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Thomson CA, Aragaki AK, Prentice RL, Stefanick ML, Manson JE, Wactawski-Wende J, Watts NB, Van Horn L, Shikany JM, Rohan TE, Lane DS, Wild RA, Robles-Morales R, Shadyab AH, Saquib N, Cauley J. Long-Term Effect of Randomization to Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Health in Older Women : Postintervention Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med 2024; 177:428-438. [PMID: 38467003 DOI: 10.7326/m23-2598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Although calcium and vitamin D (CaD) supplementation may affect chronic disease in older women, evidence of long-term effects on health outcomes is limited. OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term health outcomes among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative CaD trial. DESIGN Post hoc analysis of long-term postintervention follow-up of the 7-year randomized intervention trial of CaD. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00000611). SETTING A multicenter (n = 40) trial across the United States. PARTICIPANTS 36 282 postmenopausal women with no history of breast or colorectal cancer. INTERVENTION Random 1:1 assignment to 1000 mg of calcium carbonate (400 mg of elemental calcium) with 400 IU of vitamin D3 daily or placebo. MEASUREMENTS Incidence of colorectal, invasive breast, and total cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality; total cardiovascular disease (CVD); and hip fracture by randomization assignment (through December 2020). Analyses were stratified on personal supplement use. RESULTS For women randomly assigned to CaD versus placebo, a 7% reduction in cancer mortality was observed after a median cumulative follow-up of 22.3 years (1817 vs. 1943 deaths; hazard ratio [HR], 0.93 [95% CI, 0.87 to 0.99]), along with a 6% increase in CVD mortality (2621 vs. 2420 deaths; HR, 1.06 [CI, 1.01 to 1.12]). There was no overall effect on other measures, including all-cause mortality (7834 vs. 7748 deaths; HR, 1.00 [CI, 0.97 to 1.03]). Estimates for cancer incidence varied widely when stratified by whether participants reported supplement use before randomization, whereas estimates on mortality did not vary, except for CVD mortality. LIMITATION Hip fracture and CVD outcomes were available on only a subset of participants, and effects of calcium versus vitamin D versus joint supplementation could not be disentangled. CONCLUSION Calcium and vitamin D supplements seemed to reduce cancer mortality and increase CVD mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up among postmenopausal women, with no effect on all-cause mortality. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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- Cynthia A Thomson
- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (C.A.T.)
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington (A.K.A., R.L.P.)
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington (A.K.A., R.L.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (M.L.S.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (J.E.M.)
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- School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York (J.W.)
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (L.V.H.)
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (J.M.S.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (T.E.R.)
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- Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York (D.S.L.)
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- Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (R.A.W.)
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- Department of Clinical Translational Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (R.R.)
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California (A.H.S.)
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- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Alrajhi University, Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia (N.S.)
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (J.C.)
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Zhu K, Wactawski-Wende J, Mendola P, Parikh NI, LaMonte MJ, Barnabei VM, Hageman Blair R, Manson JE, Liu S, Wang M, Wild RA, Shadyab AH, Van Horn L, Leblanc ES, Sinkey R, Schnatz PF, Saquib N, Mu L. Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024; 230:93.e1-93.e19. [PMID: 37490991 PMCID: PMC10803644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although gestational diabetes mellitus and delivering high-birthweight infants are known to predict a higher risk of future type 2 diabetes mellitus, the association of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and other adverse pregnancy outcomes with type 2 diabetes mellitus is not well established. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the associations between different types of adverse pregnancy outcomes and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus among postmenopausal women. STUDY DESIGN The Women's Health Initiative, a nationwide cohort of postmenopausal women, collected self-reported history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preterm birth, and delivering low- birthweight (<2500 g) or high-birthweight (>4500 g) infants. Participants were followed up annually for self-reported incident type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with medication from baseline (1993-1998) to March 2021. This study used logistic regression to examine the associations of any and individual adverse pregnancy outcomes with diabetes mellitus. Stratified analyses were performed to assess effect modification by body mass index, race and ethnicity, education, parity, breastfeeding, and age at first birth. RESULTS This analysis included 49,717 women without a history of diabetes mellitus at enrollment who had a least 1 pregnancy and responded to the questionnaire about adverse pregnancy outcomes. After adjusting for body mass index, demographic, lifestyle, and reproductive factors, gestational diabetes mellitus (odds ratio, 2.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.94-2.63), high birthweight (odds ratio, 1.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-1.44), and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (odds ratio, 1.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-1.30) were independently associated with higher odds of type 2 diabetes mellitus, whereas preterm birth and low birthweight were not associated with diabetes mellitus risk. A history of ≥2 adverse pregnancy outcomes was associated with higher odds of type 2 diabetes mellitus (odds ratio, 1.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.28-1.88). This study further observed higher odds of type 2 diabetes mellitus (odds ratio, 3.69; 95% confidence interval, 2.38-5.70) among women with a history of both gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy than those without any adverse pregnancy outcomes. CONCLUSION Postmenopausal women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus, those delivering high-birthweight infants, or those with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at risk of future type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, women with ≥2 conditions had an augmented risk and might be prioritized for screening and prevention efforts for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Kexin Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Surgery, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research, Portland, OR
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Research, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Al Bukayriah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.
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Shadyab AH, Manson JE, Allison MA, Laddu D, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Van Horn L, Wild RA, Banack HR, Tabung FK, Haring B, Sun Y, LeBlanc ES, Wactawski-Wende J, LeBoff MS, Naughton MJ, Luo J, Schnatz PF, Natale G, Ostfeld RJ, LaCroix AZ. Association of Later-Life Weight Changes With Survival to Ages 90, 95, and 100: The Women's Health Initiative. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:2264-2273. [PMID: 37642339 PMCID: PMC10692416 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Associations of weight changes and intentionality of weight loss with longevity are not well described. METHODS Using longitudinal data from the Women's Health Initiative (N = 54 437; 61-81 years), we examined associations of weight changes and intentionality of weight loss with survival to ages 90, 95, and 100. Weight was measured at baseline, year 3, and year 10, and participants were classified as having weight loss (≥5% decrease from baseline), weight gain (≥5% increase from baseline), or stable weight (<5% change from baseline). Participants reported intentionality of weight loss at year 3. RESULTS A total of 30 647 (56.3%) women survived to ≥90 years. After adjustment for relevant covariates, 3-year weight loss of ≥5% vs stable weight was associated with lower odds of survival to ages 90 (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.64-0.71), 95 (OR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.60-0.71), and 100 (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.49-0.78). Compared to intentional weight loss, unintentional weight loss was more strongly associated with lower odds of survival to age 90 (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.74-0.94 and OR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.44-0.55, respectively). Three-year weight gain of ≥5% vs stable weight was not associated with survival to age 90, 95, or 100. The pattern of results was similar among normal weight, overweight, and obese women in body mass index (BMI)-stratified analyses. CONCLUSIONS Weight loss of ≥5% vs stable weight was associated with lower odds of longevity, more strongly for unintentional weight loss than for intentional weight loss. Potential inaccuracy of self-reported intentionality of weight loss and residual confounding were limitations.
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- Aladdin H Shadyab
- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine III, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
- Department of Medicine I, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo – SUNY, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Program in Public Health, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Health System, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Daniele C, Farland LV, Park K, Schnatz PF, Shadyab AH, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Wild RA, Spracklen CN. Association of maternal birth weight and maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for adverse reproductive outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative. Early Hum Dev 2023; 184:105839. [PMID: 37549575 PMCID: PMC10658641 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Advancements in medical technology and pharmacologic interventions have drastically improved survival of infants born preterm and low birth weight, but knowledge regarding the long-term health impacts of these individuals is limited and inconsistent. AIM To investigate whether an individual's birthweight or history of being born preterm increases the risk of an adverse reproductive outcome. STUDY DESIGN Nested case-control study within the Women's Health Initiative. SUBJECTS 79,934 individuals who self-reported their personal birthweight category and/or preterm birth status. OUTCOMES MEASURES Self-reported pregnancy outcomes: subfertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preterm birth, low birthweight infant, high birthweight infant. Logistic regression models were used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR). RESULTS After adjustments, individuals reporting their birthweight <6lbs. were 20 % more likely to have a stillbirth or 70 % more likely to have a low birthweight infant and were less likely to have a full-term birth or high birthweight infant during their pregnancy. Individuals reporting a birthweight ≥10 lbs. were more likely to have a high birthweight infant (OR 3.49, 95 % CI 2.73-4.39) and less likely to have a low birthweight infant (OR 0.64, 95 % CI 0.47-0.82). Individuals born preterm were at increased risk for infertility, miscarriage, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and delivering a preterm or low birthweight infant. CONCLUSIONS As more individuals born preterm and/or low birthweight survive to adulthood, the incidence and prevalence of poor reproductive outcomes may increase. Women born at extremes of birthweight and prematurity may need to be monitored more closely during their own pregnancies.
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- Christian Daniele
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 715 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, 1295 N. Martin Ave, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Road, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States of America
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital, Tower Health & Drexel University, 6th Avenue and Spruce Street, West Reading, PA 19611, United States of America
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0725, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States of America
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- Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, 1265 Welch Road, Room X308, Stanford, CA 94305, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 174 Biomedical Education Building, Buffalo, NY 14214, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 800 SL Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, United States of America; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 715 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, United States of America.
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Wild RA, Edwards RK, Zhao D, Hansen KR, Kim AS, Wrenn DS. Highly Atherogenic Lipid Particles are Associated with Preeclampsia After Successful Fertility Treatment for Obese Women who have Unexplained Infertility. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:2495-2502. [PMID: 36813973 PMCID: PMC10442456 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-023-01197-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Atherogenic dyslipidemia-before or during pregnancy-may contribute to preeclampsia and subsequent cardiovascular disease risk. We performed a nested case-control study to further understand dyslipidemia associated with preeclampsia. The cohort consisted of participants in the randomized clinical trial "Improving Reproductive Fitness Through Pretreatment with Lifestyle Modification in Obese Women with Unexplained Infertility" (FIT-PLESE). FIT-PLESE was designed to study the effect of a pre-fertility treatment 16-week randomized lifestyle intervention program (Nutrisystem diet + exercise + orlistat vs. training alone) on improvement in live birth rate among obese women with unexplained infertility. Of the 279 patients in FIT-PLESE, 80 delivered a viable infant. Maternal serum was analyzed across five visits: before and after lifestyle interventions and also at three pregnancy visits (16, 24, and 32 weeks gestation). Apolipoprotein lipids were measured in a blinded fashion using ion mobility. Cases were those who developed preeclampsia. Controls also had a live birth but did not develop preeclampsia. Generalized linear and mixed models with repeated measures were used to compare the mean lipoprotein lipid levels of the two groups across all visits. Complete data were available for 75 pregnancies, and preeclampsia developed in 14.5% of the pregnancies. Cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratios (p < 0.003), triglycerides (p = 0.012), and triglyceride/HDL ratios, all adjusted for BMI, were worse in patients with preeclampsia (p < 0.001). Subclasses a, b, and c of highly atherogenic, very small, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles were higher during pregnancy for the preeclamptic women (p < 0.05). Very small LDL particle subclass d levels were significantly greater only at 24 weeks (p = 0.012). The role of highly atherogenic, very small LDL particle excess in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia awaits further investigation.
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- R A Wild
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
- Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Quest Diagnostics, Secaucus, NJ, USA
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Hovsepyan G, Barac A, Brasky TM, Shadyab AH, Lehman A, McLaughlin EM, Saquib N, Iyengar NM, Wild RA, Caan BJ, Desai P, Beebe Dimmer J, Thomson CA, Simon MS. Pre-diagnosis lipid levels and mortality after obesity-related cancer diagnosis in the Women's Health Initiative cardiovascular disease biomarker cohort. Cancer Med 2023; 12:16626-16636. [PMID: 37381978 PMCID: PMC10469749 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Published studies have demonstrated inconclusive relationships between serum lipid levels and mortality after cancer. METHODS The primary objective was to evaluate the relationship between fasting lipid levels and mortality after cancer. Data were obtained on baseline lipids and outcomes after cancer from 1263 postmenopausal women diagnosed with 13 obesity-related cancers who were part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) lipid biomarkers cohort. Obesity-related cancers included incident invasive cancers of the breast, colorectum, endometrium, esophagus (adenocarcinoma), kidney, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovaries, small intestine, thyroid, stomach, as well as multiple myeloma. Baseline lipid measurements included high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, and non-HDL-cholesterol. Outcomes were all cause, cancer-specific, and CVD mortality. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to measure associations between lipid levels and mortality (all cause, cancer, and CVD) after a cancer diagnosis, with lipids analyzed as continuous variables. RESULTS Among women with obesity-related cancer, there were 707 deaths, of which 379 (54%) were due to cancer and 113 (16%) were due to CVD. Mean time from blood draw to cancer diagnosis was 5.1 years (range: 0.05-10 years). LDL-C values above the 95th percentile were associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality (p < 0.001), and cancer-specific mortality (p < 0.001), but not mortality due to CVD. Non-HDL-C values above the 65th percentile were associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality (p = 0.01) and mortality due to CVD (p = 0.003), but not cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.37). HDL-C values above the 95th percentile were associated with lower all-cause mortality (p = 0.002), and above the 65th percentile with lower cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.003), but no significant relationship with mortality due to CVD was observed. CONCLUSIONS The relationship between pre-diagnosis fasting lipid levels and mortality after cancer diagnosis is complex. These results suggest that improved lipid control through lifestyle and anti-lipid medications could have a meaningful impact on outcomes after cancer.
