15 results on '"Ronald E. Gangnon"'
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2. Feasibility and acceptability of home-based strength training in endometrial cancer survivors
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Kelli F. Koltyn, Ryan J. Spencer, Jessica Gorzelitz, Ronald E. Gangnon, Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, Joanne K. Rash, Erin S. Costanzo, and Amy Trentham Dietz
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Oncology (nursing) ,business.industry ,Strength training ,Endometrial cancer ,Cancer ,Disease ,medicine.disease ,Article ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Oncology ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Survivorship curve ,Exercise equipment ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,Exercise prescription - Abstract
PURPOSE: Physical activity is important for healthy cancer survivorship, yet many endometrial cancer survivors do not participate in recommended muscle-strengthening activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of home-based muscle strengthening activity in endometrial cancer survivors. METHODS: Forty post-treatment endometrial cancer survivors were enrolled in a randomized trial, of twice-weekly home-based strength exercise versus wait-list control. The intervention included educational materials, exercise equipment (dumbbells, resistance bands), and support/feedback via video coaching sessions. Participants completed the exercises twice per week for 10 weeks, with a 5-week follow-up period. Feasibility was measured by program adherence, as well as safety of and satisfaction with the study. RESULTS: On average, participants were 60.9 years old (SD = 8.7), had a BMI of 39.9 kg/m(2) (SD = 15.2), and were 2.9 years (SD = 1.2) since diagnosis. The majority (83%) had stage I disease at diagnosis. Seventy-five percent adhered to the exercise prescription of twice/week, with 85% of participants missing fewer than 3 of the workouts. Forty percent of participants continued workouts during the 5-week follow-up. Participants were highly satisfied with intervention. No injuries or adverse everts occurred. CONCLUSION: This home-based program was feasible in endometrial cancer survivors. While adherence was measured, future research should focus on long-term maintenance of exercise and should explore progressions and modifications of exercises at a distance for various abilities. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Muscle strengthening activities are recommended for all cancer survivors. This study shows that a home-based muscle strengthening exercise is feasible in endometrial cancer survivors.
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- 2021
3. Food Insecurity and Housing Instability Partially Mediate the Association Between Maternal Depression and Child Problem Behavior
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Ronald E. Gangnon, Natalie Guerrero, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Deborah B. Ehrenthal, Marah A. Curtis, Carmen R. Valdez, and Kevin M. Wagner
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Psychological intervention ,Ethnic group ,Child Behavior ,Mothers ,Article ,Developmental psychology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Child ,Problem Behavior ,030505 public health ,Depression ,Public health ,05 social sciences ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ,Moderation ,Mental health ,Child development ,United States ,Food Insecurity ,Health psychology ,Child, Preschool ,Housing ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
Maternal depression is a risk factor for the development of problem behavior in children. Although food insecurity and housing instability are associated with adult depression and child behavior, how these economic factors mediate or moderate the relationship between maternal depression and child problem behavior is not understood. The purpose of this study was to determine whether food insecurity and housing instability are mediators and/or moderators of the relationship between maternal depression when children are age 3 and children's problem behaviors at age 9 and to determine whether these mechanisms differ by race/ethnicity. We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Food insecurity and housing instability at age 5 were tested as potential mediators and moderators of the relationship between maternal depression status at age 3 and problem behavior at age 9. A path analysis confirmed our hypothesis that food insecurity and housing instability partially mediate the relationship between maternal depression when children are age 3 and problem behavior at age 9. However, housing instability was only a mediator for externalizing problem behavior and not internalizing problem behavior or overall problem behavior. Results of the moderation analysis suggest that neither food insecurity nor housing instability were moderators. None of the mechanisms explored differed by race/ethnicity. While our findings stress the continued need for interventions that address child food insecurity, they emphasize the importance of interventions that address maternal mental health throughout a child's life. Given the central role of maternal health in child development, additional efforts should be made to target maternal depression.
