Dr. Williams’ Publications

Research Papers

Chahal HS, Gelaye B, Mostofsky E, Sanchez SE, Mere JF, Mercado FG, Pacora P, Williams MA. Physical Exertion Immediately Before Early Preterm Delivery: A Case-Crossover Study. Epidemiology. 2019 Jul;30(4):582-589. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001008. PubMed PMID: 31166217.

Stefanescu A, Revilla L, Lopez T, Sanchez SE, Williams MA, Gelaye B. Using A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) to predict risk of metabolic syndrome in Peruvian adults. J Int Med Res. 2019 May 30:300060519848854. doi: 10.1177/0300060519848854. PubMed PMD: 31144540.

Adhia A, Gelaye B, Friedman LE, Marlow LY, Mercy JA, Williams MA. Workplace interventions for intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2019 May 30. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2019.1609361

Luque-Fernandez MA, Thomas A, Gelaye B, Racape J, Sanchez MJ, Williams MA. Secular trends in stillbirth by maternal socioeconomic status in Spain 2007-15: a population-based study of 4 million births. Eur J Public Health. 2019 May 23. pii: ckz086. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz086. PubMed PMID: 31121034.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Karlson EW, Avillach P, Smoller JW, Cai T, Williams MA. Associations of antepartum suicidal behaviour with adverse infant and obstetric outcomes. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2019 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12535. PubMed PMID: 30790331.

Qureshi F, Koenen KC, Tiemeier H, Williams MA, Misra S, Kubzansky LD. Childhood Assets and Cardiometabolic Health in Adolescence. Pediatrics. 2019 Feb 4. pii: e20182004. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-2004. PubMed PMID: 30718380.

Mitro SD, Sanchez SE, Palomino H, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Childhood abuse, intimate partner violence, and placental abruption among Peruvian women. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 Dec 21. pii: S1047-2797(18)30601-X. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.12.003. PubMed PMID: 30606468.

Orta OR, Tworoger SS, Terry KL, Coull BA, Gelaye B, Kirschbaum C, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Stress and hair cortisol concentrations from preconception to the third trimester. Stress. 2018 Dec 26:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1504917. PubMed PMID: 30585520.

Zhong QY, Mittal LP, Nathan MD, Brown KM, Knudson González D, Cai T, Finan S, Gelaye B, Avillach P, Smoller JW, Karlson EW, Cai T, Williams MA. Use of natural language processing in electronic medical records to identify pregnant women with suicidal behavior: towards a solution to the complex classification problem. Eur J Epidemiol. 2018 Dec 10. doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-0470-0. PubMed PMID: 30535584.

Gelaye B, Domingue A, Rebelo F, Friedman LE, Qiu C, Sanchez SE, Larrabure-Torealva G, Williams MA. Association of Antepartum Suicidal Ideation during the Third Trimester with Infant Birth Weight and Gestational Age at Delivery. Psychol Health Med. 2018 Oct 31:1-10. PubMed PMID: 30376725.

Badon SE, Littman AJ, Chan KCG, Tadesse MG, Stapleton PL, Bammler TK, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Physical activity and epigenetic biomarkers in maternal blood during pregnancy. Epigenomics. 2018 Oct 16. doi: 10.2217/epi-2017-0169. PubMed PMID: 30324807.

Workalemahu T, Enquobahrie DA, Gelaye B, Thornton TA, Tekola-Ayele F, Sanchez SE, Garcia PJ, Palomino HG, Hajat A, Romero R, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Abruptio Placentae Risk and Genetic Variations in Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Oxidative Phosphorylation: Replication of a Candidate Gene Association Study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Sep 4. pii: S0002-9378(18)30721-X. PubMed PMID: 30194050.

Friedman LE, Manriquez Prado AK, Santos Malavé GF, Vélez JC, Gillibrand Esquinazi RW, Sanchez SE, Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Construct validity and factor structure of a Spanish-language Social Support Questionnaire during early pregnancy. Int J Womens Health. 2018 Jul 19;10:379-385. PubMed PMID: 30050330.

Larrabure-Torrealva GT, Martinez S, Luque-Fernandez MA, Sanchez SE, Mascaro PA, Ingar H, Castillo W, Zumaeta R, Grande M, Motta V, Pacora P, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus: findings from a universal screening feasibility program in Lima, Peru. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Jul 18;18(1):303. PubMed PMID: 30021539.

Chahal HS, Gelaye B, Mostofsky E, Sanchez SE, Mittleman MA, Maclure M, Pacora P, Torres JA, Romero R, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Physical Exertion Immediately Prior to Placental Abruption: A Case-Crossover Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jul 9. PubMed PMID: 29992226.

Levey EJ, Rondon MB, Sanchez S, Zhong QY, Williams MA, Gelaye B. Suicide risk assessment: examining transitions in suicidal behaviors among pregnant women in Perú. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2018 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 29971552.

Badon SE, Littman AJ, Chan KCG, Williams MA, Enquobahrie D3. Maternal sedentary behavior during pre-pregnancy and early pregnancy and mean offspring birth size: a cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Jun 27;18(1):267. PubMed PMID: 29945548.

Ananth CV, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Huang Y, Ross Z, Friedman AM, Williams MA, Wang S, Mittleman MA, Schwartz J. Exposures to Air Pollution and Risk of Acute-Onset Placental Abruption: A Case-Crossover Study. Epidemiology. 2018 May 31. PubMed PMID: 29863531.

Workalemahu T, Enquobahrie DA, Gelaye B, Sanchez SE, Garcia PJ, Tekola-Ayele F, Hajat A, Thornton TA, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Genetic variations and risk of placental abruption: A genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Placenta. 2018 Jun;66:8-16. PubMed PMID: 29884306.

Zhong QY, Karlson EW, Gelaye B, Finan S, Avillach P, Smoller JW, Cai T, Williams MA. Screening pregnant women for suicidal behavior in electronic medical records: diagnostic codes vs. clinical notes processed by natural language processing. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2018 May 29;18(1):30. PubMed PMID: 29843698.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Fricchione GL, Avillach P, Karlson EW, Williams MA. Adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes complicated by psychosis among pregnant women in the United States. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 May 2;18(1):120. PubMed PMID: 29720114.

Orta OR, Tworoger SS, Terry KL, Coull BA, Gelaye B, Kirschbaum C, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. An evaluation of distal hair cortisol concentrations collected at delivery. Stress. 2018 Apr 4:1-11. PubMed PMID: 29614892.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, VanderWeele TJ, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Causal Model of Social Support on Antepartum Depression: A Marginal Structural Modeling Approach. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 29617921.

Levey EJ, Zhong QY, Rondon MB, Sanchez S, Li J, Williams MA, Gelaye B. The psychometric properties of the 16-item version of the Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16) as a screening instrument for perinatal psychosis. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2018 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 29560530.

Badon SE, Littman AJ, Chan KCG, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Associations of Maternal Light/Moderate Leisure-Time Walking and Yoga With Offspring Birth Size.J Phys Act Health. 2018 Mar 15:1-10. PubMed PMID: 29543106.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Smoller JW, Avillach P, Cai T, Williams MA. Adverse obstetric outcomes during delivery hospitalizations complicated by suicidal behavior among US pregnant women. PLoS One. 2018 Feb 15;13(2):e0192943. PubMed PMID: 29447245.

Osorio-Yáñez C, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Qiu C, Williams MA. Dietary intake and urinary metals among pregnant women in the Pacific Northwest. Environ Pollut. 2018 Feb 10;236:680-688. PubMed PMID: 29438954.

Berhane HY, Jamerson-Dowlen B, Friedman LE, Berhane Y, Williams MA, Gelaye B. Association between migraine and suicidal behavior among Ethiopian adults.  BMC Psychiatry 2018;18:46. Pubmed PMID: 29433452.

Gelaye B, Clish CB, Denis M, Larrabure G, Tadesse MG, Deik A, Pierce K, Bullock K, Dennis C, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Metabolomics signatures associated with an oral glucose challenge in pregnant women. Diabetes Metab. 2018 Jan 11. pii: S1262-3636(18)30006-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2018.01.004. PubMed PMID: 29395809.

Stoner L, Castro N, Signal L, Skidmore P, Faulkner J, Lark S, Williams MA, Muller D, Harrex H. Sleep and Adiposity in Preadolescent Children: The Importance of Social Jetlag.Child Obes. 2018 Jan 3. doi: 10.1089/chi.2017.0272. PubMed PMID: 29298086.

Friedman LE, Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Williams MA, Peterlin BL. Association between migraine and suicidal behaviors: a nationwide study in the USA. Headache. 2017 Nov 29. PubMed PMID: 29193052.

Badon SE, Littman AJ, Chan KCG, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Trajectories of maternal leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior during adolescence to young adulthood and offspring birthweight. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 29089177.

Sanchez SE, Pineda O, Chaves DZ, Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Simon GE, Rondon MB, Williams MA. Childhood physical and sexual abuse experiences associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among pregnant women. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Oct 13. PubMed PMID: 29079333.

Stoner L, Weatherall M, Skidmore P, Castro N, Lark S, Faulkner J, Williams MA. Cardiometabolic Risk Variables in Preadolescent Children: A Factor Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 11;6(10). PubMed PMID: 29021277.

Nassan FL, Coull BA, Skakkebaek NE, Andersson AM, Williams MA, Mínguez-Alarcón L5, Krawetz SA, Hall JE, Hait EJ, Korzenik JR, Ford JB, Moss AC, Hauser R. A crossover-crossback prospective study of dibutyl-phthalate exposure from mesalamine medications and serum reproductive hormones in men. Environ Res. 2017 Oct 1;160:121-131. PubMed PMID: 28978458.

Orta OR, Gelaye B, Bain PA, Williams MA. The association between maternal cortisol and depression during pregnancy, a systematic review. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 28942465.

Qiu C, Lawrence W, Gelaye B, Stoner L, Frederick IO, Enquobahrie DA, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Risk of glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to maternal habitual snoring during early pregnancy. PLoS ONE 2017, 12(9): e0184966. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184966. PubMed PMID: 28926639

Levey EJ, Gelaye B, Koenen K, Zhong QY, Basu A, Rondon MB, Sanchez S, Henderson DC, Williams MA. Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder in a cohort of pregnant Peruvian women. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 28905129.

Nassan FL, Coull BA, Gaskins AJ, Williams MA, Skakkebaek NE, Ford JB, Ye X, Calafat AM, Braun JM, Hauser R. Personal Care Product Use in Men and Urinary Concentrations of Select Phthalate Metabolites and Parabens: Results from the Environment And Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Aug 18;125(8):087012. PubMed PMID: 28886595.

Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Basu A, Levey EJ, Rondon MB, Sanchez S, Koenen KC, Henderson DC, Williams MA. Trauma and traumatic stress in a sample of pregnant women. Psychiatry Res. 2017 Aug 15;257:506-513. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.016. PubMed PMID: 28843870.

Wander PL, Boyko EJ, Hevner K, Parikh VJ, Tadesse MG, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Circulating early- and mid-pregnancy microRNAs and risk of gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017 Jul 25;132:1-9. PubMed PMID: 28783527.

Yang N, Levey E, Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Rondon MB, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Correlates of early pregnancy serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in a Peruvian population. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 28752260.

Friedman LE, Aponte C, Perez Hernandez R, Velez JC, Gelaye B, Sánchez SE, Williams MA, Peterlin BL. Migraine and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among a cohort of pregnant women. J Headache Pain. 2017 Dec;18(1):67. PubMed PMID: 28685258.

Banerjee D, Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Childhood Abuse and Adult Onset Asthma among Peruvian Women. J Asthma. 2017 Jun 26:0. PubMed PMID: 28650748.

Osorio-Yáñez C, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Bao W, Cardenas A, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Maternal intake of fried foods and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Jun;27(6):384-390.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.05.006. Epub 2017 May 12. PubMed PMID: 28641758.

Ncube CN, Gavin AR, Williams MA, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Enquobahrie DA. Sex-specific associations of maternal birthweight with offspring birthweight in the Omega study. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 May;27(5):308-314.e4. PubMed PMID: 28595735.

Gelaye B, Zheng Y, Medina-Mora ME, Rondon MB, Sánchez SE, Williams MA. Validity of the posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) checklist in pregnant women. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 May 12;17(1):179. PubMed PMID: 28494804.

Badon SE, Enquobahrie DA, Wartko PD, Miller RS, Qiu C, Gelaye B, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Healthy lifestyle during early pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 May 6. PubMed PMID: 28481961.

Ghosh P, Luque-Fernandez MA, Vaidya A, Ma D, Sahoo R, Chorev M, Zera C, McElrath TF, Williams MA, Seely EW, Halperin JA. Plasma Glycated CD59, a Novel Biomarker for Detection of Pregnancy-Induced Glucose Intolerance. Diabetes Care. 2017 Apr 27. pii: dc162598. doi: 10.2337/dc16-2598. PubMed PMID: 28450368.

Badon SE, Miller RS, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Maternal healthy lifestyle during early pregnancy and offspring birthweight: differences by offspring sex. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Mar 20:1-22. PubMed PMID: 28320231.

Ananth CV, Hansen AV, Williams MA, Nybo Andersen AM. Cardiovascular Disease in Relation to Placental Abruption: A Population-Based Cohort Study from Denmark. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12347. PubMed PMID: 28221677.

Workalemahu T, Badon SE, Dishi-Galitzky M, Qiu C, Williams MA, Sorensen T, Enquobahrie DA. Placental genetic variations in vitamin D metabolism and birthweight. Placenta. 2017 Feb;50:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.028. Epub 2016 Dec 27. PubMed PMID: 28161065.

Levey EJ, Gelaye B, Bain P, Rondon MB, Borba CP, Henderson DC, Williams MA. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of interventions designed to decrease child abuse in high-risk families. Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Jan 19;65:48-57. PubMed PMID: 28110205.

Stoner L, Matheson AG, Perry LG, Williams MA, McManus A, Holdaway M, Dimer L, Joe JR, Maiorana A. Principles and strategies for improving the prevention of cardio-metabolic diseases in indigenous populations: An international Delphi study. Prev Med. 2017 Jan 2. pii: S0091-7435(16)30455-8. PubMed PMID: 28057511.

Osorio-Yáñez C, Qiu C, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to maternal dietary calcium intake. Public Health Nutr. 2016 Dec 14:1-8. PubMed PMID: 27964774.

Gelaye B, Addae G, Neway B, Larrabure-Torrealva GT, Qiu C, Stoner L, Luque Fernandez MA, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Poor Sleep Quality, Antepartum Depression and Suicidal Ideation among Pregnant Women. Journal of Affective Disorders. J Affect Disord. 2016 Nov 18;209:195-200. PubMed PMID: 27930912.