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- Gayane Hovsepyan
- Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroitMichiganUSA
- Scripps Green Internal Medicine Residency ProgramLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Georgetown UniversityWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
- Inova Heart and Vascular InstituteFalls ChurchVirginiaUSA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity ScienceUniversity of California, San DiegoLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Center for BiostatisticsOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- College of MedicineSulaiman AlRajhi UniversityAl BukayriyahSaudi Arabia
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterOklahoma CityOklahomaUSA
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- Division of ResearchKaiser Permanente Medical Program of Northern CaliforniaOaklandCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of OncologyWeill Cornell Medical CenterNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroitMichiganUSA
- Department of OncologyBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne Sate UniversityDetroitMichiganUSA
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- Department of Health Promotion SciencesMel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Arizona Cancer CenterUniversity of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroitMichiganUSA
- Department of OncologyBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne Sate UniversityDetroitMichiganUSA
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Peila R, Xue X, Qi Q, Dannenberg AJ, Allison MA, Johnson KC, LaMonte MJ, Wild RA, Haring B, Pan K, Tindle HA, Foraker R, Saquib N, Barac A, Rohan TE. Healthy Lifestyle Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women With Normal Body Mass Index. J Am Heart Assoc 2023:e029111. [PMID: 37306150 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Background A lifestyle comprising a healthy diet, light alcohol consumption, no smoking, and moderate or intense physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the association of a healthy lifestyle index (HLI), derived from scores for each of these components plus waist circumference, with the risk of incident CVD and CVD subtypes in postmenopausal women with normal body mass index (18.5-<25.0 kg/m2). Methods and Results We studied 40 118 participants in the Women's Health Initiative, aged 50 to 79 years at enrollment, with a normal body mass index and no history of CVD. The HLI score was categorized into quintiles. We estimated multivariable adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CIs for the association of HLI with risk of CVD and CVD subtypes using Cox regression models. A total of 3821 cases of incident CVD were ascertained during a median follow-up of 20.1 years. Compared with the lowest quintile (unhealthiest lifestyle), higher HLI quintiles showed inverse associations with the risk of CVD (HRquintile-2=0.74 [95% CI, 0.67-0.81]; HRquintile-3=0.66 [95% CI, 0.60-0.72]; HRquintile-4=0.57 [95% CI, 0.51-0.63]; and HRquintile-5=0.48 [95% CI, 0.43-0.54], P-trend=<0.001). HLI was also inversely associated with risks of stroke, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, angina, and coronary revascularization. Subgroup analyses, stratified by age (≤63 years vs >63 years), body mass index (</≥ 22.0 kg/m2), and general health status (absence/presence of hypertension, diabetes, or lipid-lowering drug use) also showed inverse associations between HLI and risk of CVD. Conclusions Among postmenopausal women with a normal body mass index, adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with a reduced risk of clinical CVD and CVD subtypes, underscoring the cardiovascular benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, even for women with a healthy weight.
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- Rita Peila
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY New York City USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY New York City USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY New York City USA
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- Family Medicine and Public Health University of California CA San Diego USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine The University of Tennessee TN Memphis USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health University of Buffalo NY USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center OK Oklahoma City USA
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- Department of Cardiology University Heart Center Graz, Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology Kaiser Permanente Southern California CA Downey USA
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- Department of Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center TN Nashville USA
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- Department of Medicine Washington University at St. Louis MO St. Louis USA
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- College of Medicine at Sulaiman Al Rajhi University Bukariyah Saudi Arabia
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute Georgetown University DC Washington USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY New York City USA
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Holman-Vittone A, Monahan B, LeBlanc ES, Liu S, Nassir R, Saquib N, Schnatz PF, Shadyab AH, Sinkey R, Wactawski-Wende J, Wild RA, Chasan-Taber L, Manson JE, Spracklen CN. Associations of maternal preterm birth with subsequent risk for type 2 diabetes in women from the women's health initiative. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2023; 14:333-340. [PMID: 37114530 PMCID: PMC10205667 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174423000089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Preterm birth has been associated with insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction, a hallmark characteristic of type 2 diabetes. However, studies investigating the relationship between a personal history of being born preterm and type 2 diabetes are sparse. We sought to investigate the potential association between a personal history of being born preterm and risk for type 2 diabetes in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Baseline and incident data (>16 years of follow-up) from the Women's Health Initiative (n = 85,356) were used to examine the association between personal history of being born preterm (born 1910-1940s) and prevalent (baseline enrollment; cross-sectional) or incident (prospective cohort) cases of type 2 diabetes. Logistic and Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate odds and hazards ratios. Being born preterm was significantly, positively associated with odds for prevalent type 2 diabetes at enrollment (adjOR = 1.79, 95% CI 1.43-2.24; P < 0.0001). Stratified regression models suggested the positive associations at baseline were consistent across race and ethnicity groups. However, being born preterm was not significantly associated with risk for incident type 2 diabetes. Regression models stratified by age at enrollment suggest the relationship between being born preterm and type 2 diabetes persists only among younger age groups. Preterm birth was associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes but only in those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes prior to study enrollment, suggesting the association between preterm birth and type 2 diabetes may exist at earlier age of diagnosis but wane over time.
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- Aaron Holman-Vittone
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 715 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research NW, Portland, OR 97227
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- Center for Global Cardiometabolic Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Research, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, 6 Avenue and Spruce Street, West Reading, PA 19611
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0725, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 174 Biomedical Education Building, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 800 SL Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 715 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 900 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 715 North Pleasant Street, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
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Brewer PL, D'Agata AL, Roberts MB, Wild RA, Shadyab AH, Saquib N, Manson J, Eaton CB, Sullivan MC. Association of Preterm Birth With Prevalent and Incident Hypertension, Early-Onset Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women's Health Initiative. Am J Cardiol 2023; 192:132-138. [PMID: 36791524 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Increasing evidence suggests preterm birth is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood. Whether there is effect modification by hypertension on CVD risk is unknown. To investigate the associations between preterm birth, hypertension, and incident CVD, we identified 2,303 women aged 50 to 79 years who self-reported being born preterm from the Women's Health Initiative. Using multivariable logistic regression, prevalent hypertension at enrollment, age at hypertension diagnosis, and antihypertensive medication use were compared by birth status (preterm, full-term). Risk of incident hypertension, coronary heart disease, and CVD were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportional-hazard models. Both models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, physical activity, body mass index, and diabetes mellitus. Significant associations were found between preterm birth and prevalent hypertension (37% vs 33.1%; adjusted odds ratio 1.26 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15 to 1.28] p = <0.0001), early-onset hypertension (<50 years) (14.7% vs 11.7%; adjusted odds ratio 1.31, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.48, p = <0.0001), and incident hypertension (53.2% vs 51%; ajusted hazard ratio 1.10, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.19, p = 0.008). Preterm-born women reported taking more antihypertensive medications (2.9% vs 2.6%, p = 0.04). Preterm birth had a nonsignificant association with CVD risk, but when stratified by prevalent hypertension, women born preterm without hypertension had elevated CVD risk compared with women born full-term without prevalent hypertension. Women with prevalent hypertension, preterm and full-term, had similar magnitudes of elevations in CVD risk. In conclusion, preterm birth increases the risk of hypertension and coronary heart disease. With 10% of the population born preterm, birth history should be assessed as a CVD risk factor.
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- Pamela L Brewer
- College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island.
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- College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Care New England Medical Group/Primary Care and Specialty Services, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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Hosseinzadeh P, Wild RA, Hansen KR. Diminished Ovarian Reserve: Risk for Preeclampsia in IVF pregnancies. Fertil Steril 2023; 119:802-803. [PMID: 36898425 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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- Pardis Hosseinzadeh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
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Banack HR, Bea JW, Chen Z, Blew RM, Nicholas S, Stefanick M, Wild RA, Manson JE, Odegaard AO. Longitudinal patterns of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, total body composition, and anthropometric measures in postmenopausal women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Int J Obes (Lond) 2023; 47:288-296. [PMID: 36739471 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01266-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abdominal adiposity, including visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (VAT and SAT), is recognized as a strong risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and mortality. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this analysis is to describe longitudinal patterns of change in abdominal adipose tissue in postmenopausal women, overall and stratified by age, race/ethnicity, and years since menopause. METHODS The data are from six years of follow up on 10,184 postmenopausal women (7828 non-Hispanic White women, 1423 non-Hispanic Black women, and 703 Hispanic women) who participated in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). The WHI is a large prospective cohort study of postmenopausal women across the United States. All participants in this analysis had DXA scans in the 1990s as part of the WHI protocol. Hologic APEX software was used to re-analyze archived DXA scans and obtain measures of abdominal adipose tissue. Analyses examined differences in abdominal adipose tissue, overall adiposity, and anthropometric variables. RESULTS There were important differences in VAT and SAT by age and race/ethnicity. In women <60 years, VAT increased over the follow-up period, while in women ≥70 years, VAT decreased. Non-Hispanic Black women had the highest levels of SAT. Hispanic women had the highest VAT levels. Women more than ten years since menopause had less SAT and more VAT than women less than ten years since menopause, resulting in a higher VAT/SAT ratio. There was a moderate to strong correlation between measures of abdominal adipose tissue and anthropometric measurements of body size. Still, there were substantial differences in the quantity of VAT and SAT within BMI and waist circumference categories. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate differences in VAT and SAT according to age, race/ethnicity, time since menopause, and compared to standard measures of body composition in a large and diverse cohort of postmenopausal women.
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- Hailey R Banack
- Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology/Biostatistics and Epidemiology Oklahoma University Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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Poornima IG, Pulipati VP, Brinton EA, Wild RA. Update on Statin Use in Pregnancy. Am J Med 2023; 136:12-14. [PMID: 36150512 PMCID: PMC10575572 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Indu G Poornima
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Penn.
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- Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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Wright CE, Enquobahrie DA, Prager S, Painter I, Kooperberg C, Wild RA, Park K, Sealy-Jefferson S, Kernic MA. Pregnancy loss and risk of incident CVD within 5 years: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1108286. [PMID: 36895838 PMCID: PMC9989010 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1108286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Background Previous studies have demonstrated an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with a history of pregnancy loss. Less is known about whether pregnancy loss is associated with age at the onset of CVD, but this is a question of interest, as a demonstrated association of pregnancy loss with early-onset CVD may provide clues to the biological basis of the association, as well as having implications for clinical care. We conducted an age-stratified analysis of pregnancy loss history and incident CVD in a large cohort of postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years old. Methods Associations between a history of pregnancy loss and incident CVD were examined among participants in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Exposures were any history of pregnancy loss (miscarriage and/or stillbirth), recurrent (2+) loss, and a history of stillbirth. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations between pregnancy loss and incident CVD within 5 years of study entry in three age strata (50-59, 69-69, and 70-79). Outcomes of interest were total CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure, and stroke. To assess the risk of early onset CVD, Cox proportional hazard regression was used to examine incident CVD before the age of 60 in a subset of subjects aged 50-59 at study entry. Results After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors, a history of stillbirth was associated with an elevated risk of all cardiovascular outcomes in the study cohort within 5 years of study entry. Interactions between age and pregnancy loss exposures were not significant for any cardiovascular outcome; however, age-stratified analyses demonstrated an association between a history of stillbirth and risk of incident CVD within 5 years in all age groups, with the highest point estimate seen in women aged 50-59 (OR 1.99; 95% CI, 1.16-3.43). Additionally, stillbirth was associated with incident CHD among women aged 50-59 (OR 3.12; 95% CI, 1.33-7.29) and 60-69 (OR 2.06; 95% CI, 1.24-3.43) and with incident heart failure and stroke among women aged 70-79. Among women aged 50-59 with a history of stillbirth, a non-significantly elevated hazard ratio was observed for heart failure before the age of 60 (HR 2.93, 95% CI, 0.96-6.64). Conclusions History of stillbirth was strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular outcomes within 5 years of baseline in a cohort of postmenopausal women aged 50-79. History of pregnancy loss, and of stillbirth in particular, might be a clinically useful marker of cardiovascular disease risk in women.
