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2. The Association of Telomere Length with Colorectal Cancer Differs by the Age of Cancer Onset
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Boardman, LA, Litzelman, K, Seo, S, Johnson, RA, Vanderboom, RJ, Kimmel, GW, Cunningham, JM, Gangnon, RE, Engelman, CD, Riegert-Johnson, DL, Potter, J, Haile, R, Buchanan, D, Jenkins, MA, Rider, DN, Thibodeau, SN, Petersen, GM, Skinner, HG, Boardman, LA, Litzelman, K, Seo, S, Johnson, RA, Vanderboom, RJ, Kimmel, GW, Cunningham, JM, Gangnon, RE, Engelman, CD, Riegert-Johnson, DL, Potter, J, Haile, R, Buchanan, D, Jenkins, MA, Rider, DN, Thibodeau, SN, Petersen, GM, and Skinner, HG
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OBJECTIVES: Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that cap the end of chromosomes and shorten with sequential cell divisions in normal aging. Short telomeres are also implicated in the incidence of many cancers, but the evidence is not conclusive for colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the association of CRC and telomere length. METHODS: In this case-control study, we measured relative telomere length from peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) DNA with quantitative PCR in 598 CRC patients and 2,212 healthy controls. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis indicated that telomere length was associated with risk for CRC, and this association varied in an age-related manner; younger individuals (≤50 years of age) with longer telomeres (80-99 percentiles) had a 2-6 times higher risk of CRC, while older individuals (>50 years of age) with shortened telomeres (1-10 percentiles) had 2-12 times the risk for CRC. The risk for CRC varies with extremes in telomere length in an age-associated manner. CONCLUSIONS: Younger individuals with longer telomeres or older individuals with shorter telomeres are at higher risk for CRC. These findings indicate that the association of PBL telomere length varies according to the age of cancer onset and that CRC is likely associated with at minimum two different mechanisms of telomere dynamics.
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- 2014
3. Collagen Fiber Alignment in Relation to Prognostic Markers for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast
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Trentham-Dietz, A, primary, Sprague, BL, additional, Conklin, MW, additional, Hampton, JM, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, Eliceiri, KW, additional, Newcomb, PA, additional, Friedl, A, additional, and Kelly, PJ, additional
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- 2014
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4. Telomere Length Varies By DNA Extraction Method: Implications for Epidemiologic Research
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Cunningham, JM, Johnson, RA, Litzelman, K, Skinner, HG, Seo, S, Engelman, CD, Vanderboom, RJ, Kimmel, GW, Gangnon, RE, Riegert-Johnson, DL, Baron, JA, Potter, JD, Haile, R, Buchanan, DD, Jenkins, MA, Rider, DN, Thibodeau, SN, Petersen, GM, Boardman, LA, Cunningham, JM, Johnson, RA, Litzelman, K, Skinner, HG, Seo, S, Engelman, CD, Vanderboom, RJ, Kimmel, GW, Gangnon, RE, Riegert-Johnson, DL, Baron, JA, Potter, JD, Haile, R, Buchanan, DD, Jenkins, MA, Rider, DN, Thibodeau, SN, Petersen, GM, and Boardman, LA
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BACKGROUND: Both shorter and longer telomeres in peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) DNA have been associated with cancer risk. However, associations remain inconsistent across studies of the same cancer type. This study compares DNA preparation methods to determine telomere length from patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: We examined PBL relative telomere length (RTL) measured by quantitative PCR (qPCR) in 1,033 patients with colorectal cancer and 2,952 healthy controls. DNA was extracted with phenol/chloroform, PureGene, or QIAamp. RESULTS: We observed differences in RTL depending on DNA extraction method (P < 0.001). Phenol/chloroform-extracted DNA had a mean RTL (T/S ratio) of 0.78 (range 0.01-6.54) compared with PureGene-extracted DNA (mean RTL of 0.75; range 0.00-12.33). DNA extracted by QIAamp yielded a mean RTL of 0.38 (range 0.02-3.69). We subsequently compared RTL measured by qPCR from an independent set of 20 colorectal cancer cases and 24 normal controls in PBL DNA extracted by each of the three extraction methods. The range of RTL measured by qPCR from QIAamp-extracted DNA (0.17-0.58) was less than from either PureGene or phenol/chloroform (ranges, 0.04-2.67 and 0.32-2.81, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: RTL measured by qPCR from QIAamp-extracted DNA was less than from either PureGene or phenol/chloroform (P < 0.001). IMPACT: Differences in DNA extraction method may contribute to the discrepancies between studies seeking to find an association between the risk of cancer or other diseases and RTL.
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5. Abstract P1-06-06: Alteration of stromal collagen fiber orientation in DCIS
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Trentham-Dietz, A, primary, Conklin, MW, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, Sprague, BL, additional, Eliceiri, KW, additional, Bredfeldt, JS, additional, Surachaicharn, N, additional, Campagnola, PJ, additional, Friedl, A, additional, Newcomb, PA, additional, and Keely, PJ, additional
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6. Breast cancer susceptibility loci in association with age at menarche, age at natural menopause and the reproductive lifespan
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Warren Andersen, S, primary, Trentham-Dietz, A, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, Hampton, JM, additional, Figueroa, JD, additional, Skinner, HG, additional, Engelman, CD, additional, Klein, BE, additional, Titus, LJ, additional, Egan, KM, additional, and Newcomb, PA, additional
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7. The Impact of Detection and Treatment of Carcinoma In Situ on Breast Cancer Mortality
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Trentham-Dietz, A, primary, Sprague, BL, additional, Alagoz, O, additional, Reaidi, P, additional, Rosenberg, M, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, and Stout, NK, additional
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- 2011
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8. Airway Inflammation in Asthma Patients with Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing (oSDB).
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Teodorescu, M, primary, Peterson, AG, additional, Teodorescu, MC, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, Kelly, EA, additional, Sorkness, RL, additional, and Jarjour, NN, additional
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- 2009
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9. Diminished Cord Blood Interferon-γ Responses Predict Lung Function at Age 6 Years.
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Jackson, DJ, primary, Evans, MD, additional, Gangnon, RE, additional, Roberg, KA, additional, Anderson, EL, additional, Tisler, CJ, additional, Gern, JE, additional, and Lemanske, Jr, RF, additional
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- 2009
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10. Long-term use of aspirin and age-related macular degeneration.
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Klein BE, Howard KP, Gangnon RE, Dreyer JO, Lee KE, Klein R, Klein, Barbara E K, Howard, Kerri P, Gangnon, Ronald E, Dreyer, Jennifer O, Lee, Kristine E, and Klein, Ronald
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Context: Aspirin is widely used for relief of pain and for cardioprotective effects. Its use is of concern to ophthalmologists when ocular surgery is being considered and also in the presence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Objective: To examine the association of regular aspirin use with incidence of AMD.Design, Setting, and Participants: The Beaver Dam Eye Study, a longitudinal population-based study of age-related eye diseases conducted in Wisconsin. Examinations were performed every 5 years over a 20-year period (1988-1990 through 2008-2010). Study participants (N = 4926) were aged 43 to 86 years at the baseline examination. At subsequent examinations, participants were asked if they had regularly used aspirin at least twice a week for more than 3 months.Main Outcome Measure: Incidence of early AMD, late AMD, and 2 subtypes of late AMD (neovascular AMD and pure geographic atrophy), assessed in retinal photographs according to the Wisconsin Age-Related Maculopathy Grading System.Results: The mean duration of follow-up was 14.8 years. There were 512 incident cases of early AMD (of 6243 person-visits at risk) and 117 incident cases of late AMD (of 8621 person-visits at risk) over the course of the study. Regular aspirin use 10 years prior to retinal examination was associated with late AMD (hazard ratio [HR], 1.63 [95% CI, 1.01-2.63]; P = .05), with estimated incidence of 1.76% (95% CI, 1.17%-2.64%) in regular users and 1.03% (95% CI, 0.70%-1.51%) in nonusers. For subtypes of late AMD, regular aspirin use 10 years prior to retinal examination was significantly associated with neovascular AMD (HR, 2.20 [95% CI, 1.20-4.15]; P = .01) but not pure geographic atrophy (HR, 0.66 [95% CI, 0.25-1.95]; P = .45). Aspirin use 5 years (HR, 0.86 [95% CI, 0.71-1.05]; P = .13) or 10 years (HR, 0.86 [95% CI, 0.65-1.13]; P = .28) prior to retinal examination was not associated with incident early AMD.Conclusions: Among an adult cohort, aspirin use 5 years prior to observed incidence was not associated with incident early or late AMD. However, regular aspirin use 10 years prior was associated with a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of incident late and neovascular AMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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11. Increased H1N1 infection rate in children with asthma.
