Noel S Weiss
Biographic Data
| ID | 5411987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Noel S Weiss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Noel S |
| FAMILY NAME | Weiss |
| SIGNATURE | WEISS N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3987-5184 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Covid-19 mortality risk for older men and women
In the 16 countries examined, persons age 65 years or older had strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality rates compared to younger individuals, and men had a higher risk of COVID-19 death than women
What Findings Are Needed to Advocate Personalized (Precision) Prevention of Disease
"What Findings Are Needed to Advocate Personalized (Precision) Prevention of Disease?." , 107(1), pp. 86–87
Limitations of Basing Screening Policies on Screening Trials
BACKGROUND: The US Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended against prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer based primarily on evidence from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) and the US Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. OBJECTIVE: : To examine limitations of basing screening policy on evidence from screening trials. METHODS: We reviewed published …
A Case-Control Investigation of Adenomyosis
Which measure of adolescent psychiatric disorder—diagnosis, number of symptoms, or adaptive functioning—best predicts adverse young adult outcomes
Objective: To test the ability of psychiatric diagnosis, symptom count, and adaptive functioning in adolescence to predict failure to complete secondary school and criminal involvement in young adulthood. Design: Community-based cohort study. Setting: Two counties in upstate New York, USA Participants: 181 adolescents interviewed in 1983 and 1985–86 who were randomly selected in 1975 from a probability area sampling of representative families wit…
Volunteer bias in nonrandomized evaluations of the efficacy of needle-exchange programs
Can herd immunity influence the assessment of vaccine efficacy in nonrandomized studies
Can herd immunity influence the assessment of vaccine efficacy in nonrandomized studies? K Mühlemann, and N S WeissCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.1.113 Published Online: August 30, 2011
Mesothelioma Surveillance to Locate Sources of Exposure to Asbestos
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of congenital urinary tract anomalies
To study maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of congenital urinary tract anomalies, we interviewed mothers of 118 affected infants born to residents of western Washington State during 1990 and 1991 and mothers of 369 control infants randomly selected from those without birth defects delivered during those years in five hospitals in King County, Washington. Maternal smoking was associated with an increased risk of congenital urinary tra…
Tuberculosis risk factors in adults in King County, Washington, 1988 through 1990
OBJECTIVES. Tuberculosis has become a resurgent public health problem in the United States. Because resources are limited, control programs frequently must target populations at greatest risk. The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for tuberculosis in adults. METHODS. In King County, Washington State, from 1988 through 1990, the characteristics of patients with tuberculosis were compared with census data, and a case-control study wa…
Exposure to hair-coloring products and the risk of multiple myeloma
An interview study of persons diagnosed with multiple myeloma between 1977 and 1981 and suitable control subjects was conducted to test the hypothesis that exposure to hair dyes increases the risk of multiple myeloma. Among women, there was little evidence that prior regular use of hair dyes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.70, 1.4) or prior employment as a hairdresser (OR = 1.1; 95% CI = 0.43, 2.7) increased risk; however…
Retirement and primary cardiac arrest in males
We investigated the association between retirement and primary cardiac arrest (PCA) in 126 male cases and controls, 25-75 years of age, without prior heart disease or comorbidity. After adjustment for age alone, retirement was not associated with an increased risk of PCA, (OR = 1.1; 95% confidence intervals = 0.5, 2.4). This lack of association was not uniform across age strata, however. In 10 of 19 discordant pairs 60 or more years of age, the c…
Prior condom use and the risk of tubal pregnancy
The relationship between prior condom use and tubal pregnancy was assessed in a population-based case-control study at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound during 1981-86. We interviewed 227 women with a tubal pregnancy who had no clinical indication of infertility and no history of sterilization and 674 similarly defined controls who were matched to the cases on age and county of residence. A history of condom use for more than one year was a…
Induced abortion and the risk of subsequent ectopic pregnancy
This study assessed the effect of legal induced abortion on ectopic pregnancy risk by using a comparison group of reproductive-age women who were at risk of becoming pregnant during the same time period the women with ectopic pregnancy conceived. Cases were members of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy from October 1981 through September 1986 (N = 211). Controls were randomly selected members match…
Induced Abortion and the Risk of Subsequent Ectopic Pregnancy
This study assessed the effect of legal induced abortion on ectopic pregnancy risk by using a comparison group of reproductive-age women who were at risk of becoming pregnant during the same time period the women with ectopic pregnancy conceived. Cases were members of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy from October 1981 through September 1986 (N = 211). Controls were randomly selected members match…