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- Catherine E Wright
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- College of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Chou EL, Pettinger M, Haring B, Allison MA, Mell MW, Hlatky MA, Wactawski-Wende J, Wild RA, Shadyab AH, Wallace RB, Snetselaar LG, Madsen TE, Eagleton MJ, Conrad MF, Liu S. Association of Premature Menopause With Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Women's Health Initiative. Ann Surg 2022; 276:e1008-e1016. [PMID: 33156064 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine if premature menopause and early menarche are associated with increased risk of AAA, and to explore potential effect modification by smoking history. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Despite worse outcomes for women with AAA, no studies have prospectively examined sex-specific risk factors, such as premature menopause and early menarche, with risk of AAA in a large, ethnically diverse cohort of women. METHODS This was a post-hoc analysis of Women's Health Initiative participants who were beneficiaries of Medicare Parts A&B fee-for-service. AAA cases and interventions were identified from claims data. Follow-up period included Medicare coverage until death, end of follow-up or end of coverage inclusive of 2017. RESULTS Of 101,119 participants included in the analysis, the mean age was 63 years and median follow-up was 11.3 years. Just under 10,000 (9.4%) women experienced premature menopause and 22,240 (22%) experienced early men-arche. Women with premature menopause were more likely to be overweight, Black, have >20 pack years of smoking, history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and early menarche. During 1,091,840 person-years of follow-up, 1125 women were diagnosed with AAA, 134 had premature menopause (11.9%), 93 underwent surgical intervention and 45 (48%) required intervention for ruptured AAA. Premature menopause was associated with increased risk of AAA [hazard ratio 1.37 (1.14, 1.66)], but the association was no longer significant after multivariable adjustment for demographics and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Amongst women with ≥20 pack year smoking history (n = 19,286), 2148 (11.1%) had premature menopause, which was associated with greater risk of AAA in all models [hazard ratio 1.63 (1.24, 2.23)]. Early menarche was not associated with increased risk of AAA. CONCLUSIONS This study finds that premature menopause may be an important risk factor for AAA in women with significant smoking history. There was no significant association between premature menopause and risk of AAA amongst women who have never smoked. These results suggest an opportunity to develop strategies for better screening, risk reduction and stratification, and outcome improvement in the comprehensive vascular care of women.
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- Elizabeth L Chou
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Campus Drive, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Sex and Gender, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Surgery, and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Nudy M, Aragaki AK, Jiang X, Manson JE, Allison MA, Shadyab AH, Hodis HN, Wild RA, Robbins JA, Liu S, Naughton MJ, Dreibelbis S, Gass M, Stefanick ML, Valdiviezo C, Schnatz PF. The severity of individual menopausal symptoms, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Cohort. Menopause 2022; 29:1365-1374. [PMID: 36219813 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between common menopausal symptoms (MS) and long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. METHODS In an observational cohort of 80,278 postmenopausal women with no known CVD at baseline from the Women's Health Initiative, we assessed individual MS severity (mild vs none; moderate/severe vs none) for night sweats, hot flashes, waking up several times at night, joint pain or stiffness, headaches or migraines, vaginal or genital dryness, heart racing or skipping beats, breast tenderness, dizziness, tremors (shakes), feeling tired, forgetfulness, mood swings, restless or fidgety, and difficulty concentrating. Outcomes included total CVD events (primary) and all-cause mortality (secondary). Associations between specific MS, their severity, and outcomes were assessed during a median of 8.2 years of follow-up. All results were multivariable adjusted, and individual associations were Bonferroni corrected to adjust for multiple comparisons. A machine learning approach (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) was used to select the most parsimonious set of MS most predictive of CVD and all-cause mortality. RESULTS The severity of night sweats, waking up several times at night, joint pain or stiffness, heart racing or skipping beats, dizziness, feeling tired, forgetfulness, mood swings, restless or fidgety, and difficulty concentrating were each significantly associated with total CVD. The largest hazard ratio (HR) for total CVD was found for moderate or severe heart racing or skipping beats (HR, 1.55; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-1.86). The individual severities of heart racing or skipping beats, dizziness, tremors (shakes), feeling tired, forgetfulness, mood swings, restless or fidgety, and difficulty concentrating were associated with increased all-cause mortality. Moderate or severe dizziness had the largest HR (1.58; 95% CI, 1.24-2.01). Multiple symptom modeling via least absolute shrinkage and selection operator selected dizziness, heart racing, feeling tired, and joint pain as most predictive of CVD, whereas dizziness, tremors, and feeling tired were most predictive of all-cause mortality. CONCLUSION Among postmenopausal women with no known CVD at baseline, the severity of specific individual MS was significantly associated with incident CVD and mortality. Consideration of severe MS may enhance sex-specific CVD risk predication in future cohorts, but caution should be applied as severe MS could also indicate other health conditions.
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- Matthew Nudy
- From the Division of Cardiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey, PA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- University of California, San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, La Jolla, CA
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- Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Surgery, Brown University, Center for Global Cardiometabolic Health, Providence, RI
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Ob/Gyn, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, Reading, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
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Seungdamrong AM, Pal L, Kuokkanen S, Lieman H, Wild RA, Sun F, Zhang H, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Santoro N. RELATIONSHIP OF ANTITHYROID ANTIBODIES AND TSH TO INFERTILITY PHENOTYPES AND OUTCOMES. Fertil Steril 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.08.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plowden TC, Mumford SL, Wild RA, Cedars MI, Steiner AZ, Franasiak JM, Diamond MP, Santoro N. Probability of Pregnancy With Mono vs Multiple Folliculogenesis in Women With Unexplained Infertility. J Endocr Soc 2022; 7:bvac142. [PMID: 36447958 PMCID: PMC9692188 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Context Ovarian stimulation (OS) increases pregnancy rates but can cause multiple folliculogenesis and multiple pregnancy. Objective To determine whether the probability of pregnancy differs in OS cycles with mono- vs multifolliculogenesis in women with unexplained infertility (UI). Design Secondary analysis of a multicenter, randomized controlled trial: Assessment of Multiple Intrauterine Gestations from Ovarian Stimulation with 3 treatment arms: gonadotropins, clomiphene, or letrozole, combined with intrauterine insemination. Women were categorized as having either 1 or ≥ 2 mature follicles (≥ 16 mm). Relative risk (RR) and 95% CIs for clinical pregnancy and live birth by number of follicles were estimated using generalized linear models adjusted for age, body mass index, years of infertility, and history of prior live birth. Setting 12 US-based clinical sites. Participants Normally cycling women aged 18 to 40 years with a normal uterine cavity and at least 1 patent fallopian tube. Male partners with ≥ 5 million total motile sperm. Interventions Gonadotropins, clomiphene, or letrozole with insemination. Main Outcome Measures Clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) and live birth rates (LBR). Results A single mature follicle > 16 mm resulted in lower CPR (RR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.54-0.90) and LBR (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51-0.89) compared with ≥ 2 mature follicles. When stratified by treatment modality, no association of follicle number with CPR or LBR was observed for letrozole or clomiphene, but women using gonadotropins had lower CPR and LBR with monofolliculogenesis. Conclusion In couples undergoing gonadotropin treatment for UI, monofolliculogenesis following OS is related to a lower rate of live birth.
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- Torie C Plowden
- Correspondence: Torie Comeaux Plowden, MD, Department of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, 2817 Reilly Road, Fort Bragg, NC 28310.
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, CA, USA
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- RMA New Jersey, Thomas Jefferson University, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Wild RA, Edwards RK, Zhao D, Kim AS, Hansen KR. Immediate weight loss before ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination is associated with a lower risk of preeclampsia in women with obesity and unexplained infertility. F S Rep 2022; 3:264-268. [PMID: 36212561 PMCID: PMC9532870 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective To determine whether successful weight loss before ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination (OS-IUI) affects the risk of future pregnancy complications among women with obesity and unexplained infertility after fertility treatment. Design Secondary analysis of the randomized controlled clinical trial Improving Reproductive Fitness Through Pretreatment With Lifestyle Modification in Obese Women With Unexplained Infertility (FIT-PLESE). Setting Multiple academic health centers in the United States. Patient(s) Three hundred seventy-nine women with obesity and unexplained infertility who underwent standard infertility treatment after a lifestyle intervention. Intervention(s) The FIT-PLESE trial evaluated whether prepregnancy lifestyle interventions (diet with weight loss medication and exercise vs. exercise alone) before OS-IUI improved the live birth rate among women with obesity and unexplained infertility. Although the primary outcome of FIT-PLESE was live birth rate, we compared the demographics and subsequent pregnancy complications of women who successfully lost some weight with those of women who did not lose any during the interventions. Main Outcome Measure(s) Obstetric complications by groups were compared using χ2 and Fisher’s exact tests, and continuous variables were compared using Student’s t-tests. Logistic regression was used to assess the odds of preeclampsia after adjustment for the randomized treatment arm in FIT-PLESE. Result(s) There was a nonsignificant trend toward a lower risk of intrauterine growth restriction (4% vs. 16%, P = .124) and preterm delivery (6% vs. 15%, P = .343) among patients who lost at least some weight. The risk of preeclampsia was significantly lower (6% vs.35%, P = .002) in the weight loss group (odds ratio, 0.09; 95% confidence interval, 0.016–0.505; P = .006) after adjustment for treatment assignment. Conclusion(s) Among women with obesity and unexplained infertility who had live births after fertility treatment, prepregnancy weight loss due to lifestyle interventions before OS-IUI was associated with a lower risk of preeclampsia.
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- Robert A. Wild
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Correspondence: Robert A. Wild, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 405-271-8787, AAT 2466 800 S L Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Kim AS, Wild RA. A Possible Screening Marker for Cardiovascular Disease in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2022; 31:751-752. [DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ashley S. Kim
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Kim AS, Wild RA. The natural history of polycystic ovary syndrome: commentary on a longitudinal study evaluating changes in phenotype with age. Fertil Steril 2022; 117:1067-1068. [PMID: 35512968 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Ashley S Kim
- Reproductive Endocrinology Section. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Reproductive Endocrinology Section. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Underland LJ, Schnatz PF, Wild RA, Saquib N, Shadyab AH, Allison M, Banack H, Wassertheil-Smoller S. The impact of weight change and measures of physical functioning on mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:1228-1235. [PMID: 34988972 PMCID: PMC8986581 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Lower grip strength and measures of physical functioning are associated with all-cause mortality. Relationships among long-term weight loss, physical functioning, and mortality in older women are understudied. METHODS Participants were 5039 women who were part of the Long Life Study (LLS) ancillary study to the Woman's Health Initiative (WHI). Average age was 78.76 ± 6.92. We defined long-term weight loss or gain as a decrease or increase of 5% or more of baseline body weight. Our primary outcome was all-cause mortality and our secondary outcomes were vascular death, and coronary heart disease (CHD). The mean follow-up time was 5.4 years. Cox regression modeling was performed for each outcome of interest. Variables of interest were weight change, grip strength, and functional status as measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) controlling for multiple potential confounders. RESULTS Weight loss of 5% or more percent body weight was associated with a hazard ratio of 1.66 (1.37-2.01) for all-cause mortality. Weight gain was not related to mortality or cardiovascular outcomes. Those in the highest grip strength quartile had a hazard ratio of 0.51 (0.39-0.66) for all-cause mortality. For the SPPB the hazard ratio was 0.29 (0.21-0.40), adjusting for changes in weight, race, smoking, history CHD, smoking, and diabetes. Higher grip strength and SPPB were associated with lower risks for vascular death, and CHD, independently of weight change. CONCLUSIONS Weight loss was associated with increased mortality. Stronger grip strength and higher SPPB scores were associated with lower mortality risk independent of weight change.
