Search Results - "MacKay, Daniel"
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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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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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Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality among Former Professional Soccer Players
Published in The New England journal of medicine (07-11-2019)“…In a study in which death certificates were used to compare the causes of death among 7676 former Scottish soccer players and 23,028 matched controls,…”
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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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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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Association of Field Position and Career Length With Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease in Male Former Professional Soccer Players
Published in JAMA neurology (01-09-2021)“…Neurodegenerative disease mortality is higher among former professional soccer players than general population controls. However, the factors contributing to…”
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Evaluating the impact of alcohol minimum unit pricing on deaths and hospitalisations in Scotland: a controlled interrupted time series study
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (22-04-2023)“…Since May 1, 2018, every alcoholic drink sold in Scotland has had minimum unit pricing (MUP) of £0·50 per unit. Previous studies have indicated that the…”
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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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Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants
Published in BMJ (Online) (08-05-2018)“…AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association of grip strength with disease specific incidence and mortality and whether grip strength enhances the…”
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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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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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Educational outcomes in childhood cancer survivors: A Scotland-wide record-linkage study of 766,217 schoolchildren
Published in PloS one (26-07-2023)“…A cancer diagnosis during childhood greatly disrupts the lives of those affected, causing physical and psychological challenges. We aim to investigate…”
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Estimation of Survival Probabilities for Use in Cost-effectiveness Analyses: A Comparison of a Multi-state Modeling Survival Analysis Approach with Partitioned Survival and Markov Decision-Analytic Modeling
Published in Medical decision making (01-05-2017)“…Modeling of clinical-effectiveness in a cost-effectiveness analysis typically involves some form of partitioned survival or Markov decision-analytic modeling…”
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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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An evaluation of the effects of lowering blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers on the rates of road traffic accidents and alcohol consumption: a natural experiment
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (26-01-2019)“…Drink driving is an important risk factor for road traffic accidents (RTAs), which cause high levels of morbidity and mortality globally. Lowering the…”
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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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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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The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 296 535 adults of white European descent
Published in European heart journal (01-05-2018)“…Abstract Aims The data regarding the associations of body mass index (BMI) with cardiovascular (CVD) risk, especially for those at the low categories of BMI,…”
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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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