Non-contraceptive estrogen use and the risk of gallstone disease in women
We interviewed 102 women, ages 41-74 years who underwent gallstone surgery between January 1979 and September 1980, and 98 controls selected from the membership files of a large prepaid health care plan in Western Washington, about their past use of certain medications, reproductive history, and physical and demographic characteristics. The risk of gallstone disease among women who used estrogens for at least one year prior to diagnosis of their …
Response from Drs. Kakar and Weiss
Response from Drs. Kakar and Weiss Noel S. Weiss, and Faiz Kakar CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.10.1365-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Wife's level of education and husband's risk of primary cardiac arrest
Data from a case-control study were analyzed to examine wife's education and risk of primary cardiac arrest in the husband. Men whose wives had more than 12 years of education had 80 per cent the rate of men with less educated wives (odds ratio = 0.8, 95% confidence interval = 0.5, 1.3), after adjustment for risk factors. There was no evidence of a status incongruity effect. These data are inconsistent with reports of positive associations betwee…
Bias resulting from using the card-back system to contact patients in an epidemiologic study
In a case-control study of thyroid cancer in women in western Washington, the card-back system was used to contact patients. Demographic characteristics and reproductive history of 124 cases who returned a card and 35 who did not were compared, and were found to differ with respect to various reproductive and demographic factors. Relative risk estimates for various thyroid cancer risk factors were calculated two ways: including as cases only thos…
IUD use and subsequent tubal ectopic pregnancy
As part of a case-control study of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), we sought to evaluate the possible etiologic role of use of an intrauterine device (IUD) prior to conception. We interviewed 155 women who had a tubal ectopic pregnancy treated at one of five Seattle, Washington hospitals between 1975-79 regarding their reproductive, contraceptive, and medical histories; 456 women who delivered a baby in King County during the same period were iden…
The role of poultry and meats in the etiology of Campylobacter jejuni/coli enteritis
To determine the role of meats as possible sources of infection leading to Campylobacter jejuni/coli (CJC) enteritis, 218 cases and 526 controls were selected from the King County Group Health Cooperative (GHC) population from April 1982 through September 1983. All subjects were interviewed regarding food consumption one week prior to case onset. Consumption of chicken and cornish game hen were both associated with more than a doubling of the ris…
Exercise as a risk factor for infertility with ovulatory dysfunction
To examine the relation of regular vigorous exercise to ovulatory infertility, we interviewed 346 infertile women, in whom there was evidence of ovulatory failure, regarding their exercise patterns during the year preceding their unsuccessful effort to conceive. Their responses were compared with similar exercise histories in women who had successfully conceived at the time the infertile women started trying to become pregnant. Vigorous exercise …
IUD Use and Subsequent Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy
As part of a case-control study of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), we sought to evaluate the possible etiologic role of use of an intrauterine device (IUD) prior to conception. We interviewed 155 women who had a tubal ectopic pregnancy treated at one of five Seattle, Washington hospitals between 1975-79 regarding their reproductive, contraceptive, and medical histories; 456 women who delivered a baby in King County during the same period were iden…
Control definition in case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy
In case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy, the optimal sampling frame for control selection is influenced heavily by the hypothesis being tested. The selection of women completing an intrauterine pregnancy, a common choice for a control group in studies to date, is appropriate only if the hypothesis does not relate to exposures that selectively prevent an intrauterine pregnancy (e.g., use of an intrauterine device (IUD) at the time of concepti…
Response from Weiss and Brender
Most of us with children of our own realize that they, little conformists that they are, will be striving to be in the 50th percentile for virtually every char- acteristic. Perhaps our most realistic goal for a dietary recommendation is to ask only that, within that percentile, they advance to the upper portion. Any stronger suggestion may run the risk of inciting rebellion against parental authority. Being capable of facing only so many such reb…
Fiber intake and childhood appendicitis
Parents of 135 children with appendicitis and of 212 comparison children were interviewed about their children's diet. Children in the upper two quartiles of fiber intake were estimated to have a 30 per cent lower risk of appendicitis than children in the lowest quartile. Estimated risk of appendicitis decreased as monthly intake of whole-grain foods increased. Children 7 to 18 years of age who had an intake of whole-grain foods in the upper fift…
The role of poultry and meats in the etiology of Campylobacter jejuni/coli enteritis