Mirzakhani H, Litonjua AA, McElrath TF, O’Connor G, Lee-Parritz A, Iverson R, Macones G, Strunk RC, Bacharier LB, Zeiger R, Hollis BW, Handy DE, Sharma A, Laranjo N, Carey V, Qiu W, Santolini M, Liu S, Chhabra D, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Loscalzo J, Weiss ST. Early pregnancy vitamin D status and risk of preeclampsia. J Clin Invest. 2016 Nov 14. pii: 89031. doi: 10.1172/JCI89031. PubMed PMID: 27841759.

Workalemahu T, Enquobahrie DA, Tadesse MG, Hevner K, Gelaye B, Sanchez S, Williams MA. Genetic Variations Related to Maternal Whole Blood Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number: A Genome-Wide and Candidate Gene Study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Nov 2:1-22. PubMed PMID: 27806667.

Enquobahrie DA, Wander PL, Tadesse MG, Qiu C, Holzman C, Williams MA. Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and circulating microRNAs in pregnancy. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 27789200.

Gelaye B, Okeiga J, Ayantoye I, Berhane HY, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Association of suicidal ideation with poor sleep quality among Ethiopian adults. Sleep Breath. 2016 Oct 22. DOI: 10.1007/s11325-016-1418-9. PubMed PMID: 27771845.

Friedman LE, Gelaye B, Bain PA, Williams MA. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Migraine and Suicidal Ideation. Clin J Pain. 2016 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 27648590.

Gelaye B, Rondon MB, Araya R, Williams MA. Epidemiology of maternal depression, risk factors, and child outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Psychiatry. 2016 Sep 14. pii: S2215-0366(16)30284-X. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30284-X.  PubMed PMID: 27650773. 

Nassan FL, Coull BA, Skakkebaek NE, Williams MA, Dadd R, Mínguez-Alarcón L, Krawetz SA, Hait EJ, Korzenik JR, Moss AC, Ford JB, Hauser R. A crossover-crossback prospective study of dibutyl-phthalate exposure from mesalamine medications and semen quality in men with inflammatory bowel disease. Environ Int. 2016 Aug 26. pii: S0160-4120(16)30296-3. PubMed PMID: 27575365.

Gelaye B, Wilson I, Berhane HY, Deyessa N, Bahretibeb Y, Wondimagegn D, Shibre Kelkile T, Berhane Y, Fann JR, Williams MA. Diagnostic validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among Ethiopian adults. Compr Psychiatry. 2016 Jul 30;70:216-221. PubMed PMID: 27567282.

Natamba BK, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Concordance between self-reported pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and BMI measured at the first prenatal study contact. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 Jul 26;16(1):187. PubMed PMID: 27460221.

Savitsky B, Manor O, Friedlander Y, Burger A, Lawrence G, Calderon-Margalit R, Siscovick DS, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Hochner H. Associations of socioeconomic position in childhood and young adulthood with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Jerusalem Perinatal Family Follow-Up Study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2016 Jul 14. pii: jech-2014-204323. doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204323. PubMed PMID: 27417428.

Orta OR, Barbosa C, Velez JC, Gelaye B, Chen X, Stoner L, Williams MA. Associations of self-reported and objectively measured sleep disturbances with depression among primary caregivers of children with disabilities. Nat Sci Sleep. 2016 Jun 10;8:181-8. PubMed PMID: 27354835.

Jelena Vidakovic A, Santos S, Williams MA, Duijts L, Hofman A, Demmelmair H, Koletzko B, Jaddoe VW, Gaillard R. Maternal plasma n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations during pregnancy and subcutaneous fat mass in infancy. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 27356181.

Gelaye B, Kajeepeta S, Williams MA. Suicidal ideation in pregnancy: an epidemiologic review. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 27324912.

Gelaye B, Sumner SJ, McRitchie S, Carlson JE, Ananth CV, Enquobahrie DA, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Maternal Early Pregnancy Serum Metabolomics Profile and Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding as Predictors of Placental Abruption: A Prospective Study. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 14;11(6):e0156755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156755. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27300725.

Gelaye B, Do N, Avila S, Velez JC, Zhong QY, Sanchez SE, Lee Peterlin B, Williams MA. Childhood Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Risk of Migraine Among Pregnant Women: An Epidemiologic Study. Headache. 2016 May 31. doi: 10.1111/head.12855. PubMed PMID: 27242154.

Qiu C, Gelaye B, Denis M, Tadesse MG, Enquobahrie DA, Ananth CV, Pacora PN, Salazar M, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Placental genetic variations in circadian clock-related genes increase the risk of placental abruption. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2016 Mar 23;7(1):32-40. PubMed PMID: 27186326.

Yang N, Gelaye B, Zhong Q, Rondon MB, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in pregnant women with post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 May 19. PubMed PMID: 27193345.

Hwang SS, Smith RA, Barfield WD, Smith VC, McCormick MC, Williams MA. Supine sleep positioning in preterm and term infants after hospital discharge from 2000 to 2011. J Perinatol. 2016 May 12. PubMed PMID: 27171759.

Zhong QY, Wells A, Rondon MB, Williams MA, Barrios YV, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B. Childhood Abuse and Suicidal Ideation in a Cohort of Pregnant Peruvian Women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May 9. PubMed PMID:27173085.

Pensuksan WC, Lertmaharit S, Lohsoonthorn V, Rattananupong T, Sonkprasert T, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Relationship between Poor Sleep Quality and Psychological Problems among Undergraduate Students in the Southern Thailand. Walailak J Sci Technol. 2016;13(4):235-242. PubMed PMID: 27152114.

Osorio-Yañez C, Gelaye B, Miller RS, Enquobahrie DA, Baccarelli AA, Qiu C, Williams MA. Associations of Maternal Urinary Cadmium with Trimester-Specific Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: Role of Dietary Intake of Micronutrients. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2016 Apr 29. PubMed PMID: 27129315.

Ananth CV, Friedman AM, Lavery JA, VanderWeele TJ, Keim S, Williams MA. Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children in relation to placental abruption. BJOG. 2016 Apr 22. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14049. PubMed PMID: 27102365.

Sanchez SE, Islam S, Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Intimate Partner Violence Is Associated with Stress-Related Sleep Disturbance and Poor Sleep Quality during Early Pregnancy. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 29;11(3):e0152199. PubMed PMID: 27023005.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Zoega H, Valdimarsdottir U, Williams MA. Deconstructing the smoking-preeclampsia paradox through a counterfactual framework. Eur J Epidemiol. 2016 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 26975379.

Friedman LE, Gelaye B, Rondon MB, Sanchez SE, Peterlin BL, Williams MA. Association of Migraine Headaches With Suicidal Ideation Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru. Headache. 2016 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 27016264.

Romano ME, Enquobahrie DA, Simpson C, Checkoway H, Williams MA. Maternal body burden of cadmium and offspring size at birth. Environ Res. 2016 Mar 10;147:461-468. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.029. PubMed PMID: 26970900.

Whittier AB, Gelaye B, Deyessa N, Bahretibeb Y, Kelkile TS, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Major depressive disorder and suicidal behavior among urban dwelling Ethiopian adult outpatients at a general hospital. J Affect Disord. 2016 Feb 27;197:58-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.052. PubMed PMID: 26971124.

Rutagarama O, Gelaye B, Tadesse MG, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Risk of Common Mental Disorders in Relation to Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome among Ethiopian College Students. J Sleep Disord Treat Care. 2015;4(3). PubMed PMID: 26925424.

Ogino S, Nishihara R, VanderWeele TJ, Wang M, Nishi A, Lochhead P, Qian ZR, Zhang X, Wu K, Nan H, Yoshida K, Milner DA Jr, Chan AT, Field AE, Camargo CA Jr, Williams MA, Giovannucci EL. The Role of Molecular Pathological Epidemiology in the Study of Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Diseases in the Era of Precision Medicine. Epidemiology. 2016 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 26928707.

Vidakovic AJ, Gishti O, Voortman T, Felix JF, Williams MA, Hofman A, Demmelmair H, Koletzko B, Tiemeier H, Jaddoe VW, Gaillard R. Maternal plasma PUFA concentrations during pregnancy and childhood adiposity: the Generation R Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb 24. pii: ajcn112847. PubMed PMID: 26912493.

Wu BW, Skidmore PM, Orta OR, Faulkner J, Lambrick D, Signal L, Williams MA, Stoner L. Genotype vs. Phenotype and the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases: The Importance of Lifestyle Behaviors During Childhood. Cureus. 2016 Jan 13;8(1):e458. doi: 10.7759/cureus.458. PubMed PMID: 26918226.

Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Barrios YV, Redline S, Drake CL, Williams MA. Psychometric Evaluation of the Ford Insomnia Response to Stress Test (FIRST) in Early Pregnancy. J Clin Sleep Med. 2016 Feb 1. pii: jc-00330-15. PubMed PMID: 26857055.

Steegers EA, Barker ME, Steegers-Theunissen RP, Williams MA. Societal Valorisation of New Knowledge to Improve Perinatal Health: Time to Act. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;30(2):201-4. PubMed PMID: 26860446.

Qiu C, Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Enquobahrie DA, Frederick IO, Williams MA. Construct validity and factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among pregnant women in a Pacific-Northwest cohort. Sleep Breath. 2016 Jan. PubMed PMID: 26810497.

Badon SE, Wartko PD, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Leisure Time Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the Omega Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 26741121.

Montaño A, Brown F, Credeur DP, Williams MA, Stoner L. Telemetry-derived heart rate variability responses to a physical stressor. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2016 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12320. PubMed PMID: 26749070.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Miller M, Fricchione GL, Cai T, Johnson PA, Henderson DC, Williams MA. Suicidal behavior-related hospitalizations among pregnant women in the USA, 2006-2012. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 26680447.

Vidakovic AJ, Jaddoe VW, Gishti O, Felix JF, Williams MA, Hofman A, Demmelmair H, Koletzko B, Tiemeier H, Gaillard R. Body mass index, gestational weight gain and fatty acid concentrations during pregnancy: the Generation R Study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2015 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 26666541.

Chen X, Velez JC, Barbosa C, Pepper M, Gelaye B, Redline S, Williams MA. Evaluation of actigraphy-measured sleep patterns among children with disabilities and associations with caregivers’ educational attainment: results from a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2015 Dec 7;5(12):e008589. PubMed PMID: 26644120.

Mohanty AF, Siscovick DS, Williams MA, Thompson ML, Burbacher TM, Enquobahrie DA. Periconceptional seafood intake and pregnancy complications. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Dec 2:1-9. PubMed PMID: 26626702.

Workalemahu T, Enquobahrie DA, Yohannes E, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Williams MA. Placental telomere length and risk of placental abruption. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Nov 26:1-6. PubMed PMID: 26611732.

Tian Y, Holzman C, Siega-Riz AM, Williams MA, Dole N, Enquobahrie DA, Ferre CD. Maternal Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations during Pregnancy and Infant Birthweight for Gestational Age: a Three-Cohort Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 17. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12262. PubMed PMID: 26575943.

Qiu C, Gelaye B, Denis M, Tadesse MG, Luque Fernandez MA, Enquobahrie DA, Ananth CV, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Circadian clock-related genetic risk scores and risk of placental abruption. Placenta. 2015 Oct 23. pii: S0143-4004(15)30065-5. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.10.005. PubMed PMID: 26515929.

Enquobahrie DA, Hensley M, Qiu C, Abetew DF, Hevner K, Tadesse MG, Williams MA. Candidate Gene and MicroRNA Expression in Fetal Membranes and Preterm Delivery Risk. Reprod Sci. 2015 Oct 27. pii: 1933719115612925. PubMed PMID: 26507872.

Chen X, Wang R, Lutsey PL, Zee PC, Javaheri S, Alcántara C, Jackson CL, Szklo M, Punjabi N, Redline S, Williams MA. Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between obesity measures and severity of sleep-disordered breathing: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sleep Med. 2015 Jun 25. pii: S1389-9457(15)00817-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.06.003. PubMed PMID: 26459687.

Gelaye B, Kajeepeta S, Zhong QY, Borba CP, Rondon MB, Sánchez SE, Henderson DC, Williams MA. Childhood abuse is associated with stress-related sleep disturbance and poor sleep quality in pregnancy. Sleep Med. 2015 Oct;16(10):1274-80. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 26429757.

Badon SE, Wander PL, Qiu C, Miller RS, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Maternal leisure time physical activity and infant birth size. Epidemiology. 2015 Oct 1. PubMed PMID: 26427724.

Ananth CV, Lavery JA, Vintzileos AM, Skupski DW, Varner M, Saade G, Biggio J, Williams MA, Wapner RJ, Wright JD. Severe Placental Abruption: Clinical Definition and Associations with Maternal Complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Sep 19. pii: S0002-9378(15)01120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.069. PubMed PMID: 26393335.

Enquobahrie DA, Denis M, Tadesse MG, Gelaye B, Ressom HW, Williams MA. Maternal early pregnancy serum metabolites and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Sep 25:jc20152862. PubMed PMID: 26406294.

Qiu C, Sanchez SE, Hevner K, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Placental mitochondrial DNA content and placental abruption: a pilot study. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Sep 16;8:447. PubMed PMID: 26377917.

Rice JR, Larrabure-Torrealva GT, Fernandez MA, Grande M, Motta V, Barrios YV, Sanchez S, Gelaye B, Williams MA. High risk for obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders among overweight and obese pregnant women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Sep 2;15(1):198. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0633-x. PubMed PMID: 26330183.

Gelaye B, Tadesse MG, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmeharit S, Pensuksan WC, Sanchez SE, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Anderade A, Williams MA. Psychometric properties and factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire as a screening tool for anxiety and depressive symptoms in a multi-national study of young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders 2015.187:197–202.

Wosu AC, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Maternal history of childhood sexual abuse and preterm birth: an epidemiologic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Aug 15;15(1):174. PubMed PMID: 26276498.

Wosu AC, Gelaye B, Williams MA. History of childhood sexual abuse and risk of prenatal and postpartum depression or depressive symptoms: an epidemiologic review. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25956589.

Gelaye B, Barrios YV, Zhong QY, Rondon MB, Borba CP, Sánchez SE, Henderson DC, Williams MA. Association of poor subjective sleep quality with suicidal ideation among pregnant Peruvian women. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2015 May 6. pii: S0163-8343(15)00101-2. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.04.014. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25983188.

Gelaye B, Larrabure-Torrealva GT, Qiu C, Luque-Fernandez MA, Peterlin BL, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Fasting lipid and lipoproteins concentrations in pregnant women with a history of migraine. Headache. 2015 May;55(5):646-57. doi: 10.1111/head.12571. Epub 2015 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 25904286.

