2017
Serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, and prostate cancer risk in black men
Layne TM, Weinstein SJ, Graubard BI, Ma X, Mayne ST, Albanes D. Serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, and prostate cancer risk in black men. Cancer 2017, 123: 2698-2704. PMID: 28369777, PMCID: PMC5498231, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer riskD binding proteinVitamin D statusCancer riskD statusOdds ratioProstate cancerLow vitamin D statusSerum DBPOvarian Cancer Screening TrialDecreased prostate cancer riskOverall prostate cancerCancer Screening TrialBlack menProstate cancer screeningApparent inverse associationConfidence intervalsVitamin D binding proteinConditional logistic regressionProstate cancer casesNonaggressive diseaseCohort entryCancer screeningBlood drawInverse association
2016
Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California
Triebwasser C, Wang R, DeWan AT, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Wiemels JL, Kadan-Lottick N, Ma X. Birth weight and risk of paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: Findings from a population-based record linkage study in California. European Journal Of Cancer 2016, 69: 19-27. PMID: 27814470, PMCID: PMC5125877, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEthnicityFemaleFetal MacrosomiaHodgkin DiseaseHumansInfantInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInformation Storage and RetrievalLogistic ModelsMaleMaternal AgeOdds RatioPaternal AgeRisk FactorsConceptsAge of diagnosisPediatric Hodgkin lymphomaHigh birth weightBirth weightTime of deliveryHodgkin's lymphomaOdds ratioPopulation-based record linkage studyPopulation-based case-control studyBirth orderNormal birth weightRecord linkage studyCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionMagnitude of associationSubgroup of childrenPerinatal factorsMaternal ageEtiological investigationBirth recordsPaternal ageHL casesDisease riskLogistic regressionDiagnosis
2015
Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California
Morimoto LM, McCauley K, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C. Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California. Annals Of Epidemiology 2015, 26: 141-145. PMID: 26795698, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of rhabdomyosarcomaHigh birth weightBirth weightGestational ageNon-Hispanic white childrenPost-term babiesCalifornia Cancer RegistryNormal gestational ageRecord linkage studyConditional logistic regressionCalifornia birth recordsNon-Hispanic whitesIndication of associationCancer RegistryBirth characteristicsFetal growthPediatric rhabdomyosarcomaRMS casesLower riskBirth recordsEthnic groupsLarger studyLogistic regressionWhite childrenAge
2005
Maternal Pregnancy Loss, Birth Characteristics, and Childhood Leukemia (United States)
Ma X, Metayer C, Does MB, Buffler PA. Maternal Pregnancy Loss, Birth Characteristics, and Childhood Leukemia (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 1075-1083. PMID: 16184473, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0356-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdolescentBirth CertificatesBirth IntervalsBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMalePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPregnancyPregnancy, High-RiskRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsBirth characteristicsPregnancy lossChildhood leukemiaOdds ratioNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyHistory of miscarriageConfidence intervalsRisk of AMLConditional logistic regressionDetailed reproductive historyCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood AMLIncident casesBirth weightMaternal historyIndex childReproductive historyBirth recordsLogistic regressionRecall biasBirth certificatesLeukemia StudyAMLLeukemia