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- 2020
4. Obesity and mortality after locoregional breast cancer diagnosis
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John M. Hampton, A. Holliston Moore, Rosemary D. Cress, Caprice C. Greenberg, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Steven T. Fleming, Gretchen Kimmick, Roger T. Anderson, Susan A. Sabatino, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Joseph Lipscomb, Ronald E. Gangnon, J. Frank Wilson, Marguerite E. Burns, and David J. Vanness
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Adult ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Breast cancer mortality ,Population ,Breast Neoplasms ,Disease ,Ajcc stage ,Article ,Body Mass Index ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Obesity ,030212 general & internal medicine ,education ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,Proportional Hazards Models ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Cancer ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
PURPOSE: Higher mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis has been observed among women who are obese. We investigated the relationships between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause or breast cancer-specific mortality after a diagnosis of locoregional breast cancer. METHODS: Women diagnosed in 2004 with AJCC Stage I, II, or III breast cancer (n = 5394) were identified from a population-based National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) patterns of care study (POC-BP) drawing from registries in seven U.S. states. Differences in overall and breast cancer-specific mortality were investigated using Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, including age- and stage-based subgroup analyses. RESULTS: In women 70 or older, higher BMI was associated with lower overall mortality (HR for a 5 kg/m(2) difference in BMI = 0.85, 95% CI 0.75–0.95). There was no significant association between BMI and overall mortality for women under 70. BMI was not associated with breast cancer death in the full sample, but among women with Stage I disease; those in the highest BMI category had significantly higher breast cancer mortality (HR for BMI ≥ 35 kg/m(2) vs. 18.5–24.9 kg/m(2) = 4.74, 95% CI 1.78–12.59). CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to our hypothesis, greater BMI was not associated with higher overall mortality. Among older women, BMI was inversely related to overall mortality, with a null association among younger women. Higher BMI was associated with breast cancer mortality among women with Stage I disease, but not among women with more advanced disease.
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- 2018
5. Comparative effectiveness of incorporating a hypothetical DCIS prognostic marker into breast cancer screening
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Elizabeth S. Burnside, Natasha K. Stout, Pamela M. Vacek, John M. Hampton, Brian L. Sprague, Mehmet Ali Ergun, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Kim Dittus, Oguzhan Alagoz, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Ronald E. Gangnon, Donald L. Weaver, Sally D. Herschorn, and Ted A. James
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Adult ,Oncology ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,Population ,Breast Neoplasms ,Models, Biological ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Article ,Cohort Studies ,03 medical and health sciences ,Breast cancer screening ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Quality of life ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Internal medicine ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,medicine ,Humans ,Mammography ,Genetic Testing ,030212 general & internal medicine ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,education ,neoplasms ,Early Detection of Cancer ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,education.field_of_study ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Ductal carcinoma ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Quality-adjusted life year ,body regions ,Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cohort ,Disease Progression ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Quality-Adjusted Life Years ,business - Abstract
Due to limitations in the ability to identify non-progressive disease, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is usually managed similarly to localized invasive breast cancer. We used simulation modeling to evaluate the potential impact of a hypothetical test that identifies non-progressive DCIS. A discrete-event model simulated a cohort of U.S. women undergoing digital screening mammography. All women diagnosed with DCIS underwent the hypothetical DCIS prognostic test. Women with test results indicating progressive DCIS received standard breast cancer treatment and a decrement to quality of life corresponding to the treatment. If the DCIS test indicated non-progressive DCIS, no treatment was received and women continued routine annual surveillance mammography. A range of test performance characteristics and prevalence of non-progressive disease were simulated. Analysis compared discounted quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and costs for test scenarios to base-case scenarios without the test. Compared to the base case, a perfect prognostic test resulted in a 40% decrease in treatment costs, from $13,321 to $8005 USD per DCIS case. A perfect test produced 0.04 additional QALYs (16 days) for women diagnosed with DCIS, added to the base case of 5.88 QALYs per DCIS case. The results were sensitive to the performance characteristics of the prognostic test, the proportion of DCIS cases that were non-progressive in the model, and the frequency of mammography screening in the population. A prognostic test that identifies non-progressive DCIS would substantially reduce treatment costs but result in only modest improvements in quality of life when averaged over all DCIS cases.
