Suzanne Havstad

..Studies have shown that this relationship differs depending on maternal history of the disease. We employed the rigour of propensity score methods to assess this relationship using data from a birth cohort...

..In this paper, we describe characteristics by participant status of urban teens eligible to participate in a RCT of a school-based, web-based asthma management program...

..No studies have examined the effect of pet exposure in a population-based cohort by using multiple early-life measures of serum total IgE...

..Early-life exposure to household pets has been shown to be protective against allergic sensitization in childhood...

..Findings suggest good reliability of young adult pet reporting for ages 0-6 years but that childhood pet exposure may need to be assessed separately depending on the participant's sex and the outcome of interest...

..Racial differences in allergic diseases have been reported, with black subjects suffering disproportionately compared with white subjects, although such studies have been more commonly done in pediatric populations...

..Gestational age at blood draw did not affect the associations. We conclude that Treg cell levels during pregnancy vary in association with both dog and cat exposure and atopic status...

..2 IU/ml (9.2-13.6) among those whose children did not have a diagnosis of eczema (p-value 0.002). Maternal prenatal IgE level among women who are not sensitized to common allergens is associated with increased risk of eczema in offspring...

..Itemized expenses are presented to facilitate modifications to reduce costs. This information may benefit providers, researchers, or administrators targeting similar populations...

..The application of a single allergen specific IgE (sIgE) cut point, such as 0.35 kU/L, to determine sensitization for all allergens may be suboptimal...

..Comprehensive analyses on the effect of household dogs on dog allergen levels in the home are lacking...

..The incidence of wheeze is unknown and the role of early life wheeze in subsequent health is not clearly understood...

..Future work to better identify the role of Treg cells in successful pregnancy would ideally include a set of well characterized women sampled serially starting prior to pregnancy and throughout the postpartum period...

..Elevated cord blood IgE may be associated with a higher risk of allergic disease...

..Allergic sensitization is increased among offspring of sensitized parents...

..e.; premenstrual, pregnancy, etc.). This pilot study sought to demonstrate the feasibility of data collection methods to investigate the effects of sex hormones on lung function in women...

..Breastfeeding provides the best possible nutrition for newborns, but its role in the development of allergies is complex...

..We further examined the relationship between birth order and cord blood IgE in a racially diverse birth cohort...

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..Traditionally, urban youth are believed to be difficult to engage in health-related programs, both in terms of connecting and convincing...

..67, 95% CI, 1.19, 6.01) were more likely to have wheezed four or more times in the last 12 months. Racial differences in sensitization at this young age may contribute to the racial difference in asthma prevalence at later ages...

..The relationship between obesity and asthma is an area of debate...

..A 5% increase in E1C was associated with a 2.3% increase in Treg cell percentage. A larger study of contiguous cycles to better determine within-woman cyclicity of the observed patterns is needed...

..We examined racial differences in the relationship of birth weight and renal function among healthy young children...

..Increased body mass index is associated with asthma and frequent respiratory complaints. Bariatric surgery often results in rapid weight loss associated with an improved respiratory status...

..To measure the effect of an asthma intervention on the functional status and morbidity of children with undiagnosed asthma...

..Agreement was weak for perceived asthma control and severity. Teen-caregiver agreement on asthma depends on the type of information being sought...

..The economics of breast cancer recurrence are poorly understood. For this retrospective cohort study, the authors evaluated the economic burden of breast cancer recurrence by using data from a large Midwestern healthcare system...

..These results demonstrate the need for further exploration of the complex interrelationships between race, asthma phenotype, genetic susceptibilities, and socioenvironmental exposures, including lead...

..The FEF(25-75)/FVC does not provide additional information to that provided by the FEF(25-75)...

..The aim of this study was to identify predictive factors for malignancy in patients undergoing surgery for suspected pancreatic cancer without a preoperative tissue diagnosis...

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..72). Furthermore, women who met this criterion were 1.7 times more likely to be breastfeeding at 6 weeks than women with lower scores. The LATCH assessment tool is a modest predictor of breastfeeding duration...

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..Finally, we note the general utility of the exemplary data set approach for sample size estimation, even in other situations where closed-form sample size formulae exist...

..The relationships between these complex mechanical alterations and the rate of OA development/progression are currently under investigation...