6 results on '"Lerro, Catherine"'
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2. A prospective study of cancer risk among Agricultural Health Study farm spouses associated with personal use of organochlorine insecticides.
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Louis, Lydia, Lerro, Catherine, Friesen, Melissa, Andreotti, Gabriella, Koutros, Stella, Sandler, Dale, Blair, Aaron, Robson, Mark, Beane Freeman, Laura, Louis, Lydia M, Lerro, Catherine C, Friesen, Melissa C, Sandler, Dale P, Robson, Mark G, and Beane Freeman, Laura E
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LONGITUDINAL method , *CANCER risk factors , *ORGANOCHLORINE insecticides , *SPOUSES , *POISSON regression , *DISEASES , *AGRICULTURE , *HYDROCARBONS , *INSECTICIDES , *RESEARCH funding , *TUMORS , *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure , *RELATIVE medical risk , *DISEASE incidence - Abstract
Background: Organochlorine insecticides (OCs) have historically been used worldwide to control insects, although most have now been banned in developed countries. Evidence for an association between OC exposures and cancer predominantly comes from occupational and population based-studies among men. We evaluated the association between the use of specific OCs and cancer among the female spouses of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study.Methods: At enrollment (1993-1997), spouses of private applicators in the cohort provided information about their own use of pesticides, including seven OCs (aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, DDT, heptachlor, lindane, and toxaphene), and information on potential confounders. We used Poisson regression to estimate relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for cancers (n ≥ 3 exposed cases) reported to state cancer registries from enrollment through 2012 (North Carolina) and 2013 (Iowa), and use of the individual OCs, as well as use of any of the specific OCs.Results: Among 28,909 female spouses, 2191 (7.58%) reported ever use of at least one OC, of whom 287 were diagnosed with cancer. Most cancers were not associated with OC use. Risk of glioma was increased among users of at least one OC (Nexposed = 11, RR = 3.52, 95% CI 1.72-7.21) and specifically among lindane users (Nexposed = 3, RR = 4.45, 95% CI 1.36-14.55). Multiple myeloma was associated with chlordane (Nexposed = 6, RR = 2.71, 95% CI 1.12-6.55). Based on 3 exposed cases each, there were also positive associations between pancreatic cancer and lindane, and ER-PR- breast cancer and dieldrin. No other associations with breast cancer were found.Conclusions: Overall, there were some associations with OC use and cancer incidence, however we were limited by the small number of exposed cancer cases. Future research should attempt to expand on these findings by assessing environmental sources of OC exposures, to fully evaluate the role of OC exposures on cancer risk in women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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3. Maternal tea consumption and the risk of preterm delivery in urban China: a birth cohort study.
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Lei Huang, Lerro, Catherine, Tao Yang, Jing Li, Jie Qiu, Weitao Qiu, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Ling Lv, Ruifeng Xu, Xiaoying Xu, Huang Huang, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang, Huang, Lei, Yang, Tao, Li, Jing, Qiu, Jie, Qiu, Weitao, and He, Xiaochun
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MATERNAL health , *PREMATURE labor , *TEA & health , *COHORT analysis , *AGE distribution , *ASIANS , *COMPARATIVE studies , *PREMATURE infants , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MATERNAL age , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MOTHERS , *NUTRITIONAL requirements , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *TEA , *WEIGHT gain , *CITY dwellers , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *EVALUATION research - Abstract
Background: Studies investigating the relationship between maternal tea drinking and risk of preterm birth have reached inconsistent results.Methods: The present study analyzed data from a birth cohort study including 10,179 women who delivered a singleton live birth were conducted in Lanzhou, China between 2010 and 2012.Results: Drinking tea (OR = 1.36, 95 % CI: 1.09-1.69), and specifically green (OR = 1.42, 95 % CI: 1.08-1.85) or scented tea (OR = 1.61, 95 % CI: 1.04-2.50), was associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Drinking tea was associated with both moderate preterm (OR = 1.41, 95 % CI: 1.12-1.79) and spontaneous preterm birth (OR = 1.41, 95 % CI: 1.09-1.83). Risk of preterm birth increased with decreasing age of starting tea drinking (<20 years, OR = 1.60, 95 % CI: 1.17-2.20) and increasing duration (p for trend < 0.01). The relationship between tea drinking and preterm birth is modified by both maternal age (p < 0.05) and gestational weight gain (p < 0.05).Conclusions: Despite conflicting findings in the previous literature, we saw a significant association with maternal tea drinking and risk of preterm birth in our cohort. More studies are needed both to confirm this finding and to elucidate the mechanism behind this association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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4. Exposure to cooking fuels and birth weight in Lanzhou, China: a birth cohort study.