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- Lisa J. Underland
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx NY
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- Dept of Ob/Gyn and Internal Medicine; Reading Hospital / Tower Health
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Alrajhi University, Saudi Arabia
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
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Murugappan G, Leonard SA, Farland LV, Lau ES, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Schnatz P, Carmichael SL, Stefanick ML, Parikh NI. Association of infertility with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal participants in the Women’s Health Initiative. Fertil Steril 2022; 117:1038-1046. [PMID: 35305814 PMCID: PMC9081220 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of infertility with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among postmenopausal participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). We hypothesized that nulliparity and pregnancy loss may reveal more extreme phenotypes of infertility, enabling further understanding of the association of infertility with ASCVD. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Forty clinical centers in the United States. PATIENT(S) A total of 158,787 postmenopausal participants in the Women's Health Initiative cohort. INTERVENTION(S) Infertility, parity, and pregnancy loss. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) The primary outcome was risk of ASCVD among women with and without a history of infertility, stratified by history of live birth and pregnancy loss. Cox proportional-hazards models were adjusted for demographics and risk factors for ASCVD. RESULT(S) Among 158,787 women, 25,933 (16.3%) reported a history of infertility; 20,427 (80%) had at least 1 live birth; and 9,062 (35%) had at least 1 pregnancy loss. There was a moderate overall association between infertility and ASCVD (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99-1.06) over 19 years of follow-up. Among nulliparous women, infertility was associated with a 13% higher risk of ASCVD (95% CI, 1.04-1.23). Among nulliparous women who had a pregnancy loss, infertility was associated with a 36% higher risk of ASCVD (95% CI, 1.09-1.71). CONCLUSION(S) Women with a history of infertility overall had a moderately higher risk of ASCVD compared with women without a history of infertility. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk was much higher among nulliparous infertile women and among nulliparous infertile women who also had a pregnancy loss, suggesting that in these more extreme phenotypes, infertility may be associated with ASCVD risk.
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- Gayathree Murugappan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine-Tucson, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital, Reading, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California; Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California; Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Souter I, Sun F, Zhang H, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Wild RA, Hansen KR, Santoro N. A personalized medicine approach to ovulation induction/ovarian stimulation: development of a predictive model and online calculator from level-I evidence. Fertil Steril 2022; 117:408-418. [PMID: 35125179 PMCID: PMC8985501 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the probability of clinical or multiple pregnancy during ovulation induction (OI)/ovarian stimulation (OS). DESIGN Secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized clinical trials (combined). SETTING Multicenter. PATIENTS A total of 750 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 900 women with unexplained infertility. INTERVENTIONS Ovulation induction/OS with either timed intercourse (polycystic ovary syndrome) or intrauterine insemination. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical and multiple pregnancy rates/cycle, cumulative pregnancy rates. Age, body mass index, parity, diagnosis, medication, markers of ovarian reserve, and ovarian response were considered in multivariable regression models for clinical, multiple, and cumulative pregnancy rates. Receiver operating characteristic curves were created for clinical and multiple pregnancy rates. RESULTS Younger patient and partner age, treatment type, lower body mass index, and medication dose were all associated with clinical pregnancy. Variables associated with multiple pregnancy included the abovementioned variables (except age), in addition to diagnosis, parity, higher antral follicle count, antimüllerian hormone levels, and ovarian response. Gonadotropin use was associated with multiple pregnancy, with progressively increasing odds ratios (cycles 1-4). Receiver operating characteristic curves indicated the model's predictive power to be fair for clinical pregnancy (areas under the curve [95% confidence interval {CI}]: 0.78 [0.75-0.81] for cycle 1 and 0.70 [0.64-0.75] for cycle 4) and good-to-excellent for multiple pregnancy (areas under the curve [95% CI]: 0.78 [0.72-0.84] for cycle 1 and 0.86 [0.78-0.93] for cycle 4). Partner age, lower medication dose, parity, antimüllerian hormone levels, and diagnosis were associated with cumulative pregnancy rates. CONCLUSIONS Using the majority of the factors known to predict the outcome of OI/OS cycles, we constructed an easy-to-use formula that may predict individualized chances of clinical and multiple pregnancy for commonly used fertility treatments (https://pregnancyprediction.medicine.yale.edu/CalDirect.html). CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS Assessing Multiple Intrauterine Gestations after Ovulation Stimulation NCT01044862; PPCOSII NCT00719186.
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- Irene Souter
- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Collaborative Center for Statistics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Collaborative Center for Statistics, Department of Biostatistics, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Schiences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Schiences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Dashti SG, Simpson JA, Viallon V, Karahalios A, Moreno‐Betancur M, Brasky T, Pan K, Rohan TE, Shadyab AH, Thomson CA, Wild RA, Wassertheil‐Smoller S, Ho GYF, Strickler HD, English DR, Gunter MJ. Adiposity and breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Quantification of the mediating effects of leptin, C-reactive protein, fasting insulin, and estradiol. Cancer Med 2022; 11:1145-1159. [PMID: 35048536 PMCID: PMC8855919 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms underlying the adiposity-cancer relationship are incompletely understood. We quantified the mediating roles of C-reactive protein (CRP), leptin, fasting insulin, and estradiol in the effect of adiposity on estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women. METHODS We used a case-cohort study within the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, analyzed as a cumulative sampling case-control study. The study included 188 breast cancer cases, 98 endometrial cancer cases, 193 colorectal cancer cases, and 285 controls. Interventional indirect and direct effects on the risk ratio (RR) scale were estimated using causal mediation analysis. RESULTS For breast cancer, the total effect RR for BMI ≥30 versus ≥18.5-<25 kg/m2 was 1.87 (95%CI,1.11-3.13). The indirect effect RRs were 1.38 (0.79-2.33) through leptin and CRP, 1.58 (1.17-2.43) through insulin, and 1.11 (0.98-1.30) through estradiol. The direct effect RR was 0.82 (0.39-1.68). For endometrial cancer, the total effect RR was 2.12 (1.12-4.00). The indirect effect RRs were 1.72 (0.85-3.98) through leptin and CRP, 1.42 (0.96-2.26) through insulin, and 1.24 (1.03-1.65) through estradiol. The direct effect RR was 0.70 (0.23-2.04). For colorectal cancer, the total effect RR was 1.70 (1.03-2.79). The indirect effect RRs were 1.04 (0.61-1.72) through leptin and CRP, 1.36 (1.00-1.88) through insulin, and 1.02 (0.88-1.17) through estradiol. The direct effect RR was 1.16 (0.58-2.43). CONCLUSION Leptin, CRP, fasting insulin, and estradiol appear to mediate the effect of high BMI on cancer risk to different extents, with likely varying degrees of importance between cancers. These insights might be important in developing interventions to modify obesity-associated cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
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- S. Ghazaleh Dashti
- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics UnitMurdoch Children’s Research InstituteMelbourneAustralia
- Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsMelbourne School of Population and Global HealthThe University of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsMelbourne School of Population and Global HealthThe University of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Nutrition and Metabolism BranchInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)LyonFrance
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- Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsMelbourne School of Population and Global HealthThe University of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics UnitMurdoch Children’s Research InstituteMelbourneAustralia
- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics UnitDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ohio State University College of MedicineColumbusOhioUSA
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- Hematology/OncologyKaiser Permanente DowneyDowneyCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronxNew YorkUSA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity ScienceUniversity of CaliforniaSan DiegoUSA
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- Health Promotion SciencesMel & Enid Zickerman College of Public HealthUniversity of Arizona Cancer CenterTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and EpidemiologyOklahoma University Health Sciences CentreOklahoma CityOklahomaUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronxNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population HealthAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronxNew YorkUSA
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- Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsMelbourne School of Population and Global HealthThe University of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Nutrition and Metabolism BranchInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)LyonFrance
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Gavrizi SZ, Arya S, Peck JD, Knudtson JF, Diamond MP, Wild RA, Hansen KR. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hS-CRP) levels and pregnancy outcomes in women with unexplained infertility after ovarian stimulation with intrauterine-insemination (OS-IUI) in a multi-center trial. F S Rep 2022; 3:57-62. [PMID: 35386508 PMCID: PMC8978106 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Objective To determine if chronic inflammation, assessed by basal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, is associated with pregnancy outcomes in women with unexplained infertility undergoing ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination. Design Prospective cohort analysis of the Reproductive Medicine Network’s Assessment of Multiple Intrauterine Gestations from Ovarian Stimulation (AMIGOS) randomized controlled trial. Setting Multicenter university-based randomized controlled trial. Patient(s) A total of 781 couples with unexplained infertility. Intervention(s) Secondary analysis. Main Outcome Measure(s) Adjusted risk ratios of live birth, clinical pregnancy, and pregnancy loss rates by hs-CRP levels. Result(s) Associations between hs-CRP levels and clinical pregnancy rates were not observed after adjustment for baseline body mass index. There were fewer live births among women with higher hs-CRP levels, although confidence intervals crossed 1.0. The risk of pregnancy loss was greater in women with increased hs-CRP levels (1–3 mg/L: risk ratio [RR], 1.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00–2.79; >3–10 mg/L: RR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.06–3.20; and >10 mg/L: RR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.05–4.36 compared to women with hs-CRP <1 mg/L). Conclusion(s) This investigation suggests that chronic inflammation may increase the risk of pregnancy loss but not impact the clinical pregnancy rate in women with unexplained infertility undergoing ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination. Associations between inflammation and pregnancy outcomes in women with infertility merit further investigation. Clinical Trial Registration Number clinicaltrials.gov NCT01044862.
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Legro RS, Hansen KR, Diamond MP, Steiner AZ, Coutifaris C, Cedars MI, Hoeger KM, Usadi R, Johnstone EB, Haisenleder DJ, Wild RA, Barnhart KT, Mersereau J, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Kris-Etherton PM, Sarwer DB, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Zhang H. Effects of preconception lifestyle intervention in infertile women with obesity: The FIT-PLESE randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med 2022; 19:e1003883. [PMID: 35041662 PMCID: PMC8765626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Women with obesity and infertility are counseled to lose weight prior to conception and infertility treatment to improve pregnancy rates and birth outcomes, although confirmatory evidence from randomized trials is lacking. We assessed whether a preconception intensive lifestyle intervention with acute weight loss is superior to a weight neutral intervention at achieving a healthy live birth. METHODS AND FINDINGS In this open-label, randomized controlled study (FIT-PLESE), 379 women with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and unexplained infertility were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to 2 preconception lifestyle modification groups lasting 16 weeks, between July 2015 and July 2018 (final follow-up September 2019) followed by infertility therapy. The primary outcome was the healthy live birth (term infant of normal weight without major anomalies) incidence. This was conducted at 9 academic health centers across the United States. The intensive group underwent increased physical activity and weight loss (target 7%) through meal replacements and medication (Orlistat) compared to a standard group with increased physical activity alone without weight loss. This was followed by standardized empiric infertility treatment consisting of 3 cycles of ovarian stimulation/intrauterine insemination. Outcomes of any resulting pregnancy were tracked. Among 191 women randomized to standard lifestyle group, 40 dropped out of the study before conception; among 188 women randomized to intensive lifestyle group, 31 dropped out of the study before conception. All the randomized women were included in the intent-to-treat analysis for primary outcome of a healthy live birth. There were no significant differences in the incidence of healthy live births [standard 29/191(15.2%), intensive 23/188(12.2%), rate ratio 0.81 (0.48 to 1.34), P = 0.40]. Intensive had significant weight loss compared to standard (-6.6 ± 5.4% versus -0.3 ± 3.2%, P < 0.001). There were improvements in metabolic health, including a marked decrease in incidence of the metabolic syndrome (baseline to 16 weeks: standard: 53.6% to 49.4%, intensive 52.8% to 32.2%, P = 0.003). Gastrointestinal side effects were significantly more common in intensive. There was a higher, but nonsignificant, first trimester pregnancy loss in the intensive group (33.3% versus 23.7% in standard, 95% rate ratio 1.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.79 to 2.50). The main limitations of the study are the limited power of the study to detect rare complications and the design difficulty in finding an adequate time matched control intervention, as the standard exercise intervention may have potentially been helpful or harmful. CONCLUSIONS A preconception intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss did not improve fertility or birth outcomes compared to an exercise intervention without targeted weight loss. Improvement in metabolic health may not translate into improved female fecundity. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02432209.
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- Richard S. Legro
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Ligand Core Laboratory, University of Virginia Center for Research in Reproduction, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Obesity Research and Education, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Fertility and Infertility Branch, NICHD, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Chen GC, Arthur R, Kamensky V, Chai JC, Yu B, Shadyab AH, Allison M, Sun Y, Saquib N, Wild RA, Bao W, Dannenberg AJ, Rohan TE, Kaplan RC, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Qi Q. Body Fat Distribution, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Risk of Major Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:222-231. [PMID: 34732526 PMCID: PMC8753769 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between body fat distribution and incident lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We included 155,925 postmenopausal women with anthropometric measures from the Women's Health Initiative who had no known LEAD at recruitment. A subset of 10,894 participants had body composition data quantified by DXA. Incident cases of symptomatic LEAD were ascertained and adjudicated through medical record review. RESULTS We identified 1,152 incident cases of LEAD during a median 18.8 years follow-up. After multivariable adjustment and mutual adjustment, waist and hip circumferences were positively and inversely associated with risk of LEAD, respectively (both P-trend < 0.0001). In a subset (n = 22,561) where various cardiometabolic biomarkers were quantified, a similar positive association of waist circumference with risk of LEAD was eliminated after adjustment for diabetes and HOMA of insulin resistance (P-trend = 0.89), whereas hip circumference remained inversely associated with the risk after adjustment for major cardiometabolic traits (P-trend = 0.0031). In the DXA subset, higher trunk fat (P-trend = 0.0081) and higher leg fat (P-trend < 0.0001) were associated with higher and lower risk of LEAD, respectively. Further adjustment for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure diminished the association for trunk fat (P-trend = 0.49), yet the inverse association for leg fat persisted (P-trend = 0.0082). CONCLUSIONS Among U.S. postmenopausal women, a positive association of upper-body fat with risk of LEAD appeared to be attributable to traditional risk factors, especially insulin resistance. Lower-body fat was inversely associated with risk of LEAD beyond known risk factors.