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- 2017
6. Predictors of primary care provider adoption of CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening
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Perry J. Pickhardt, Aaron Potvien, Jessica R. Schumacher, B. Dustin Pooler, Maureen A. Smith, Jennifer M. Weiss, Patrick R. Pfau, Ronald E. Gangnon, and David H. Kim
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Adult ,Male ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Colorectal cancer ,Urology ,education ,Specialty ,Colonoscopy ,Primary care ,Logistic regression ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,neoplasms ,Early Detection of Cancer ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Primary Health Care ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Retrospective cohort study ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,digestive system diseases ,Confidence interval ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Family medicine ,Female ,Medical Record Linkage ,Colorectal Neoplasms ,business ,Colonography, Computed Tomographic - Abstract
To examine factors influencing primary care provider (PCP) adoption of CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We performed a retrospective cohort study linking electronic health record (EHR) data with PCP survey data. Patients were eligible for inclusion if they were not up-to-date with CRC screening and if they had CTC insurance coverage in the year prior to survey administration. PCPs were included if they had at least one eligible patient in their panel and completed the survey (final sample N = 95 PCPs; N = 6245 patients). Survey data included perceptions of CRC screening by any method, as well as CTC specifically. Multivariate logistic regression estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for PCP and clinic predictors of CRC screening by any method and screening with CTC. Substantial variation in CTC use was seen among PCPs and clinics (range 0–16% of CRC screening). Predictors of higher CTC use were PCP perceptions that CTC is effective in reducing CRC mortality, higher number of perceived advantages to screening with CTC, and Internal Medicine specialty. Factors not associated with CTC use were PCP perceptions of less organizational capacity to meet demand for colonoscopy, number of perceived disadvantages to screening with CTC, PCP age and gender, and clinic factors. Significant variation in PCP adoption of CTC exists. PCP perceptions of CTC and specialty practice were related to CTC adoption. Strategies to increase PCP adoption of CTC for CRC screening should include emphasis on the effectiveness and advantages of CTC.
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- 2016
7. Respiratory health, allergies, and the farm environment: design, methods and enrollment in the observational Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort (WISC): a research proposal
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Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Michael D. Evans, Christine M. Seroogy, Deanna Cole, Amy Dresen, Tamara Kronenwetter Koepel, Matthew C. Keifer, Jennifer K. Meece, Casper G. Bendixsen, James E. Gern, Kathrine L. Barnes, Tara Johnson, Brent F. Olson, and Ronald E. Gangnon
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Allergy ,lcsh:Medicine ,Disease ,Respiratory virus ,Allergic sensitization ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Allergies ,Prospective Studies ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,2. Zero hunger ,General Medicine ,Farm ,3. Good health ,Research Note ,Research Design ,Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ,Cohort ,Female ,Viral disease ,Birth cohort ,Maternal Age ,Adult ,Farms ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Wisconsin ,Environmental health ,Hypersensitivity ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,lcsh:Science (General) ,Asthma ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Infant ,Environmental Exposure ,medicine.disease ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,030104 developmental biology ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Observational study ,business ,lcsh:Q1-390 - Abstract