To determine the role of meats as possible sources of infection leading to Campylobacter jejuni/coli (CJC) enteritis, 218 cases and 526 controls were selected from the King County Group Health Cooperative (GHC) population from April 1982 through September 1983. All subjects were interviewed regarding food consumption one week prior to case onset. Consumption of chicken and cornish game hen were both associated with more than a doubling of the ris…
Volunteer bias in nonrandomized evaluations of the efficacy of needle-exchange programs
Control definition in case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy
In case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy, the optimal sampling frame for control selection is influenced heavily by the hypothesis being tested. The selection of women completing an intrauterine pregnancy, a common choice for a control group in studies to date, is appropriate only if the hypothesis does not relate to exposures that selectively prevent an intrauterine pregnancy (e.g., use of an intrauterine device (IUD) at the time of concepti…
Tuberculosis risk factors in adults in King County, Washington, 1988 through 1990
OBJECTIVES. Tuberculosis has become a resurgent public health problem in the United States. Because resources are limited, control programs frequently must target populations at greatest risk. The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for tuberculosis in adults. METHODS. In King County, Washington State, from 1988 through 1990, the characteristics of patients with tuberculosis were compared with census data, and a case-control study wa…
Wife's level of education and husband's risk of primary cardiac arrest
Data from a case-control study were analyzed to examine wife's education and risk of primary cardiac arrest in the husband. Men whose wives had more than 12 years of education had 80 per cent the rate of men with less educated wives (odds ratio = 0.8, 95% confidence interval = 0.5, 1.3), after adjustment for risk factors. There was no evidence of a status incongruity effect. These data are inconsistent with reports of positive associations betwee…
Prevalence of Prior Hysterectomy in the Seattle- Tacoma Area
Hysterectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in the United States. The frequency of hysterectomy among women in the general population is of interest because it affects the population at risk for uterine diseases and because the procedure itself carries significant personal and socioeconomic consequences. We studied factors related to the occurrence of hysterectomy by interviewing a representative sample of women ages 35-74 …
Induced abortion and the risk of subsequent ectopic pregnancy
This study assessed the effect of legal induced abortion on ectopic pregnancy risk by using a comparison group of reproductive-age women who were at risk of becoming pregnant during the same time period the women with ectopic pregnancy conceived. Cases were members of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy from October 1981 through September 1986 (N = 211). Controls were randomly selected members match…
Non-contraceptive estrogen use and the risk of gallstone disease in women
We interviewed 102 women, ages 41-74 years who underwent gallstone surgery between January 1979 and September 1980, and 98 controls selected from the membership files of a large prepaid health care plan in Western Washington, about their past use of certain medications, reproductive history, and physical and demographic characteristics. The risk of gallstone disease among women who used estrogens for at least one year prior to diagnosis of their …
Bias resulting from using the card-back system to contact patients in an epidemiologic study
In a case-control study of thyroid cancer in women in western Washington, the card-back system was used to contact patients. Demographic characteristics and reproductive history of 124 cases who returned a card and 35 who did not were compared, and were found to differ with respect to various reproductive and demographic factors. Relative risk estimates for various thyroid cancer risk factors were calculated two ways: including as cases only thos…
Which measure of adolescent psychiatric disorder—diagnosis, number of symptoms, or adaptive functioning—best predicts adverse young adult outcomes
Objective: To test the ability of psychiatric diagnosis, symptom count, and adaptive functioning in adolescence to predict failure to complete secondary school and criminal involvement in young adulthood. Design: Community-based cohort study. Setting: Two counties in upstate New York, USA Participants: 181 adolescents interviewed in 1983 and 1985–86 who were randomly selected in 1975 from a probability area sampling of representative families wit…
IUD use and subsequent tubal ectopic pregnancy
As part of a case-control study of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), we sought to evaluate the possible etiologic role of use of an intrauterine device (IUD) prior to conception. We interviewed 155 women who had a tubal ectopic pregnancy treated at one of five Seattle, Washington hospitals between 1975-79 regarding their reproductive, contraceptive, and medical histories; 456 women who delivered a baby in King County during the same period were iden…
Exercise as a risk factor for infertility with ovulatory dysfunction
To examine the relation of regular vigorous exercise to ovulatory infertility, we interviewed 346 infertile women, in whom there was evidence of ovulatory failure, regarding their exercise patterns during the year preceding their unsuccessful effort to conceive. Their responses were compared with similar exercise histories in women who had successfully conceived at the time the infertile women started trying to become pregnant. Vigorous exercise …