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Min Jiang, Jie Qiu, Min Zhou, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Lerro, Catherine, Ling Lv, Xiaojuan Lin, Chong Zhang, Honghong Zhang, Ruifeng Xu, Daling Zhu, Yun Dang, Xudong Han, Hanru Zhang, Haiya Bai, Ya Chen, Zhongfeng Tang, Ru Lin, and Tingting Yao
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LOW birth weight ,BIOMASS ,GESTATIONAL age ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,PREGNANT women - Abstract
Background: Early studies have suggested that biomass cooking fuels were associated with increased risk of low birth weight (LBW). However it is unclear if this reduced birth weight was due to prematurity or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Methods: In order to understand the relationship between various cooking fuels and risk of LBW and small for gestational age (SGA), we analyzed data from a birth cohort study conducted in Lanzhou, China which included 9,895 singleton live births. Results: Compared to mothers using gas as cooking fuel, significant reductions in birth weight were observed for mothers using coal (weight difference = 73.31 g, 95 % CI: 26.86, 119.77) and biomass (weight difference = 87.84 g, 95 % CI: 10.76, 164.46). Using biomass as cooking fuel was associated with more than two-fold increased risk of LBW (OR = 2.51, 95 % CI: 1.26, 5.01), and the risk was mainly seen among preterm births (OR = 3.43, 95 % CI: 1.21, 9.74). No significant associations with LBW were observed among mothers using coal or electromagnetic stoves for cooking. Conclusions: These findings suggest that exposure to biomass during pregnancy is associated with risk of LBW, and the effect of biomass on LBW may be primarily due to prematurity rather than IUGR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. Maternal tea consumption and the risk of preterm delivery in urban China: a birth cohort study.
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Huang L, Lerro C, Yang T, Li J, Qiu J, Qiu W, He X, Cui H, Lv L, Xu R, Xu X, Huang H, Liu Q, and Zhang Y
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Asian People, China epidemiology, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Premature Birth epidemiology, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Young Adult, Maternal Age, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Premature Birth etiology, Tea adverse effects, Urban Population statistics & numerical data, Weight Gain
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Background: Studies investigating the relationship between maternal tea drinking and risk of preterm birth have reached inconsistent results., Methods: The present study analyzed data from a birth cohort study including 10,179 women who delivered a singleton live birth were conducted in Lanzhou, China between 2010 and 2012., Results: Drinking tea (OR = 1.36, 95 % CI: 1.09-1.69), and specifically green (OR = 1.42, 95 % CI: 1.08-1.85) or scented tea (OR = 1.61, 95 % CI: 1.04-2.50), was associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Drinking tea was associated with both moderate preterm (OR = 1.41, 95 % CI: 1.12-1.79) and spontaneous preterm birth (OR = 1.41, 95 % CI: 1.09-1.83). Risk of preterm birth increased with decreasing age of starting tea drinking (<20 years, OR = 1.60, 95 % CI: 1.17-2.20) and increasing duration (p for trend < 0.01). The relationship between tea drinking and preterm birth is modified by both maternal age (p < 0.05) and gestational weight gain (p < 0.05)., Conclusions: Despite conflicting findings in the previous literature, we saw a significant association with maternal tea drinking and risk of preterm birth in our cohort. More studies are needed both to confirm this finding and to elucidate the mechanism behind this association.
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- 2016
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6. Exposure to cooking fuels and birth weight in Lanzhou, China: a birth cohort study.
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Jiang M, Qiu J, Zhou M, He X, Cui H, Lerro C, Lv L, Lin X, Zhang C, Zhang H, Xu R, Zhu D, Dang Y, Han X, Zhang H, Bai H, Chen Y, Tang Z, Lin R, Yao T, Su J, Xu X, Liu X, Wang W, Wang Y, Ma B, Qiu W, Zhu C, Wang S, Huang H, Zhao N, Li X, Liu Q, and Zhang Y
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- Adult, Biomass, China epidemiology, Coal adverse effects, Cohort Studies, Electromagnetic Radiation, Female, Fetal Growth Retardation epidemiology, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Male, Natural Gas statistics & numerical data, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Birth Weight, Coal statistics & numerical data, Cooking statistics & numerical data, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth epidemiology, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects epidemiology
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Background: Early studies have suggested that biomass cooking fuels were associated with increased risk of low birth weight (LBW). However it is unclear if this reduced birth weight was due to prematurity or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)., Methods: In order to understand the relationship between various cooking fuels and risk of LBW and small for gestational age (SGA), we analyzed data from a birth cohort study conducted in Lanzhou, China which included 9,895 singleton live births., Results: Compared to mothers using gas as cooking fuel, significant reductions in birth weight were observed for mothers using coal (weight difference = 73.31 g, 95 % CI: 26.86, 119.77) and biomass (weight difference = 87.84 g, 95 % CI: 10.76, 164.46). Using biomass as cooking fuel was associated with more than two-fold increased risk of LBW (OR = 2.51, 95 % CI: 1.26, 5.01), and the risk was mainly seen among preterm births (OR = 3.43, 95 % CI: 1.21, 9.74). No significant associations with LBW were observed among mothers using coal or electromagnetic stoves for cooking., Conclusions: These findings suggest that exposure to biomass during pregnancy is associated with risk of LBW, and the effect of biomass on LBW may be primarily due to prematurity rather than IUGR.
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