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Kloepfer KM, Olenec JP, Lee WM, Liu G, Vrtis RF, Roberg KA, Evans MD, Gangnon RE, Lemanske RF Jr, Gern JE, Kloepfer, Kirsten M, Olenec, Jaime P, Lee, Wai Ming, Liu, Guiyan, Vrtis, Rose F, Roberg, Kathy A, Evans, Michael D, Gangnon, Ronald E, Lemanske, Robert F Jr, and Gern, James E
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Rationale: The 2009 H1N1 flu appeared to cause more severe cold symptoms during the 2009-2010 flu season.Objectives: We evaluated H1N1 infections during peak viral season in children with and without asthma to determine whether the H1N1 infectivity rate and illness severity were greater in subjects with asthma.Methods: One hundred and eighty children, 4-12 years of age, provided eight consecutive weekly nasal mucus samples from September 5 through October 24, 2009, and scored cold and asthma symptoms daily. Viral diagnostics were performed for all nasal samples.Measurements and Main Results: One hundred and sixty-one children (95 with asthma, 66 without asthma) completed at least 6 of the 8 nasal samples. The incidence of H1N1 infection was significantly higher in children with asthma (41%) than in children without asthma (24%; odds ratio, 4; 95% confidence interval, 1.8-9; P < 0.001), but rates of human rhinovirus infection (90% each) and other viral infections (47 vs. 41%) were similar. In children with asthma, there was a nonsignificant trend for increased loss of asthma control during H1N1 infections compared with human rhinovirus infections (38 vs. 21%; odds ratio, 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 0.9-7.2; P = 0.07).Conclusions: During peak 2009 H1N1 flu season, children with asthma were infected almost twice as often with H1N1 compared with other respiratory viruses. H1N1 infection also caused increased severity of cold symptoms compared with other viral infections. Given the increased susceptibility of children with asthma to infection, these findings reinforce the need for yearly influenza vaccination to prevent infection, and raise new questions about the mechanism for enhanced susceptibility to influenza infection in asthma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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12. Wheezing rhinovirus illnesses in early life predict asthma development in high-risk children.
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Jackson DJ, Gangnon RE, Evans MD, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Pappas TE, Printz MC, Lee WM, Shult PA, Reisdorf E, Carlson-Dakes KT, Salazar LP, DaSilva DF, Tisler CJ, Gern JE, Lemanske RF Jr, Jackson, Daniel J, Gangnon, Ronald E, Evans, Michael D, and Roberg, Kathy A
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Rationale: Virus-induced wheezing episodes in infancy often precede the development of asthma. Whether infections with specific viral pathogens confer differential future asthma risk is incompletely understood.Objectives: To define the relationship between specific viral illnesses and early childhood asthma development.Methods: A total of 259 children were followed prospectively from birth to 6 years of age. The etiology and timing of specific viral wheezing respiratory illnesses during early childhood were assessed using nasal lavage, culture, and multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The relationships of these virus-specific wheezing illnesses and other risk factors to the development of asthma were analyzed.Measurements and Main Results: Viral etiologies were identified in 90% of wheezing illnesses. From birth to age 3 years, wheezing with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (odds ratio [OR], 2.6), rhinovirus (RV) (OR, 9.8), or both RV and RSV (OR , 10) was associated with increased asthma risk at age 6 years. In Year 1, both RV wheezing (OR, 2.8) and aeroallergen sensitization (OR, 3.6) independently increased asthma risk at age 6 years. By age 3 years, wheezing with RV (OR, 25.6) was more strongly associated with asthma at age 6 years than aeroallergen sensitization (OR, 3.4). Nearly 90% (26 of 30) of children who wheezed with RV in Year 3 had asthma at 6 years of age.Conclusions: Among outpatient viral wheezing illnesses in infancy and early childhood, those caused by RV infections are the most significant predictors of the subsequent development of asthma at age 6 years in a high-risk birth cohort. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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13. Thalidomide maintenance following high-dose melphalan with autologous stem cell support in myeloma.
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Chang JE, Juckett MB, Callander NS, Kahl BS, Gangnon RE, Mitchell TL, and Longo WL
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- 2008
14. Effect of interhospital transfer on resource utilization and outcomes at a tertiary care referral center.
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Golestanian E, Scruggs JE, Gangnon RE, Mak RP, and Wood KE
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15. Falls in acute care: an academic medical center six-year review.
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Enloe M, Wells TJ, Mahoney J, Pak M, Gangnon RE, Pellino TA, Hughes S, and Leahy-Gross KM
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16. Cytokine response patterns, exposure to viruses, and respiratory infections in the first year of life.
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Copenhaver CC, Gern JE, Li Z, Shult PA, Rosenthal LA, Mikus LD, Kirk CJ, Roberg KA, Anderson EL, Tisler CJ, DaSilva DF, Hiemke HJ, Gentile K, Gangnon RE, and Lemanski RF Jr.
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Daycare attendance and siblings are associated with viral-induced wheezing in children. Preexisting immunologic factors may influence the expression of viral infections in infancy, and in turn, recurrent infections may influence the development of immune responses. A total of 285 children were enrolled in the Childhood Origins of Asthma Project at birth and followed for at least 1 year. Cord blood and 1-year mononuclear cells were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin, and cytokine-response profiles were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Nasal lavage was performed for moderate to severe respiratory illnesses. Daycare attendance and/or siblings significantly increased the likelihood of contracting respiratory syncytial virus (1.5-1.6-fold increase) and rhinovirus (1.8-2.1-fold increase), and increased the risk of rhinovirus-induced wheezing (14-18% vs. 2%, p = 0.011). Cord blood IFN-gamma responses were inversely related to the frequency of viral respiratory infections (r(s) = -0.11, p = 0.05), and more significant for subjects with high exposure to other children (r(s) = -0.27, p = 0.028). The interval change in infantile IFN-gamma responses correlated positively with the frequency of viral infections in infancy (r(s) = 0.12, p = 0.047). These data suggest that neonatal IFN-gamma responses may influence antiviral activity, or may represent a marker of antiviral immunity maturation. Conversely, the frequency of viral infections in infancy can influence IFN-gamma responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. Racial Arrest Disparities in the USA by Rural-Urban Location and Region.
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Jewett PI, Gangnon RE, Hing AK, Henning-Smith C, Chantarat T, Areba EM, and Borowsky IW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Black or African American statistics & numerical data, Crime statistics & numerical data, Crime ethnology, Racial Groups statistics & numerical data, United States, White statistics & numerical data, Rural Population statistics & numerical data, Urban Population statistics & numerical data
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Background: Urban racial arrest disparities are well known. Emerging evidence suggests that rural policing shares similar patterns as urban policing in the USA, but without receiving the same public scrutiny, raising the risk of biased rural policing going unnoticed., Methods: We estimated adult and adolescent arrest rates and rate ratios (RR) by race, rural-urban status, and US region based on 2016 Uniform Crime Reporting Program arrest and US Census population counts using general estimating equation Poisson regression models with a 4-way interaction between race, region, age group, and urbanicity., Results: With few exceptions, arrest rates were highest in small towns and rural areas, especially among Black and American Indian populations. Arrest rates differed between US regions with highest rates and racial disparities in the Midwest. For example, arrest rates among Black adults in the rural Midwest were 148.6 arrests [per 1000 population], 95% CI 131.4-168.0, versus 94.4 arrests, 95% CI 77.2-115.4 in the urban Midwest; and versus corresponding rural Midwest arrests among white adults, 32.7 arrests, 95% CI 30.8-34.8, Black versus white rural RR 4.54, 95% CI 4.09-5.04. Racial arrest disparities in the South were lower but still high, e.g., rural South, Black versus White adults, RR 1.86, 95% CI 1.71-2.03., Conclusions: Rural areas and small towns are potential hotspots of racial arrest disparities across the USA, especially in the Midwest. Approaches to overcoming structural racism in policing must include strategies targeted at rural/small town communities. Our findings underscore the importance of dismantling racist policing in all US communities., (© 2023. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.)
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18. Cluster Analysis Methods to Support Population Health Improvement Among US Counties.
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Pollock EA, Gangnon RE, Gennuso KP, and Givens ML
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- Humans, Cluster Analysis, United States, Public Health methods, Public Health standards, Public Health statistics & numerical data, Population Health statistics & numerical data
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Context: Population health rankings can be a catalyst for the improvement of health by drawing attention to areas in need of relative improvement and summarizing complex information in a manner understood by almost everyone. However, ranks also have unintended consequences, such as being interpreted as "hard truths," where variations may not be significant. There is a need to improve communication about uncertainty in ranks, with accurate interpretation. The most common solutions discussed in the literature have included modeling approaches to minimize statistical noise or borrow strength from covariates. However, the use of complex models can limit communication and implementation, especially for broad audiences., Objectives: Explore data-informed grouping (cluster analysis) as an easier-to-understand, empirical technique to account for rank imprecision that can be effectively communicated both numerically and visually., Design: Cluster analysis, specifically k-means clustering with Wasserstein (earth mover's) distance, was explored as an approach to identify natural and meaningful groupings and gaps in the data distribution for the County Health Rankings' (CHR) health outcomes ranks., Setting: County-level health outcomes from the 2022 CHR., Participants: 3082 counties that were ranked in the 2022 CHR., Main Outcome Measure: Data-informed health groups., Results: Cluster analysis identified 30 health groupings among counties nationwide, with cluster size ranging from 9 to 184 counties. On average, states had 16 identified clusters, ranging from 3 in Delaware and Hawaii to 27 in Virginia. Number of clusters per state was associated with number of counties per state and population of the state. The method helped address many of the issues that arise from providing rank estimates alone., Conclusions: Public health practitioners can use this information to understand uncertainty in ranks, visualize distances between county ranks, have context around which counties are not meaningfully different from one another, and compare county performance to peer counties., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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19. Evaluating Life Simple Seven's influence on brain health outcomes: The intersection of lifestyle and dementia.