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- Guo-Chong Chen
- 1Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- 3Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- 4Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- 4Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- 5Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,6Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- 7College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Al Bukayriah, Saudi Arabia
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- 8Clinical Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- 5Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.,10Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- 2Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.,11Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Hurwitz LM, Shadyab AH, Tabung FK, Anderson GL, Saquib N, Wallace RB, Wild RA, Pfeiffer RM, Xu X, Trabert B. Analgesic use and circulating estrogens, androgens, and their metabolites in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2021; 15:173-183. [PMID: 34893532 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Though studies have observed inverse associations between use of analgesics (aspirin, non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], and acetaminophen) and the risk of several cancers, the potential biological mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. We investigated the relationship between analgesic use and serum concentrations of estrogens, androgens, and their metabolites among postmenopausal women to provide insights on whether analgesic use might influence endogenous hormone levels, which could in turn influence hormone-related cancer risk. The study included 1,860 postmenopausal women from two case-control studies nested within the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Analgesic use was reported at study baseline. Fifteen estrogens and estrogen metabolites and twelve androgens and androgen metabolites were quantified in baseline serum by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Linear regression with inverse probability weighting, stratified by menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use, was used to estimate adjusted geometric mean concentrations of each hormone by analgesic use. Among women not currently using MHT (n=951), low-dose aspirin (<100 mg) use was associated with a higher serum concentration of estrone, estradiol, and 2,4, and 16 hydroxylated metabolites. Use of regular-dose aspirin ( {greater than or equal to} 100 mg), non-aspirin NSAIDs, and acetaminophen were not associated with serum concentrations of estrogens, androgens, or their metabolites. This study highlights the importance of examining aspirin use by dose and suggests that low-dose aspirin may influence endogenous estrogen concentrations.
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- Lauren M Hurwitz
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego
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- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
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- Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
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Hansen AL, Søndergaard MM, Hlatky MA, Vittinghof E, Nah G, Stefanick ML, Manson JE, Farland LV, Wells GL, Mongraw-Chaffin M, Gunderson EP, Van Horn L, Wild RA, Liu B, Shadyab AH, Allison MA, Liu S, Eaton CB, Honigberg MC, Parikh NI. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Incident Heart Failure in the Women's Health Initiative. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2138071. [PMID: 34882182 PMCID: PMC8662370 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.38071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Some prior evidence suggests that adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) may be associated with heart failure (HF). Identifying unique factors associated with the risk of HF and studying HF subtypes are important next steps. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of APOs with incident HF overall and stratified by HF subtype (preserved vs reduced ejection fraction) among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In 2017, an APO history survey was administered in the WHI study, a large multiethnic cohort of postmenopausal women. The associations of 5 APOs (gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy [HDP], low birth weight, high birth weight, and preterm delivery) with incident adjudicated HF were analyzed. In this cohort study, the association of each APO with HF was assessed using logistic regression models and with HF subtypes using multinomial regression, adjusting for age, sociodemographic characteristics, smoking, randomization status, reproductive history, and other APOs. Data analysis was performed from January 2020 to September 2021. EXPOSURES APOs (gestational diabetes, HDP, low birth weight, high birth weight, and preterm delivery). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES All confirmed cases of women hospitalized with HF and HF subtype were adjudicated by trained physicians using standardized methods. RESULTS Of 10 292 women (median [IQR] age, 60 [55-64] years), 3185 (31.0%) reported 1 or more APO and 336 (3.3%) had a diagnosis of HF. Women with a history of any APO had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, or smoking. Of the APOs studied, only HDP was significantly associated with HF with a fully adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.75 (95% CI, 1.22-2.50), and with HF with preserved ejection fraction in fully adjusted models (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.29-3.27). In mediation analyses, hypertension explained 24% (95% CI, 12%-73%), coronary heart disease 23% (95% CI, 11%-68%), and body mass index 20% (95% CI, 10%-64%) of the association between HDP and HF. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this large cohort of postmenopausal women, HDP was independently associated with incident HF, particularly HF with preserved ejection fraction, and this association was mediated by subsequent hypertension, coronary heart disease, and obesity. These findings suggest that monitoring and modifying these factors early in women presenting with HDP may be associated with reduced long-term risk of HF.
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Diabetes and Heart Disease in Women and Youth Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City
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- Department of Epidemiology, Public Health Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco
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Oh H, Wild RA, Manson JE, Bea JW, Shadyab AH, Pfeiffer RM, Saquib N, Underland L, Anderson GL, Xu X, Trabert B. Obesity, Height, and Serum Androgen Metabolism among Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 30:2018-2029. [PMID: 34446472 PMCID: PMC8568664 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Anthropometric measures, including obesity, are important risk factors for breast and endometrial cancers in postmenopausal women. It is unknown whether these risk factors are associated with androgen metabolism, another risk factor for these cancers. METHODS Using baseline data from 1,765 postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis examining associations between anthropometric measures [current body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), height, and recalled BMI at age 18) and serum androgen metabolites. Twelve androgens/androgen metabolites were quantified using LC-MS/MS. Geometric means of androgen/androgen metabolite concentrations were estimated using linear regression, adjusting for potential confounders and stratified by hormone therapy (HT) use. RESULTS Regardless of HT use, higher current BMI (≥30 vs. <25 kg/m2) was associated with higher serum concentrations of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), 5α-reduced glucuronide metabolites [androsterone-glucuronide (ADT-G), 5α-androstane-3α,17β diol-3-glucuronide (3α-diol-3G), 3α-diol-17-glucuronide (3α-diol-17G)], and DHEAS:DHEA ratio (all P trend ≤ 0.02). BMI was also positively associated with unconjugated estrone:androstenedione and unconjugated estradiol:testosterone ratios among never/former HT users (all P trend < 0.001) but not among current users (P-int < 0.001). WHR was positively associated with adrenal androgens and 5α-reduced glucuronide metabolites in obese women only (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2; all P-trend ≤ 0.01). BMI at age 18 was inversely associated with adrenal androgens (DHEA, DHEAS, androstenedione, testosterone) and 5α-reduced glucuronide metabolites in never/former HT users (all P trend < 0.06). Height was not associated with androgen metabolites. CONCLUSIONS Current BMI is associated with androgen metabolism among postmenopausal women. IMPACT This study contributes to our understanding of the link between obesity and cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
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- Hannah Oh
- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Division of Health Policy and Management, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Health Promotion Sciences Department, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman Alrajhi University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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Oh H, Saquib N, Ochs-Balcom HM, Pfeiffer RM, Richey PA, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Underland L, Anderson GL, Xu X, Trabert B. Recreational Physical Activity, Sitting, and Androgen Metabolism among Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 31:97-107. [PMID: 34663616 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prolonged sitting and physical inactivity are associated with higher circulating levels of estrogens. It is unknown whether these risk factors are associated with circulating androgens/androgen metabolites, another set of hormones implicated in the etiology of cancers in postmenopausal women. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1,782 postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Serum concentrations of 12 androgens/androgen metabolites were quantified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Physical activity and sitting time were self-reported at baseline. We performed linear regression to estimate geometric means (GM) of androgen/androgen metabolite concentrations (pmol/L) according to physical activity and sitting time, adjusting for potential confounders and stratified by menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use. RESULTS Physical activity (≥15 vs. 0 MET-h/wk) was inversely associated with estrogen-to-androgen ratios among never/former MHT users (adj-GM = 37.5 vs. 49.6 unconjugated estrone:androstenedione; 20.2 vs. 30.3 unconjugated estradiol:testosterone; all P trend ≤ 0.03) but was not associated among current MHT users. Prolonged sitting (≥10 vs. ≤5 h/d) was positively associated with these ratios among both never/former (adj-GM = 44.2 vs. 38.3, P trend = 0.10; adj-GM = 23.4 vs. 20.2, P trend = 0.17; respectively) and current MHT users (adj-GM = 197 vs. 147; 105 vs. 75.5; respectively; all P trend ≤0.02), but the associations were statistically significant among current MHT users only. The associations persisted after adjustment for BMI. After adjustment for adrenal androgens, physical activity and sitting were not associated with androgen metabolites. CONCLUSIONS Physical activity and sitting were associated with serum estrogen-to-androgen ratios but not androgen metabolites. IMPACT This study contributes to our understanding of the link between physical activity, sitting, and cancer risk in postmenopausal women.
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- Hannah Oh
- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Graduate School of Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Health Policy and Management, College of Health Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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Arya S, Hansen KR, Peck JD, Wild RA. Metabolic syndrome in obesity: treatment success and adverse pregnancy outcomes with ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 225:280.e1-280.e11. [PMID: 33852887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity are associated with reduced fertility. The effect of metabolic syndrome on the success of infertility treatment and pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing ovulation induction has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to determine the associations of metabolic syndrome on the rate of live birth after ovulation induction and pregnancy complications in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and determine whether there is a difference in outcomes concerning specific medications used for ovulation induction. STUDY DESIGN This prospective cohort analysis used data collected from participants in the Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II clinical trial conducted by the Reproductive Medicine Network. In the Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II trial, 750 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility were randomized to either clomiphene citrate or letrozole for ovulation induction for 1 to 5 cycles or until pregnancy occurred. Cox regression and modified Poisson regression, chi-square test, and Student t test or Wilcoxon test were used in this study. Outcomes of interest were rates of live birth and clinical pregnancy and pregnancy complications. Having metabolic syndrome was defined by the presence of at least 3 of 5 cardiometabolic risk factors (waist circumference of >88 cm, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol of <50 mg/dL, triglycerides of ≥150 mg/dL, systolic blood pressure of ≥130 or diastolic blood pressure of ≥85 mm Hg, and fasting glucose of >100 mg/dL). In addition, we used a continuous metabolic syndrome z score. Body mass index categories were defined as normal (body mass index of <25 kg/m2), high (25 to 35 kg/m2), and very high (>35 kg/m2). RESULTS As illustrated in the Table, early pregnancy losses showed no difference by metabolic syndrome. Fewer women achieved a clinical pregnancy (20.5% vs 29.7%; P=.007) or had a live birth (16.5% vs 27%; P=.001) in the presence of metabolic syndrome. Early pregnancy losses showed no difference by metabolic syndrome status. However, at least 1 pregnancy complication occurred more often with metabolic syndrome: 61.9% (26 of 42 cases) with metabolic syndrome vs 44.4% (59 of 133 cases) (P=.05) without metabolic syndrome. Gestational diabetes mellitus (35.7% vs 18.2%; P=.02) and macrosomia (21.4% vs 8.3%; P=.02) were more common in the presence of metabolic syndrome. After adjustment for other potential confounders, the rate ratio for live births for a 1-unit change in the metabolic syndrome z score was 0.89 (95% confidence interval, 0.79-1.00; P=.04) for those whose body mass index was 25 to 35 kg/m2. For the very high body mass index subgroup (>35 kg/m2), the independent effects of metabolic syndrome from obesity were harder to discern. The rate of live birth was higher with the use of letrozole, although metabolic syndrome had a different detrimental effect concerning the medication given. The overall incidence of pregnancy complications was high (approximately 49%) in the Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II trial and the 2 medications. Letrozole was associated with more obstetrical complications in the presence of metabolic syndrome, and clomiphene was associated with a lower rate of live birth rate when metabolic syndrome was present. CONCLUSION Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor that lowers the rate of live birth after ovulation for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, independent of obesity, and it is particularly associated with a lower rate of live birth for women using clomiphene compared with women using letrozole. In addition, metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for pregnancy complications for women with obesity using letrozole. Furthermore, having metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus and macrosomia.