Fung J, Gelaye B, Zhong QY, Rondon MB, Sanchez SE, Barrios YV, Hevner K, Qiu C, Williams MA. Association of decreased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in early pregnancy with antepartum depression. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Mar 10;15:43. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0428-7. PubMed PMID: 25886523.

Abdolhosseini P, Bonner C, Montano A, Young YY, Wadsworth D, Williams MA, Stoner L. Should the governments of ‘developed’ countries be held responsible for equalizing the indigenous health gap? Global Health Promotion March 31, 2015. PubMed PMID: 25829406.

Morgan I, Eguia F, Gelaye B, Peterlin BL, Tadesse MG, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Sleep disturbances and quality of life in Sub-Saharan African migraineurs. J Headache Pain. 2015 Mar 4;16:18. doi: 10.1186/s10194-015-0504-x. PubMed PMID: 25902831.

Chen X, Gelaye B, Velez JC, Barbosa C, Pepper M, Andrade A, Gao W, Kirschbaum C, Williams MA. Caregivers’ hair cortisol: a possible biomarker of chronic stress is associated with obesity measures among children with disabilities. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Feb 15;15:9. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0322-y. PubMed PMID: 25886364.

Qiu C, Enquobahrie DA, Gelaye B, Hevner K, Williams MA. The association between leukocyte telomere length and mitochondrial DNA copy number in pregnant women: a pilot study. Clin Lab. 2015;61(3-4):363-9. PubMed PMID: 25975004.

Ananth CV, Keyes KM, Hamilton A, Gissler M, Wu C, Liu S, Luque-Fernandez MA, Skjærven R, Williams MA, Tikkanen M, Cnattingius S. An international contrast of rates of placental abruption: an age-period-cohort analysis. PLoS One. 2015 May 27;10(5):e0125246. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125246. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26018653.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Zaslavsky AM, Fann JR, Rondon MB, Sánchez SE, Williams MA. Diagnostic Validity of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder – 7 (GAD-7) among Pregnant Women. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 27;10(4):e0125096. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125096. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25915929.

Rose D, Gelaye B, Sanchez S, Castañeda B, Sanchez E, Yanez ND, Williams MA. Morningness/eveningness chronotype, poor sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness in relation to common mental disorders among Peruvian college students. Psychol Health Med. 2015;20(3):345-52. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2014.951367. Epub 2014 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 25162477; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4315718.

Moore A, Hochner H, Sitlani CM, Williams MA, Hoofnagle AN, de Boer IH, Kestenbaum B, Siscovick DS, Friedlander Y, Enquobahrie DA. Plasma vitamin D is associated with fasting insulin and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance in young adult males, but not females, of the Jerusalem Perinatal Study. Public Health Nutr. 2015 May;18(7):1324-31. doi:10.1017/S1368980014001475. Epub 2014 Aug 22. PubMed PMID: 25145881.

Wosu AC, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Childhood sexual abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder among pregnant and postpartum women: review of the literature. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 Feb;18(1):61-72. doi: 10.1007/s00737-014-0482-z. Epub 2014 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 25380784; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4308508.

Wosu AC, Gelaye B, Valdimarsdóttir U, Kirschbaum C, Stalder T, Shields AE, Williams MA. Hair cortisol in relation to sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics in a multiethnic US sample. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;25(2):90-5, 95.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.11.022. Epub 2014 Nov 28. PubMed PMID:25534254; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4306631.

Barrios YV, Sanchez SE, Nicolaidis C, Garcia PJ, Gelaye B, Zhong Q, Williams MA. Childhood abuse and early menarche among Peruvian women. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Feb;56(2):197-202. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.002. PubMed PMID:25620302; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4306809.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Ananth CV, Jaddoe VW, Gaillard R, Albert PS, Schomaker M, McElduff P, Enquobahrie DA, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Is the fetoplacental ratio a differential marker of fetal growth restriction in small for gestational age infants? Eur J Epidemiol. 2015 Apr;30(4):331-41. doi: 10.1007/s10654-015-9993-9. Epub 2015 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 25630563.

Qiu C, Frederick IO, Sorensen T, Aurora SK, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Sleep disturbances among pregnant women with history of migraines: A cross-sectional study. Cephalalgia.2015 Jan 29. pii: 0333102415570493. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25633375.

Barrios YV, Gelaye B, Zhong Q, Nicolaidis C, Rondon MB, Garcia PJ, Sanchez PA, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Association of childhood physical and sexual abuse with intimate partner violence, poor general health and depressive symptoms among pregnant women. PLoS One. 2015 Jan 30;10(1):e0116609. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116609. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25635902; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC4312043.

Enquobahrie DA, Moore A, Muhie S, Tadesse MG, Lin S, Williams MA. Early Pregnancy Maternal Blood DNA Methylation in Repeat Pregnancies and Change in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Status-A Pilot Study. Reprod Sci. 2015 Feb 11. pii:1933719115570903. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25676578.

Mohanty AF, Farin FM, Bammler TK, MacDonald JW, Afsharinejad Z, Burbacher TM, Siscovick DS, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Infant sex-specific placental cadmium and DNA methylation associations. Environ Res. 2015 Apr;138:74-81. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.02.004. Epub 2015 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 25701811; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC4385453.

Romano ME, Enquobahrie DA, Simpson CD, Checkoway H, Williams MA. A Case-Cohort Study of Cadmium Body Burden and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in American Women. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25712731.

Dodge LE, Kelley KE, Williams PL, Williams MA, Hernández-Díaz S, Missmer SA, Hauser R. Medications as a source of paraben exposure. Reprod Toxicol. 2015 Feb 26;52:93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.02.002. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25728410.

Cripe SM, Espinoza D, Rondon MB, Jimenez ML, Sanchez E, Ojeda N, Sanchez S, Williams MA. Preferences for intervention among Peruvian women in intimate partner violence relationships. Hisp Health Care Int. 2015;13(1):27-37. doi: 10.1891/1540-4153.13.1.27. PubMed PMID: 25741931.

Dodge LE, Williams PL, Williams MA, Missmer SA, Toth TL, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Paternal Urinary Concentrations of Parabens and Other Phenols in Relation to Reproductive Outcomes among Couples from a Fertility Clinic. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25767892.

Kajeepeta S, Gelaye B, Jackson CL, Williams MA. Adverse childhood experiences are associated with adult sleep disorders: a systematic review. Sleep Med. 2015 Mar;16(3):320-330. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.12.013. Epub 2015 Jan 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 25777485.

Arnold DL, Enquobahrie DA, Qiu C, Huang J, Grote N, VanderStoep A, Williams MA. Early Pregnancy Maternal Vitamin D Concentrations and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 23. doi:10.1111/ppe.12182. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25808081.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Sánchez SE, Williams MA. Psychometric Properties of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a Cohort of Peruvian Pregnant Women. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Mar 9. pii: jc-00482-14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25845902.

Pensuksan WC, Chen X, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmaharit S, Gelaye B, Williams MA. High risk for obstructive sleep apnea in relation to hypertension among southeast Asian young adults: role of obesity as an effect modifier. Am J Hypertens. 2014 Feb;27(2):229-36. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt194. Epub 2013 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 24132995; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3924039.

Lucero AA, Lambrick DM, Faulkner JA, Fryer S, Tarrant MA, Poudevigne M, Williams MA, Stoner L. Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among indigenous populations. Adv Prev Med. 2014;2014:547018. doi: 10.1155/2014/547018. Epub 2014 Feb 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 24649368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3933231.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Gelaye B, VanderWeele T, Ferre C, Siega-Riz AM, Holzman C, Enquobahrie DA, Dole N, Williams MA. Seasonal variation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D among non-Hispanic black and white pregnant women from three US pregnancy cohorts. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2014 Mar;28(2):166-76. doi10.1111/ppe.12103. Epub 2013 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 24354847; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC3946392.

Qiu C, Frederick IO, Sorensen TK, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Sleep duration and plasma leptin concentrations in early pregnancy among lean and overweight/obese women: a cross sectional study. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Jan 9;7:20. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-20. PubMed PMID: 24405869; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3896691.

Gelaye B, Kumie A, Aboset N, Berhane Y, Williams MA. School-Based Intervention: Evaluating the role of Water, Latrines and Hygiene Education on Trachoma and Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia. J Water Sanit Hyg Dev. 2014;4(1):120-130. PubMed PMID: 25859318; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4387890.

Barrios YV, Sanchez SE, Qiu C, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Risk of spontaneous preterm birth in relation to maternal experience of serious life events during pregnancy. Int J Womens Health. 2014 Feb 24;6:249-57. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S54269.eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24591850; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3938466.

Zhong Q, Gelaye B, Fann JR, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Cross-cultural validity of the Spanish version of PHQ-9 among pregnant Peruvian women: a Rasch item response theory analysis. J Affect Disord. 2014 Apr;158:148-53. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.012. Epub 2014 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 24655779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4004697.

Roberts AL, Galea S, Austin SB, Corliss HL, Williams MA, Koenen KC. Women’s experience of abuse in childhood and their children’s smoking and overweight. Am J Prev Med. 2014 Mar;46(3):249-58. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.012. PubMed PMID: 24512863; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3962663.

Concepcion T, Barbosa C, Vélez JC, Pepper M, Andrade A, Gelaye B, Yanez D, Williams MA. Daytime sleepiness, poor sleep quality, eveningness chronotype, and common mental disorders among Chilean college students. J Am Coll Health.2014;62(7):441-8. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2014.917652. PubMed PMID: 24810953;PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4207264.

Haregu A, Gelaye B, Pensuksan WC, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmaharit S, Rattananupong T, Tadesse MG, Williams MA. Circadian rhythm characteristics, poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness and common psychiatric disorders among Thai college students. Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2014 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/appy.12127. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24664948.

Zhong Q, Gelaye B, Rondon M, S‡nchez SE, Garcia PJ, Sánchez E, Barrios YV, Simon GE, Henderson DC, Cripe SM, Williams MA. Comparative performance of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for screening antepartum depression. J Affect Disord. 2014 Jun;162:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.028. Epub 2014 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 24766996; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4040145.

Lagiou P, Samoli E, Hsieh CC, Lagiou A, Xu B, Yu GP, Onoyama S, Chie L, Adami HO, Vatten LJ, Trichopoulos D, Williams MA. Maternal and cord blood hormones in relation to birth size. Eur J Epidemiol. 2014 May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24848607.

Gaillard R, Rurangirwa AA, Williams MA, Hofman A, Mackenbach JP, Franco OH, Steegers EA, Jaddoe VW. Maternal Parity, Fetal and Childhood Growth, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. Hypertension. 2014 May 27. pii: Hypertension.114.03492. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24866145.

Thompson ML, Ananth CV, Jaddoe VW, Miller RS, Williams MA. The association of maternal adult weight trajectory with preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;28(4):287-96. doi:10.1111/ppe.12128. Epub 2014 May 19. PubMed PMID: 24842329; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4057307.

Qiu C, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Maternal sleep duration and complaints of vital exhaustion during pregnancy is associated with placental abruption. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 May 22:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24749793.

Gelaye B, Tadesse MG, Williams MA, Fann JR, Vander Stoep A, Andrew Zhou XH. Assessing validity of a depression screening instrument in the absence of a gold standard. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;24(7):527-31. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 2. PubMed PMID: 24935465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4104527.

Qiu C, Enquobahrie DA, Frederick IO, Sorensen TK, Fernandez MA, David RM, Bralley JA, Williams MA. Early pregnancy urinary biomarkers of fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Jun;104(3):393-400. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.03.001. Epub 2014 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 24703806; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4077203.

Huang JY, Arnold D, Qiu CF, Miller RS, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Association of serum vitamin D with symptoms of depression and anxiety in early pregnancy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2014 Jul;23(7):588-95. doi:10.1089/jwh.2013.4598. Epub 2014 Jun 11. PubMed PMID: 24918744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4089018.

Whittier A, Sanchez S, Castañeda B, Sanchez E, Gelaye B, Yanez D, Williams MA. Eveningness Chronotype, Daytime Sleepiness, Caffeine Consumption, and Use of Other Stimulants Among Peruvian University Students. J Caffeine Res. 2014 Mar1;4(1):21-27. PubMed PMID: 24868492; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4026101.

Chen X, Redline S, Shields AE, Williams DR, Williams MA. Associations of allostatic load with sleep apnea, insomnia, short sleep duration, and other sleep disturbances: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005 to 2008. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Aug;24(8):612-9. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.05.014. Epub 2014 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 24985316; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4188508.

Wosu AC, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Andrade A, Frye M, Chen X, Gelaye B, Williams MA. The Relationship between High Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and General and Central Obesity: Findings from a Sample of Chilean College Students. ISRN Obes. 2014 Apr 14;2014:871681. doi: 10.1155/2014/871681. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24944841; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4040193.

Chen X, Velez JC, Barbosa C, Pepper M, Andrade A, Stoner L, De Vivo I, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Smoking and perceived stress in relation to short salivary telomere length among caregivers of children with disabilities. Stress. 2015 Jan;18(1):20-8. doi: 10.3109/10253890.2014.969704. Epub 2014 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 25256607; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4344384.

Kajeepeta S, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Barrios YV, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Sleep duration, vital exhaustion, and odds of spontaneous preterm birth: a case-control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014 Sep 27;14:337. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-337. PubMed PMID: 25261975; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4190429.

Chen X, Gelaye B, Velez JC, Pepper M, Gorman S, Barbosa C, Zafonte RD, Redline S, Williams MA. Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of caregivers and rehabilitation providers about disabled children’s sleep health: a qualitative study. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Oct 1;14:245. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-245. PubMed PMID: 25273034; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4194412.

Byrd K, Gelaye B, Tadessea MG, Williams MA, Lemma S, Berhanec Y. Sleep Disturbances and Common Mental Disorders in College Students. Health Behav Policy Rev. 2014 May 1;1(3):229-237. PubMed PMID: 25309939; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4190836.

Chandler PD, Giovannucci EL, Williams MA, LeBoff MS, Bates DW, Hicks LS. Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment Patterns in Academic Urban Medical Center. Am J Pharm Benefits. 2014;6(1):e1-e8. PubMed PMID: 25328637; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC4199332.

Tran J, Lertmaharit S, Lohsoonthorn V, Pensuksan WC, Rattananupong T, Tadesse MG, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Daytime Sleepiness, Circadian Preference, Caffeine Consumption and Use of Other Stimulants among Thai College Students. J Public Health Epidemiol. 2014 Jun;8(6):202-210. PubMed PMID: 25356368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4209847.