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Denier-Fields DN, Gangnon RE, Rivera-Rivera LA, Betthauser TJ, Bendlin BB, Johnson SC, and Engelman CD
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Introduction: Lifestyle factors have been studied for dementia risk, but few have comprehensively assessed both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebrovascular disease (CBVD) pathologies. Our research aims to determine the relationships between lifestyle and various dementia pathologies, challenging conventional research paradigms., Methods: Analyzing 1231 Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP) study participants, we focused on Life Simple Seven (LS7) score calculations from questionnaire data and clinical vitals. We assessed brain health indicators including CBVD, AD, and cognition., Results: Higher LS7 scores were associated with better CBVD outcomes, including lower percent white matter hyperintensities and higher cerebral blood flow, and higher Preclinical Alzheimer's Composite 3 and Delayed Recall scores. No significant associations were observed between LS7 scores and AD markers of amyloid and tau accumulation., Discussion: This study provides evidence that the beneficial effects of LS7 on cognition are primarily mediated through cerebrovascular pathways rather than direct influences on AD pathology.
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20. Collaborative Modeling to Compare Different Breast Cancer Screening Strategies: A Decision Analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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Trentham-Dietz A, Chapman CH, Jayasekera J, Lowry KP, Heckman-Stoddard BM, Hampton JM, Caswell-Jin JL, Gangnon RE, Lu Y, Huang H, Stein S, Sun L, Gil Quessep EJ, Yang Y, Lu Y, Song J, Muñoz DF, Li Y, Kurian AW, Kerlikowske K, O'Meara ES, Sprague BL, Tosteson ANA, Feuer EJ, Berry D, Plevritis SK, Huang X, de Koning HJ, van Ravesteyn NT, Lee SJ, Alagoz O, Schechter CB, Stout NK, Miglioretti DL, and Mandelblatt JS
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- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Age Factors, Decision Support Techniques, False Positive Reactions, Incidence, Mass Screening, Medical Overuse, Practice Guidelines as Topic, United States epidemiology, Models, Statistical, Breast Neoplasms diagnosis, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Early Detection of Cancer, Mammography
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Importance: The effects of breast cancer incidence changes and advances in screening and treatment on outcomes of different screening strategies are not well known., Objective: To estimate outcomes of various mammography screening strategies., Design, Setting, and Population: Comparison of outcomes using 6 Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) models and national data on breast cancer incidence, mammography performance, treatment effects, and other-cause mortality in US women without previous cancer diagnoses., Exposures: Thirty-six screening strategies with varying start ages (40, 45, 50 years) and stop ages (74, 79 years) with digital mammography or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) annually, biennially, or a combination of intervals. Strategies were evaluated for all women and for Black women, assuming 100% screening adherence and "real-world" treatment., Main Outcomes and Measures: Estimated lifetime benefits (breast cancer deaths averted, percent reduction in breast cancer mortality, life-years gained), harms (false-positive recalls, benign biopsies, overdiagnosis), and number of mammograms per 1000 women., Results: Biennial screening with DBT starting at age 40, 45, or 50 years until age 74 years averted a median of 8.2, 7.5, or 6.7 breast cancer deaths per 1000 women screened, respectively, vs no screening. Biennial DBT screening at age 40 to 74 years (vs no screening) was associated with a 30.0% breast cancer mortality reduction, 1376 false-positive recalls, and 14 overdiagnosed cases per 1000 women screened. Digital mammography screening benefits were similar to those for DBT but had more false-positive recalls. Annual screening increased benefits but resulted in more false-positive recalls and overdiagnosed cases. Benefit-to-harm ratios of continuing screening until age 79 years were similar or superior to stopping at age 74. In all strategies, women with higher-than-average breast cancer risk, higher breast density, and lower comorbidity level experienced greater screening benefits than other groups. Annual screening of Black women from age 40 to 49 years with biennial screening thereafter reduced breast cancer mortality disparities while maintaining similar benefit-to-harm trade-offs as for all women., Conclusions: This modeling analysis suggests that biennial mammography screening starting at age 40 years reduces breast cancer mortality and increases life-years gained per mammogram. More intensive screening for women with greater risk of breast cancer diagnosis or death can maintain similar benefit-to-harm trade-offs and reduce mortality disparities.
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- 2024
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21. Asthma and cardiovascular disease: embracing disease heterogeneity is required.
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Tattersall MC, Gangnon RE, and Jarjour NN
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Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
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22. Forgoing physician visits due to cost: regional clustering among cancer survivors by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
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Gu C, Jewett PI, Yabroff KR, Vogel RI, Parsons HM, Gangnon RE, Purani H, and Blaes AH
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- United States epidemiology, Humans, Female, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ethnicity, Survivors, Medicaid, Cluster Analysis, Cancer Survivors, Neoplasms therapy
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Background: Innovative treatments have improved cancer survival but also increased financial hardship for patients. While demographic factors associated with financial hardship among cancer survivors are known in the USA, the role of geography is less clear., Methods: We evaluated prevalence of forgoing care due to cost within 12 months by US Census region (Northeast, North Central/Midwest [NCMW], South, West) by demographic factors (age, sex, race/ethnicity) among 217,981 cancer survivors aged 18 to 82 years from the 2015-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. We summarized region- and group-specific prevalence of forgoing physician visits due to cost and used multilevel logistic regression models to compare regions., Results: The prevalence of forgoing physician visits due to cost was highest in the South (aged < 65 years: 19-38%; aged ≥ 65: 4-21%; adjusted odds ratios [OR], NCMW versus South, OR: 0.63 [0.56-0.71]; Northeast versus South, OR: 0.63 [0.55-0.73]; West versus South, OR: 0.73 [0.64-0.84]). Across the USA, including regions with broad Medicaid expansion, younger, female, and persons of color most often reported cost-related forgoing physician visits., Conclusion: Forgoing physician visits due to cost among cancer survivors is regionally clustered, raising concerns for concentrated poor long-term cancer outcomes. Underlying factors likely include variation in regional population compositions and contextual factors, such as Medicaid expansion and social policies. Disproportionate cost burden among survivors of color in all regions highlight systemic barriers, underscoring the need to improve access to the entire spectrum of care for cancer survivors, and especially for those most vulnerable., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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23. Change in alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic and associations with mental health and financial hardship: results from a survey of Wisconsin patients with cancer.
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Lawler T, Warren Andersen S, Trentham-Dietz A, Sethi AK, Tevaarwerk AJ, Malecki KMC, Litzelman K, Pophali PA, Gangnon RE, Hampton JM, Kwekkeboom K, and LoConte NK
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Purpose: Alcohol consumption increases health risks for patients with cancer. The Covid-19 pandemic may have affected drinking habits for these individuals. We surveyed patients with cancer to examine whether changes in drinking habits were related to mental health or financial effects of the pandemic., Methods: From October 2020 to April 2021, adult patients (age 18-80 years at diagnosis) treated for cancer in southcentral Wisconsin were invited to complete a survey. Age-adjusted percentages for history of anxiety or depression, emotional distress, and financial impacts of Covid-19 overall and by change in alcohol consumption (non-drinker, stable, decreased, or increased) were obtained via logistic regression., Results: In total, 1,875 patients were included in the analysis (median age 64, range 19-87 years), including 9% who increased and 23% who decreased drinking. Compared to stable drinkers (32% of sample), a higher proportion of participants who increased drinking alcohol also reported anxiety or depression (45% vs. 26%), moderate to severe emotional distress (61% vs. 37%) and viewing Covid-19 as a threat to their community (67% vs. 55%). Decreased (vs. stable) drinking was associated with higher prevalence of depression or anxiety diagnosis, emotional distress, and negative financial impacts of the pandemic. Compared to non-drinkers (36% of sample), participants who increased drinking were more likely to report emotional distress (61% vs. 48%)., Conclusions: Patients with cancer from Wisconsin who changed their alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic were more likely to report poor mental health including anxiety, depression, and emotional distress than persons whose alcohol consumption was stable., Implications for Cancer Survivors: Clinicians working with cancer survivors should be aware of the link between poor mental health and increased alcohol consumption and be prepared to offer guidance or referrals to counseling, as needed., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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24. Population simulation modeling of disparities in US breast cancer mortality.
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Mandelblatt JS, Schechter CB, Stout NK, Huang H, Stein S, Hunter Chapman C, Trentham-Dietz A, Jayasekera J, Gangnon RE, Hampton JM, Abraham L, O'Meara ES, Sheppard VB, and Lee SJ
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- Female, Humans, Black or African American, Racial Groups, United States epidemiology, White, Breast Neoplasms diagnosis, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms therapy, Health Status Disparities
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Background: Populations of African American or Black women have persistently higher breast cancer mortality than the overall US population, despite having slightly lower age-adjusted incidence., Methods: Three Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network simulation teams modeled cancer mortality disparities between Black female populations and the overall US population. Model inputs used racial group-specific data from clinical trials, national registries, nationally representative surveys, and observational studies. Analyses began with cancer mortality in the overall population and sequentially replaced parameters for Black populations to quantify the percentage of modeled breast cancer morality disparities attributable to differences in demographics, incidence, access to screening and treatment, and variation in tumor biology and response to therapy., Results: Results were similar across the 3 models. In 2019, racial differences in incidence and competing mortality accounted for a net ‒1% of mortality disparities, while tumor subtype and stage distributions accounted for a mean of 20% (range across models = 13%-24%), and screening accounted for a mean of 3% (range = 3%-4%) of the modeled mortality disparities. Treatment parameters accounted for the majority of modeled mortality disparities: mean = 17% (range = 16%-19%) for treatment initiation and mean = 61% (range = 57%-63%) for real-world effectiveness., Conclusion: Our model results suggest that changes in policies that target improvements in treatment access could increase breast cancer equity. The findings also highlight that efforts must extend beyond policies targeting equity in treatment initiation to include high-quality treatment completion. This research will facilitate future modeling to test the effects of different specific policy changes on mortality disparities., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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25. Breast cancer risk for women with diabetes and the impact of metformin: A meta-analysis.
