometriosis and Uterine Leiomyomata: Findings from NHANES, 1999–2004 

      Weuve, Jennifer Lynn; Hauser, Russ B.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Missmer, Stacey Ann; Wise, Lauren A. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)
      Background: Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals used in consumer products. Some phthalates are reproductive toxicants in experimental animals, but human data are limited. Objective: We conducted a cross-sectional study of ...

    • Association of folate intake and serum homocysteine in elderly persons according to vitamin supplementation and alcohol use 

      Koehler, Kathleen M.; Baumgartner, Richard N.; Garry, Philip J.; Allen, Robert H.; Stabler, Sally P.; Rimm, Eric Bruce::0ab2926c8242f35e5a982e3cf59f4987::600 (Oxford University Press, 2001)
      Background: The serum total homocysteine concentration (tHcy), an indicator of folate status and a possible risk factor for vascular disease, is elevated with impaired renal function and poor vitamin B-12 status, which are ...

    • Association of Genetic Loci with Sleep Apnea in European Americans and African-Americans: The Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) 

      Patel, Sanjay R.; Goodloe, Robert; De, Gourab; Kowgier, Matthew; Weng, Jia; Buxbaum, Sarah G.; Cade, Brian; Fulop, Tibor; Gharib, Sina A.; Gottlieb, Daniel J.; Hillman, David; Larkin, Emma K.; Lauderdale, Diane S.; Li, Li; Mukherjee, Sutapa; Palmer, Lyle; Zee, Phyllis; Zhu, Xiaofeng; Redline, Susan (Public Library of Science, 2012)
      Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to have a strong familial basis, no genetic polymorphisms influencing apnea risk have been identified in cross-cohort analyses. We utilized the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...

    • Association of Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) with in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Outcomes 

      Mahalingaiah, Shruthi; Maity, Arnab; Meeker, John D.; Berry, Katharine; Missmer, Stacey Ann; Williams, Paige L.; Ehrlich, Shelley; Perry, Melissa J.; Cramer, Daniel William; Hauser, Russ B. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012)
      Background: Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) are persistent chlorinated pesticides with endocrine activity that may adversely affect the early stages ...

    • Association of HLA-DRB1-restricted CD4+ T cell responses with HIV immune control 

      Ranasinghe, Srinika; Cutler, Sam; Davis, Isaiah; Lu, Richard; Soghoian, Damien Z.; Qi, Ying; Sidney, John; Kranias, Gregory; Flanders, Michael; Lindqvist, Madelene; Kuhl, Bjorn; Alter, Galit; Deeks, Steven G.; Walker, Bruce D.; Gao, Xiaojiang; Sette, Alessandro; Carrington, Mary; Streeck, Hendrik (2013)
      The contribution of HLA class II-restricted CD4+ T cell responses to HIV immune control is poorly defined. Here, we delineated novel peptide-DRB1 restrictions in functional assays and analyzed the host genetic effects of ...