Epidemiologic and cross-sectional studies suggest that early life farming and animal exposures are associated with major health benefits, influencing immune development and modifying the subsequent risk of allergic diseases, including asthma. The Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort (WISC) study was established in central Wisconsin to test the hypothesis that early life animal farm exposures are associated with distinct innate immune cell maturation trajectories, decreased allergen sensitization and reduced respiratory viral illness burden during the first 2 years of life. Beginning in 2013, a total of 240 families have been enrolled, 16,522 biospecimens have been collected, and 4098 questionnaires have been administered and entered into a secure database. Study endpoints include nasal respiratory virus identification and respiratory illness burden score, allergic sensitization, expression of allergic disease, and anti-viral immune response maturation and profiles. The WISC study prospective design, broad biospecimen collections, and unique US rural community will provide insights into the role of environmental exposures on early life immune maturation profiles associated with protection from allergic sensitization and significant respiratory viral disease burden. The WISC study findings will ultimately inform development of new strategies to promote resistance to severe respiratory viral illnesses and design primary prevention approaches for allergic diseases for all infants. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4448-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2019
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8. The impact of chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Jackson S. Musuuza, Connie Bongiorno, Nasia Safdar, Marc A. Korobkin, John C. O’Horo, Pramod Guru, and Ronald E. Gangnon
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Patient-centered outcomes ,Bathing ,Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections ,030106 microbiology ,Chlorhexidine bathing ,Psychological intervention ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Infection prevention ,Internal medicine ,Gram-Negative Bacteria ,medicine ,Humans ,Infection control ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cross Infection ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Chlorhexidine ,Fungi ,Intensive care unit ,Confidence interval ,3. Good health ,Intensive Care Units ,Infectious Diseases ,Implementation ,Meta-analysis ,Anti-Infective Agents, Local ,Intervention fidelity ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
Background Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing of hospitalized patients may have benefit in reducing hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HABSIs). However, the magnitude of effect, implementation fidelity, and patient-centered outcomes are unclear. In this meta-analysis, we examined the effect of CHG bathing on prevention of HABSIs and assessed fidelity to implementation of this behavioral intervention. Methods We undertook a meta-analysis by searching Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane’s CENTRAL registry from database inception through January 4, 2019 without language restrictions. We included randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized trials and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated the effect of CHG bathing versus a non-CHG comparator for prevention of HABSIs in any adult healthcare setting. Studies of pediatric patients, of pre-surgical CHG use, or without a non-CHG comparison arm were excluded. Outcomes of this study were HABSIs, patient-centered outcomes, such as patient comfort during the bath, and implementation fidelity assessed through five elements: adherence, exposure or dose, quality of the delivery, participant responsiveness, and program differentiation. Three authors independently extracted data and assessed study quality; a random-effects model was used. Results We included 26 studies with 861,546 patient-days and 5259 HABSIs. CHG bathing markedly reduced the risk of HABSIs (IRR = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.52–0.68). The effect of CHG bathing was consistent within subgroups: randomized (0.67, 95% CI: 0.53–0.85) vs. non-randomized studies (0.54, 95% CI: 0.44–0.65), bundled (0.66, 95% CI: 0.62–0.70) vs. non-bundled interventions (0.51, 95% CI: 0.39–0.68), CHG impregnated wipes (0.63, 95% CI: 0.55–0.73) vs. CHG solution (0.41, 95% CI: 0.26–0.64), and intensive care unit (ICU) (0.58, 95% CI: 0.49–0.68) vs. non-ICU settings (0.56, 95% CI: 0.38–0.83). Only three studies reported all five measures of fidelity, and ten studies did not report any patient-centered outcomes. Conclusions Patient bathing with CHG significantly reduced the incidence of HABSIs in both ICU and non-ICU settings. Many studies did not report fidelity to the intervention or patient-centered outcomes. For sustainability and replicability essential for effective implementation, fidelity assessment that goes beyond whether a patient received an intervention or not should be standard practice particularly for complex behavioral interventions such as CHG bathing. Trial registration Study registration with PROSPERO CRD42015032523. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12879-019-4002-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2019
