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Accelerated telomere attrition is associated with relative household income, diet and inflammation in the pSoBid cohort by Shiels, Paul G, McGlynn, Liane M, MacIntyre, Alan, Johnson, Paul C D, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, McLean, Jennifer S, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Tannahill, Carol, Velupillai, Yoga N, Packard, Chris J

“…It has previously been hypothesized that lower socio-economic status can accelerate biological ageing, and predispose to early onset of disease. This study…”
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Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text by Murphy, Michael, Srivastava, Rajeev, Deans, Kevin

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Dietary Management of Chronic Kidney Disease and Secondary Hyperoxaluria in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome and Type 3 Intestinal Failure by Adler, Maciej, Millar, Ewen C, Deans, Kevin A, Torreggiani, Massimo, Moroni, Francesca

“…Short gut syndrome can lead to type 3 intestinal failure, and nutrition and hydration can only be achieved with parenteral nutrition (PN). While this is a…”
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Early life socioeconomic adversity is associated in adult life with chronic inflammation, carotid atherosclerosis, poorer lung function and decreased cognitive performance: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Packard, Chris J, Bezlyak, Vladimir, McLean, Jennifer S, Batty, G David, Ford, Ian, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Deans, Kevin A, Henderson, Marion, McGinty, Agnes, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G, Velupillai, Yoga N, Tannahill, Carol

“…Socioeconomic gradients in health persist despite public health campaigns and improvements in healthcare. The Psychosocial and Biological Determinants of…”
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Soluble ST2 associates with diabetes but not established cardiovascular risk factors: a new inflammatory pathway of relevance to diabetes? by Miller, Ashley M, Purves, David, McConnachie, Alex, Asquith, Darren L, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Ford, Ian, McLean, Jennifer S, Packard, Chris J, Shiels, Paul G, Turner, Helen, Velupillai, Yoga N, Deans, Kevin A, Welsh, Paul, McInnes, Iain B, Sattar, Naveed

“…Preliminary data mostly from animal models suggest the sST2/IL-33 pathway may have causal relevance for vascular disease and diabetes and thus point to a…”
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Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort by MCGUINNESS, Dagmara, MCGLYNN, Liane M, MCGINTY, Agnes, MCLEAN, Jennifer S, MILLAR, Keith, PACKARD, Chris J, SATTAR, Naveed A, TANNAHILL, Carol, VELUPILLAI, Yoga N, SHIELS, Paul G, JOHNSON, Paul Cd, MACINTYRE, Alan, BATTY, G. David, BURNS, Harry, CAVANAGH, Jonathan, DEANS, Kevin A, FORD, Ian, MCCONNACHIE, Alex

“…Epigenetic programming and epigenetic mechanisms driven by environmental factors are thought to play an important role in human health and ageing. Global DNA…”
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An investigation of two-dimensional ultrasound carotid plaque presence and intima media thickness in middle-aged South Asian and European men living in the United kingdom by Ghouri, Nazim, Purves, David, Deans, Kevin A, Logan, Greig, McConnachie, Alex, Wilson, John, Gill, Jason M R, Sattar, Naveed

“…Ultrasound studies of carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaques are limited in South Asians, a group at elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We…”
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Personality, socio-economic status and inflammation: cross-sectional, population-based study by Millar, Keith, Lloyd, Suzanne M, McLean, Jennifer S, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, Mõttus, Réne, Packard, Chris J, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G, Velupillai, Yoga N, Tannahill, Carol

“…Associations between socio-economic status (SES), personality and inflammation were examined to determine whether low SES subjects scoring high on neuroticism…”
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Socioeconomic deprivation and cortical morphology: psychological, social, and biological determinants of ill health study by Krishnadas, Rajeev, McLean, John, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McLean, Jennifer S, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G, Tannahill, Carol, Velupillai, Yoga N, Packard, Chris J, Cavanagh, Jonathan

“…Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation has been associated with poor cognitive function pertaining to language and the executive control. Few studies…”
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The effect of electronic ordering on pre-analytical errors in primary care by Turner, Helen E, Deans, Kevin A, Kite, Austen, Croal, Bernie L

“…Pre-analytical variables are common across all laboratories and can negatively impact on patient care. The aim of this study was to review the impact of…”
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"Anti-inflammatory" drugs and their effects on type 2 diabetes by Deans, Kevin A, Sattar, Naveed