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Lu Y, Hajjar A, Cryns VL, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Heckman-Stoddard BM, and Alagoz O
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- Female, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents adverse effects, Risk, Mammography, Early Detection of Cancer, Metformin adverse effects, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology
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Background: Diabetes mellitus has been associated with increased breast cancer (BC) risk; however, the magnitude of this effect is uncertain. This study focused on BC risk for women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)., Methods: Two separate meta-analyses were conducted (1) to estimate the relative risk (RR) of BC for women with T2DM and (2) to evaluate the risk of BC for women with T2DM associated with the use of metformin, a common diabetes treatment. In addition, subgroup analyses adjusting for obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) and menopausal status were also performed. Studies were identified via PubMed/Scopus database and manual search through April 2021., Results: A total of 30 and 15 studies were included in the first and second meta-analyses, respectively. The summary RR of BC for women with T2DM was 1.15 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-1.21). The subgroup analyses adjusting BMI and adjusting BMI and menopause resulted in a summary RR of 1.22 (95% CI, 1.15-1.30) and 1.20 (95% CI, 1.05-1.36), respectively. For women with T2DM, the summary RR of BC was 0.82 (95% CI, 0.60-1.12) for metformin users compared with nonmetformin users., Conclusions: Women with T2DM were more likely to be diagnosed with BC and this association was strengthened by adjusting for BMI and menopausal status. No statistically significant reduction of BC risk was observed among metformin users., Impact: These two meta-analyses can inform decision-making for women with type 2 diabetes regarding their use of metformin and the use of screening mammography for early detection of breast cancer., (© 2022 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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26. A Flexible Method for Identifying Spatial Clusters of Breast Cancer Using Individual-Level Data.
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Kamenetsky ME, Trentham-Dietz A, Newcomb P, Zhu J, and Gangnon RE
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- Cluster Analysis, Female, Geography, Humans, Models, Statistical, Research Design, Risk Factors, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology
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Prior research has shown that cancer risk varies by geography, but scan statistics methods for identifying cancer clusters in case-control studies have been limited in their ability to identify multiple clusters and adjust for participant-level risk factors. We develop a method to identify geographic patterns of breast cancer odds using the Wisconsin Women's Health Study, a series of 5 population-based case-control studies of female Wisconsin residents aged 20-79 enrolled in 1988-2004 (cases=16,076, controls=16,795). We create sets of potential clusters by overlaying a 1 km grid over each county-neighborhood and enumerating a series of overlapping circles. Using a two-step approach, we fit a penalized binomial regression model to the number of cases and trials in each grid cell, penalizing all potential clusters by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso). We use BIC to select the number of clusters, which are included in a participant-level logistic regression model. We identify 15 geographic clusters, resulting in 23 areas of unique geographic odds ratios. After adjustment for known risk factors, confidence intervals narrowed but breast cancer odds ratios did not meaningfully change; one additional hotspot was identified. By considering multiple overlapping spatial clusters simultaneously, we discern gradients of spatial odds across Wisconsin., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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27. US Mass public shootings since Columbine: victims per incident by race and ethnicity of the perpetrator.
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Jewett PI, Gangnon RE, Borowsky IW, Peterson J, Areba EM, Kiragu A, and Densley J
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- Ethnicity, Homicide, Humans, United States epidemiology, Aquilegia, Firearms, Gun Violence, Wounds, Gunshot
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White individuals in the United States (US) have historically had disproportionate access to firearms. The real-life availability of firearms, including those most lethal, may still be greater among White populations, manifesting in the number of victims in shootings. We compared the severity of US mass public shootings since Columbine by race and/or ethnicity of the perpetrator using The Violence Project Database of Mass Shooters, assessing fatalities (minimum four), total victims, type, and legal status of guns used. We used data visualization and Quasi-Poisson regression of victims minus four - accounting for truncation at 4 fatalities - to assess fatality and total victim rates comparing Non-Hispanic (NH) White with NH Black shooters, using winsorization to account for outlier bias from the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. In 104 total mass public shootings until summer 2021, NH White shooters had higher median fatalities (6 [IQR 5-9] versus 5 [IQR 4-6]) and total victims (9 [IQR 6-19] versus 7 [IQR 5-12]) per incident. Confidence intervals of NH Black versus NH White fatalities rate ratios (RR) ranged from 0.17-1.15, and of total victim RRs from 0.15-1.04. White shooters were overrepresented in mass public shootings with the most victims, typically involving legally owned assault rifles. To better understand the consequences when firearms are readily available, including assault rifles, we need a database of all US gun violence. Our assessment of total victims beyond fatalities emphasizes the large number of US gun violence survivors and the need to understand their experiences to capture the full impact of gun violence., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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28. Regularized spatial and spatio-temporal cluster detection.
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Kamenetsky ME, Lee J, Zhu J, and Gangnon RE
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- Cluster Analysis, Computer Simulation, Humans, Incidence, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Public Health, Research Design
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Spatial and spatio-temporal cluster detection are important tools in public health and many other areas of application. Cluster detection can be approached as a multiple testing problem, typically using a space and time scan statistic. We recast the spatial and spatio-temporal cluster detection problem in a high-dimensional data analytical framework with Poisson or quasi-Poisson regression with the Lasso penalty. We adopt a fast and computationally-efficient method using a novel sparse matrix representation of the effects of potential clusters. The number of clusters and tuning parameters are selected based on (quasi-)information criteria. We evaluate the performance of our proposed method including the false positive detection rate and power using a simulation study. Application of the method is illustrated using breast cancer incidence data from three prefectures in Japan., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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29. Mortality risk and physical activity across the lifespan in endometrial cancer survivors.
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Gorzelitz JS, Trentham Dietz A, Hampton JM, Spencer RJ, Costanzo E, Koltyn K, Gangnon RE, Newcomb PA, and Cadmus-Bertram LA
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- Adult, Child, Exercise, Female, Humans, Longevity, Risk Factors, Survivors, Young Adult, Cancer Survivors, Endometrial Neoplasms epidemiology
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Purpose: Physical activity (pre- and post-diagnosis) has been studied in prevention and survivorship contexts for endometrial cancer. However, the association of physical activity (PA) across the lifespan on mortality risk among endometrial cancer survivors is understudied. The study's objective was to identify the association of lifetime PA on mortality risk in endometrial cancer survivors., Methods: Seven hundred forty-five endometrial cancer survivors drawn from a population-based cancer registry (diagnosed between 1991 and 1994) reported the frequency (sessions/week) of moderate- and vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) at age 12, age 20, and 5 years pre-interview (post-diagnosis). Cox proportional hazards were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals for the association between PA, all-cause, and cardiovascular disease mortality as assessed in 2016. MVPA was modeled using natural cubic splines., Results: Diagnosis age, body mass index, and smoking (pack-years) were each positively associated with increased all-cause mortality risk. Those who did one session of MVPA 5 years pre-interview had a lower mortality risk (HR 0.61; 95% CI 0.41-0.92) compared to those with no MVPA. Those reporting one session of MVPA was similarly observed at age 12 (HR 0.95; 95% CI 0.86-1.06) and at age 20 (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.65-1.16)., Conclusion: Those who participated in PA, compared to those who did not, in the 5 years before diagnosis had a lower mortality risk. While PA was not independently protective against mortality risk at ages 12 or 20, PA is still important for endometrial cancer survivors for other non-mortality outcomes., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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30. Coordinating Centers as a Strategy for Accelerating Cancer Epidemiology Consortia: Best Practices.
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Trentham-Dietz A, Bird JE, Gangnon RE, Lindberg SM, Madison T, Malecki KMC, Shull JD, Vredeveld C, and Rolland B
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Purposeof Review: This review highlights six "best practices" for cancer epidemiology coordinating centers to facilitate the success of a research consortium., Recent Findings: Evidence from emerging literature regarding the Science of Team Science suggests that coordinating centers can more effectively foster collaborative cancer epidemiology research in consortia by (1) establishing collaboration as a shared goal at the start, (2) providing scientific expertise complementary to the research sites that adapts over the course of the project, (3) enacting anti-racist and inclusive approaches in all consortium decisions and activities, (4) fostering early-stage investigator career development, (5) engaging stakeholders including cancer survivors as peers, and (6) delivering reliable logistical support and technology tools with planned process evaluation so that researchers can collaboratively focus on the science., Summary: By drawing on the Science of Team Science, coordinating centers can accelerate research progress and increase the impact of cancer epidemiology consortia., Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestAmy Trentham-Dietz, Jennifer Bird, Ronald E. Gangnon, Sara Lindberg, Tena Madison, Kristen Malecki, James Shull, Claudia Vredeveld, and Betsy Rolland declare no conflicts of interest. Amy Trentham-Dietz, Ronald E. Gangnon, Kristen Malecki, James Shull, and Betsy Rolland report grants from NIH outside the submitted work., (© The Author(s) 2022.)