9. Factors Associated with Systemic Hypertension in Asthma
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Mihaela Teodorescu, Mihai C. Teodorescu, Ronald E. Gangnon, Andrea G. Peterson, Flavia B. Consens, Ronald D. Chervin, and Susan M. Ferguson
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Adult ,Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Spirometry ,Michigan ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cross-sectional study ,Comorbidity ,Article ,Wisconsin ,Adrenal Cortex Hormones ,Risk Factors ,Forced Expiratory Volume ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Internal medicine ,Administration, Inhalation ,Odds Ratio ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Lung ,Asthma ,Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ,Chi-Square Distribution ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Sleep apnea ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,Protective Factors ,Airway obstruction ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,Obstructive sleep apnea ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Logistic Models ,Hypertension ,Multivariate Analysis ,Cardiology ,Female ,business - Abstract
Asthmatics have unique characteristics that may influence cardiovascular morbidity. We tested the association of lower airway caliber, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and other asthma-related factors, with systemic hypertension (HTN). Asthma individuals at specialty clinics completed the Sleep Apnea scale of the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire (SA-SDQ). Medical records were reviewed for diagnosed HTN, OSA and comorbidities, spirometry, and current medications. FEV1% predicted was categorized as ≥80 (reference), 70–79, 60–69, and
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- 2014
10. The associations between a polygenic score, reproductive and menstrual risk factors and breast cancer risk
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Shaneda Warren Andersen, John M. Hampton, Barbara E.K. Klein, Halcyon G. Skinner, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Ronald E. Gangnon, Corinne D. Engelman, Jonine D. Figueroa, Polly A. Newcomb, and Linda J. Titus
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Adult ,Multifactorial Inheritance ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Population ,Breastfeeding ,Breast Neoplasms ,Biology ,Logistic regression ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,Article ,Breast cancer ,Pregnancy ,Risk Factors ,medicine ,Humans ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,education ,Reproductive History ,Alleles ,Genetic Association Studies ,Aged ,Menarche ,Gynecology ,education.field_of_study ,Case-control study ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Menopause ,Receptors, Estrogen ,Oncology ,TOX3 ,Case-Control Studies ,Female ,Receptors, Progesterone ,Demography - Abstract
We evaluated whether 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in genome-wide association studies interact with one another and with reproductive and menstrual risk factors in association with breast cancer risk. DNA samples and information on parity, breastfeeding, age at menarche, age at first birth, and age at menopause were collected through structured interviews from 1,484 breast cancer cases and 1,307 controls who participated in a population-based case-control study conducted in three US states. A polygenic score was created as the sum of risk allele copies multiplied by the corresponding log odds estimate. Logistic regression was used to test the associations between SNPs, the score, reproductive and menstrual factors, and breast cancer risk. Nonlinearity of the score was assessed by the inclusion of a quadratic term for polygenic score. Interactions between the aforementioned variables were tested by including a cross-product term in models. We confirmed associations between rs13387042 (2q35), rs4973768 (SLC4A7), rs10941679 (5p12), rs2981582 (FGFR2), rs3817198 (LSP1), rs3803662 (TOX3), and rs6504950 (STXBP4) with breast cancer. Women in the score's highest quintile had 2.2-fold increased risk when compared to women in the lowest quintile (95 % confidence interval: 1.67-2.88). The quadratic polygenic score term was not significant in the model (p = 0.85), suggesting that the established breast cancer loci are not associated with increased risk more than the sum of risk alleles. Modifications of menstrual and reproductive risk factors associations with breast cancer risk by polygenic score were not observed. Our results suggest that the interactions between breast cancer susceptibility loci and reproductive factors are not strong contributors to breast cancer risk.