Prevalence of Prior Hysterectomy in the Seattle- Tacoma Area
Hysterectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in the United States. The frequency of hysterectomy among women in the general population is of interest because it affects the population at risk for uterine diseases and because the procedure itself carries significant personal and socioeconomic consequences. We studied factors related to the occurrence of hysterectomy by interviewing a representative sample of women ages 35-74 …
Control definition in case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy
In case-control studies of ectopic pregnancy, the optimal sampling frame for control selection is influenced heavily by the hypothesis being tested. The selection of women completing an intrauterine pregnancy, a common choice for a control group in studies to date, is appropriate only if the hypothesis does not relate to exposures that selectively prevent an intrauterine pregnancy (e.g., use of an intrauterine device (IUD) at the time of concepti…
Response from Weiss and Brender
Most of us with children of our own realize that they, little conformists that they are, will be striving to be in the 50th percentile for virtually every char- acteristic. Perhaps our most realistic goal for a dietary recommendation is to ask only that, within that percentile, they advance to the upper portion. Any stronger suggestion may run the risk of inciting rebellion against parental authority. Being capable of facing only so many such reb…
Fiber intake and childhood appendicitis
Parents of 135 children with appendicitis and of 212 comparison children were interviewed about their children's diet. Children in the upper two quartiles of fiber intake were estimated to have a 30 per cent lower risk of appendicitis than children in the lowest quartile. Estimated risk of appendicitis decreased as monthly intake of whole-grain foods increased. Children 7 to 18 years of age who had an intake of whole-grain foods in the upper fift…
Tubal Infertility in Relation to prior induced Abortion
One hundred twenty-seven women who had been given diagnoses of tubal infertility between 1979 and 1981 in King County, Washington, yet previously had been pregnant, were interviewed to determine their prior history of legally induced abortion. Their responses were compared with those of 395 women who conceived a child at the same time the infertile women began their unsuccessful attempt to become pregnant. In making the comparison, we adjusted fo…
Primary Tubal Infertility in Relation to the use of an Intrauterine Device
Bias resulting from using the card-back system to contact patients in an epidemiologic study
In a case-control study of thyroid cancer in women in western Washington, the card-back system was used to contact patients. Demographic characteristics and reproductive history of 124 cases who returned a card and 35 who did not were compared, and were found to differ with respect to various reproductive and demographic factors. Relative risk estimates for various thyroid cancer risk factors were calculated two ways: including as cases only thos…
IUD use and subsequent tubal ectopic pregnancy
As part of a case-control study of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), we sought to evaluate the possible etiologic role of use of an intrauterine device (IUD) prior to conception. We interviewed 155 women who had a tubal ectopic pregnancy treated at one of five Seattle, Washington hospitals between 1975-79 regarding their reproductive, contraceptive, and medical histories; 456 women who delivered a baby in King County during the same period were iden…
The role of poultry and meats in the etiology of Campylobacter jejuni/coli enteritis
To determine the role of meats as possible sources of infection leading to Campylobacter jejuni/coli (CJC) enteritis, 218 cases and 526 controls were selected from the King County Group Health Cooperative (GHC) population from April 1982 through September 1983. All subjects were interviewed regarding food consumption one week prior to case onset. Consumption of chicken and cornish game hen were both associated with more than a doubling of the ris…
Exercise as a risk factor for infertility with ovulatory dysfunction
To examine the relation of regular vigorous exercise to ovulatory infertility, we interviewed 346 infertile women, in whom there was evidence of ovulatory failure, regarding their exercise patterns during the year preceding their unsuccessful effort to conceive. Their responses were compared with similar exercise histories in women who had successfully conceived at the time the infertile women started trying to become pregnant. Vigorous exercise …
IUD Use and Subsequent Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy
As part of a case-control study of tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP), we sought to evaluate the possible etiologic role of use of an intrauterine device (IUD) prior to conception. We interviewed 155 women who had a tubal ectopic pregnancy treated at one of five Seattle, Washington hospitals between 1975-79 regarding their reproductive, contraceptive, and medical histories; 456 women who delivered a baby in King County during the same period were iden…
Non-contraceptive estrogen use and the risk of gallstone disease in women
We interviewed 102 women, ages 41-74 years who underwent gallstone surgery between January 1979 and September 1980, and 98 controls selected from the membership files of a large prepaid health care plan in Western Washington, about their past use of certain medications, reproductive history, and physical and demographic characteristics. The risk of gallstone disease among women who used estrogens for at least one year prior to diagnosis of their …