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31. Identifying Equitable Screening Mammography Strategies for Black Women in the United States Using Simulation Modeling.
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Chapman CH, Schechter CB, Cadham CJ, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Jagsi R, and Mandelblatt JS
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- Aged, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Breast Neoplasms therapy, Computer Simulation, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Middle Aged, United States epidemiology, White People, Black or African American, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms ethnology, Mammography, Mass Screening methods
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Background: Screening mammography guidelines do not explicitly consider racial differences in breast cancer epidemiology, treatment, and survival., Objective: To compare tradeoffs of screening strategies in Black women versus White women under current guidelines., Design: An established model from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network simulated screening outcomes using race-specific inputs for subtype distribution; breast density; mammography performance; age-, stage-, and subtype-specific treatment effects; and non-breast cancer mortality., Setting: United States., Participants: A 1980 U.S. birth cohort of Black and White women., Intervention: Screening strategies until age 74 years with varying initiation ages and intervals., Measurements: Outcomes included benefits (life-years gained [LYG], breast cancer deaths averted, and mortality reduction), harms (mammographies, false positives, and overdiagnoses), and benefit-harm ratios (tradeoffs) by race. Efficiency (benefits per unit resource), mortality disparity reduction, and equity in tradeoffs were evaluated. Equitable strategies for Black women were defined as those with tradeoffs closest to benchmark values for screening White women biennially from ages 50 to 74 years., Results: Biennial screening from ages 45 to 74 years was most efficient for Black women, whereas biennial screening from ages 40 to 74 years was most equitable. Initiating screening 10 years earlier in Black versus White women reduced Black-White mortality disparities by 57% with similar LYG per mammogram for both populations. Selection of the most equitable strategy was sensitive to assumptions about disparities in real-world treatment effectiveness: The less effective treatment was for Black women, the more intensively Black women could be screened before tradeoffs fell short of those experienced by White women., Limitation: Single model., Conclusion: Initiating biennial screening in Black women at age 40 years reduces breast cancer mortality disparities and yields benefit-harm ratios that are similar to tradeoffs of White women screened biennially from ages 50 to 74 years., Primary Funding Source: National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
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32. Recent Changes in the Patterns of Breast Cancer as a Proportion of All Deaths According to Race and Ethnicity.
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Trentham-Dietz A, Chapman CH, Bird J, and Gangnon RE
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- Black or African American, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Incidence, United States epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms, Ethnicity
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Background: Recent reports suggest that racial differences in breast cancer incidence rates have decreased. We examined whether these findings apply to breast cancer mortality while considering age, period, and cohort influences on both absolute and relative measures of breast cancer mortality., Methods: Using publicly available datasets (CDC WONDER, Human Mortality Database), we developed an age-period-cohort model of breast cancer mortality and breast cancer deaths as a proportion of all deaths during 1968-2019 among all women and by 5 race/ethnicity groups with sufficient numbers for estimation: Hispanic (all races), American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islanders (regardless of ethnicity), non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic White., Results: Initially increasing after 1968, age-adjusted breast cancer mortality rates have decreased among all racial/ethnic groups since 1988. The age-adjusted percent of all deaths due to breast cancer also has been declining for non-Hispanic White women since about 1990 while increasing or holding steady for other race/ethnic groups. In 2019, the age-adjusted percent of deaths due to breast cancer for women was highest for Asian/Pacific Islanders (5.6%) followed by non-Hispanic Black (4.5%), Hispanic (4.4%), non-Hispanic White (4.1%), and American Indian/Alaska Native women (2.6%)., Conclusions: Breast cancer mortality disparities are now greater on both relative and absolute scales for non-Hispanic Black women, and using the relative scale for Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic women, compared with non-Hispanic White women for the first time in 50 years., Competing Interests: Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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33. Weapon Carrying Among Boys in US Schools by Race and/or Ethnicity: 1993-2019.
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Jewett PI, Gangnon RE, Kafka J, Areba EM, Malecki K, and Borowsky IW
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- Adolescent, Black or African American psychology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Hispanic or Latino psychology, Humans, Male, Racism ethnology, Self Report, Stereotyping, United States, Violence ethnology, White People psychology, Adolescent Behavior ethnology, Ethnicity psychology, Firearms, Schools, Social Environment
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Background: High adolescent gun-related mortality, gun violence, pro-gun policies, white supremacy, and the long-term socioeconomic and other effects of racial oppression are intricately linked in the United States. Racist prejudice depicts male individuals of color as more prone to criminality than white male individuals. We described long-term patterns of weapon carrying in US schools among non-Hispanic (NH) white, NH Black/African American, and Hispanic boys, hypothesizing that in contrast to racist stereotypes, boys of color did not bring weapons into schools more often than NH white boys in recent years., Methods: We conducted a time series analysis using 1993-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data comparing boys' self-reported weapon carrying in a nationally representative sample of US high schools by race and/or ethnicity, age, and self-reported experience of safety and violence at school., Results: Weapon carrying in schools has declined among all boys. Comparing all schools, we found no significant differences in weapon carrying (4%-5%) by race and/or ethnicity in 2017 and 2019. Boys who reported experiencing violence or feeling unsafe at school were at least twice as likely to bring a weapon into school, and such negative experiences were more common among boys of color (8%-12%) than among NH white boys (4%-5%). In schools perceived as safer, NH white boys have been more likely to bring weapons into schools than NH Black/African American or Hispanic boys in the past 20 years., Conclusions: Our findings contradict racist prejudice with regard to weapon carrying in schools, particularly in more favorable school environments. Making schools safer may reduce weapon carrying in schools where weapon carrying is most common., Competing Interests: POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2021 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.)
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34. Provision of Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Before and After Wisconsin Medicaid's Payment Change.
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Kramer RD, Gangnon RE, and Burns ME
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- Contraceptive Agents, Female, Humans, Medicaid, Postpartum Period, United States, Wisconsin, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
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Objectives: We aimed to estimate the association between Medicaid unbundling of payment for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) from the global delivery fee and immediate postpartum (IPP) LARC provision, in a state outside a select group of early-adopters. We also examine the potential moderating roles of hospital academic affiliation and Catholic status on the association between unbundling and IPP LARC provision., Methods: We used a pre-post design to examine the association between unbundling and IPP LARC provision. We observed Medicaid-covered childbirth deliveries in Wisconsin hospitals between January 2016 and December 2017 (n = 45,200) in the State Inpatient Database from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. We conducted multivariate regressions using generalized linear mixed models., Results: From 2016 to 2017, IPP LARC provision increased from 0.28% to 0.44% of deliveries (p = .003). In our adjusted model, IPP LARC provision was 1.55 times more likely in the post-period versus the pre-period (95% confidence interval, 1.12-2.13). Both before and after unbundling, IPP LARC provision was significantly more common in academic versus nonacademic settings and was exceedingly rare in Catholic institutions., Conclusions: In contrast with many early adopting states, in this later adopting state, Wisconsin Medicaid's unbundling of LARC from the global fee did not meaningfully change the rates of IPP LARC provision. These results indicate that delivery hospital characteristics are strong correlates of access to IPP LARC and suggest the need for interventions-perhaps outside of the inpatient setting-to ensure that patients can access desired contraceptive methods promptly postpartum., (Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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35. Clustered spatio-temporal varying coefficient regression model.
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Lee J, Kamenetsky ME, Gangnon RE, and Zhu J
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- Cluster Analysis, Humans, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Computer Simulation
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In regression analysis for spatio-temporal data, identifying clusters of spatial units over time in a regression coefficient could provide insight into the unique relationship between a response and covariates in certain subdomains of space and time windows relative to the background in other parts of the spatial domain and the time period of interest. In this article, we propose a varying coefficient regression method for spatial data repeatedly sampled over time, with heterogeneity in regression coefficients across both space and over time. In particular, we extend a varying coefficient regression model for spatial-only data to spatio-temporal data with flexible temporal patterns. We consider the detection of a potential cylindrical cluster of regression coefficients based on testing whether the regression coefficient is the same or not over the entire spatial domain for each time point. For multiple clusters, we develop a sequential identification approach. We assess the power and identification of known clusters via a simulation study. Our proposed methodology is illustrated by the analysis of a cancer mortality dataset in the Southeast of the U.S., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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36. Patterns of farm exposure are associated with reduced incidence of atopic dermatitis in early life.