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- 2013
11. Variation in tumor natural history contributes to racial disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis
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Natasha K. Stout, Nataliya G. Batina, Dennis G. Fryback, Brian L. Sprague, Ronald E. Gangnon, Marjorie A. Rosenberg, Oguzhan Alagoz, and Amy Trentham-Dietz
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Gerontology ,Cancer Research ,Breast Neoplasms ,Models, Biological ,White People ,Breast cancer ,medicine ,Humans ,Mammography ,Healthcare Disparities ,Neoplasm Staging ,Black women ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,Rate parameter ,United States ,Tumor Burden ,Black or African American ,Natural history ,Oncology ,Calibration ,Female ,business ,Stage at diagnosis ,SEER Program ,Demography - Abstract
Black women tend to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a more advanced stage than whites and subsequently experience elevated breast cancer mortality. We sought to determine whether there are racial differences in tumor natural history that contribute to these disparities. We used the University of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Simulation Model, a validated member of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network, to evaluate the contribution of racial differences in tumor natural history to observed disparities in breast cancer incidence. We fit eight natural history parameters in race-specific models by calibrating to the observed race- and stage-specific 1975-2000 U.S. incidence rates, while accounting for known racial variation in population structure, underlying risk of breast cancer, screening mammography utilization, and mortality from other causes. The best fit models indicated that a number of natural history parameters must vary between blacks and whites to reproduce the observed stage-specific incidence patterns. The mean of the tumor growth rate parameter was 63.6 % higher for blacks than whites (0.18, SE 0.04 vs. 0.11, SE 0.02). The fraction of tumors considered highly aggressive based on their tendency to metastasize at a small size was 2.2 times greater among blacks than whites (0.41, SE 0.009 vs. 0.019, SE 0.008). Based on our simulation model, breast tumors in blacks grow faster and are more likely to metastasize earlier than tumors in whites. These differences suggest that targeted prevention and detection strategies that go beyond equalizing access to mammography may be needed to eliminate breast cancer disparities.
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- 2013
12. Quality of life among parents of children with cancer or brain tumors: the impact of child characteristics and parental psychosocial factors
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Whitney P. Witt, Kristin Litzelman, Ronald E. Gangnon, and Kris Catrine
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Adult ,Male ,Parents ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Psychological intervention ,Article ,Interviews as Topic ,Young Adult ,Quality of life ,Neoplasms ,Sickness Impact Profile ,Humans ,Medicine ,Parent-Child Relations ,Young adult ,Child ,Family Health ,Brain Neoplasms ,business.industry ,Medical record ,Public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Caregiver burden ,Middle Aged ,Mental health ,Caregivers ,Child, Preschool ,Quality of Life ,Regression Analysis ,Female ,business ,Psychosocial ,Stress, Psychological ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Understanding the impact of childhood cancer on the family is increasingly important. This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between child clinical characteristics and health-related quality of life (QOL) among parents of children with cancer or brain tumors, and (2) determine how parental psychosocial factors impact this relationship.Using a within-group approach, this study examined 75 children with cancer or brain tumors and their parent. In-person interviewer-assisted surveys assessed sociodemographics, psychosocial factors, and QOL. Child clinical characteristics were obtained through medical record abstraction. Regressions were performed to determine factors related to parental QOL.Children's activity limitation and active treatment status were associated with worse parental mental QOL (5.4 and 4.4 points lower, respectively; P0.05). Adding parental psychosocial characteristics to the model eliminated the relationship between child clinical characteristics and parental mental QOL (P0.05 for all child characteristics).While child clinical characteristics appear to be related to poor parental QOL, this relationship was mediated by caregiver burden and stress. Interventions to reduce burden and stress may mitigate the deleterious effects of caregiving. Systematic screening of parents' mental and physical health may facilitate interventions and improve the health and well-being of parents and children.