Zhong QY, Gelaye B, Rondon MB, Sánchez SE, Simon GE, Henderson DC, Barrios YV, Sánchez PM, Williams MA. Using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to assess suicidal ideation among pregnant women in Lima, Peru. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2014 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25369907.

Dearborn JL, Schneider AL, Gottesman RF, Kurth T, Pankow JS, Couper DJ, Rose KM, Williams MA, Peterlin BL. Adiponectin and leptin levels in migraineurs in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Neurology. 2014 Dec 9;83(24):2211-8. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000001067. Epub 2014 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 25378672; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4277678.

Chen X, Wang R, Zee P, Lutsey PL, Javaheri S, Alcántara C, Jackson CL, Williams MA, Redline S. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sleep Disturbances: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Sleep. 2014 Nov 20. pii:sp-00459-14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25409106.

Orta OR, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Stoner L, Williams MA. Depression, anxiety and stress among pregnant migraineurs in a pacific-northwest cohort. J Affect Disord. 2014 Oct 22;172C:390-396. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.032. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25451442.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Ananth CV, Sanchez SE, Qiu CF, Hernandez-Diaz S, Valdimarsdottir U, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Absence of circadian rhythms of preterm premature rupture of membranes and preterm placental abruption. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Dec;24(12):882-7. PubMed PMID: 25453346; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4355159.

Gelaye B, Williams MA, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Fann JR, Stoep AV, Zhou XH. Major depressive disorder and cardiometabolic disease risk among sub-Saharan African adults. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2014 Jun 14. pii: S1871-4021(14)00052-6. doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2014.05.003. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25470634; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC4265581.

Chen X, Pensuksan WC, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmaharit S, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Multiple Anthropometric Indices of General Obesity and Abdominal Obesity among Young Adults. Int J Soc Sci Stud. 2014 Jul;2(3):89-99. PubMed PMID: 25530977; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4270013.

Denis M, Enquobahrie DA, Tadesse MG, Gelaye B, Sanchez SE, Salazar M, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Placental genome and maternal-placental genetic interactions: a genome-wide and candidate gene association study of placental abruption. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 30;9(12):e116346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116346. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25549360; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4280220.

Gelaye B, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmeharit S, Pensuksan WC, Sanchez SE, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Zhu X, Vélez JC, Barbosa C, Anderade A, Tadesse MG, Williams MA. Construct validity and factor structure of the pittsburgh sleep quality index and epworth sleepiness scale in a multi-national study of African, South East Asian and South American college students. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 31;9(12):e116383. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116383. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25551586; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4281247.

Gelaye B, Peterlin BL, Lemma S, Tesfaye M, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Migraine and psychiatric comorbidities among sub-saharan african adults. Headache. 2013 Feb;53(2):310-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02259.x. Epub 2012 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 23095087; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3556345.

Abetew DF, Qiu C, Fida NG, Dishi M, Hevner K, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Association of retinol binding protein 4 with risk of gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2013 Jan;99(1):48-53. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2012.10.023. Epub 2012 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 23153527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3544538.

Lohsoonthorn V, Khidir H, Casillas G, Lertmaharit S, Tadesse MG, Pensuksan WC, Rattananupong T, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Sleep quality and sleep patterns in relation to consumption of energy drinks, caffeinated beverages, and other stimulants among Thai college students. Sleep Breath. 2013 Sep;17(3):1017-28. doi: 10.1007/s11325-012-0792-1. Epub 2012 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 23239460; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3621002.

Gelaye B, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Author response to: Sleep and beverage drinking among Thai college students. Sleep Breath. 2013 Sep;17(3):897. doi:10.1007/s11325-013-0803-x. Epub 2013 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 23359168.

Workalemahu T, Gelaye B, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Physical activity and metabolic syndrome among Ethiopian adults. Am J Hypertens. 2013 Apr;26(4):535-40. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hps079. Epub 2013 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 23422933; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3626042.

Sanchez SE, Puente GC, Atencio G, Qiu C, Yanez D, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Risk of spontaneous preterm birth in relation to maternal depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms. J Reprod Med. 2013 Jan-Feb;58(1-2):25-33. PubMed PMID: 23447915; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3662498.

Ananth CV, Williams MA. Placental abruption and placental weight – implications for fetal growth. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2013 Jun 11. doi:10.1111/aogs.12194. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23750805.

Velez JC, Souza A, Traslavi–a S, Barbosa C, Wosu A, Andrade A, Frye M, Fitzpatrick AL, Gelaye B, Williams MA. The Epidemiology of Sleep Quality and Consumption of Stimulant Beverages among Patagonian Chilean College Students. Sleep Disord. 2013;2013:910104. doi: 10.1155/2013/910104. Epub 2013 May 16. PubMed PMID: 23766919; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3671558.

Chen X, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life among a national sample of American young adults: assessment of possible health disparities. Qual Life Res. 2013 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23860850.

Qiu C, Hevner K, Abetew D, Sedensky M, Morgan P, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Mitochondrial DNA copy number and oxidative DNA damage in placental tissues from gestational diabetes and control pregnancies: a pilot study. Clin Lab. 2013;59(5-6):655-60. PubMed PMID: 23865366.

Williams MA, Sanchez SE, Ananth CV, Hevner K, Qiu C, Enquobahrie DA. Maternal blood mitochondrial DNA copy number and placental abruption risk: results from a preliminary study. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2013 Jun 25;4(2):120-7. Print 2013. PubMed PMID: 23875065; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3709116.

Lemma S, Berhane Y, Worku A, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Good quality sleep is associated with better academic performance among university students in Ethiopia. Sleep Breath. 2013 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23928956.

Stoner L, Shultz SP, Lambrick DM, Krebs J, Weatherall M, Palmer BR, Lane AM, Kira G, Witter T, Williams MA. The Combating Obesity in Mäori and Pasifika Adolescent School-Children Study: COMPASS Methodology and Study Protocol. Int J Prev Med. 2013 May;4(5):565-79. PubMed PMID: 23930168; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3733188.

Huang JY, Qiu C, Miller RS, Siscovick DS, Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA. Maternal birthweight is associated with subsequent risk of vitamin d deficiency in early pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2013 Sep;27(5):472-80. doi:10.1111/ppe.12069. Epub 2013 Jul 12. PubMed PMID: 23930783; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC3759814.

Tobias DK, Chavarro JE, Williams MA, Buck Louis GM, Hu FB, Rich-Edwards J, Missmer SA, Zhang C. History of infertility and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective analysis of 40,773 pregnancies. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23956097.

Gelaye B, Williams MA, Lemma S, Deyessa N, Bahretibeb Y, Shibre T, Wondimagegn D, Lemenhe A, Fann JR, Vander Stoep A, Andrew Zhou XH. Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression screening and diagnosis in East Africa. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Dec 15;210(2):653-61. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.015. Epub 2013 Aug 22. PubMed PMID: 23972787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3818385.

Frederick IO, Qiu C, Enquobahrie DA, Aurora SK, Peterlin BL, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Lifetime prevalence and correlates of migraine among women in a pacific northwest pregnancy cohort study. Headache. 2014 Apr;54(4):675-85. doi: 10.1111/head.12206. Epub 2013 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 23992560; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3938576.

Jackson CL, Redline S, Kawachi I, Williams MA, Hu FB. Racial disparities in short sleep duration by occupation and industry. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Nov 1;178(9):1442-51. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt159. Epub 2013 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 24018914; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3888251.

Peterlin BL, Rosso AL, Williams MA, Rosenberg JR, Haythornthwaite JA, Merikangas KR, Gottesman RF, Bond DS, He JP, Zonderman AB. Episodic migraine and obesity and the influence of age, race, and sex. Neurology. 2013 Oct 8;81(15):1314-21. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a824f7. Epub 2013 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 24027060; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3806922.

Workalemahu T, Enquobahrie DA, Moore A, Sanchez SE, Ananth CV, Pacora PN, Liang L, Salazar M, Williams MA. Genome-wide and candidate gene association studies of placental abruption. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2013 Sep 12;4(3):128-39. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24046805; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC3773564.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Bain PA, Gelaye B, Redline S, Williams MA. Sleep-disordered breathing and gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of 9,795 participants enrolled in epidemiological observational studies. Diabetes Care. 2013 Oct;36(10):3353-60. doi: 10.2337/dc13-0778. PubMed PMID: 24065843; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3781575.

Raisanen S, Gissler M, Nielsen HS, Kramer MR, Williams MA, Heinonen S. Social disparity affects the incidence of placental abruption among multiparous but not nulliparous women: a register-based analysis of 1,162,126 singleton births. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Dec;171(2):246-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.09.009. Epub 2013 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 24094822.

Luque-Fernandez MA, Franco M, Gelaye B, Schomaker M, Garitano IG, D’Este C, Williams MA. Unemployment and stillbirth risk among foreign-born and Spanish pregnant women in Spain, 2007-2010: a multilevel analysis study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;28(12):991-9. doi: 10.1007/s10654-013-9859-y. Epub 2013 Oct 20. PubMed PMID: 24142267.

Lagiou P, Hsieh CC, Samoli E, Lagiou A, Xu B, Yu GP, Onoyama S, Chie L, Vatten LJ, Adami HO, Trichopoulos D, Williams MA. Associations of placental weight with maternal and cord blood hormones. Ann Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;23(11):669-73. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 24099689.

Wosu AC, Valdimarsd—ttir U, Shields AE, Williams DR, Williams MA. Correlates of cortisol in human hair: implications for epidemiologic studies on health effects of chronic stress. Ann Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;23(12):797-811.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.09.006. Epub 2013 Oct 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 24184029; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3963409.

Qiu C, Williams MA, Aurora SK, Peterlin BL, Gelaye B, Frederick IO, Enquobahrie DA. Agreement of self-reported physician diagnosis of migraine with international classification of headache disorders-II migraine diagnostic criteria in a cross-sectional study of pregnant women. BMC Womens Health. 2013 Dec 13;13:50. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-13-50. PubMed PMID: 24330724; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3878724.

Robinson D, Gelaye B, Tadesse MG, Williams MA, Lemma S, Berhane Y. Daytime Sleepiness, Circadian Preference, Caffeine Consumption and Khat Use among College Students in Ethiopia. J Sleep Disord Treat Care. 2013 Dec 20;3(1). doi: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000130. PubMed PMID: 24818170; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4015623

Sanchez SE, Alva AV, Diez Chang G, Qiu C, Yanez D, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Relation to Maternal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Peru. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22527763.

Nebeck K, Gelaye B, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Bekele T, Khali A, Haddis Y, Williams MA. Hematological parameters and metabolic syndrome: findings from an occupational cohort in Ethiopia. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2012 Jan-Mar;6(1):22-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2012.05.009. Epub 2012 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 23014250; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3460271.

Whitehead NS, Hammond JA, Williams MA, Huggins W, Hoover S, Hamilton CM, Ramos EM, Junkins HA, Harlan WR, Hogue CJ; PhenX Reproductive Health Working Group. The PhenX Toolkit pregnancy and birth collections. Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Nov;22(11):753-8. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 3. PubMed PMID: 22954959.

Czerwinski S, Gollero J, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Migraine-asthma comorbidity and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. J Pregnancy. 2012;2012:858097. Epub 2012 Aug 13. PubMed PMID: 22934185; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3425816.

Frederick IO, Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. The prevalence and correlates of habitual snoring during pregnancy. Sleep Breath. 2012 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22907649.

Peterlin BL, Williams MA, Rapoport AM. Comment on: “Headaches during war: analysis of presentation, treatment, and factors associated with outcome”. Cephalalgia. 2012 Oct;32(13):1009-10. Epub 2012 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 22843222.

Katon J, Reiber G, Williams MA, Yanez D, Miller E. Hemoglobin A1c and postpartum abnormal glucose tolerance among women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;119(3):566-74. PubMed PMID: 22353955; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3285994.

Evans RW, Williams MA, Rapoport AM, Peterlin BL. The association of obesity with episodic and chronic migraine. Headache. 2012 Apr;52(4):663-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1526- 610.2012.02114.x. Epub 2012 Mar 8. PubMed PMID: 22404044.

Katon J, Reiber G, Williams MA, Yanez D, Miller E. Antenatal haemoglobin A1c and risk of large-for-gestational-age infants in a multi-ethnic cohort of women with gestational diabetes. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2012 May;26(3):208-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01266.x. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 22471680.

Ellis WR, Huebner C, Vander Stoep A, Williams MA. Washington State exhibits wide regional variation in proportion of Medicaid-eligible children who get needed mental health care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 May;31(5):990-9. PubMed PMID: 22566438.

Bortoff KD, Qiu C, Runyon S, Williams MA, Maitra R. Decreased Maternal Plasma Apelin Concentrations in Preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2012 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22676366.

Katon J, Reiber G, Williams MA, Yanez D, Miller E. Weight Loss After Diagnosis with Gestational Diabetes and Birth Weight Among Overweight and Obese Women. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Jun 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22692470.

Nshisso LD, Reese A, Gelaye B, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among Ethiopian adults. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2012 Jan-Mar;6(1):36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2012.05.005. Epub 2012 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 23014253; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3460264.

Qiu C, Gelaye B, Fida N, Williams MA. Short sleep duration, complaints of vital exhaustion and perceived stress are prevalent among pregnant women with mood and anxiety disorders. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012 Oct 3;12:104. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-104. PubMed PMID: 23031583; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3514205.

Qiu C, Hevner K, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. A case-control study of maternal blood mitochondrial DNA copy number and preeclampsia risk. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2012;3(3):237-44. Epub 2012 Aug 31. PubMed PMID: 23050054; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3459217.

Qiu C, Hevner K, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Maternal serum heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) concentrations in early pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e48060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048060. Epub 2012 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 23139759; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3490957.

Williams MA, Enquobahrie DA, Zimmer J, Qiu CF, Hevner K, Abetew D, Christianson C, Sheaff C. Maternal plasma advanced glycation end products concentrations in response to oral 50-gram glucose load in mid-pregnancy: a pilot study. Clin Lab. 2012;58(9-10):1045-50. PubMed PMID: 23163122.

Gelaye B, Lemma S, Deyassa N, Bahretibeb Y, Tesfaye M, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Prevalence and correlates of mental distress among working adults in Ethiopia. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2012;8:126-33. doi: 10.2174/1745017901208010126. Epub 2012 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 23166564; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3496909.

Moore A, Enquobahrie DA, Sanchez SE, Ananth CV, Pacora PN, Williams MA. A genome-wide association study of variations in maternal cardiometabolic genes and risk of placental abruption. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2012;3(4):305-13. Epub 2012 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 23205182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3508543.

Lemma S, Gelaye B, Berhane Y, Worku A, Williams MA. Sleep quality and its psychological correlates among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry. 2012 Dec 28;12:237. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-237. PubMed PMID: 23270533; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3554495.