Response from Drs. Kakar and Weiss
Response from Drs. Kakar and Weiss Noel S. Weiss, and Faiz Kakar CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.78.10.1365-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Wife's level of education and husband's risk of primary cardiac arrest
Data from a case-control study were analyzed to examine wife's education and risk of primary cardiac arrest in the husband. Men whose wives had more than 12 years of education had 80 per cent the rate of men with less educated wives (odds ratio = 0.8, 95% confidence interval = 0.5, 1.3), after adjustment for risk factors. There was no evidence of a status incongruity effect. These data are inconsistent with reports of positive associations betwee…
Induced abortion and the risk of subsequent ectopic pregnancy
This study assessed the effect of legal induced abortion on ectopic pregnancy risk by using a comparison group of reproductive-age women who were at risk of becoming pregnant during the same time period the women with ectopic pregnancy conceived. Cases were members of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy from October 1981 through September 1986 (N = 211). Controls were randomly selected members match…
Induced Abortion and the Risk of Subsequent Ectopic Pregnancy
This study assessed the effect of legal induced abortion on ectopic pregnancy risk by using a comparison group of reproductive-age women who were at risk of becoming pregnant during the same time period the women with ectopic pregnancy conceived. Cases were members of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy from October 1981 through September 1986 (N = 211). Controls were randomly selected members match…
Retirement and primary cardiac arrest in males
We investigated the association between retirement and primary cardiac arrest (PCA) in 126 male cases and controls, 25-75 years of age, without prior heart disease or comorbidity. After adjustment for age alone, retirement was not associated with an increased risk of PCA, (OR = 1.1; 95% confidence intervals = 0.5, 2.4). This lack of association was not uniform across age strata, however. In 10 of 19 discordant pairs 60 or more years of age, the c…
Prior condom use and the risk of tubal pregnancy
The relationship between prior condom use and tubal pregnancy was assessed in a population-based case-control study at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound during 1981-86. We interviewed 227 women with a tubal pregnancy who had no clinical indication of infertility and no history of sterilization and 674 similarly defined controls who were matched to the cases on age and county of residence. A history of condom use for more than one year was a…
Tuberculosis risk factors in adults in King County, Washington, 1988 through 1990
OBJECTIVES. Tuberculosis has become a resurgent public health problem in the United States. Because resources are limited, control programs frequently must target populations at greatest risk. The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for tuberculosis in adults. METHODS. In King County, Washington State, from 1988 through 1990, the characteristics of patients with tuberculosis were compared with census data, and a case-control study wa…
Exposure to hair-coloring products and the risk of multiple myeloma
An interview study of persons diagnosed with multiple myeloma between 1977 and 1981 and suitable control subjects was conducted to test the hypothesis that exposure to hair dyes increases the risk of multiple myeloma. Among women, there was little evidence that prior regular use of hair dyes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.70, 1.4) or prior employment as a hairdresser (OR = 1.1; 95% CI = 0.43, 2.7) increased risk; however…
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of congenital urinary tract anomalies
To study maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of congenital urinary tract anomalies, we interviewed mothers of 118 affected infants born to residents of western Washington State during 1990 and 1991 and mothers of 369 control infants randomly selected from those without birth defects delivered during those years in five hospitals in King County, Washington. Maternal smoking was associated with an increased risk of congenital urinary tra…
Can herd immunity influence the assessment of vaccine efficacy in nonrandomized studies
Can herd immunity influence the assessment of vaccine efficacy in nonrandomized studies? K Mühlemann, and N S WeissCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.1.113 Published Online: August 30, 2011
Mesothelioma Surveillance to Locate Sources of Exposure to Asbestos
Volunteer bias in nonrandomized evaluations of the efficacy of needle-exchange programs
Which measure of adolescent psychiatric disorder—diagnosis, number of symptoms, or adaptive functioning—best predicts adverse young adult outcomes
Objective: To test the ability of psychiatric diagnosis, symptom count, and adaptive functioning in adolescence to predict failure to complete secondary school and criminal involvement in young adulthood. Design: Community-based cohort study. Setting: Two counties in upstate New York, USA Participants: 181 adolescents interviewed in 1983 and 1985–86 who were randomly selected in 1975 from a probability area sampling of representative families wit…
Medicine (28 works) · Internal Medicine (17 works) · Environmental health (15 works) · Internal Medicine (15 works) · Demography (12 works) · Obstetrics (12 works) · Population (12 works) · Gynecology (11 works) · Pregnancy (11 works) · Confidence interval (10 works)