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Barnhart KT, Hansen KR, Stephenson MD, Usadi R, Steiner AZ, Cedars MI, Jungheim ES, Hoeger KM, Krawetz SA, Mills B, Alston M, Coutifaris C, Senapati S, Sonalkar S, Diamond MP, Wild RA, Rosen M, Sammel MD, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Zhang H. Effect of an Active vs Expectant Management Strategy on Successful Resolution of Pregnancy Among Patients With a Persisting Pregnancy of Unknown Location: The ACT or NOT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2021; 326:390-400. [PMID: 34342619 PMCID: PMC8335579 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.10767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Women with an early nonviable pregnancy of unknown location are at high risk of ectopic pregnancy and its inherent morbidity and mortality. Successful and timely resolution of the gestation, while minimizing unscheduled interventions, are important priorities. OBJECTIVE To determine if active management is more effective in achieving pregnancy resolution than expectant management and whether the use of empirical methotrexate is noninferior to uterine evacuation followed by methotrexate if needed. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This multicenter randomized clinical trial recruited 255 hemodynamically stable women with a diagnosed persisting pregnancy of unknown location between July 25, 2014, and June 4, 2019, in 12 medical centers in the United States (final follow up, August 19, 2019). INTERVENTIONS Eligible patients were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to expectant management (n = 86), active management with uterine evacuation followed by methotrexate if needed (n = 87), or active management with empirical methotrexate using a 2-dose protocol (n = 82). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was successful resolution of the pregnancy without change from initial strategy. The primary hypothesis tested for superiority of the active groups combined vs expectant management, and a secondary hypothesis tested for noninferiority of empirical methotrexate compared with uterine evacuation with methotrexate as needed using a noninferiority margin of -12%. RESULTS Among 255 patients who were randomized (median age, 31 years; interquartile range, 27-36 years), 253 (99.2%) completed the trial. Ninety-nine patients (39%) declined their randomized allocation (26.7% declined expectant management, 48.3% declined uterine evacuation, and 41.5% declined empirical methotrexate) and crossed over to a different group. Compared with patients randomized to receive expectant management (n = 86), women randomized to receive active management (n = 169) were significantly more likely to experience successful pregnancy resolution without change in their initial management strategy (51.5% vs 36.0%; difference, 15.4% [95% CI, 2.8% to 28.1%]; rate ratio, 1.43 [95% CI, 1.04 to 1.96]). Among active management strategies, empirical methotrexate was noninferior to uterine evacuation followed by methotrexate if needed with regard to successful pregnancy resolution without change in management strategy (54.9% vs 48.3%; difference, 6.6% [1-sided 97.5% CI, -8.4% to ∞]). The most common adverse event was vaginal bleeding for all of the 3 management groups (44.2%-52.9%). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among patients with a persisting pregnancy of unknown location, patients randomized to receive active management, compared with those randomized to receive expectant management, more frequently achieved successful pregnancy resolution without change from the initial management strategy. The substantial crossover between groups should be considered when interpreting the results. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02152696.
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- Kurt T Barnhart
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at San Francisco
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Prisma Health, University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center, Denver
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at San Francisco
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver
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- Fertility and Infertility Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Wild RA, Larson JC, Crandall CJ, Shadyab AH, Allison M, Gass M, Shufelt C, Manson JE. Hormone therapy formulation, dose, route of delivery, and risk of hypertension: findings from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS). Menopause 2021; 28:1108-1116. [PMID: 34313617 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Using data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS), to determine the role of estrogen formulation, dose, route of delivery, and its combination with different progestogens on the risk for hypertension in the WHI-OS. METHODS After excluding women with diagnosed hypertension, receiving antihypertensive medication, presenting with elevated blood pressure ( ≥ 140/90), and those not taking menopausal hormone therapy at baseline, 19,986 women remained eligible for the analyses. Using hierarchal modeling, proportional hazard rate calculation, and linear and logistic regression analyses, we evaluated incident treated hypertension and mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure changes at 3 years. Multivariable models were adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, physical activity, body mass index, history of treated diabetes, history of prescription medicines for high cholesterol, alcohol intake, hysterectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy. RESULTS At 3 years, and compared with conjugated estrogens (CEE) with or without a progestin, the odds for newly treated hypertension were lower in women who used transdermal estradiol (0.85, 95% CI, 0.73-1.00) or oral estrone sulphate dominant preparations (0.83, 0.72-0.96). The odds of incident treated hypertension after 3 years did not vary according to dose of estrogen. The mean measured systolic blood pressure was minimally lower with transdermal estradiol (-1.20, 95% CI, -1.97 to -0.44) mm Hg and other oral Estrone dominant preparations (-0.83, 95% CI, -1.51 to -0.16) mm Hg at 3 years. For a given estrogen type, the magnitudes of the hazard ratio were similar for estrogen-alone compared with estrogen plus a progestogen. For women 10 or more years past menopause when they entered, the HR for incident self-reported treated hypertension was 1.26 (95% CI, 1.09-1.46) with higher dose CEE compared with 0.625 mg CEE. It was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.68-1.13) when given to women who were < 10 years after menopause when they entered the WHI-OS. CONCLUSION The risk of treated hypertension differed by formulation, dose, and years since menopause.
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- Robert A Wild
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Family and Preventive Medicine University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Statistical Research Associate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
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- The North American Menopause Society Emeritus, Cleveland, OH
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Jain P, Bellettiere J, Glass N, LaMonte MJ, Di C, Wild RA, Evenson KR, LaCroix AZ. The Relationship of Accelerometer-Assessed Standing Time With and Without Ambulation and Mortality: The WHI OPACH Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 76:77-84. [PMID: 33225345 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-reported time spent standing has been associated with lower risk of mortality. No previous studies have examined this association using device-measured standing. METHOD This was a prospective cohort study of 5878 older (median age = 80 years), racial/ethnically diverse, community-dwelling women in the WHI Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Study (OPACH). Women wore accelerometers for 1 week and were followed for mortality. The study applied previously validated machine learning algorithms to ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer data to separately measure time spent standing with and without ambulation. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate mortality risk adjusting for potential confounders. Effect modification by age, body mass index, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary time, physical functioning, and race/ethnicity was evaluated. RESULTS There were 691 deaths during 26 649 person-years of follow-up through March 31, 2018 (mean follow-up = 4.8 years). In fully adjusted models, all-cause mortality risk was lower among those with more standing without ambulation (quartile [Q] 4 vs Q1 HR = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.49-0.81, p-trend = .003) and more standing with ambulation (Q4 vs Q1 HR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.35-0.71, p-trend < .001). Associations of standing with ambulation and mortality were stronger among women with above-median sedentary time (HR = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.38-0.68) compared to women with below-median sedentary time (HR = 0.80; 95% CI = 0.59-1.07; p-interaction = .02). CONCLUSIONS In this prospective study among older women, higher levels of accelerometer-measured standing were associated with lower risks of all-cause mortality. Standing is an achievable approach to interrupting prolonged sedentary time, and if not contraindicated, is a safe and feasible behavior that appears to benefit health in older ages.
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- Purva Jain
- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo-SUNY, New York
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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Haring B, Hunt R, Manson J, Lamonte MJ, Klein L, Allison MA, Wild RA, Wallace RB, Shadyab A, Breathett K, Eaton CB, Wassertheil-smoller SW, Shimbo D. Abstract MP60: Blood Pressure Variability And Risk Of Heart Failure In Postmenopausal Women. Results From The Women's Health Initiative. Circulation 2021. [DOI: 10.1161/circ.143.suppl_1.mp60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction:
Little is known about the relationships between visit-to-visit BPV and HF sub-phenotypes, HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The aim of this analysis was to investigate the relationship of visit-to-visit systolic and diastolic BPV and risk of HF subtypes HFrEF and HFpEF in a large cohort of postmenopausal women.
Hypothesis:
We hypothesized that greater systolic and diastolic BPV would be associated with a higher risk for HFrEF and HFpEF.
Methods:
This study consisted of 23,918 postmenopausal women aged 50-79 enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials. Blood pressure (BP) was measured at baseline (1993-1998) and then annually through 2005 by trained clinical staff. Variability was defined as the standard deviation of the mean BP across visits (SDm). The outcome was first HF hospitalization, which was adjudicated by physician review of medical records. Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for HF endpoints with adjustments for demographic, medical history, lifestyle factors, antihypertensive medication use, mean systolic and diastolic BPs, and time-varying coronary events interim to HF hospitalization.
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During a mean follow-up of 15.8 years, 913 incident cases of HFpEF and 421 cases of HFrEF were identified. In fully adjusted models, women in the highest quartile of SDm for systolic blood pressure were at higher risk of HFpEF [HR (95% CI): 1.61, 95% confidence interval: 1.12, 2.31)], but not HFrEF [1.18 (0.70,1.96)] compared to women in the lowest quartile of SDm. Higher SDm for diastolic blood pressure was not related to HFpEF [1.19 (0.85,1.65)] or HFrEF [1.56 (0.89,2.74)].
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Greater systolic BPV was associated with a higher risk of HFpEF independent of mean blood pressure and coronary events interim to HF hospitalization. These findings suggest that control of BPV may be a relevant target for the prevention of HFpEF in postmenopausal women.
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Yuan Y, Pan K, Mortimer J, Chlebowski RT, Luo J, Yan JE, Yost SE, Kroenke CH, Adams-Campbell L, Nassir R, Sun Y, Shadyab AH, Vitolins MZ, Saquib N, Wild RA, Manson JE, Nelson RA. Metabolic syndrome risk components and mortality after triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis in postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer 2021; 127:1658-1667. [PMID: 33476042 PMCID: PMC9364753 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a high recurrence risk and poor clinical outcomes. Associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk components and mortality in postmenopausal women with TNBC were examined in the Women's Health Initiative. METHODS Five hundred forty-four postmenopausal women were diagnosed with nonmetastatic TNBC. Baseline risk components included a high waist circumference (≥88 cm), high blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes. Groups were categorized by the number of MetS risk components: none, 1 or 2, or 3 or 4. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) across groups were computed with multivariable adjusted Cox models. Outcomes included breast cancer-specific mortality and breast cancer overall mortality (breast cancer followed by death from any cause). Variables in the multivariable model included age at TNBC diagnosis; race/ethnicity; income; education; clinical/observational trial status; history of oral contraceptive, hormone, and/or statin use; cancer stage; and chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment status. RESULTS Of the 544 participants with TNBC, 33% had no MetS risk components (n = 178), 59% had 1 or 2 risk components (n = 323), and 8% had 3 or 4 risk components (n = 43). After a median follow-up from diagnosis of 8.3 years, multivariable results showed that women with 3 or 4 risk components had a nonsignificantly higher risk of breast cancer mortality (HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 0.94-4.47 trend P = .114) and a significantly higher risk of overall mortality (HR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.22-3.71; trend P = .006) versus women with 0 risk components. CONCLUSIONS Postmenopausal women with TNBC and 3 or 4 MetS risk components have a nonsignificantly higher breast cancer mortality risk and a significantly higher overall mortality risk, likely because of negative influences of metabolic risk factors on several causes of death.
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- Yuan Yuan
- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA
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- The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA
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- University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
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- The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
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- Sulaiman Al Rajhi College of Medicine, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia
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- Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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Hickey M, Moss KM, Mishra GD, Krejany EO, Domchek SM, Wark JD, Trainer A, Wild RA. What Happens After Menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of cardiovascular and metabolic risk 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 162:88-96. [PMID: 33972087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To prospectively measure cardiometabolic risk 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) compared to a similar age comparison group, and the effects of Hormone Therapy (HT) on cardiometabolic risk. METHODS Prospective observational study of 95 premenopausal women planning RRBSO and 99 comparisons who retained their ovaries. At baseline and 12 months, blood pressure (BP), Body Mass Index (BMI), waist and hip circumference, fasting total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, glucose and insulin were measured and HOMA-IR was calculated. Chi-square tests, t-tests and adjusted logistic regression models were used to compare groups. RESULTS Baseline cardiometabolic phenotypes were similar between groups but more RRBSO participants were overweight/obese with higher waist/hip ratios. By 12 months, BP and cardiometabolic phenotypes were largely unchanged. Paired t-tests showed statistically significant increases in BMI (p = 0.037) and weight (p = 0.042) and larger increases in waist circumference (p < 0.001) and waist-hip ratio (p = 0.009) after RRBSO vs comparisons. However, these were not significant when adjusted for baseline values. After RRBSO 60% initiated Hormone Therapy (HT). Paired t-tests demonstrated that non-HT users had a significantly greater mean increase in waist circumference of 4.3 cm (95% CI 2.0-6.5) compared to 1.3 cm in HT users (95% CI -0.2-2.7, p < 0.001), which remained significant when adjusted for baseline values (p = 0.02). At 12 months, mean waist circumference was 2.94 cm greater in non-HT users compared to HT users. CONCLUSIONS Cardiometabolic risk markers are largely unchanged 12 months after RRBSO. Hormone Therapy after RRBSO may prevent against an increase in waist circumference.