“…There is a growing body of evidence for the role of inflammation in type 2 diabetes. In addition to the evidence presented elsewhere, evidence is emerging that…”
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D is lower in deprived groups, but is not associated with carotid intima media thickness or plaques: Results from pSoBid by Knox, Susan, Welsh, Paul, Bezlyak, Vladimir, McConnachie, Alex, Boulton, Emma, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, Batty, G. David, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Millar, Keith, McInnes, Iain B, McLean, Jennifer, Velupillai, Yoga, Shiels, Paul, Tannahill, Carol, Packard, Chris J, Michael Wallace, A, Sattar, Naveed

“…Abstract Objective The association of the circulating serum vitamin D metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) with atherosclerotic burden is unclear, with…”
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Socioeconomic Status and the Cerebellar Grey Matter Volume. Data from a Well-Characterised Population Sample by Cavanagh, Jonathan, Krishnadas, Rajeev, Batty, G. David, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A., Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, McLean, Jennifer S., Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G., Tannahill, Carol, Velupillai, Yoga N., Packard, Chris J., McLean, John

“…The cerebellum is highly sensitive to adverse environmental factors throughout the life span. Socioeconomic deprivation has been associated with greater…”
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Early life socioeconomic status, chronic physiological stress and hippocampal N-acetyl aspartate concentrations by McLean, John, Krishnadas, Rajeev, Batty, G. David, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A., Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, McLean, Jennifer S., Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G., Tannahill, Carol, Velupillai, Yoga N., Packard, Chris J., Condon, Barrie R., Hadley, Donald M., Cavanagh, Jonathan

“…► We examine the relationship between early life socioeconomic status and hippocampal NAA. ► We used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to quantify NAA…”
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Interaction of personality traits with social deprivation in determining mental wellbeing and health behaviours by Packard, Chris J., Cavanagh, Jonathan, McLean, Jennifer S., McConnachie, Alex, Messow, Claudia-Martina, Batty, G. David, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A., Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G., Velupillai, Yoga N., Tannahill, Carol, Millar, Keith

“…Background Associations between personality traits, mental wellbeing and good health behaviours were examined to understand further the social and…”
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Cardio-metabolic risk factors and cortical thickness in a neurologically healthy male population: Results from the psychological, social and biological determinants of ill health (pSoBid) study by Krishnadas, Rajeev, McLean, John, Batty, G David, Batty, David G, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, McLean, Jennifer S, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G, Velupillai, Yoga N, Packard, Chris J, Cavanagh, Jonathan

“…Cardio-metabolic risk factors have been associated with poor physical and mental health. Epidemiological studies have shown peripheral risk markers to be…”
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Comparison of sample types for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measured on the Siemens Immulite 2500 and Dimension Vista LOCI methods by Peake, Roy W A, Turner, Helen E, Leaper, Wendy, Deans, Kevin A, Hannah, Andrew, Croal, Bernard L

“…Measurement of serum natriuretic peptides is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure. Assays for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide…”
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Hyperlipidaemia and cardiovascular disease: apolipoprotein measurements and metabolic syndrome as predictors of cardiovascular risk by Deans, Kevin A, Dominiczak, Marek H

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Corrigendum to "Cardio-metabolic risk factors and cortical thickness in a neurologically healthy male population: Results from the psychological, social and biological determinants of ill health (pSoBid) study" [Neuroimage Clin. 2 (2013) 646-57] by Krishnadas, Rajeev, McLean, John, Batty, G David, Burns, Harry, Deans, Kevin A, Ford, Ian, McConnachie, Alex, McGinty, Agnes, McLean, Jennifer S, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul G, Velupillai, Yoga N, Packard, Chris J, Cavanagh, Jonathan

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.04.012.]…”
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Psychological, social and biological determinants of ill health (pSoBid): study protocol of a population-based study by Velupillai, Yoga N, Packard, Chris J, Batty, G David, Bezlyak, Vladimir, Burns, Harry, Cavanagh, Jonathan, Deans, Kevin, Ford, Ian, McGinty, Agnes, Millar, Keith, Sattar, Naveed, Shiels, Paul, Tannahill, Carol

“…Disadvantaged communities suffer higher levels of physical and mental ill health than more advantaged communities. The purpose of the present study was to…”
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