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Steiman CA, Evans MD, Lee KE, Lasarev MR, Gangnon RE, Olson BF, Barnes KL, Bendixsen CG, Seroogy CM, and Gern JE
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- Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Wisconsin epidemiology, Young Adult, Agriculture, Dermatitis, Atopic epidemiology, Dermatitis, Atopic etiology, Maternal Exposure adverse effects, Occupational Exposure adverse effects, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects epidemiology, Rural Population
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Background: Farm exposures may reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children, but this is controversial and US data are limited., Objective: This study was conducted to identify patterns of farm exposure in Wisconsin family farms that modify AD incidence and prevalence in early childhood., Methods: Environmental exposures, health history, and clinical outcomes were prospectively recorded for 111 farm families and 129 non-farm families enrolled in the Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort birth cohort study. Exposures from the prenatal and early postnatal (2-month) visits were evaluated together with parental report of AD diagnosis by a health care provider through age 24 months. Latent class analysis was performed with prenatal and early postnatal farm-exposure variables to assign farm children to 3 classes., Results: Overall, children of farm families had reduced AD incidence (P = .03). Within farm families, exposures including poultry (3% vs 28%; P = .003), pig (4% vs 25%; P = .04), feed grain (13% vs 34%; P = .02), and number of animal species were inversely associated with AD incidence. Among the latent class groups, children in families with diverse or more intense farm exposures (classes A and B) had reduced AD incidence, whereas low-exposure (class C) infants had AD incidence similar to that in nonfarm children., Conclusions: Infants in Wisconsin farm families had reduced AD incidence, and patterns of farm exposures further defined AD risk. These findings suggest that exposure to diverse farm animals, feed, and bedding during the prenatal period and in early infancy reduce the risk of early-onset AD, a phenotype associated with multiple other atopic diseases., (Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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37. Bicycling Rates and the Prevalence of Bicycle Helmet Usage in Wisconsin.
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Schmidt CW, Snedden TR, Malecki KM, Gangnon RE, Eggers SI, and Kanarek MS
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- Adult, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Wisconsin, Bicycling statistics & numerical data, Head Protective Devices statistics & numerical data
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Introduction: Bicycles are a source of transportation, recreation, and exercise throughout the world. Bicycling is associated with both health and environmental benefits but also poses a risk of injury. The use of bicycle helmets has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with cycling. It is unknown if helmet use differs across Wisconsin geographic areas and sociodemographic groups., Methods: Data were obtained from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). Bicycle use and helmet use frequency were determined from a self-administered questionnaire that contained questions specific to preventative health behaviors. Descriptive statistics summarized overall bicycle ridership. Chi-square and Student t tests were performed to assess relationships between bicycle and helmet use across geographic categories and sociodemographic groups., Results: Differences between sex, race or ethnicity, and education level were found to be associated with bicycle ridership and the frequency of helmet use. Men were significantly more likely to report riding a bicycle and never wearing a helmet. Individuals from urban communities reported always wearing a helmet more often than rural communities. Higher education levels were associated with higher levels of bicycle and helmet use. Race or ethnicity was not associated with bicycle ridership but was associated with differences in helmet use frequency., Conclusion: Nearly half of those who ride bicycles in Wisconsin report never wearing a helmet. Since bicycle ridership and helmet use were found to be associated with a number of sociodemographic characteristics, any solution should consider the role of equity when attempting to increase ridership or helmet use., (Copyright© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.)
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38. Optimal Bayesian point estimates and credible intervals for ranking with application to county health indices.
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Jewett PI, Zhu L, Huang B, Feuer EJ, and Gangnon RE
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- Humans, Infant, Newborn, United States, Bayes Theorem, Infant, Low Birth Weight
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It is fairly common to rank different geographic units, e.g. counties in the USA, based on health indices. In a typical application, point estimates of the health indices are obtained for each county, and the indices are then simply ranked as if they were known constants. Several authors have considered optimal rank estimators under squared error loss on the rank scale as a default method for general purpose ranking, e.g. situations where ranking units across the full spectrum of performance (low, medium, high) is important. While computationally convenient, squared error loss on the rank scale may not represent the true inferential goals of rank consumers. We construct alternative loss functions based on three components: (1) the inferential goal (rank position or pairwise comparisons), (2) the scale (original, log-transformed or rank) and (3) the (positional or pairwise) loss function (0/1, squared error or absolute error). We can obtain optimal ranks for loss functions based on rank positions and nearly optimal ranks for loss functions based on pairwise comparisons paired with highest posterior density (HPD) credible intervals. We compare inferences produced by the various ranking methods, both optimal and heuristic, using low birth weight data for counties in the Midwestern United States, from 2006 to 2012.
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39. Residential proximity to concentrated animal feeding operations and allergic and respiratory disease.
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Schultz AA, Peppard P, Gangnon RE, and Malecki KMC
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Hypersensitivity etiology, Male, Middle Aged, Respiratory Tract Diseases etiology, Wisconsin epidemiology, Young Adult, Animal Husbandry methods, Farms, Hypersensitivity epidemiology, Residence Characteristics, Respiratory Tract Diseases epidemiology
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Background: Air emissions from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) have been associated with respiratory and allergic symptoms among farm workers, primarily on swine farms. Despite the increasing prevalence of CAFOs, few studies have assessed respiratory health implications among residents living near CAFOs and few have looked at the health impacts of dairy CAFOs., Objectives: The goal of this study was to examine objective and subjective measures of respiratory and allergic health among rural residents living near dairy CAFOs in a general population living in the Upper Midwest of the United States., Methods: Data were from the 2008-2016 Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) cohort (n = 5338), a representative, population based sample of rural adults (age 18+). The association between distance to the nearest CAFO and the prevalence of self-reported physician-diagnosed allergies, asthma, episodes of asthma in the last 12 months, and asthma medication use was examined using logistic regression, adjusting for covariates and sampling design. Similarly, the association between distance to the nearest CAFO and lung function, measured using spirometry, was examined using multivariate linear regression. Restricted cubic splines accounted for nonlinear relationships between distance to the nearest CAFO and the aforementioned outcomes., Results: Living 1.5 miles from a CAFO was associated with increased odds of self-reported nasal allergies (OR = 2.08; 95% CI: 1.38, 3.14), lung allergies (OR = 2.72; 95% CI: 1.59, 4.66), asthma (OR = 2.67; 95% CI: 1.39, 5.13), asthma medication (OR = 3.31; 95% CI: 1.65 6.62), and uncontrolled asthma, reported as an asthma episode in last 12 months (OR = 2.34; 95% CI: 1.11, 4.92) when compared to living 5 miles from a CAFO. Predicted FEV1 was 7.72% (95% CI: -14.63, -0.81) lower at a residential distance 1.5 miles from a CAFO when compared with a residence distance of 3 miles from a CAFO., Conclusions: Results suggest CAFOs may be an important source of adverse air quality associated with reduced respiratory and allergic health among rural residents living in close proximity to a CAFO., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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40. Effect of Patient Navigation on Transitions of HIV Care After Release from Prison: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Westergaard RP, Hochstatter KR, Andrews PN, Kahn D, Schumann CL, Winzenried AE, Sethi AK, Gangnon RE, and Sosman JM
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- Adult, Cohort Studies, HIV Infections epidemiology, HIV Infections psychology, HIV Infections virology, Humans, Male, Prisoners psychology, Prisons, RNA, Viral blood, Retrospective Studies, Sustained Virologic Response, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load, Wisconsin epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Continuity of Patient Care statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections drug therapy, Patient Navigation methods, Prisoners statistics & numerical data
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Antiretroviral therapy is successfully administered to people living with HIV while they are incarcerated in most US prison systems, but interruptions in treatment are common after people are released. We undertook an observational cohort study designed to examine the clinical and psychosocial factors that influence linkage to HIV care and viral suppression after release from a single state prison system. In this report we describe baseline characteristics and 6-month post-incarceration HIV care outcomes for 170 individuals in Wisconsin. Overall, 114 (67%) individuals were linked to outpatient HIV care within 180 days of release from prison, and of these, 90 (79%) were observed to have HIV viral suppression when evaluated in the community. The strongest predictor of linkage to care in this study was participation in a patient navigation program: Those who received patient navigation were linked to care 84% of the time, compared to 60% of the individuals who received only standard release planning (adjusted OR 3.69, 95% CI 1.24, 10.96; P < 0.01). Findings from this study demonstrate that building and maintaining intensive patient navigation programs that support individuals releasing from prison is beneficial for improving transitions in HIV care.
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41. Respiratory health, allergies, and the farm environment: design, methods and enrollment in the observational Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort (WISC): a research proposal.
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Seroogy CM, VanWormer JJ, Olson BF, Evans MD, Johnson T, Cole D, Barnes KL, Koepel TK, Dresen A, Meece J, Gangnon RE, Keifer MC, Bendixsen CG, and Gern JE
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- Adult, Animals, Asthma epidemiology, Asthma etiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environmental Exposure adverse effects, Female, Humans, Hypersensitivity epidemiology, Hypersensitivity etiology, Infant, Male, Maternal Age, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects diagnosis, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects epidemiology, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects etiology, Prospective Studies, Research Design, Wisconsin epidemiology, Asthma diagnosis, Environmental Exposure analysis, Farms, Hypersensitivity diagnosis
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Epidemiologic and cross-sectional studies suggest that early life farming and animal exposures are associated with major health benefits, influencing immune development and modifying the subsequent risk of allergic diseases, including asthma. The Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort (WISC) study was established in central Wisconsin to test the hypothesis that early life animal farm exposures are associated with distinct innate immune cell maturation trajectories, decreased allergen sensitization and reduced respiratory viral illness burden during the first 2 years of life. Beginning in 2013, a total of 240 families have been enrolled, 16,522 biospecimens have been collected, and 4098 questionnaires have been administered and entered into a secure database. Study endpoints include nasal respiratory virus identification and respiratory illness burden score, allergic sensitization, expression of allergic disease, and anti-viral immune response maturation and profiles. The WISC study prospective design, broad biospecimen collections, and unique US rural community will provide insights into the role of environmental exposures on early life immune maturation profiles associated with protection from allergic sensitization and significant respiratory viral disease burden. The WISC study findings will ultimately inform development of new strategies to promote resistance to severe respiratory viral illnesses and design primary prevention approaches for allergic diseases for all infants.