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- Martha Hickey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Gynaecology Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Bone and Mineral Medicine, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Wild RA, Hovey KM, Andrews C, Robinson JG, Kaunitz AM, Manson JE, Crandall CJ, Paragallo R, Shufelt C, Merz CNB. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores, age, or years since menopause to predict cardiovascular disease in the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause 2021; 28:610-618. [PMID: 33950030 PMCID: PMC8141005 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the utility of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores compared to age or years since menopause for prediction of CVD events in the WHI clinical trials. METHODS Briefly, in the randomized clinical trial 27,347 postmenopausal women age 50 to 79 years entered from 1993 to 1998. Women with a uterus (16,608) were randomized to receive daily oral conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) (0.625 mg) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg) (5.7 years or placebo), while women with a hysterectomy (10,739) were randomized to receive daily oral CEE (0.625 mg) alone or placebo (7.2 y). CVD risk scores were assessed at baseline and CVD events were adjudicated throughout the follow-up period to the end of the main study phase and to the end of cumulative follow-up. The median follow-up time after the start of the randomized clinical trial to the end of the main study phase was 8.2 years. The median follow-up time to the end of cumulative follow-up was 17.6 years. We compared The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) and Framingham Heart Study risk scores to age or years since menopause all obtained at baseline to predict subsequent CVD events. The absolute event rates, hazard ratios, and C-statistics (Uno Concordance from Cox proportional models) were compared. RESULTS Overall, the hazard ratios for CVD events were highest with calculated CVD scores calculated at trial onset both at the end of the main study (ranging from 2.02 to 10.8 for Q2-Q5, compared to Q1) and at cumulative follow-up (ranging from 1.76 to 8.86 for Q2-Q5, compared to Q1). While older age and years since menopause at baseline were also associated with higher CVD event rates, better risk prediction was accomplished by using CVD risk scores. The Framingham Heart Study BMI score had the highest C-statistic at the end of the main study (0.711) and after 17.6 years through the end of follow-up (0.689). CONCLUSIONS CVD risk scores can help identify postmenopausal women at higher risk for CVD beyond age or time since menopause. Risk scoring that better estimates vascular aging may facilitate CVD risk prevention. When performed prior to initiation of menopausal hormone therapy, scores can better inform HT risk/benefit discussions.
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- Robert A Wild
- Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family and Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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Hansen KR, Peck JD, Coward RM, Wild RA, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Alvero R, Robinson RD, Casson P, Christman GM, Santoro N, Zhang H. Intrauterine insemination performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count in relation to live birth for couples with unexplained infertility in a randomised, multicentre clinical trial. Hum Reprod 2021; 35:1296-1305. [PMID: 32432326 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Are intrauterine insemination (IUI) performance characteristics and post-processing total motile sperm count (TMC) related to live birth rate in couples with unexplained infertility? SUMMARY ANSWER Patient discomfort with IUI and lower inseminate TMC were associated with a reduced live birth rate, while time from hCG injection to IUI, sperm preparation method and ultrasound guidance for IUI were not associated with live birth success. WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN We previously determined that some baseline characteristics of couples with unexplained infertility, including female age, duration of infertility, history of prior loss and income, were related to live birth rate across a course of ovarian stimulation and IUI treatment. However, the relationship between treatment outcomes and per-cycle characteristics, including ultrasound guidance for IUI, timing of IUI relative to hCG injection, difficult or painful IUI and inseminate TMC, are controversial, and most prior investigations have not evaluated live birth outcome. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This was a secondary analyses of 2462 cycles from the Assessment of Multiple Intrauterine Gestations from Ovarian Stimulation (AMIGOS) clinical trial. This prospective, randomised, multicentre clinical trial determined live birth rates following IUI after ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate, letrozole or gonadotropins in 854 couples with unexplained infertility. It was conducted between 2011 and 2014, and couples could undergo up to four consecutive treatment cycles. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS AMIGOS was an NIH-sponsored Reproductive Medicine Network trial conducted at 12 clinical sites. Participants were women with unexplained infertility who were between 18 and 40 years of age. Cluster-weighted generalised estimating equations (GEE), which account for informative clustering of multiple IUI treatment cycles within the same patient, were used to determine associations between IUI performance characteristics, including inseminate TMC, and live birth rate. Efficiency curves were also generated to examine the relationship between inseminate TMC and live birth rate. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE After adjustment for treatment group and baseline factors previously associated with live birth across a course of OS-IUI treatment, patient discomfort during the IUI procedure was associated with a reduction in live birth rate (aRR 0.40 (0.16-0.96)). Time from hCG trigger injection to IUI was not significantly associated with outcome. Higher TMC was associated with greater live birth rate (TMC 15.1-20.0 million (14.8%) compared to ≤5 million (5.5%)) (aRR 2.09 (1.31-3.33)). However, live births did occur with TMC ≤ 1 million (5.1%). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This investigation is a secondary analysis, and AMIGOS was not designed to address the present question. Since timed intercourse was allowed as part of the AMIGOS trial, we cannot rule out the possibility that any given pregnancy resulted from intercourse rather than IUI. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Most factors associated with the performance of IUI were not significantly related to obtaining live birth. Our findings suggest that higher TMC inseminated leads to an increase in live birth rate up to TMC ~20 million. However, there may be no reasonable threshold below which live birth is not possible with IUI. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) Funding was received through grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): U10 HD077680, U10 HD39005, U10 HD38992, U10 HD27049, U10 HD38998, U10 HD055942, HD055944, U10 HD055936 and U10 HD055925. This research was made possible by funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Dr Hansen reports grants from NIH/NICHD and Yale University during the conduct of the study, grants from Roche Diagnostics and grants from Ferring International Pharmascience Center US outside the submitted work. Dr Peck reports support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals outside the submitted work. Dr Coward has nothing to disclose. Dr Wild reports grants from NICHD during the conduct of the study. Dr Trussell has nothing to disclose. Dr Krawetz reports grants from NICHD during the conduct of the study, grants from Merck and support from Taylor and Frances and from Springer, outside the submitted work. Dr Diamond reports grants from NIH/NICHD, Yale University, during the conduct of the study and support from Advanced Reproductive Care AbbVie, Bayer and ObsEva, outside the submitted work. Dr Legro reports support from Bayer, Kindex, Odega, Millendo and AbbVie and grants and support from Ferring, outside the submitted work. Dr Coutifaris reports grants from NICHD/NIH and personal fees from American Society for Reproductive Medicine, outside the submitted work. Dr Alvero has nothing to disclose. Dr Robinson reports grants from NIH during the conduct of the study. Dr Casson has nothing to disclose. Dr Christman reports grants from NICHD during the conduct of the study. Dr Santoro reports grants from NIH during the conduct of the study. Dr Zhang reports grants from NIH during the conduct of the study and support from Shangdong University outside the submitted work. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER n/a.
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- Karl R Hansen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.,Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, UNC School of Medicine, 2113 Physicians Office Building CB#7235, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7235, USA.,UNC Fertility, 7920 ACC Blvd #300, Raleigh, NC 27617, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.,Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, Upstate University Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05446, USA.,Northeastern Reproductive Medicine, 105 W View Rd, #302, Colchester, VT 05446, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100294, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Chen GC, Chen LH, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Kamensky V, Shadyab AH, Haring B, Wild RA, Silver B, Kuller LH, Sun Y, Saquib N, Howard B, Snetselaar LG, Neuhouser ML, Allison MA, Van Horn L, Manson JE, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Qi Q. Dietary cholesterol and egg intake in relation to incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr 2020; 113:948-959. [PMID: 33330926 PMCID: PMC8023834 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential cardiovascular impact of dietary cholesterol intake has been actively debated for decades. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate associations of dietary cholesterol and egg intakes with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause and cause-specific mortality. METHODS We included 96,831 US postmenopausal women aged 50-79 y without known CVD or cancer during baseline enrollment (1993-1998) of the Women's Health Initiative. Dietary information was collected using a validated FFQ. Incident CVD [i.e., ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke] and all-cause and cause-specific mortality were ascertained and adjudicated through February 2018. RESULTS A total of 9808 incident CVD cases and 19,508 all-cause deaths occurred during a median follow-up of 17.8 y and 18.9 y, respectively. After multivariable adjustment for traditional risk factors and key dietary nutrients including dietary saturated fat, there were modest associations of dietary cholesterol intake with incident CVD (HRQ5versusQ1: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.21; P-trend < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (HRQ5versusQ1: 1.09; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.15; P-trend < 0.001). Significant positive associations were also observed between dietary cholesterol and incident IHD (P-trend = 0.007), incident ischemic stroke (P-trend = 0.002), and CVD mortality (P-trend = 0.002), whereas there was an inverse association for incident hemorrhagic stroke (P-trend = 0.037) and no association for mortality from cancer, Alzheimer disease/dementia, respiratory diseases, or other causes (P-trend > 0.05). Higher egg consumption was also associated with modestly higher risk of incident CVD (P-trend = 0.004) and all-cause mortality (P-trend < 0.001), with HRs of 1.14 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.25) and 1.14 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.22), respectively, when comparing ≥1 egg/d with <1 egg/wk. CONCLUSIONS Both higher dietary cholesterol intake and higher egg consumption appeared to be associated with modestly elevated risk of incident CVD and all-cause mortality in US postmenopausal women.
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- Guo-Chong Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine I, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
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- College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Al Bukayriah, Saudi Arabia
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- MedStar Health Research Institute Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA,Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Address correspondence to QQ (e-mail: )
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Chen GC, Arthur R, Iyengar NM, Kamensky V, Xue X, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Allison MA, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Sun Y, Banack HR, Chai JC, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson JE, Stefanick ML, Dannenberg AJ, Rohan TE, Qi Q. Association between regional body fat and cardiovascular disease risk among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index. Eur Heart J 2020; 40:2849-2855. [PMID: 31256194 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIMS Central adiposity is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, even among people with normal body mass index (BMI). We tested the hypothesis that regional body fat deposits (trunk or leg fat) are associated with altered risk of CVD among postmenopausal women with normal BMI. METHODS AND RESULTS We included 2683 postmenopausal women with normal BMI (18.5 to <25 kg/m2) who participated in the Women's Health Initiative and had no known CVD at baseline. Body composition was determined by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Incident CVD events including coronary heart disease and stroke were ascertained through February 2017. During a median 17.9 years of follow-up, 291 incident CVD cases occurred. After adjustment for demographic, lifestyle, and clinical risk factors, neither whole-body fat mass nor fat percentage was associated with CVD risk. Higher percent trunk fat was associated with increased risk of CVD [highest vs. lowest quartile hazard ratio (HR) = 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.33-2.74; P-trend <0.001], whereas higher percent leg fat was associated with decreased risk of CVD (highest vs. lowest quartile HR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.43-0.89; P-trend = 0.008). The association for trunk fat was attenuated yet remained significant after further adjustment for waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. Higher percent trunk fat combined with lower percent leg fat was associated with particularly high risk of CVD (HR comparing extreme groups = 3.33, 95% CI 1.46-7.62). CONCLUSION Among postmenopausal women with normal BMI, both elevated trunk fat and reduced leg fat are associated with increased risk of CVD.
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- Guo-Chong Chen
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 2466 AAT 800 SLYoung Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Drive, Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 401 Kimball Tower Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 401 Kimball Tower Buffalo, NY, USA.,Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1265 Welch Road, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, USA
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Gavrizi S, Wild RA. Thyroid autoantibodies: to treat or not to treat? Fertil Steril 2020; 114:1185-1186. [PMID: 33066975 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.1400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Sarah Gavrizi
- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Miller CR, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson JE, Haring B, Hovey KM, Laddu D, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Bea JW, Tinker LF, Martin LW, Nguyen PK, Garcia L, Andrews CA, Eaton CB, Stefanick ML, LaMonte MJ. Walking Volume and Speed Are Inversely Associated With Incidence of Treated Hypertension in Postmenopausal Women. Hypertension 2020; 76:1435-1443. [PMID: 32981366 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.15839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Few studies have evaluated hypertension incidence in relation to walking, which is a common physical activity among adults. We examined the association between walking and hypertension incidence in 83 435 postmenopausal women who at baseline were aged 50 to 79 years, without known hypertension, heart failure, coronary heart disease, or stroke, and reported the ability to walk at least one block without assistance. Walking volume (metabolic equivalent hours per week) and speed (miles per hour) were assessed by questionnaire. Incident physician-diagnosed hypertension treated with medication was ascertained through annual questionnaires. During a mean 11-year follow-up, 38 230 hypertension cases were identified. After adjustment for covariates including nonwalking activities, a significant inverse association with hypertension was observed across categories of baseline walking volume (0 [referent], >0-3.5, 3.6-7.5, and >7.5 metabolic equivalent hours per week), hazard ratio: 1.00 (referent), 0.98, 0.95, 0.89; trend P<0.001. Faster walking speeds (<2, 2-3, 3-4, and >4 miles per hour) also were associated with lower hypertension risk, hazard ratio: 1.00 (referent), 1.07, 0.95, 0.86, 0.79; trend P<0.001. Further adjustment for walking duration (h/wk) had little impact on the association for walking speed (hazard ratio: 1.00 [referent], 1.08, 0.96, 0.86, 0.77; trend P<0.001). Significant inverse associations for walking volume and speed persisted after additional control for baseline blood pressure. Results for time-varying walking were comparable to those for baseline exposures. This study showed that walking at guideline-recommended volumes (>7.5 metabolic equivalent hours per week) and at faster speeds (≥2 miles per hour) is associated with lower hypertension risk in postmenopausal women. Walking should be encouraged as part of hypertension prevention in older adults.
