2002
Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles
Harlow BL, Cohen LS, Otto MW, Liberman RF, Spiegelman D, Cramer DW. Demographic, family, and occupational characteristics associated with major depression: the Harvard study of moods and cycles. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2002, 105: 209-217. PMID: 11939975, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.1o102.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionNon-depressed womenStructured Clinical InterviewHistory of depressionCommunity-based samplePast major depressionOccupational characteristicsStudy enrollmentDepressed womenClinical InterviewDSM-IVAge 18Past depressionWomenDepressionDemographic differencesHarvard StudySibship size
1996
Birth weight and adult hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity in US men.
Curhan G, Willett W, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A, Stampfer M. Birth weight and adult hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity in US men. Circulation 1996, 94: 3246-50. PMID: 8989136, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.94.12.3246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted odds ratioAdult body mass indexLow birth weightBody mass indexDiabetes mellitusBirth weightAdult hypertensionMass indexOdds ratioChronic diseasesUS menChronic adult diseasesBirth weight categoriesDependent diabetes mellitusPrevalence of obesityRisk of hypertensionRisk of obesityHigh birth weightEarly life exposureCumulative incidenceLowest quintileMedical historyRisk factorsFamily historyLife exposure