Nguyen NL, Gelaye B, Aboset N, Kumie A, Williams MA, Berhane Y. Intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status among school children in Angolela, Ethiopia. J Prev Med Hyg. 2012 Sep;53(3):157-64. PubMed PMID: 23362622; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3587130.

Cripe SM, Sanchez SE, Gelaye B, Sanchez E, Williams MA. Association between intimate partner violence, migraine and probable migraine. Headache. 2011 Feb;51(2):208-19. PubMed PMID: 20946432.

Cripe SM, Frederick IO, Qiu C, Williams MA. Risk of preterm delivery and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in relation to maternal comorbid mood and migraine disorders during pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Mar;25(2):116-23. PubMed PMID:21281324.

Enquobahrie DA, Abetew DF, Sorensen TK, Willoughby A, Chidambaram K, Williams MA. Placental microRNA expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Feb;204(2):178.e12-21. Epub 2010 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 21093846.

Williams MA, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Fida N, Cripe SM. Habitual snoring and asthma comorbidity among pregnant women. Asthma. 2011 Feb;48(1):91-7. Epub 2010 Nov 24. PubMed PMID: 21091394.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Qiu C, Siscovick DS, Sorensen TK. Global maternal early pregnancy peripheral blood mRNA and miRNA expression profiles according to plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 21219104.

Chabra S, Gleason CA, Seidel K, Williams MA. Rising prevalence of gastroschisis in Washington State. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Jan;74(5):336-45. PubMed PMID: 21240733.

Rudra CB, Williams MA, Sheppard L, Koenig JQ, Schiff MA. Ambient carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter in relation to preeclampsia and preterm delivery in Western Washington State. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jun;119(6):886-92. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1002947. PubMed PMID: 21262595.

Vo M, Ainalem A, Qiu C, Lee Peterlin B, Aurora SK, Williams MA. Body mass index and adult weight gain among reproductive age women with migraine. Headache. 2011 Apr;51(4):559-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01833.x. PubMed PMID: 21269300.

Knowles KM, Paiva LL, Sanchez SE, Revilla L, Lopez T, Yasuda MB, Yanez ND, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Waist circumference, body mass index, and other measures of adiposity in predicting cardiovascular disease risk factors among Peruvian adults. Int J Hypertens. 2011 Jan 24;2011:931402. PubMed PMID: 21331161.

Qiu C, Frederick IO, Zhang C, Sorensen TK, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to maternal egg and cholesterol intake. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Mar 15;173(6):649-58. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq425. PubMed PMID: 21324948.

Enquobahrie DA, Qiu C, Muhie SY, Williams MA. Maternal peripheral blood gene expression in early pregnancy and preeclampsia. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2011;2(1):78-94. PubMed PMID: 21537405.

Dishi M, Enquobahrie DA, Abetew DF, Qiu C, Rudra CB, Williams MA. Age at menarche, menstrual cycle characteristics and risk of gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Sep;93(3):437-42. PubMed PMID: 21816498.

Williams MA, Peterlin BL, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Miller RS, Aurora SK. Trimester-specific blood pressure levels and hypertensive disorders among pregnant migraineurs. Headache. 2011 Nov-Dec;51(10):1468-82. PubMed PMID: 21797858.

Tran A, Gelaye B, Girma B, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Bekele T, Khali A, Williams MA. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Working Adults in Ethiopia. Int J Hypertens. 2011;2011:193719. PubMed PMID: 21747973.

Qiu C, Zhang C, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie DA, Frederick IO, Williams MA. Gestational diabetes mellitus in relation to maternal dietary heme iron and nonheme iron intake. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jul;34(7):1564-9. PubMed PMID: 21709295.

Bowers K, Yeung E, Williams MA, Qi L, Tobias DK, Hu FB, Zhang C. A prospective study of prepregnancy dietary iron intake and risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jul;34(7):1557-63. PubMed PMID: 21709294.

Qiu C, Hevner K, Abetew D, Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA. Oxidative DNA damage in early pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: A pilot study. Clin Biochem. 2011 Jul;44(10-11):804-8. Epub 2011 May 13. PubMed PMID: 21601569.

Wai WS, Dhami RS, Gelaye B, Girma B, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Bekele T, Khali A, Williams MA. Comparison of Measures of Adiposity in Identifying Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Ethiopian Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 May 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21546936.

Katon J, Williams MA, Reiber G, Miller E. Antepartum A1C, maternal diabetes outcomes, and selected offspring outcomes: an epidemiological review. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 May;25(3):265-76. PubMed PMID: 21470266.

Fida NG, Enquobahrie DA, Gelaye B, Qiu C, Williams MA. Associations of asthma with body mass index and adult weight change among reproductive age women. J Asthma. 2011 Sep;48(7):701-6. PubMed PMID: 21854322; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3166230.

Gelaye B, Bekele T, Khali A, Haddis Y, Lemma S, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Laboratory reference values of complete blood count for apparently healthy adults in Ethiopia. Clin Lab. 2011;57(7-8):635-40. PubMed PMID: 21888030.

Enquobahrie DA, Qiu CF, Hevner K, Abetew D, Williams MA. Maternal plasma protein profiles in response to oral 50-gram glucose load in mid-pregnancy: a pilot study. Int J Mol Epidemiol Genet. 2011 Aug 30;2(3):292-9. Epub 2011 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 21915367; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3166156.

Cripe SM, O’Brien W, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Perinatal Outcomes of Southeast Asians with Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or Preeclampsia. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22002706.

Abetew DF, Enquobahrie DA, Dishi M, Rudra CB, Miller RS, Williams MA. Age at menarche, menstrual characteristics, and risk of preeclampsia. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:472083. Epub 2011 Dec 29. PubMed PMID: 22263114; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3255320.

Ip M, Peyman E, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. A case-control study of preterm delivery risk factors according to clinical subtypes and severity. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2010 Feb;36(1):34-44. PubMed PMID: 20178525.

Rudra CB, Williams MA, Schiff MA, Koenig JQ, Dills R, Yu J. A prospective study of maternal carboxyhaemoglobin and pre-eclampsia risk. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;24(1):35-44. PubMed PMID: 20078828.

Xie F, Turvey SE, Williams MA, Mor G, von Dadelszen P. Toll-like receptor signaling and pre-eclampsia. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2010 Jan;63(1):7-16. PubMed PMID: 20059464.

Gargano JW, Holzman CB, Senagore PK, Reuss ML, Pathak DR, Williams MA, Fisher R. Evidence of placental haemorrhage and preterm delivery. BJOG. 2010 Mar;117(4):445-55. PubMed PMID: 20074262.

Rudra CB, Williams MA, Sheppard L, Koenig JQ, Schiff MA, Frederick IO, Dills R. Relation of whole blood carboxyhemoglobin concentration to ambient carbon monoxide exposure estimated using regression. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Apr 15;171(8):942-51. PubMed PMID: 20308199.

Cripe SM, O’Brien W, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes among foreign-born Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans in Washington State, 1993-2006. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Jun;13(3):417-25. PubMed PMID: 20155442.

Pensuksana WC, Taneepanichskul S, Williams MA. A Peer-drinking Group Motivational Intervention among Thai Male Undergraduate Students. Int J Drug Policy. 2010 Sep;21(5):432-6. Epub 2010 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 20347584.

Harville EW, Williams MA, Qiu CF, Mejia J, Risques RA. Telomere length, pre-eclampsia, and gestational diabetes. BMC Res Notes. 2010 Apr 23;3:113. PubMed PMID: 20416088.

Gelaye B, Revilla L, Lopez T, Suarez L, Sanchez SE, Hevner K, Fitzpatrick AL, Williams MA. Association between insulin resistance and c-reactive protein among Peruvian adults. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2010 May 18;2(1):30. PubMed PMID: 20482756.

Do HD, Lohsoonthorn V, Jiamjarasrangsi W, Lertmaharit S, Williams MA. Prevalence of insulin resistance and its relationship with cardiovascular disease risk factors among Thai adults over 35 years old. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Sep;89(3):303-8. PubMed PMID: 20466446.

Hillman A, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein concentrations and metabolic syndrome among Thai adults. Asian Biomedicine. 2010;3:385-393. PubMed PMID: 22241575.

Qiu C, Enquobahrie D, Frederick IO, Abetew D, Williams MA. Glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes risk in relation to sleep duration and snoring during pregnancy: a pilot study. BMC Womens Health. 2010 May 14;10(1):17. PubMed PMID: 20470416.

Williams MA, Miller RS, Cripe SM, Gelaye B, Enquobahrie D. Associations of early pregnancy sleep duration with trimester-specific blood pressures and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Sleep 2010 October 1;33(10):1363-1371. PubMed PMID: 21061859.

Vivas AP, Gelaye B, Kumie A, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of hygiene among school children in Angolela, Ethiopia. J Prev Med Hyg. 2010; 51: 73-79. PubMed PMID: 21155409.

Friedlander Y, Li G, Fornage M, Williams OD, Lewis CE, Schreiner P, Pletcher MJ, Enquobahrie D, Williams MA, Siscovick DS. Candidate molecular pathway genes related to appetite regulatory neural network, adipocyte homeostasis and obesity: results from the CARDIA Study. Ann Hum Genet. 2010 Sep 1;74(5):387-98. PubMed PMID: 20642810.

de Paz NC, Sanchez SE, Huaman LE, Chang GD, Pacora PN, Garcia PJ, Ananth CV, Qiu C, Williams MA. Risk of placental abruption in relation to maternal depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms. J Affect Disord. 2011 Apr;130(1-2):280-4. PubMed PMID: 20692040.

Sanchez SE, Williams MA, Pacora PN, Ananth CV, Qiu C, Aurora SK, Sorensen TK. Risk of placental abruption in relation to migraines and headaches. BMC Women’s Health. 2010 Oct 26;10(1):30. PubMed PMID: 20977769.

Cripe SM, Sanchez SE, Sanchez E, Ayala Quintanilla B, Hernández Alarcon C, Gelaye B, Williams MA. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy: a pilot intervention program in Lima, Peru. J Interpers Violence. 2010 Nov;25(11):2054-76. Epub 2010 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 20145196.

Gelaye B, Arnold D, Williams MA, Goshu M, Berhane Y. Depressive symptoms among female college students experiencing gender-based violence in Awassa, Ethiopia. J Interpers Violence. 2009 Mar;24(3):464-81. Epub 2008 May 1. PubMed PMID: 18451097.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Qiu C, Meller M, Sorensen TK. Global placental gene expression in gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Feb;200(2):206.e1-13. Epub 2008 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 18845290.

Lohsoonthorn V, Kungsadalpipob K, Chanchareonsook P, Limpongsanurak S, Vanichjakvong O, Sutdhibhisal S, Wongkittikraiwan N, Sookprome C, Kamolpornwijit W, Jantarasaengaram S, Manotaya S, Siwawej V, Barlow WE, Fitzpatrick AL, Williams MA. Is Maternal Periodontal Disease a Risk Factor for Preterm Delivery? Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Mar 15;169(6):731-9. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 19131565.

Perales MT, Cripe SM, Lam N, Sanchez SE, Sanchez E, Williams MA. Prevalence, types, and pattern of intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Lima, Peru. Violence Against Women. 2009 Feb;15(2):224-50. PubMed PMID: 19126836.

Terasaki DJ, Gelaye BS, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Anger expression, violent behavior, and symptoms of depression among male college students. BMC Public Health. 2009 Jan 12;9:13. PubMed PMID: 19138431.

Qiu C, Williams MA, Calderon-Margalit R, Cripe SM, Sorensen TK. Preeclampsia risk in relation to maternal mood and anxiety disorders diagnosed before or during early pregnancy. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Apr;22(4):397-402. Epub 2009 Feb 5. PubMed PMID: 19197246.

Lohsoonthorn V, Kungsadalpipob K, Chanchareonsook P, Limpongsanurak S, Vanichjakvong O, Sutdhibhisal S, Sookprome C, Wongkittikraiwan N, Kamolpornwijit W, Jantarasaengaram S, Manotaya S, Siwawej V, Barlow WE, Fitzpatrick AL, Williams MA. Maternal periodontal disease and risk of preeclampsia: A case–control study. Am J Hypertens Am J Hypertens. 2009 Apr;22(4):457-63. PubMed PMID: 19308031.

Thompson ML, Williams MA, Miller RS. Modelling the association of blood pressure during pregnancy with gestational age and body mass index. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009 May;23(3):254-63. Epub 2009 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 19775387.

Cripe SM, Sanchez S, Lam N, Sanchez E, Ojeda N, Tacuri S, Segura C, Williams MA. Depressive symptoms and migraine comorbidity among pregnant Peruvian women. J Affect Disord. 2010 Apr;122(1-2):149-53. PubMed PMID: 19695709.

Golovaty I, Jones L, Gelaye B, Tilahun M, Belete H, Kumie A, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Access to water source, latrine facilities and other risk factors of active trachoma in Ankober, Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 20;4(8):e6702. PubMed PMID: 19693271.

Calderon-Margalit R, Qiu C, Ornoy A, Siscovick DS, Williams MA. Risk of preterm delivery and other adverse perinatal outcomes in relation to maternal use of psychotropic medications during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec;201(6):579.e1-8. Epub 2009 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 19691950.

Gomez-Beloz A, Williams MA, Sanchez SE, Lam N. Intimate partner violence and risk for depression among postpartum women in Lima, Peru. Violence Vict. 2009;24(3):380-98. PubMed PMID: 19634363.

Gelaye B, Tafur LR, Lopez T, Sanchez S, Williams MA. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its relationship with leisure time physical activity among Peruvian adults. Eur J Clin Invest. 2009 Oct;39(10):891-8. PubMed PMID: 19563445.

Arnold DL, Williams MA, Miller RS, Qiu C, Sorensen TK. Iron deficiency anemia, cigarette smoking and risk of abruptio placentae. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2009 Jun;35(3):446-52. PubMed PMID: 19527381.

Marsh J, Patel S, Gelaye B, Goshu M, Worku A, Williams MA, Berhane Y. Prevalence of workplace abuse and sexual harassment among female faculty and staff. J Occup Health. 2009;51(4):314-22. Epub 2009 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 19491527.

Philpart M, Goshu M, Gelaye B, Williams MA, Berhane Y. Prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence committed by male college students in Awassa, Ethiopia. Violence Vict. 2009;24(1):122-36. PubMed PMID: 19297890.

Gelaye B, Lam N, Cripe SM, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Correlates of violent response among Peruvian women abused by an intimate partner. J Interpers Violence. 2010 Jan;25(1):136-51. PubMed PMID: 19252073.