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- Connor R Miller
- From the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo-SUNY, NY (C.R.M., J.W.-W., K.M.H., M.J.L.)
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo-SUNY, NY (C.R.M., J.W.-W., K.M.H., M.J.L.)
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA (J.E.M.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany (B.H.)
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo-SUNY, NY (C.R.M., J.W.-W., K.M.H., M.J.L.)
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago (D.L.)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (A.H.S.)
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (R.A.W.)
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- Departments of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson (J.W.B.)
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA (L.F.T.)
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- Division of Cardiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (L.W.M.)
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- Department of Medicine (P.K.N., M.L.S.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis (L.G.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.A.A.)
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI (C.B.E.)
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- Department of Medicine (P.K.N., M.L.S.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.,Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.L.S.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo-SUNY, NY (C.R.M., J.W.-W., K.M.H., M.J.L.)
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Chou EL, Pettinger M, Haring B, Mell MW, Hlatky MA, Wactawski-Wende J, Allison MA, Wild RA, Shadyab AH, Wallace RB, Snetselaar LG, Eagleton MJ, Conrad MF, Liu S. Lipoprotein(a) levels and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Women's Health Initiative. J Vasc Surg 2020; 73:1245-1252.e3. [PMID: 32882349 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.07.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Few studies have prospectively examined the associations of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels with the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), especially in women. Accounting for commonly recognized risk factors, we investigated the baseline Lp(a) levels and the risk of AAA among postmenopausal women participating in the ongoing national Women's Health Initiative. METHODS Women's Health Initiative participants with baseline Lp(a) levels available who were beneficiaries of Medicare parts A and B fee-for-service at study enrollment or who had aged into Medicare at any point were included. Participants with missing covariate data or known AAA at baseline were excluded. Thoracic aneurysms were excluded owing to the different pathophysiology. The AAA cases and interventions were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th revision, codes and Current Procedural Terminology codes from claims data. Hazard ratios were computed using Cox proportional hazard models according to the quintiles of Lp(a). RESULTS The mean age of the 6615 participants included in the analysis was 65.3 years. Of the 6615 participants, 66.6% were non-Hispanic white, 18.9% were black, 7% were Hispanic and 4.7% were Asian/Pacific Islander. Compared with the participants in the lowest Lp(a) quintile, those in higher quintiles were more likely to be overweight, black, and former or current smokers, to have hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a history of cardiovascular disease, and to use menopausal hormone therapy and statins. During 65,476 person-years of follow-up, with a median of 10.4 years, 415 women had been diagnosed with an AAA and 36 had required intervention. More than one half had required intervention for a ruptured AAA. We failed to find a statistically significant association between Lp(a) levels and incident AAA. Additional sensitivity analyses stratified by race, with exclusion of statin users and alternative categorizations of Lp(a) using log-transformed levels, tertiles, and a cutoff of >50 mg/dL, were conducted, which did not reveal any significant associations. CONCLUSIONS We found no statistically significant association between Lp(a) levels and the risk of AAA in a large and well-phenotyped sample of postmenopausal women. Women with high Lp(a) levels were more likely to be overweight, black, and former or current smokers, and to have hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a history of cardiovascular disease, or to use hormone therapy and statins compared with those with lower Lp(a) levels. These findings differ from previous prospective, case-control, and meta-analysis studies that had supported a significant relationship between higher Lp(a) levels and an increased risk of AAA. Differences in the association could have resulted from study limitations or sex differences.
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- Elizabeth L Chou
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif
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- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, Calif
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, Calif
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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Yu J, Park K, Chandrasekhar J, Kalkman DN, Johnson JA, Wild RA, Dobies D, Thomas L, Skelding KA, Ahmed B, Barber KR, Mungee S, Mehran R. Feasibility and Utility of a Cardiovascular Risk Screening Tool in Women Undergoing Routine Gynecology Evaluation. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2020; 29:1150-1159. [PMID: 32667846 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background The goals of this multicenter survey were to examine the prevalence and patient awareness of cardiovascular risk factors, and the association between history of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO—including gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia) and prevalence of cardiovascular risks among women presenting to outpatient obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN) clinics. Materials and Methods We surveyed 2,946 female patients attending 16 outpatient OB/GYN clinics across the United States between January 2010 and January 2012. Main outcome measures were self-reported cardiovascular risk factors and symptoms such as angina and dyspnea. Results Mean age of the patients was 51 ± 13.6 years. Cardiovascular risks and symptoms were highly prevalent (86.0% and 40.1%, respectively). Many patients did not know if they had common risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes (18.4%, 32.0%, and 17.9%, respectively). Women with a history of APO were slightly more likely to be aware of common risk factors, including abnormal blood pressure (17% vs. 18.6%), high cholesterol (31.7% vs. 32%), and obesity/elevated body mass index (43.9% vs. 49.7%). Compared with patients with no history of APO, patients with APO (n = 380, 12.9%) were more likely to have risk factors (89.5% vs. 83.9%, p = 0.002) and symptoms (45.5% vs. 39.3%, p = 0.02). Conclusions Awareness of cardiovascular risk factors and symptoms among all women surveyed in this study was poor, although awareness for some risk factors was relatively higher among patients with APO. This study demonstrates the feasibility of cardiovascular assessment in OB/GYN clinics using a simple questionnaire and its potential role for early recognition and timely intervention.
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- Jennifer Yu
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.,Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA
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- Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Legro RS, Hansen KR, Diamond MP, Steiner A, Mersereau J, Sarwer DB, Kris-Etherton PM, Wild RA, Krawetz SA, Hoeger KM, Usadi R, Johnstone EB, Hao H, Eisenberg E, Santoro NF, Zhang H. OR11-04 Effect of Preconception Intensive vs. Standard Lifestyle Intervention on Birth Outcomes in Obese Women With Unexplained Infertility: A Multicenter Randomized Trial. J Endocr Soc 2020. [PMCID: PMC7209215 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.2149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We hypothesized that weight loss with an intensive preconception lifestyle (IL) intervention of caloric restriction with meal replacements, daily orlistat and increased physical activity in women with obesity and unexplained infertility (UI) was more likely to result in Good Birth Outcome than a standard lifestyle modification (SL) with increased physical activity alone. The 16 week period of lifestyle modification was followed by an open label empiric infertility treatment regimen of 3 cycles of ovarian stimulation with clomiphene, ovulation triggering with hCG and intrauterine insemination. We randomized 379 obese women 18-40y with UI (regular menses, normal ovarian reserve, patent reproductive tract and normal male factor). A Good Birth Outcome (GBO) was the primary outcome, defined as a live birth of an infant born at ≥37wks with a birthweight between 2500-4000g and no major congenital anomaly. Key secondary outcomes were live birth, pregnancy loss and pregnancy complication rates. The study had 80% power and an alpha of 0.05 to detect an absolute 15% difference in GBO. An Intention-to-Treat analysis was used. Both groups (SL N=191, IL N =188) were well matched at baseline(e.g. weight (kg), mean ± SD, SL:107±21, IL: 108 ±23). Women in the IL arm lost significantly more weight preconception than SL (SL -0.3±3.4 vs IL -7.3±6.6 kg, P<.001) with similar decreases in associated biometric and biochemical parameters. Overall 59.4% of the IL group lost >5% weight vs 6.5% in SL group(P<.001). Despite achieving the targeted weight loss, GBO rate between groups was not significantly different (IL12.2% vs SL 15.2%, IL Rate Ratio, 95% CI: 0.8, 0.5-1.3) or in live birth (IL 20.2% vs SL 22.0%, IL RR: 0.9, 0.6-1.4). Pregnancy loss among women who conceived trended higher in the IL group (IL 38.1% vs SL 23.7%, IL RR:1.6, 0.9-2.8) but miscarriage rates (loss after visualized intrauterine pregnancy), were significantly higher in IL (IL 20.6% vs SL 3.4%, IL RR: 6.1, 1.4-25.8, P=0.005). Birthweights were similar in both groups (IL: 3199±712 vs SL: 3106±794g). Major pregnancy complications trended lower in IL: Preterm Labor (IL 3.2% vs SL 10.2%), Pre-eclampsia (IL 6.3% vs SL 11.9%), Gestational DM (IL 9.5% vs SL 16.9%). Adverse events were more common in the IL group, i.e. increased GI side effects of bloating, flatulence, diarrhea and steatorrhea, likely related to use of orlistat. Moderate weight loss prior to conception does not improve live birth or GBO rates compared to exercise alone in obese women. Of concern, early pregnancy loss is more common when conception occurs after IL intervention. However a benefit to IL modification preconception may be lower perinatal morbidity, although further larger studies are necessary to confirm this potential benefit.
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Arya S, Hansen KR, Wild RA. Metformin, rosiglitazone, or both for obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome? Fertil Steril 2020; 113:87-88. [PMID: 32033735 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sushila Arya
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Maihofer AX, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, LaCroix AZ. Associations between Serum Levels of Cholesterol and Survival to Age 90 in Postmenopausal Women. J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:288-296. [PMID: 31930739 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although elevated lipid levels predict increased risk of coronary heart disease and death in middle-aged women and men, evidence is mixed if lipid levels measured in later life predict survival to very old ages. We examined lipid levels and survival to age 90 with or without intact mobility in a large cohort of older women. DESIGN Prospective cohort. SETTING Laboratory collection at a Women's Health Initiative (WHI) center and longitudinal follow-up via mail. PARTICIPANTS Women aged 68 to 81 years at baseline. MEASUREMENTS Serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were collected at baseline. Participant survival status and self-reported mobility was compared across lipid levels. RESULTS HDL and LDL levels were not associated with survival to age 90 after adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors (HDL: quartile (Q) 2: odds ratio [OR] = 1.14 [95% confidence interval [CI] = .94-1.38]; Q3 OR = 1.08 [95% CI = .88-1.33]; Q4 OR = 1.09 [95% CI = .88-1.35]; LDL: Q2 OR = 1.07 [95% CI = .88-1.31]; Q3 OR = 1.27 [95% CI = 1.04-1.55]; Q4 OR = 1.07 [95% CI = .88-1.31]). Similarly, no associations were observed between HDL and LDL levels and survival to age 90 with mobility disability. High HDL was not associated with survival to age 90 with intact mobility after adjustment for other cardiovascular risk factors. Compared with the lowest LDL quartile, the three upper LDL quartiles were associated with greater odds of survival to age 90 with intact mobility (LDL: Q2 OR = 1.31 [95% CI = .99-1.74]; Q3 OR = 1.43 [95% CI = 1.07-1.92]; Q4 OR = 1.35 [95% CI = 1.01-1.80]; P = .05). CONCLUSION Neither higher HDL nor lower LDL levels predicted survival to age 90, but higher LDL predicted healthy survival. These findings suggest the need for reevaluation of healthy LDL levels in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:288-296, 2020.
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- Adam X Maihofer
- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.,Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Banack HR, Bea JW, Stokes A, Kroenke CH, Stefanick ML, Beresford SA, Bird CE, Garcia L, Wallace R, Wild RA, Caan B, Wactawski-Wende J. It's Absolutely Relative: The Effect of Age on the BMI-Mortality Relationship in Postmenopausal Women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020; 28:171-177. [PMID: 31799808 PMCID: PMC6989046 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The use of relative and absolute effect estimates has important implications for the interpretation of study findings. Likewise, examining additive and multiplicative interaction can lead to differing conclusions about the joint effects of two exposure variables. The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between BMI and mortality on the relative and absolute scales and investigate interaction between BMI and age. METHODS Data from 68,132 participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study were used. The risk ratio and risk difference of BMI on mortality were estimated. A product term was also included to examine interaction between BMI and age on the multiplicative scale, and the relative excess risk of interaction was calculated to measure additive interaction. RESULTS Results demonstrated that the mortality risk ratio decreased as women aged, but the mortality risk difference increased as women aged. Evidence of additive and multiplicative interaction between age and BMI was found. CONCLUSIONS In postmenopausal women, the relative mortality risk associated with high BMI decreased with increasing age, but the absolute risk of high BMI increased with increasing age. This indicates the importance of considering the interaction between age and BMI to understand mortality risk in older women.
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- Hailey R Banack
- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA
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