Search Results - "MACKAY, Daniel F"
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Relationship between smoking and obesity: a cross-sectional study of 499,504 middle-aged adults in the UK general population
Published in PloS one (17-04-2015)“…There is a general perception that smoking protects against weight gain and this may influence commencement and continuation of smoking, especially among young…”
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Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study
Published in BMJ (Online) (19-04-2017)“…Objective To investigate the association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all cause mortality.Design Prospective…”
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Is older age associated with COVID-19 mortality in the absence of other risk factors? General population cohort study of 470,034 participants
Published in PloS one (05-11-2020)“…Older people have been reported to be at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality. This study explored the factors mediating this association and whether older age…”
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Gestational age at delivery and special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren
Published in PLoS medicine (08-06-2010)“…Previous studies have demonstrated an association between preterm delivery and increased risk of special educational need (SEN). The aim of our study was to…”
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Meta‐analysis of the association between body mass index and health‐related quality of life among adults, assessed by the SF‐36
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-03-2013)“…Objective: Obesity is associated with impaired overall health‐related quality of life but individual studies suggest the relationship may differ for mental and…”
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The association between physical activity and risk of mortality is modulated by grip strength and cardiorespiratory fitness: evidence from 498 135 UK-Biobank participants
Published in European heart journal (07-01-2017)“…It is unclear whether the potential benefits of physical activity differ according to level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or strength. The aim of this…”
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Apgar score and the risk of cause-specific infant mortality: a population-based cohort study
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (15-11-2014)“…Summary Background The Apgar score has been used worldwide as an index of early neonatal condition for more than 60 years. With advances in health-care service…”
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Ethnic-Specific Obesity Cutoffs for Diabetes Risk: Cross-sectional Study of 490,288 UK Biobank Participants
Published in Diabetes care (01-09-2014)“…To compare the relationship between adiposity and prevalent diabetes across ethnic groups in the UK Biobank cohort and to derive ethnic-specific obesity…”
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Mental health and suicide in former professional soccer players
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-12-2020)“…IntroductionThere is growing recognition of an association between contact sports participation and increased risk of neurodegenerative disease, including…”
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Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren: A population-based record linkage cohort study
Published in PLoS medicine (13-10-2020)“…Neurodevelopmental conditions commonly coexist in children, but compared to adults, childhood multimorbidity attracts less attention in research and clinical…”
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Customised and Noncustomised Birth Weight Centiles and Prediction of Stillbirth and Infant Mortality and Morbidity: A Cohort Study of 979,912 Term Singleton Pregnancies in Scotland
Published in PLoS medicine (31-01-2017)“…There is limited evidence to support the use of customised centile charts to identify those at risk of stillbirth and infant death at term. We sought to…”
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Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for COVID-19, and comparison to risk factors for influenza and pneumonia: results from a UK Biobank prospective cohort study
Published in BMJ open (19-11-2020)“…ObjectivesWe aimed to investigate demographic, lifestyle, socioeconomic and clinical risk factors for COVID-19, and compared them to risk factors for pneumonia…”
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Meta-Analysis of the Association between Body Mass Index and Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adolescents, Assessed Using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Index
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-02-2013)“…Objective To explore the relationships between body mass index and overall, physical, and psychosocial health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and…”
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Associations Between Diabetes and Both Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality Are Modified by Grip Strength: Evidence From UK Biobank, a Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study
Published in Diabetes care (01-12-2017)“…Grip strength and diabetes are predictors of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but whether these risk factors interact to predispose to adverse…”
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Educational outcomes among children with congenital heart disease compared to peers: a Scotland-wide record-linkage study of 715,850 schoolchildren
Published in BMC pediatrics (22-06-2024)“…Nine in every thousand children born in the United Kingdom have congenital heart disease, and 250,000 adults are living with the condition. This study aims to…”
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Educational and employment outcomes associated with childhood traumatic brain injury in Scotland: A population-based record-linkage cohort study
Published in PLoS medicine (28-03-2023)“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among young children and adolescents and the effects can be lifelong and wide-reaching…”
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The associations of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened and naturally sweet juices with all-cause mortality in 198,285 UK Biobank participants: a prospective cohort study
Published in BMC medicine (24-04-2020)“…Recent efforts to address the obesity epidemic have focused on sugar consumption, especially sugar-sweetened beverages. However, sugar takes many forms, is…”
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Associations of discretionary screen time with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer are attenuated by strength, fitness and physical activity: findings from the UK Biobank study
Published in BMC medicine (24-05-2018)“…Discretionary screen time (time spent viewing a television or computer screen during leisure time) is an important contributor to total sedentary behaviour,…”
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Educational and health outcomes of schoolchildren in local authority care in Scotland: A retrospective record linkage study
Published in PLoS medicine (12-11-2021)“…Looked after children are defined as children who are in the care of their local authority. Previous studies have reported that looked after children have…”
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Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank
Published in BMC medicine (10-11-2020)“…Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection. While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19…”
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