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42. The impact of chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Musuuza JS, Guru PK, O'Horo JC, Bongiorno CM, Korobkin MA, Gangnon RE, and Safdar N
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- Chlorhexidine administration & dosage, Cross Infection epidemiology, Cross Infection microbiology, Cross Infection prevention & control, Fungi isolation & purification, Gram-Negative Bacteria isolation & purification, Humans, Incidence, Intensive Care Units, Anti-Infective Agents, Local therapeutic use, Chlorhexidine therapeutic use, Cross Infection diagnosis
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Background: Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing of hospitalized patients may have benefit in reducing hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HABSIs). However, the magnitude of effect, implementation fidelity, and patient-centered outcomes are unclear. In this meta-analysis, we examined the effect of CHG bathing on prevention of HABSIs and assessed fidelity to implementation of this behavioral intervention., Methods: We undertook a meta-analysis by searching Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane's CENTRAL registry from database inception through January 4, 2019 without language restrictions. We included randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized trials and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated the effect of CHG bathing versus a non-CHG comparator for prevention of HABSIs in any adult healthcare setting. Studies of pediatric patients, of pre-surgical CHG use, or without a non-CHG comparison arm were excluded. Outcomes of this study were HABSIs, patient-centered outcomes, such as patient comfort during the bath, and implementation fidelity assessed through five elements: adherence, exposure or dose, quality of the delivery, participant responsiveness, and program differentiation. Three authors independently extracted data and assessed study quality; a random-effects model was used., Results: We included 26 studies with 861,546 patient-days and 5259 HABSIs. CHG bathing markedly reduced the risk of HABSIs (IRR = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.52-0.68). The effect of CHG bathing was consistent within subgroups: randomized (0.67, 95% CI: 0.53-0.85) vs. non-randomized studies (0.54, 95% CI: 0.44-0.65), bundled (0.66, 95% CI: 0.62-0.70) vs. non-bundled interventions (0.51, 95% CI: 0.39-0.68), CHG impregnated wipes (0.63, 95% CI: 0.55-0.73) vs. CHG solution (0.41, 95% CI: 0.26-0.64), and intensive care unit (ICU) (0.58, 95% CI: 0.49-0.68) vs. non-ICU settings (0.56, 95% CI: 0.38-0.83). Only three studies reported all five measures of fidelity, and ten studies did not report any patient-centered outcomes., Conclusions: Patient bathing with CHG significantly reduced the incidence of HABSIs in both ICU and non-ICU settings. Many studies did not report fidelity to the intervention or patient-centered outcomes. For sustainability and replicability essential for effective implementation, fidelity assessment that goes beyond whether a patient received an intervention or not should be standard practice particularly for complex behavioral interventions such as CHG bathing., Trial Registration: Study registration with PROSPERO CRD42015032523 .
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43. Seasonal patterns of dengue fever in rural Ecuador: 2009-2016.
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Sippy R, Herrera D, Gaus D, Gangnon RE, Patz JA, and Osorio JE
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Ecuador epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Rural Population statistics & numerical data, Seasons, Dengue epidemiology
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Season is a major determinant of infectious disease rates, including arboviruses spread by mosquitoes, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Seasonal patterns of disease are driven by a combination of climatic or environmental factors, such as temperature or rainfall, and human behavioral time trends, such as school year schedules, holidays, and weekday-weekend patterns. These factors affect both disease rates and healthcare-seeking behavior. Seasonality of dengue fever has been studied in the context of climatic factors, but short- and long-term time trends are less well-understood. With 2009-2016 medical record data from patients diagnosed with dengue fever at two hospitals in rural Ecuador, we used Poisson generalized linear modeling to determine short- and long-term seasonal patterns of dengue fever, as well as the effect of day of the week and public holidays. In a subset analysis, we determined the impact of school schedules on school-aged children. With a separate model, we examined the effect of climate on diagnosis patterns. In the first model, the most important predictors of dengue fever were annual sinusoidal fluctuations in disease, long-term trends (as represented by a spline for the full study duration), day of the week, and hospital. Seasonal trends showed single peaks in case diagnoses, during mid-March. Compared to the average of all days, cases were more likely to be diagnosed on Tuesdays (risk ratio (RR): 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05-1.51) and Thursdays (RR: 1.25, 95% CI 1.02-1.53), and less likely to be diagnosed on Saturdays (RR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.65-1.01) and Sundays (RR: 0.74, 95% CI 0.58-0.95). Public holidays were not significant predictors of dengue fever diagnoses, except for an increase in diagnoses on the day after Christmas (RR: 2.77, 95% CI 1.46-5.24). School schedules did not impact dengue diagnoses in school-aged children. In the climate model, important climate variables included the monthly total precipitation, an interaction between total precipitation and monthly absolute minimum temperature, an interaction between total precipitation and monthly precipitation days, and a three-way interaction between minimum temperature, total precipitation, and precipitation days. This is the first report of long-term dengue fever seasonality in Ecuador, one of few reports from rural patients, and one of very few studies utilizing daily disease reports. These results can inform local disease prevention efforts, public health planning, as well as global and regional models of dengue fever trends., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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44. Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein and the Incidence of Age-related Macular Degeneration.
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Klein R, Lee KE, Tsai MY, Cruickshanks KJ, Gangnon RE, and Klein BEK
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers blood, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Macular Degeneration blood, Macular Degeneration diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Oxidation-Reduction, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Retinal Pigment Epithelium pathology, Time Factors, United States epidemiology, Lipoproteins, LDL blood, Macular Degeneration epidemiology, Visual Acuity
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Purpose: To examine the relationship between serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) cholesterol and the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over a 25-year period in a sample of persons from the population-based Beaver Dam Eye Study (BDES)., Design: Observational prospective cohort study., Participants: A total of 4972 people from the BDES (aged 43-84 years and living in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1988) seen during at least 1 of 6 examination phases at approximately 5-year intervals between 1988 and 2016., Methods: A 50% random sample of participants (N = 2468) was selected for ox-LDL measurements. Stored frozen specimens from every examination phase were processed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay from a single batch. All available intervals were included for a person, resulting in 6586 person-visits., Main Outcome Measures: Age-related macular degeneration was assessed using the Wisconsin Age-related Maculopathy Grading System, and severity was defined using a 5-step severity scale. The severity of the worse eye at each examination was used for analyses. A multi-state Markov (MSM) model was fit to simultaneously assess the ox-LDL relationship to all AMD transitions, including incidence of any AMD, incidence of late AMD, and worsening and improvement of AMD over the 25 years of the study., Results: The mean (standard deviation) level of ox-LDL was 75.3 (23.1) U/L at the baseline examination. When adjusting for age, sex, ARMS2 and CFH risk alleles, and examination phase, the ox-LDL at the beginning of a period was not statistically significantly associated with the incidence of any AMD (hazard ratio per 10 U/L ox-LDL was 1.03, 95% confidence interval 0.98,1.09). Furthermore, ox-LDL was not associated with worsening anywhere along the AMD severity scale, nor with incidence of late AMD. The lack of relationships of ox-LDL to the incidence of any AMD or worsening of AMD remained after adjustment for history of statin use, smoking status, body mass index, and history of cardiovascular disease (data not shown)., Conclusions: Our findings do not provide evidence for statistically significant relationships between ox-LDL and AMD disease development or worsening of AMD., (Copyright © 2018 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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45. School sessions are correlated with seasonal outbreaks of medically attended respiratory infections: electronic health record time series analysis, Wisconsin 2004-2011.
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Temte JL, Meiman JG, and Gangnon RE
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Humidity, Infant, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Temperature, Wisconsin epidemiology, Young Adult, Disease Outbreaks, Electronic Health Records, Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology, Seasons
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Increased social contact within school settings is thought to be an important factor in seasonal outbreaks of acute respiratory infection (ARI). To better understand the degree of impact, we analysed electronic health records and compared risks of respiratory infections within communities while schools were in session and out-of-session. A time series analysis of weekly respiratory infection diagnoses from 28 family medicine clinics in Wisconsin showed that people under the age of 65 experienced an increased risk of ARI when schools were in session. For children aged 5-17 years, the risk ratio for the first week of a school session was 1.12 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.93-1.34), the second week of a session was 1.39 (95% CI 1.15-1.68) and more than 2 weeks into a session was 1.43 (95% CI 1.20-1.71). Less significant increased risk ratios were also observed in young children (0-4 years) and adults (18-64 years). These results were obtained after modelling for baseline seasonal variations in disease prevalence and controlling for short-term changes in ambient temperature and relative humidity. Understanding the mechanisms of seasonality make it easier to predict outbreaks and launch timely public health interventions.
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46. Obesity and mortality after locoregional breast cancer diagnosis.