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- 2011
13. Standardized Instrument for Lingual Pressure Measurement
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JoAnne Robbins, Willis J. Tompkins, Stephanie Kays, Jacqueline A. Hind, Mark A. Nicosia, John F. Doyle, Ronald E. Gangnon, and Angela L. Hewitt
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Adult ,Male ,Aging ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Population ,Isometric exercise ,Biofeedback ,Speech and Hearing ,Tongue ,stomatognathic system ,Swallowing ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Pressure ,medicine ,Humans ,education ,Exercise ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Equipment Design ,Middle Aged ,Dysphagia ,stomatognathic diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Physical therapy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Deglutition Disorders ,business ,Oropharyngeal dysphagia - Abstract
Disease-related atrophy of the tongue muscles can lead to diminished lingual strength and swallowing difficulties. The devastating physical and social consequences resulting from this condition of oropharyngeal dysphagia have prompted investigators to study the effects of tongue exercise in improving lingual strength. We developed the Madison Oral Strengthening Therapeutic (MOST) device, which provides replicable mouth placement, portability, affordability, and a simple user interface. Our study (1) compared the MOST to the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI), a commercial pressure-measuring device, and (2) identified the optimal tongue pressure sampling rate for isometric exercises. While initial use of the MOST is focused on evaluating and treating swallowing problems, it is anticipated that its greatest impact will be the prevention of lingual muscle mass and related strength diminishment, which occurs even in the exponentially increasing population of healthy aging adults.
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- 2007
14. Cluster detection using Bayes factors from overparameterized cluster models
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Murray K. Clayton and Ronald E. Gangnon
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Statistics and Probability ,Inference ,Spatial epidemiology ,Regional Disease ,Bayes factor ,Reversible-jump Markov chain Monte Carlo ,computer.software_genre ,Random effects model ,Statistics ,Cluster (physics) ,Data mining ,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty ,computer ,General Environmental Science ,Mathematics ,Incidence (geometry) - Abstract
In this paper, we consider the use of a partition model to estimate regional disease rates and to detect spatial clusters. Formal inference regarding the number of partitions (or clusters) can be obtained with a reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. As an alternative, we consider the ability of models with a fixed, but overly large, number of partitions to estimate regional disease rates and to provide informal inferences about the number and locations of clusters using local Bayes factors. We illustrate and compare these two approaches using data on leukemia incidence in upstate New York and data on breast cancer incidence in Wisconsin.
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- 2007
15. Inhaled corticosteroid use is associated with increased circulating T regulatory cells in children with asthma
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Christine M. Seroogy, Paul Dahlberg, Tressa Pappas, Michael D. Evans, Ronald E. Gangnon, Douglas F. DaSilva, Robert F. Lemanske, James E. Gern, Anne Marie Singh, L.E.P. Salazar, Christopher J. Tisler, K. Burmeister, and Kathy A. Roberg
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Allergy ,Immunology ,chemical and pharmacologic phenomena ,Disease ,Allergic sensitization ,Pathogenesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Immune system ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,T regulatory cell ,Interleukin-7 receptor ,Molecular Biology ,030304 developmental biology ,Asthma ,0303 health sciences ,Inhaled corticosteroids ,business.industry ,Research ,FOXP3 ,hemic and immune systems ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,3. Good health ,CD127 ,Foxp3 ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Background T regulatory (Treg) cells are important in balancing immune responses and dysregulation of Treg cells has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple disease states including asthma. In this study, our primary aim was to determine Treg cell frequency in the peripheral blood of children with and without asthma. The secondary aim was to explore the association between Treg cell frequency with allergen sensitization, disease severity and medication use. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy control subjects (N = 93) and asthmatic children of varying disease severity (N = 66) were characterized by multi-parameter flow cytometry. Results Our findings demonstrate that children with asthma had a significantly increased frequency of Treg cells compared to children without asthma. Using a multivariate model, increased Treg cell frequency in children with asthma was most directly associated with inhaled corticosteroid use, and not asthma severity, allergic sensitization, or atopic status of the asthma. Conclusion We conclude that low dose, local airway administration of corticosteroids is sufficient to impact the frequency of Treg cells in the peripheral blood. These data highlight the importance of considering medication exposure when studying Treg cells and suggest inhaled corticosteroid use in asthmatics may improve disease control through increased Treg cell frequency.
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