Nicodimos S, Gelaye BS, Williams MA, Berhane Y. Associations between witnessing parental violence and experiencing symptoms of depression among college students. East Afr J Public Health. 2009 Aug;6(2):184-90. PubMed PMID: 20000027.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Qiu C, Muhie SY, Slentz-Kesler K, Ge Z, Sorensen T. Early pregnancy peripheral blood gene expression and risk of preterm delivery: a nested case control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009 Dec 10;9:56. PubMed PMID: 20003277.

Nelson K, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Preterm delivery risk in relation to maternal occupational and leisure time physical activity among Thai women. Asian Biomedicine 2009;3(3):267-277. PubMed PMID: 23997840.

Fang R, Dawson A, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Risk factors of the early and late onset preeclampsia among Thai women. Asian Biomedicine 2009;3(3):1-10.

Gelaye B, Philpart M, Goshu M, Berhane Y, Fitzpatrick AL, Williams MA. Anger expression, negative life events and violent behaviour among male college students in Ethiopia. Scand J Public Health. 2008 Jul;36(5):538-45. PubMed PMID: 21625410.

Cripe SM, Sanchez SE, Perales MT, Lam N, Garcia P, Williams MA. Association of intimate partner physical and sexual violence with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in Lima, Peru. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 Feb;100(2):104-8. PubMed PMID: 17963763.

Hedderson MM, Williams MA, Holt VL, Weiss NS, Ferrara A. Body mass index and weight gain prior to pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr;198(4):409.e1-7. Epub 2008 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 18068138.

Franceschini N, Qiu C, Barrow DA, Williams MA. Cystatin C and preeclampsia: a case control study. Ren Fail. 2008;30(1):89-95. PubMed PMID: 18197549.

Sanchez SE, Qiu C, Williams MA, Lam N, Sorensen TK. Headaches and migraines are associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia in Peruvian women. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Mar;21(3):360-4. Epub 2008 Jan 17. PubMed PMID: 18202669.

Rudra CB, Frederick IO, Williams MA. Pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy in relation to preterm delivery subtypes. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(5):510-7. PubMed PMID: 18446533.

Enquobahrie DA, Meller M, Rice K, Psaty BM, Siscovick DS, Williams MA. Differential placental gene expression in preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov;199(5):566.e1-11. Epub 2008 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 18533121.

Enquobahrie DA, Smith NL, Bis JC, Carty CL, Rice KM, Lumley T, Hindorff LA, Lemaitre RN, Williams MA, Siscovick DS, Heckbert SR, Psaty BM. Cholesterol ester transfer protein, interleukin-8, peroxisome proliferator activator receptor alpha, and Toll-like receptor 4 genetic variations and risk of incident nonfatal myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jun 15;101(12):1683-8. Epub 2008 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 18549840.

Qiu C, Coughlin KB, Frederick IO, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Dietary fiber intake in early pregnancy and risk of subsequent preeclampsia. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug;21(8):903-9. Epub 2008 Jul 17. Erratum in: Am J Hypertens. 2008 Oct;21(10):1169. PubMed PMID: 18636070.

Rudra CB, Sorensen TK, Luthy DA, Williams MA. A prospective analysis of recreational physical activity and preeclampsia risk. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Sep;40(9):1581-8. PubMed PMID: 18685534.

Perera S Lohsoonthorn V, Jiamjarasrangsi W, Lertmaharit S, Williams MA. Association between elevated liver enzymes and metabolic syndrome among Thai adults. Diab Metabol Syndrome: Clin Res Rev 2008;2(3)171-178. PubMed PMID: 25147585.

Arnold D, Gelaye B, Goshu M, Berhane Y, Williams MA. Prevalence and risk factors of gender-based violence among female college students in Awassa, Ethiopia. Violence Vict. 2008;23(6):787-800. PubMed PMID: 19069568.

Dancy C, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Risk of dyslipidemia in relation to level of physical activity among Thai professional and office workers. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008 Sep;39(5):932-41. PubMed PMID: 19058592.

Paniagua L, Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmaharit S, Jiamjarasrangsi W, Williams MA. Comparison of waist circumference, body mass index, percent body fat and other measure of adiposity in identifying cardiovascular disease risks among Thai adults. Obes Res Clin Practice 2008;2(3):215-223. PubMed PMID: 24351779.

Zhang C, Qiu C, Hu FB, David RM, van Dam RM, Bralley A, Williams MA. Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS ONE. 2008;3(11):e3753. Epub 2008 Nov 18. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2582131.

Enquobahrie DA, Rice K, Williams OD, Williams MA, Gross MD, Lewis CE, Schwartz SM, Siscovick DS. IL1B genetic variation and plasma C-reactive protein level among young adults: the CARDIA study. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Feb;202(2):513-20. Epub 2008 May 18. PubMed PMID: 18573495.

Rudra CB, Sorensen TK, Leisenring WM, Dashow E, Williams MA. Weight characteristics and height in relation to risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Epidemiology 2007;165:302-308. Epub 2006 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 17074967.

Rudra C, Miller R, Williams MA. First trimester mean arterial pressure and risk of preeclampsia. Am J Hypertens. 2007 ;20:573-8. PubMed PMID: 17485024.

Lohsoonthorn V, Qiu C, Williams MA. Maternal serum C-reactive protein concentrations in early pregnancy and subsequent risk of preterm delivery. Clin Biochem, 2007 ;40:330-5. PubMed PMID: 17289011.

Qiu C, Rudra C, Austin MA, Williams, MA. Association of gestational diabetes mellitus and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size. Physiol Res. Physiol Res. 2007;56(5):571-8. Epub 2007 Jan 2. PubMed PMID: 17223732.

Hossain R, Harria T, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams M. Risk of preterm delivery in relation to vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2007 Dec;135(2):158-63. Epub 2007 Jan 4. PubMed PMID: 17207901.

Thompson ML, Miller RS, Williams MA. Construction and characterization of a longitudinal clinical blood pressure database for epidemiologic studies of hypertension in pregnancy. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2007;21:477-86. View online here.

Miller RS, Thompson ML, Williams MA. Trimester-specific blood pressure levels in relation to maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2007 ;21:487-94. PubMed PMID: 17937733.

Ogbonna C, Woelk GB, Ning Y, Mudzamiri S, Mahomed K, Williams MA. Maternal mid-arm circumference and other anthropometric measures of adiposity in relation to infant birth size among Zimbabwean women. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2007;86:26-32. PubMed PMID: 17230285.

Hedderson MM, Ferrara A, Williams MA, Holt VL, Weiss NS. Androgenicity of progestins in hormonal contraceptives and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2007 May;30(5):1062-8. PubMed PMID: 17303784.

Lohsoonthorn V, Lertmaharit S, Williams MA. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among professional and office workers in Bangkok, Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai. 2007 Sep;90 (9):1908-15. PubMed PMID: 17957937.

De B, Lin S, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Risk of preterm delivery in relation to maternal low birth weight. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2007;86:565-71. PubMed PMID: 17464585.

Qiu C, Sanchez SE, Lam N, Garcia P, Williams MA. Associations of depression and depressive symptoms with preeclampsia: Results from a Peruvian case-control study. BMC Women’s Health. 2007 Sep 27;7(1):15. PubMed PMID: 17900360.

Chapidze G, Dolidze N, Enquobahrie DA, Kapanadze S, Latsabidze N, Williams MA. Metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein among cardiology patients. Arch Med Res. 2007 Oct;38(7):783-8. PubMed PMID: 17845899.

Chapidze G, Enquobahrie D, Kapanadze S, Dolidze N, Soh J, Williams M. Thyroid function status and plasma lipids among cardiology patients in Georgia. Georgian Med News. 2007; (148-149):20-5. PubMed PMID: 17921537.

Frederick IO, Williams MA, Sales AE, Martin DP, Killien M. Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Other Maternal Characteristics in Relation to Infant Birth Weight. Matern Child Health J. 2008 Sep;12(5):557-67. Epub 2007 Aug 23. PubMed PMID: 17713848.

Sanchez SE, Qiu C, Perales MT, Lam N, Garcia P, Williams MA. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and preeclampsia among Peruvian women. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2008 Mar;137(1):50-5. Epub 2007 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 17600610.

Cripe SM, Phung TT, Nguyen TP, Williams MA. Risk Factors Associated with Stillbirth in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. J Trop Pediatr. 2007 Oct;53(5):377-7. PubMed PMID: 17556489.

Enquobahrie DA, Dolidze N, Chapidze G, Vadachkoria S, Soh J, Fitzpatrick A, Williams MA. Type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance among cardiac patients. Acta Cardiol. 2007 Oct;62(5):439-44. PubMed PMID: 17982963.

Meller M, Qiu C, Vadachkoria S, Abetew DF, Luthy DA, Williams MA. Changes in placental adipocytokine gene expression associated with gestational diabetes mellitus A. Physiol Res 2006;55(5)501-512. Epub 2005 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 16343040.

Rudra CB, Williams MA, Lee I-M, Miller RS, Sorensen TK. Perceived exertion of physical activity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Epidemiol 2006;17:31-37. PubMed PMID: 16357592.

Rudra CB, Williams MA, Frederick IO, Luthy DA. Maternal asthma and risk of preeclampsia: a case-control study. J Repro Med 2006;51:94-100. PubMed PMID: 16572909.

Qiu C, Sanchez SE, Larrabure G, David R, Bralley JA, Williams MA. Erythrocyte omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and preeclampsia risk in Peruvian women. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2006;274:97-103. PubMed PMID: 16520922.

Vadachkoria S, Woelk GB, Mahomed K, Qiu CF, Muy-Rivera M, Malinow MR, Williams MA. Elevated soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), elevated homocyst(e)inemia, and hypertriglyceridemia in relation to preeclampsia risk. Am J Hypertens 2006;19:235-242. PubMed PMID: 16500507.

Adeney KL, Williams MA. Migraine Headaches and preeclampsia: An epidemiologic review. Headache 2006;46(5):794-803. PubMed PMID: 16643583.

Sanchez SE, Pacora PN, Farfan JH, Fernandez A, Qiu C, Ananth CV, Williams MA. Risk factors of abruptio placentae among Peruvian women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;194:225-230. PubMed PMID: 16389036.

Zhang C, Austin MA, Edwards KL, Farin FM, Li N, Hsu L, Srinouanprachanh S, Williams MA. Functional variants of the lipoprotein lipase gene and the risk of preeclampsia among non-Hispanic Caucasian women. Clin Genetics 2006;69:33-39. PubMed PMID: 16451134.

Frederick IO, Williams MA, Sorensen TK, Dashow EE, Leisenring WM, Luthy DA. Adult weight change, weight cycling, and pre-pregnancy obesity in relation to risk of preeclampsia. Epidemiology 2006;17:428-434. PubMed PMID: 16755262.

Lohsoonthorn V, Dhanamun B, Williams MA. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its relationship to white blood cell count in a population of Thai men and women receiving routine health exams. Am J Hypertens 2006;19(4):339-345. PubMed PMID: 16580566.

Meller M, Qiu C, Kuske BT, Abetew DF, Muy-Rivera M, Williams MA. Adipocytokine expression in placentas from pre-eclamptic and chronic hypertensive patients. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2006 May;22(5):267-73. PubMed PMID: 16785148.

Podvin D, Kuehn CM, Mueller BA, Williams MA. Maternal and birth characteristics in relation to childhood leukaemia. Paediatr Perinatal Epidemiol 2006;20:312-322. PubMed PMID: 16879503.

Zhang C, Austin MA, Edwards KL, Li N, Hsu L, Frederick IO, Williams MA. Genotypes and haplotypes of the paraoxonase gene and preeclampsia risk. Am J Hypertension 2006.

Qiu C, Phung TTT, Vadachkoria S, Muy-Rivera M, Frederick IO, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxidized LDL) and the risk of preeclampsia. Physiol Res 2006;55(5):491-500 Epub 2005 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 16343047.

Mahomed K, Williams MA, King IK, Woelk GB, Madzime S, Mudzamiri S, Jenkins-Woelk L. Erythrocyte omega-3, omega-6 and Trans fatty acids in relation to risk of preeclampsia among women delivering at Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe. Physiol Res 2007;56(1):37-50. Epub 2006 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 16497090.

Rudra CB, Qiu C, David RM, Bralley JA, Walsh SW, Williams MA. A prospective study of early-pregnancy plasma malondialdehyde concentration and risk of preeclampsia. Clin Biochem 2006 39:722-726. Epub 2006 Apr 5. PubMed PMID: 16603146.

Qiu C, Saito S, Sakai M, Ogawa K, Nagata K, Williams MA. Plasma granulysin concentrations and preeclampsia risk. Clin Biochem. 2006 Oct;39(10):1016-1021. Epub 2006 8-9-2006. PubMed PMID: 16973142.

Adeney KL, Flores JL, Perez JC, Sanchez SE, Williams MA. Prevalence and correlates of migraine among neurology clinic attendees in Lima, Peru. Cephalalgia. 2006 Sep;26(9):1089-1096.

Williams MA, Frederick IO, Qiu C, Meryman LJ, King IB, Walsh SW, Sorensen TK. Maternal erythrocyte omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and plasma lipid concentrations, are associated with habitual dietary fish consumption in early pregnancy. Clin Biochem, 2006 Nov;39(11):1063-1070. Epub 2006 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 17069784.

Lohsoonthorn V, Dhanamun B, Williams MA. Prevalence of hyperuricemia and its relationship with metabolic syndrome in Thai adults receiving annual health exams. Arch Med Res 2006;37:883-889. PubMed PMID: 16971230.

Lee M, Entzminger L, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams MA. Risk factors of hypertension and correlates of blood pressure and mean arterial pressure among patients receiving health exams at the Preventive Medicine Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai 2006;89:1213-1221. PubMed PMID: 17048432.

Le D, Garcia A, Lohsoonthorn V, Williams M. Correlates and risk factors of lipids, lipoproteins and hypercholesterolemia among Thai men and women receiving health exams at the preventive medicine clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Thai Medical Journal 2006;37:1005-14.

Ning Y, Williams MA, Butler CL, Muy-Rivera M, Frederick IO, Sorensen TK. Maternal recreational physical activity is associated with plasma leptin concentrations in early pregnancy. Hum Reprod 2005; 20:382-389. PubMed PMID: 15576385.

Meller M, Vadachkoria S, Luthy DA, Williams MA. Evaluation of housekeeping genes in placental comparative expression studies. Placenta 2005;26:601-607. PubMed PMID: 16085039.

Dempsey JC, Butler CL, Williams MA. No need for a pregnant pause: Physical activity may reduce the occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2005; 33(3):141-149. PubMed PMID: 16006822.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Qiu C, Woelk GB, Mahomed K. Maternal plasma transforming growth factor-b1 concentrations in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant Zimbabwean women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2005;17:343-348. View online here.