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Moore AH, Trentham-Dietz A, Burns M, Gangnon RE, Greenberg CC, Vanness DJ, Hampton J, Wu XC, Anderson RT, Lipscomb J, Kimmick GG, Cress R, Wilson JF, Sabatino SA, and Fleming ST
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Proportional Hazards Models, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Obesity mortality
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Purpose: Higher mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis has been observed among women who are obese. We investigated the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause or breast cancer-specific mortality after a diagnosis of locoregional breast cancer., Methods: Women diagnosed in 2004 with AJCC Stage I, II, or III breast cancer (n = 5394) were identified from a population-based National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) patterns of care study (POC-BP) drawing from registries in seven U.S. states. Differences in overall and breast cancer-specific mortality were investigated using Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, including age- and stage-based subgroup analyses., Results: In women 70 or older, higher BMI was associated with lower overall mortality (HR for a 5 kg/m
2 difference in BMI = 0.85, 95% CI 0.75-0.95). There was no significant association between BMI and overall mortality for women under 70. BMI was not associated with breast cancer death in the full sample, but among women with Stage I disease; those in the highest BMI category had significantly higher breast cancer mortality (HR for BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 vs. 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 = 4.74, 95% CI 1.78-12.59)., Conclusions: Contrary to our hypothesis, greater BMI was not associated with higher overall mortality. Among older women, BMI was inversely related to overall mortality, with a null association among younger women. Higher BMI was associated with breast cancer mortality among women with Stage I disease, but not among women with more advanced disease.- Published
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47. The Relationship of Retinal Vessel Geometric Characteristics to the Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy.
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Klein R, Lee KE, Danforth L, Tsai MY, Gangnon RE, Meuer SE, Wong TY, Cheung CY, and Klein BEK
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- Adult, Aged, Arterial Pressure physiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Diabetic Retinopathy physiopathology, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glycated Hemoglobin metabolism, Humans, Incidence, Macular Edema diagnosis, Macular Edema epidemiology, Macular Edema physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Photography, Prospective Studies, Retinal Vessels diagnostic imaging, Risk Factors, Diabetic Retinopathy diagnosis, Diabetic Retinopathy epidemiology, Retinal Vessels pathology
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Purpose: To examine the relationships of retinal vessel geometric characteristics (RVGCs) to the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR)., Design: Observational, prospective cohort study., Participants: Nine hundred ninety-six persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and 1370 persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) seen at a baseline examination who were eligible for follow-up examinations at subsequent 5-year intervals. A total of 3846 person-interval data from these follow-up examinations are the basis for the analyses., Methods: Diabetic retinopathy and macular edema were assessed by grading of 30° stereoscopic color fundus photographs. Retinal vessel geometric characteristics were assessed using the Singapore I Vessel Assessment program from a digitized copy of 1 of the field 1 fundus photographs obtained at baseline and follow-up., Main Outcome Measures: The 5-year incidence of any DR, progression of DR, and incidence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and clinically significant macular edema (CSME) in right eyes., Results: Incident DR occurred in 45%, progression in 32%, PDR in 10%, and CSME in 5%. While adjusting for glycated hemoglobin, duration of diabetes, and other factors, retinal arteriolar simple tortuosity was associated significantly with the incidence of any DR (odds ratio [OR], 1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.35). Retinal venular branching angle was associated significantly with progression of DR (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.03-1.36), retinal venular curvature tortuosity was associated significantly with the incidence of PDR (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.01-1.30), and retinal venular branching angle (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.10-1.82) was associated significantly with the incidence of CSME. There were no significant associations of other RVGCs with any of the DR outcomes in the full multivariate model. Inclusion of all possible RVGCs did not improve the predictive value of the models that already included retinal vessel diameter and baseline DR severity level., Conclusions: Retinal vessel geometric characteristics of the retinal venules were associated with progression of DR; however, most of the RVGCs measured from digitized fundus photographs added little to the assessment of risk of incidence and progression of DR when other risk factors were considered in T1DM and T2DM., (Copyright © 2018 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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48. The association between post-diagnosis health behaviors and long-term quality of life in survivors of ductal carcinoma in situ: a population-based longitudinal cohort study.
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Hart V, Trentham-Dietz A, Berkman A, Fujii M, Veal C, Hampton J, Gangnon RE, Newcomb PA, Gilchrist SC, and Sprague BL
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- Adult, Aged, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating mortality, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating pathology, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Survival Analysis, Young Adult, Breast Neoplasms diagnosis, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating diagnosis, Health Behavior physiology, Quality of Life psychology
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Purpose: Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) often experience adverse changes in health-related behaviors following diagnosis. The impact of health behaviors on long-term quality of life (QoL) in DCIS survivors has not been investigated., Methods: We examined the association of post-diagnosis body mass index (BMI), physical activity, alcohol, and smoking with QoL among 1448 DCIS survivors aged 20-74 enrolled in the population-based Wisconsin in situ Cohort from 1997 to 2006. Health behaviors and QoL were self-reported during biennial post-diagnosis interviews. Physical and mental QoL were measured using the validated SF-36 questionnaire. Generalized linear regression was used to determine the association between behaviors and QoL with adjustment for confounders. Lagged behavior variables were used to predict QoL during follow-up and avoid reverse causation., Results: Women reported 3,536 QoL observations over an average 7.9 years of follow-up. Women maintaining a healthy BMI had on average a significantly higher summary measure score of physical QoL than obese women (normal versus obese: β = 3.02; 2.18, 3.85). Physical QoL scores were also elevated among those who were physically active (5 + h/week vs. none: β = 1.96; 0.72, 3.20), those consuming at least seven drinks/week of alcohol (vs. none; β = 1.40; 0.39, 2.41), and nonsmokers (vs. current smokers: β = 1.80; 0.89, 2.71). Summary measures of mental QoL were significantly higher among women who were moderately physically active (up to 2 h/week vs. none: β = 1.11; 0.30, 1.92) and nonsmokers (vs. current smokers: β = 1.49;0.45, 2.53)., Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that maintaining healthy behaviors following DCIS treatment is associated with modest improvements in long-term QoL. These results inform interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and optimizing QoL in DCIS survivors.
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49. The University of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Epidemiology Simulation Model: An Update.
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Alagoz O, Ergun MA, Cevik M, Sprague BL, Fryback DG, Gangnon RE, Hampton JM, Stout NK, and Trentham-Dietz A
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Mammography, Middle Aged, Models, Statistical, Neoplasm Staging, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, SEER Program, United States epidemiology, Universities, Wisconsin, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, Models, Biological, Risk Assessment methods
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The University of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Epidemiology Simulation Model (UWBCS), also referred to as Model W, is a discrete-event microsimulation model that uses a systems engineering approach to replicate breast cancer epidemiology in the US over time. This population-based model simulates the lifetimes of individual women through 4 main model components: breast cancer natural history, detection, treatment, and mortality. A key feature of the UWBCS is that, in addition to specifying a population distribution in tumor growth rates, the model allows for heterogeneity in tumor behavior, with some tumors having limited malignant potential (i.e., would never become fatal in a woman's lifetime if left untreated) and some tumors being very aggressive based on metastatic spread early in their onset. The model is calibrated to Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) breast cancer incidence and mortality data from 1975 to 2010, and cross-validated against data from the Wisconsin cancer reporting system. The UWBCS model generates detailed outputs including underlying disease states and observed clinical outcomes by age and calendar year, as well as costs, resource usage, and quality of life associated with screening and treatment. The UWBCS has been recently updated to account for differences in breast cancer detection, treatment, and survival by molecular subtypes (defined by ER/HER2 status), to reflect the recent advances in screening and treatment, and to consider a range of breast cancer risk factors, including breast density, race, body-mass-index, and the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy. Therefore, the model can evaluate novel screening strategies, such as risk-based screening, and can assess breast cancer outcomes by breast cancer molecular subtype. In this article, we describe the most up-to-date version of the UWBCS.
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50. Contribution of Breast Cancer to Overall Mortality for US Women.
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Gangnon RE, Stout NK, Alagoz O, Hampton JM, Sprague BL, and Trentham-Dietz A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cause of Death, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Infant, Logistic Models, Middle Aged, Mortality trends, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Women's Health statistics & numerical data
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Objective: Breast cancer simulation models must take changing mortality rates into account to evaluate the potential impact of cancer control interventions. We estimated mortality rates due to breast cancer and all other causes combined to determine their impact on overall mortality by year, age, and birth cohort., Methods: Based on mortality rates from publicly available datasets, an age-period-cohort model was used to estimate the proportion of deaths due to breast cancer for US women aged 0 to 119 years, with birth years 1900 to 2000. Breast cancer mortality was calculated as all-cause mortality multiplied by the proportion of deaths due to breast cancer; other-cause mortality was the difference between all-cause and breast cancer mortality., Results: Breast cancer and other-cause mortality rates were higher for older ages and birth cohorts. The percent of deaths due to breast cancer increased across birth cohorts from 1900 to 1940 then decreased. Among 50-year-old women, in the 1920 birth cohort, 52 (9.9%) of 100,000 deaths (95% CI, 9.8% to 10.1%) were attributed to breast cancer whereas 476 of 100,000 were due to other causes; in the 1960 birth cohort, 22 (8.5%) of 100,000 deaths (95% CI, 8.3% to 8.7%) were attributed to breast cancer with 242 of 100,000 deaths due to other causes. The percentage of all deaths due to breast cancer was highest (4.1% to 12.9%) for women in their 40s and 50s for all birth cohorts., Conclusions: This study offers evidence that advances in breast cancer screening and treatment have reduced breast cancer mortality for women across the age spectrum, and provides estimates of age-, year- and birth cohort-specific competing mortality rates for simulation models. Other-cause mortality estimates are important in these models because most women die from causes other than breast cancer.
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