Search Results - "Lawlor, D A"

Do women exhibit greater differences in established and novel risk factors between diabetes and non-diabetes than men? The British Regional Heart Study and British Women’s Heart Health Study by Wannamethee, S. G., Papacosta, O., Lawlor, D. A., Whincup, P. H., Lowe, G. D., Ebrahim, S., Sattar, N.

“…Aims/hypothesis Type 2 diabetes is associated with greater relative risk of CHD in women than in men, which is not fully explained by conventional…”
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Association of existing diabetes, gestational diabetes and glycosuria in pregnancy with macrosomia and offspring body mass index, waist and fat mass in later childhood: findings from a prospective pregnancy cohort by Lawlor, D.A, Fraser, A, Lindsay, R. S, Ness, A, Dabelea, D, Catalano, P, Davey Smith, G, Sattar, N, Nelson, S. M

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of the study was to examine the association of existing diabetes (i.e. already diagnosed prior to pregnancy), gestational diabetes and…”
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Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Is Associated With Incident Vascular Events Independently of Alcohol Intake: Analysis of the British Women’s Heart and Health Study and Meta-Analysis by Fraser, Abigail, Harris, Ross, Sattar, Naveed, Ebrahim, Shah, Smith, George Davey, Lawlor, D A

“…OBJECTIVE—γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is a marker of alcohol intake but may also reflect oxidative stress and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Alanine…”
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Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study by Van Batenburg-Eddes, T., Brion, M.J., Henrichs, J., Jaddoe, V.W.V., Hofman, A., Verhulst, F.C., Lawlor, D.A., Davey Smith, G., Tiemeier, H.

“…Background:  Maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy have been associated with offspring‐attention deficit problems. Aim:  We explored possible…”
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Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and risk of preterm birth: a collaboration using large routine health datasets by Cornish, R P, Magnus, M C, Urhoj, S K, Santorelli, G, Smithers, L G, Odd, D, Fraser, A, Håberg, S E, Nybo Andersen, A M, Birnie, K, Lynch, J W, Tilling, K, Lawlor, D A

“…Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests an increased risk with both maternal underweight and obesity, with…”
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Does the new International Diabetes Federation definition of the metabolic syndrome predict CHD any more strongly than older definitions? Findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study by Lawlor, D. A, Smith, G. Davey, Ebrahim, S

“…Aims/hypothesis We compared the associations between three definitions of the metabolic syndrome and CHD risk. The definitions studied were the new…”
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Association of birth weight with adult lung function: findings from the British Women’s Heart and Health Study and a meta-analysis by Lawlor, D A, Ebrahim, S, Davey Smith, G

“…Background: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between birth weight and lung function in a cohort of women aged 60–79 years and to combine…”
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A comparison of South Asian specific and established BMI thresholds for determining obesity prevalence in pregnancy and predicting pregnancy complications: findings from the Born in Bradford cohort by Bryant, M, Santorelli, G, Lawlor, D A, Farrar, D, Tuffnell, D, Bhopal, R, Wright, J

“…Objective: To describe how maternal obesity prevalence varies by established international and South Asian specific body mass index (BMI) cut-offs in women of…”
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Economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat overweight or obesity in children by Hollingworth, W, Hawkins, J, Lawlor, D A, Brown, M, Marsh, T, Kipping, R R

“…Objective: To estimate lifetime cost effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to treat overweight and obese children, from the UK National Health Service…”
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Associations of measures of lung function with insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes: findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study by LAWLOR, D. A, EBRAHIM, S, SMITH, G. Davey

“…The aim of this study was to assess the associations of lung function with insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. We did a cross-sectional study of 3911 women…”
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Maternal plasma cortisol's effect on offspring birth weight: a Mendelian Randomisation study by Thompson, W D, Reynolds, R M, Beaumont, R N, Warrington, N M, Tyrrell, J, Wood, A R, Evans, D M, McDonald, T J, Hattersley, A H, Freathy, R M, Lawlor, D A, Borges, M C

“…Observational studies and randomized controlled trials have found evidence that higher maternal circulating cortisol levels in pregnancy are associated with…”
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Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools by Jago, R, Rawlins, E, Kipping, R R, Wells, S, Chittleborough, C, Peters, T J, Mytton, J, Lawlor, D A, Campbell, R

“…Systematic reviews have highlighted that school-based diet and physical activity (PA) interventions have had limited effects. This study used qualitative…”
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A modified Mediterranean diet is associated with the greatest reduction in alanine aminotransferase levels in obese type 2 diabetes patients: results of a quasi-randomised controlled trial by Fraser, A., Abel, R., Lawlor, D. A., Fraser, D., Elhayany, A.

“…Aim The aim of the study was to compare the effect of different dietary interventions on alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in obese patients with diabetes…”
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Assessing prediction of diabetes in older adults using different adiposity measures: a 7 year prospective study in 6,923 older men and women by Wannamethee, S. G, Papacosta, O, Whincup, P. H, Carson, C, Thomas, M. C, Lawlor, D. A, Ebrahim, S, Sattar, N

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to examine whether waist circumference (WC) or WHR improve diabetes prediction beyond body mass index in older men…”
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Geographical variation in cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and their control in older women: British Women's Heart and Health Study by Lawlor, D A, Bedford, C, Taylor, M, Ebrahim, S

“…Objectives: To measure the geographical variation in prevalence of cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and their control in a nationally representative…”
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Association between falls in elderly women and chronic diseases and drug use: cross sectional study by Lawlor, Debbie A, Patel, Rita, Ebrahim, Shah

“…Abstract Objective To assess the associations between having had a fall and chronic diseases and drug use in elderly women. Design Cross sectional survey,…”
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Accuracy of height and weight data from child health records by Howe, L D, Tilling, K, Lawlor, D A

“…Background:There is limited knowledge of the accuracy of height and weight measurements from child health records, despite widespread use for research and…”
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The thermolabile variant of MTHFR is associated with depression in the British Women's Heart and Health Study and a meta-analysis by LEWIS, S. J, LAWLOR, D. A, SMITH, G. Davey, ARAYA, R, TIMPSON, N, DAY, I. N. M, EBRAHIM, S

“…Low dietary folate intake has been implicated as a risk factor for depression. However, observational epidemiological studies are plagued by problems of…”
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Physical activity in older women: associations with area deprivation and with socioeconomic position over the life course: observations in the British Women’s Heart and Health Study by Hillsdon, M, Lawlor, D A, Ebrahim, S, Morris, J N

“…Objective:To assess the association between residential area-level deprivation, individual life-course socioeconomic position and adult levels of physical…”
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Sex matters: secular and geographical trends in sex differences in coronary heart disease mortality by Lawlor, D A, Ebrahim, S, Smith, G Davey

“…Abstract Objective: To examine secular trends and geographical variations in sex differences in mortality from coronary heart disease and investigate how these…”
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