Frederick IO, Williams MA, Dashow EE, Kestin M, Zhang C, Leisenring WM, Luthy DA. Dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, in relation to the risk of preeclampsia. J Reprod Med 2005; 50(5):332-344. PubMed PMID: 15971482.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Qiu C, Luthy DA. Early pregnancy lipid concentrations and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2005;70(2):134-142. PubMed PMID: 16188575.

Rudra CB, Williams MA. Monthly variation in preeclampsia prevalence: Washington State, 1987-2001. J Mat Fetal Neonatal Med 2005;18:319-324. PubMed PMID: 16390791.

Sanchez SE, Williams MA, Muy-Rivera M, Qiu C, Vadachkoria S, Bazul V. A case-control study of oxidized low density lipoproteins and preeclampsia risk. Gynecol Endocrin 2005;21:193-199. PubMed PMID: 16316839.

Rudra CB, Williams MA. BMI as a modifying factor in the relations between age at menarche, menstrual cycle characteristics, and risk of preeclampsia. Gynecol Endocrinol 2005;21:200-205. PubMed PMID: 16316840.

Dempsey JC, Ashiny Z, Qiu CF, Miller RS, Sorensen TK, Williams MA. Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight status and obesity as risk factors of cesarean delivery. J Maternal Fetal Neonatal Med 2005;17:1363-1370. PubMed PMID: 16147820.

Muy-Rivera M, Vadachkoria S, Woelk GB, Qiu CH, Mahomed K, Williams MA. Maternal plasma VEGF, sVEGF-R1, and PlGF concentrations in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant Zimbabwean women. Physiol Res 2005;54:611-622. PubMed PMID: 15717861.

Adeney KL, Williams MA, Miller RS, Frederick IO, Sorensen TK, Luthy DA. Risk of preeclampsia in relation to maternal history of migraine headaches. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2005;18:167-172. PubMed PMID: 16272039.

Qiu C, Vadachkoria S, Meryman L, Frederick IO, Williams MA. Maternal plasma concentrations of IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and C-peptide in early pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Nov; 193(5):1691-1697. PubMed PMID: 16260212.

Enquobahrie DA, Sanchez SE, Muy-Rivera M, Zhang C, Williams MA. Hepatic lipase gene polymorphism, pre-pregnancy overweight status, and risk of preeclampsia among Peruvian women. Gynecol Endocrinol 2005;21:211-217. PubMed PMID: 16316842.

Pham L, Woelk GB, Ning Y, Madzime S, Mudzamiri S, Mahomed K, Williams MA. Seroprevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection in pregnant women delivering at Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe. Cent Afr J Med 2005; 51:24-30. PubMed PMID: 17892228.

Noble A, Ning Y, Woelk GB, Mahomed K, Williams MA. Preterm delivery risk in relation to maternal HIV infection, history of malaria and other infections among urban Zimbabwean women. Cent Afr J Med 2005;51:53-58. PubMed PMID: 17432432.

Dempsey JC, Williams MA, Leisenring WM, Shy K, Luthy DA. Maternal birthweight in relation to plasma lipid concentrations in early pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1359-1368. PubMed PMID: 15167842.

Zhang C, Williams MA, Frederick IO, King IB, Sorensen TK, Kestin MM, Dashow EE, Luthy DA. Vitamin C and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a case-control study. J Reprod Medicine 2004;49:257-266. PubMed PMID: 15134150.

Zhang C, Williams MA, Sorensen TK, King IB, Kestin MM, Thompson ML, Dashow EE, Luthy DA. Maternal plasma ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) concentrations and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Epidemiology 2004;15:597-604. PubMed PMID: 15308960.

Dempsey JC, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Lee I-M, Miller RS, Dashow EE, Luthy DA. A prospective study of gestational diabetes mellitus risk in relation to maternal recreational physical activity before and during pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol 2004;159:663-670. PubMed PMID: 15033644.

Qiu C, Luthy DA, Zhang C, Walsh SW, Leisenring WM, Williams MA. A prospective study of maternal serum C-reactive protein concentrations and risk of preeclampsia. Am J Hypertension 2004;17:154-160. PubMed PMID: 14751658.

Ning Y, Williams MA, Muy-Rivera, Leisenring WM, Luthy DA. Relationship of maternal plasma leptin and risk of preeclampsia: A prospective study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2004;15:186-192. PubMed PMID: 15280145.

Sices L, Feudtner C, McLaughlin J, Drotar D, Williams MA. How do primary care physicians identify young children with developmental delays? A national survey. J Dev Behav Pediatrics 2004;24:409-417. PubMed PMID: 14671474.

Qiu C-F, Williams MA, Vadachkoria S, Frederick IO, Luthy DA. Increased maternal plasma leptin in early pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Obstet Gynecol 2004;103:519-525. PubMed PMID: 14990416.

Muy-Rivera M, Sanchez SE, Vadachkoria S, Qiu C, Bazul V, Williams MA. Transforming growth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) in plasma is associated with the risk preeclampsia in Peruvian women with systemic inflammation. Am J Hypertension 2004;17:334-338.

Qiu C, Sorensen TK, Luthy DA, Williams MA. A prospective study of maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 2004;18:377-384. PubMed PMID: 15367325.

Williams MA, Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Bazul V. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677 C –> T polymorphism and plasma folate in relation to preeclampsia risk among Peruvian women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2004;15:337-344. PubMed PMID: 15280126.

Williams MA, Qiu CF, Muy-Rivera M, Vadachkoria S, Song T, Luthy DA. Plasma adiponectin concentrations in early pregnancy and subsequent risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2004 May;89(5):2306-11. PubMed PMID: 15126557.

Enquobahrie DA, Williams MA, Butler C, Frederick IO, Miller RS, Luthy DA. Maternal plasma lipid concentrations in early pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia. Am J Hypertension 2004;17:574-581. PubMed PMID: 15233976.

Dempsey JC, Butler CL, Sorensen TK, Lee I-M, Thompson ML, Miller RS, Frederick IO, Williams MA. A case-control study of maternal recreational physical activity and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Practice 2004; 66:203-215. PubMed PMID: 15533588.

Butler CL, Williams MA, Sorensen TK, Frederick IO, Leisenring WM. Relation between maternal recreational physical activity and plasma lipids in early pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol 2004;160:350-359. PubMed PMID: 15286020.

Vadachkoria S, Sanchez SE, Qiu CF, Muy-Rivera M, Malinow MR, Williams MA. Evaluation of a possible interaction between hyperhomocyst(e)inemia & elevated soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in predicting preeclampsia. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2004;58:133-139.

Ning Y, Williams MA, Vadachkoria S, Muy-Rivera M, Frederick IO, Luthy DA. Maternal plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in early pregnancy and subsequent risk of preeclampsia. Clin Biochem 2004; 37:968-973. PubMed PMID: 15498523.

Muy-Rivera M, Ning Y, Frederick IO, Vadachkoria S, Luthy DA, Williams MA. Leptin, soluble leptin receptor and leptin gene polymorphism in relation to preeclampsia risk. Physiol Res 2004;54:167-174.

Zhang C, Williams MA, Edwards KL, Austin MA. Trp64Arg polymorphism of the b3-adrenergic receptor gene, pre-pregnancy obesity and risk of preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2004;17:19-28. PubMed PMID: 15804782.

El-Bastawissi AY, Sorensen TK, Akafomo CK, Xiao R, Williams MA. History of fetal loss and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in relation to subsequent risk of preterm delivery. Maternal Child Health J 2003;7:53-58. PubMed PMID: 12710800.

Sorensen TK, Dempsey, JC, Xiao R, Frederick IO, Luthy DA, Williams MA. Maternal asthma and risk of preterm delivery. Ann Epidemiol 2003;13:267-272. PubMed PMID: 12684193.

Qiu C-F, Williams MA, Leisenring WM. Family history of hypertension and diabetes in relation to preeclampsia risk. Hypertension 2003;41:408-413.

Xiao R, Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Luthy DA. Influence of preeclampsia on fetal growth. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2003;13:157-162. PubMed PMID: 12820837.

Dempsey JC, Williams MA, Sorensen TK, Luthy. Reproductive history and risk of preeclampsia. J Reprod Med 2003;48:509-514.

Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Williams MA. The influence of maternal triglyceride levels on infant birth weight in Peruvian women with preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2003;13:328-333. PubMed PMID: 12916684.

Dempsey JC, Williams MA, Shy K, Luthy DA. Maternal weight at birth and her risk of developing preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;189:494-500.

Ning Y, Williams MA, Dempsey JC, Sorensen TK, Frederick IO, Luthy DA. Correlates of recreational physical activity in early pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2003;13:385-393. PubMed PMID: 12962263.

Sorensen TK, Williams MA, Lee I-M, Dashow EE, Thompson ML, Luthy DA. Recreational physical activity during pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia. Hypertension 2003;41:1273-1280. PubMed PMID: 12719446.

Williams MA, Woelk GB, King IB, Jenkins L, Mahomed K. Plasma carotenoids, retinol, tocopherols, and lipoproteins in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant Zimbabwean women. Am J Hypertension 2003;16:665-672. PubMed PMID: 12878373.

Williams MA, Qiu C, Dempsey JC, Luthy DA. Familial aggregation of type 2 diabetes and chronic hypertension in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Repro Medicine 2003;48:955-562. PubMed PMID: 14738023.

Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Qiu C, Williams MA. Family history of hypertension and diabetes in relation to preeclampsia risk among Peruvian women. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2003;56:128-132. PubMed PMID: 14530611.

Morena Z, Sanchez S, Pina F, Reyes A, Williams MA. Odesidad pregestacional como factor de riesgo asociado a preeclampsia. [Spanish] Anales Facultad Medicina 2003;64:101-106.

Zhang C, Williams MA, King IB, Dashow EE, Sorensen TK, Fredrick IO, Thompson ML, Luthy DA. Vitamin C and the risk of preeclampsia–results from dietary questionnaire and plasma assay. Epidemiology 2002;13:409-416. PubMed PMID: 12094095.

Xiao R, Sorensen TK, Frederick IO, El-Bastawissi A, King IB, Leisenring WM, Williams MA. Maternal second trimester serum ferritin concentrations and subsequent risk of preterm delivery. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 2002;16:297-304. PubMed PMID: 12445145.

Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Malinow MR, Ware-Jauregui S, Larrabure G, Williams MA. Plasma folate, vitamin B12 and homocyst(e)ine concentrations in preeclamptic and normotensive Peruvian women. Am J Epidemiol 2001;153:474-480. PubMed PMID: 11226979.

Zhang C, Williams MA, Sanchez SE, King IB, Ware-Jauregui S, Larrabure G, Bazul V, Leisenring WM. Plasma concentrations of carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women. Am J Epidemiol 2001;153:572-580. PubMed PMID: 11257065.

Malinow MR, Duell PB, Williams MA, Kruger WD, Anderson PH, Gluckman RA, Block PC, Hess DL, Upson BM, Graf EE, Jones AI. Short-term folic acid supplementation induces variable and paradoxical changes in plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations. Lipids, 2001;36Suppl:S27-32. PubMed PMID: 11837988.

Sanchez S, Ware-Jauregui S, Larrabure G, Bazul V, Ingar H, Zhang C, Williams MA. Factores de riesgo de preeclampsia en mujeres Peruanas. [Spanish] Ginecologia y Obstetricia 2001;47:102-111.

Gavlan J, Woelk GB, Mahomed K, Wagner N, Mudzamiri S, Williams MA. Prenatal care utilization and foetal outcomes at Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe. Central African J Medicine 2001;47:87-92. PubMed PMID: 11921676.

Strandjord TP, Emanuel I, Williams MA, Leisenring WM, Kimpo C. A population-based study of the epidemiology of hyaline membrane disease and maternal birthweight effects. Obstet Gynecol 2000;95:174-179. View online here.

Kamitsuka MD, Horton M, Williams, MA. The incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis after introducing standardized feeding schedules for infants between 1250 – 2500 grams and less than 35 weeks gestation. Pediatrics 2000;105:379-385. PubMed PMID: 10654959.

Mahomed K, Williams MA, Woelk GB, Mudzamiri S, Madzime, King IB, Bankson DD. Leukocyte selenium, zinc, and copper concentrations in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women. Biol Trace Elem Res 2000;75(1-3):107-118. PubMed PMID: 11051601.

Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Williams MA, Ware-Jauregui S, Larrabure G, Bazul V, Farrand A. Tumor necrosis factor-a soluble receptor p55 (sTNFp55) and risk of preeclampsia in Peruvian women. J Repro Immunol 2000;47:49-63. PubMed PMID: 10779590.

Rajkovic A, Mahomed K, Rozen R, Malinow MR, King IB, Williams MA. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677 C–>T polymorphism, plasma folate, vitamin B12 concentrations, and risk of preeclampsia among Black African women from Zimbabwe. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 2000;69:33-39. PubMed PMID: 10655155.

Shy K, Kimpo C, Emanuel I, Leisenring W, Williams MA. Maternal birth weight and cesarean section in four race/ethnic groups. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1363-1370. PubMed PMID: 10871450.

Sanderson M, Williams MA, Weiss NS. Low dose oral contraceptives and invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. J Reprod Med 2000;45:720-726.

Lampinen TM, Kulasingam S, Min J, Borok M, Gwanzura L, Lamb J, Mahomed K, Woelk G, Strand K, Bosch M, Edelman D, Constantine NT, Katzenstein D, Williams MA. Detection of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8) in genital and oral secretions in Zimbabwean women. J Infect Dis 2000;181:1785-1790. PubMed PMID: 10823785.

Reisner DP, Hass MJ, Zingheim RW, Williams MA, Luthy DA. Performance of a group B streptococcal prophylaxis protocol combining high-risk treatment and low-risk screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1335-1343. PubMed PMID: 10871447.

El-Bastawissi AY, Williams MA, Riley DE, Hitti J, Krieger JN. Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 and preterm delivery: A review. Obstet Gynecol 2000;95(6 part 2):1056-1064. PubMed PMID: 10808034.

Madzime S, Williams MA, Mahomed K, October T, Adem M, Mudzamiri S, Woelk GB,. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among indigent urban pregnant women in Zimbabwe. Central African J Medicine 2000;46:1-4. PubMed PMID: 14674198.

Williams MA, Farrand A, Mittendorf R, Sorensen TK, Zingheim RW, O’Reilly GO, King IB, Zebelman AM, Luthy DA. Maternal second-trimester serum tumor necrosis factor-a soluble receptor p55 (sTNFp55) and subsequent risk of preeclampsia. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:323-329. PubMed PMID: 10025474.

Shapiro JA, Williams MA, Weiss NS, Stergachis A, LaCroix AZ, Barlow WE. Hypertension, antihypertensive medication use, and risk of renal cell carcinoma. Am J Epidemiol 1999;149:521-530. PubMed PMID: 10084241.

Shapiro JA, Williams MA, Weiss NS. Body mass index and risk of renal cell carcinoma. Epidemiol 1999;10:188-191. PubMed PMID: 10069258.

Williams MA, Havel PJ, Schwartz MW, Leisenring WM, King IB, Zingheim RW, Zebelman AM, Luthy DA. Preeclampsia disrupts the normal relationship between serum leptin concentrations and adiposity in pregnant women. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 1999;13:190-204. PubMed PMID: 10214609.

Sorensen TK, Malinow MR, Williams MA, King IB, Luthy DA. Elevated second trimester serum homocyst(e)ine levels and subsequent risk of preeclampsia. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1999;48:98-103. PubMed PMID: 10460999.

Kamineni A, Williams, MA, Schwartz SM, Cook LS, Weiss NS. The incidence of gastric carcinoma in Asian migrants to the United States and their descendants. Cancer Causes and Control 1999;10:77-83. PubMed PMID: 10334646.

Velentgas P, Daling JR, Malone KE, Weiss NS, Williams MA, Self SG, Mueller BA. Pregnancy after breast cancer: outcomes and influence on mortality. Cancer 1999;85:2324-2432. PubMed PMID: 10357413.

Emanuel I, Leisenring W, Williams MA, Kimpo C, O’Brien W, Hale CB. The Washington State intergenerational study of birth outcomes: Methodology and some comparisons of maternal birth weight and infant birth weight and gestation in four ethnic groups. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 1999;13:352-371. PubMed PMID: 10440054.

Rajkovic A, Mahomed K, Malinow MR, Sorensen, Woelk GB, Williams MA. Plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations in eclamptic and preeclamptic African women postpartum. Obstet Gynecol 1999;94:355-360. PubMed PMID: 10472859.

Williams MA, Emanuel I, Kimpo C, Leisenring WM, Hale CB. A population-based cohort study of the relation between maternal birth weight and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in four race/ethnic groups. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 1999;13:452-465. PubMed PMID: 10563364.

Mittendorf R, Chorzempa LM, Quinlan MP, Herschel M, Williams MA. Length of pregnancy in African Americans: validation of a new predictive rule. J Natl Med Assoc 1999;91:523-527. PubMed PMID: 10517073.

Ware-Jauregui S, Sanchez SE, Zhang C, Larrabure G, King IB, Williams MA. Plasma lipid concentrations in preeclamptic and normotensive Peruvian women. Intl J Gynecol Obstet 1999;67:147-155. PubMed PMID: 10659897.

Madzime S, Adem M, Mahomed K, Woelk GB, Mudzamiri S, Williams MA. Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women delivering at Harare Maternity Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1996 –1997. Central African Med Journal 1999; 45:195-198. PubMed PMID: 10697914.

Williams MA, Luthy DA, Zingheim RW, Zebelman AM, Sorensen TK, Resta RG. Urinary gonadotropin peptide (UGP) levels in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women: results from a pilot case-control study. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1998;45:24-28. PubMed PMID: 9473159.

Mahomed K, Williams MA, Woelk GB, Jenkins-Woelk L, Mudzamiri S, Longstaff S, Sorensen TK. Risk factors for preeclampsia among Zimbabwean women: maternal arm circumference and other anthropometric measures of obesity. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 1998;12:253-262. PubMed PMID: 9690261.

Moran PJ, Welles SL, Williams MA. The interrelation of maternal immune competence, HIV-1 viral load, and nutritional status in preventing vertical transmission: an alternative to chemoprophylaxis? Medical Hypotheses 1998;51:389-397.

Sanderson M, Williams MA, White E, Daling JR, Holt VL, Malone KE, Self SG, Moore DE. Validation and reliability of subject and mother reporting of perinatal factors. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:136-140. PubMed PMID: 9457002.

Sanderson M, Williams MA, Daling JR, Holt VL, Malone KE, Self SG, Moore DE. Maternal factors and breast cancer risk among young women. Paediatr and Perinatal Epidemiol 1998;12:397-407. PubMed PMID: 9805713.

Mahomed K, Williams MA, Woelk GB, Jenkins-Woelk L, Mudzamiri S, Madzime S, Sorensen TK. Risk factors for preeclampsia-eclampsia among Zimbabwean women: recurrence risk and familial tendency towards hypertension. J Obstet Gynaecol 1998;18:218-222. PubMed PMID: 15512062.

Rossing MA, Voigt LF, Wicklund KG, Williams MA, Daling JR. Use of exogenous hormones and risk of papillary thyroid cancer (Washington, United States). Cancer Causes and Control 1998;9:341-349. PubMed PMID: 9684714.

Williams MA, King IB, Sorensen TK, Zingheim RW, Troyer BL, Zebelman AM, Luthy DA. Risk of preeclampsia in relation to elaidic acid (trans fatty acid) in maternal erythrocytes. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1998;46:84-87. PubMed PMID: 9701685.

Atkinson JO, Mahomed K, Williams MA, Woelk GB, Mudzamiri S, Weiss NS. Dietary risk factors for pre-eclampsia among women attending Harare Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe. Central African Med Journal 1998;44:86-92. PubMed PMID: 9810400.

Williams MA, Mahomed K, Farrand A, Woelk GB, Mudzamiri S, Madzime S, King IB, McDonald GB. Plasma tumor necrosis factor-a soluble receptor p55 (sTNFp55) concentrations in eclamptic, preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant Zimbabwean women. J Repro Immunol 1998;40:159-173. PubMed PMID: 9881743.

Nyberg DA, Luthy DA, Resta RG, Nyberg BC, Williams MA. Age-adjusted ultrasound risk assessment for fetal Down’s syndrome during the second trimester: description of the methods and analysis of 142 cases. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998;12:8-14. PubMed PMID: 9697277.

Moran P, Nhandara C, Hove I, Charimari L, Katito C, Bradley M, Williams MA. Contamination of traditional drinking water sources during a period of extreme drought in the Zvimba communal lands, Zimbabwe. Central African Med Journal 1997;43:316-321. PubMed PMID: 9631097.

Sanderson M, Williams MA, Malone KE, Stanford JL, Emanuel I, White E, Daling JR. Perinatal factors and risk of breast cancer. Epidemiology 1996;7:34-37. PubMed PMID: 8664398.

Bratton SL, Shoultz DA, Williams MA. Recurrence risk of low birth weight deliveries among women with a prior very low birth weight delivery. Am J Perinatol 1996:13;147-150. PubMed PMID: 8688104.

Ananth CV, Savitz DA, Williams MA. Placental abruption and its association with hypertension and prolonged rupture of membranes: a methodologic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;88:309-318. PubMed PMID: 8692522.

Mittendorf R, Lain KY, Williams MA, Walker CK. Preeclampsia. A nested, case-control study of risk factors and their interactions. J Repro Med 1996;41:491-496. PubMed PMID: 8829061.

Kamitsuka MD, Williams MA, Nyberg DA, Fox KA, Lee DL, Hickok DE. Renal calcification: a complication of dexamethasone therapy in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol 1995;15:359-363. PubMed PMID: 8576746.

Bradley CM, Alderman BW, Williams MA, Checkoway H, Fernbach SK, Greene C, Bigalow PL, Reif JS. Parental occupations as risk factors for craniosynostosis in offspring. Epidemiology 1995;6:306-310. PubMed PMID: 7619941.

Williams MA, Zingheim RW, King IB, Zebelman AM.Omega-3 fatty acids in maternal erythrocytes and risk of preeclampsia. Epidemiology 1995;6:232-237. PubMed PMID: 7619928.

Williams MA, Luthy, Zingheim RW, Hickok DE. Preinduction prostaglandin E2 gel prior to induction of labor in women with a previous cesarean section. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1995;40:89-93. PubMed PMID: 8575698.

Williams MA, Hickok DE, Zingheim RW, Zebelman AM, Mittendorf R, Luthy DA. A longitudinal study of maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels during pregnancy. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1995;40:158-161. PubMed PMID: 8529947.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Aronson MP, Berry RE, Kupelnick B, Chalmers TC. Use of prophylactic tinidazole to avoid the serious infections associated with total abdominal hysterectomy. Aust N Zealand J Obstet Gynaecol 1995;35:314-315. PubMed PMID: 8546652.

Nyberg DA, Luthy DA, Sheley RC, Cheng EY, Resta RG, Williams MA. Role of prenatal ultrasound in women with positive screen for Down syndrome based on maternal serum markers. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;173:1030-1035. PubMed PMID: 7485289.

Velentgas P, Benga-De E, Williams MA. Chronic hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and low birth weight. Epidemiology 1994;5:345-348. PubMed PMID: 8038251.

Williams MA, Kenya P, Mati JG, Thomas DB. Risk factors for invasive cervical cancer among Kenyan women. Int J Epidemiol 1994;23:906-912. PubMed PMID: 7860170.

Sohaey R, Nyberg DA, Sickler GK, Williams MA. Idiopathic polyhydramnios: association with fetal macrosomia. Obstet Ultrasound 1994;190:393-396. PubMed PMID: 8284386.

Mittendorf R, Herschel M, Williams MA, Hibbard JU, Moawad AH, Lee K-s. Reducing the frequency of low birth weight in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 1994;83:1056-1059. PubMed PMID: 8190423.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R, Stubblefield PG, Lieberman E, Schoenbaum SC, Monson, RR. Risk factors for preterm premature rupture of the membranes. J Maternal-Fetal Med 1993;2:27-33. View online here.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R. Is advancing maternal age a more important determinant of placenta previa than is increasing parity? J Reprod Med 1993;38:425-428.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Berkey CS, Lieberman E, Monson, RR. Predictors of human gestational length. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;168:480-484. PubMed PMID: 8438913.

Nyberg DA, Resta RG, Luthy DA, Hickok DE, Williams MA. Humerus and femur length shortening in the detection of Down syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;168:534-538. PubMed PMID: 8438923.

Cheng EY, Luthy DA, Zebelman AM, Williams MA, Lieppman RE, Hickok DE. A prospective evaluation of a second-trimester screening test for fetal Down Syndrome using maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein, hCG and unconjugated estriol. Obstet Gynecol 1993;81:72-77. PubMed PMID: 7677967.

Lieppman RE, Williams MA, Cheng EY, Resta RG, Zingheim R, Hickok DE, Luthy DA. An association between elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin in the midtrimester and adverse pregnancy outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;168:1852-1857. PubMed PMID: 8317532.

Mittendorf R, Aronson MP, Berry RE, Williams MA, Kupelnick B, Klickstein A, Chalmers TC. Avoiding serious infections associated with abdominal hysterectomy: a meta-analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;169:1119-1124. PubMed PMID: 8238170.

Sorensen T, Williams MA, Zingheim RW, Clement S, Hickok DE. Elevated second trimester human chorionic gonadotropin and pregnancy induced hypertension. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;169:834-838. PubMed PMID: 8238137.

Reisner DP, Mahony BS, Petty CN, Nyberg DA, Zingheim RW, Williams MA, Luthy, DA. Stuck twin syndrome: outcome in thirty-seven consecutive cases. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;169:991-995. PubMed PMID: 8238162.

Williams MA, Hickok DE, Zingheim RW, Zebelman AM. Maternal serum CA 125 levels in the diagnosis of abruptio placentae. Obstet Gynecol 1993;82:808-812. PubMed PMID: 8414329.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Kennedy JL, Berry RE, Herschel M, Aronson MP, Davidson KM. A hypothesis to explain the paradoxical racial differences in neonatal mortality. Am J Prev Med 1993;9:327-330. PubMed PMID: 8311981.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R, Stubblefield PG, Lieberman E, Schoenbaum SC, Monson, RR. Cigarettes, coffee and preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Am J Epidemiol 1992;135:895-905. PubMed PMID: 1585902.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Kass EH. Prevention of preterm delivery and low birth weight associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1992;14:927-932. PubMed PMID: 1533541.

Hickok DE, Gordon DC, Milberg JA, Williams MA, Daling JR. The frequency of breech presentation by gestational age at birth: a large population-based study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992;166:851-852. PubMed PMID: 1550152.

Genest DR, Williams MA, Greene MF. Estimating the time of death in stillborn fetuses: I. Histologic evaluation of fetal organs. An autopsy study of 150 stillborns (1980-1991). Obstet Gynecol 1992;80:575-584.

Williams MA, Hickok DE, Zingheim RW, Luthy DA, Kimelman J, Nyberg D, Mahony BS. Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and midtrimester placental abnormalities in relation to subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992;167:1032-1037. PubMed PMID: 1384333.

Williams MA, Hickok DE, Zingheim RW, Mittendorf R, Luthy DA, Kimelman J, Nyberg D, Mahony BS. Low birth weight and preterm delivery in relation to early-gestational vaginal bleeding and elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein. Obstet Gynecol 1992;80:745-749. PubMed PMID: 1383900.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA. Rh (D) immune globulin (RhoGAMTM): how it came into being. Obstet Gynecol 1991;77:301-303. PubMed PMID: 1846439.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R, Lieberman E, Monson RR, Schoenbaum SC, Genest DR. Cigarette smoking during pregnancy in relation to placenta previa. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1991;164:28-32. PubMed PMID: 1853910.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R, Lieberman E, Monson RR. Adverse infant outcomes associated with first trimester vaginal bleeding. Obstet Gynecol 1991;78:14-18. PubMed PMID: 2047055.

Williams MA, Goldman MB, Mittendorf R, Monson RR. Subfertility and the risk of low birth weight. Fertil Steril 1991;56:668-671. PubMed PMID: 1915940.

Williams MA, Lieberman E, Mittendorf R, Monson RR, Schoenbaum SC. Risk factors for abruptio placentae. Am J Epidemiol 1991;134:965-972. PubMed PMID: 1951294.

Williams MA, Mittendorf R, Monson RR. Chronic hypertension, cigarette smoking and abruptio placentae. Epidemiology 1991;2:450-453. PubMed PMID: 1790199.

Peifer M, Rauskolb C, Williams M, Riggleman B, Wieschaus E. The segment polarity gene armadillo interacts with the wingless signaling pathway in both embryonic and adult pattern formation. Development 1991;111:1029-1043. PubMed PMID: 1879348.

Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Berkey CS, Cotter PF. The length of uncomplicated human gestation. Obstet Gynecol 1990;75:929-932. PubMed PMID: 2342739.