Search Results - "Wadsworth, MEJ"

Number of children and coronary heart disease risk factors in men and women from a British birth cohort by Hardy, R, Lawlor, DA, Black, S, Wadsworth, MEJ, Kuh, D

“…Objective  To examine the association between number of children and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in women and men. Design  Prospective cohort…”
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Cardiovascular risk at age 53 years in relation to the menopause transition and use of hormone replacement therapy: a prospective British birth cohort study by Kuh, D., Langenberg, C., Hardy, R., Kok, H., Cooper, R., Butterworth, S., Wadsworth, M.E.J.

“…Objectives  To investigate cardiovascular risk factors and changes in risk factor levels in relation to menopausal stage, hysterectomy status and hormone…”
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Birth weight, childhood growth and abdominal obesity in adult life by KUH, D, HARDY, R, CHATURVEDI, N, WADSWORTH, M. E. J

“…To examine the relationship of adult abdominal obesity to birth weight, childhood growth and lifetime socioeconomic circumstances. A cohort of 3200 men and…”
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Intake and sources of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) in 4-year-old British children: comparison between 1950 and the 1990s by Prynne, CJ, Thane, CW, Prentice, A, Wadsworth, MEJ

“…To compare dietary intake and sources of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) in 4-year-old British children between 1950 and the 1990s, and report their variation by…”
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Grip Strength, Postural Control, and Functional Leg Power in a Representative Cohort of British Men and Women: Associations With Physical Activity, Health Status, and Socioeconomic Conditions by Kuh, Diana, Bassey, E. Joan, Butterworth, Suzanne, Hardy, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael E. J.

“…Background. Understanding the health, behavioral, and social factors that influence physical performance in midlife may provide clues to the origins of frailty…”
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Cognitive ability in childhood and cognitive decline in mid-life: longitudinal birth cohort study by Richards, Marcus, Shipley, Beverly, Fuhrer, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael E J

“…Abstract Objective To examine the association between cognitive ability in childhood and mid-life cognitive decline in the normal population. Design…”
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Mortality in adults aged 26-54 years related to socioeconomic conditions in childhood and adulthood: post war birth cohort study by Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Langenberg, Claudia, Richards, Marcus, Wadsworth, Michael E J

“…Abstract Objective: To examine premature mortality in adults in relation to socioeconomic conditions in childhood and adulthood. Design: Nationally…”
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Does active leisure protect cognition? Evidence from a national birth cohort by Richards, Marcus, Hardy, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael E.J

“…Social, physical and intellectual activities are thought to facilitate cognitive performance and slow the rate of age associated cognitive decline, but little…”
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Childhood cognitive ability and adult mental health in the British 1946 birth cohort by Hatch, Stephani L., Jones, Peter B., Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael E.J., Richards, Marcus

“…We examined whether childhood cognitive ability was associated with two mental health outcomes at age 53 years: the 28 item General Health Questionnaire…”
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Leg and trunk length at 43 years in relation to childhood health, diet and family circumstances; evidence from the 1946 national birth cohort by Wadsworth, MEJ, Hardy, RJ, Paul, AA, Marshall, SF, Cole, TJ

“…Background This is a study of the associations of adult leg and trunk length with early life height and weight, diet, socioeconomic circumstances, and health,…”
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Birth weight and cognitive function in the British 1946 birth cohort: longitudinal population based study by Richards, Marcus, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Wadsworth, Michael E J

“…Objective To examine the association between birth weight and cognitive function in the normal population. Design A longitudinal, population based, birth…”
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The life course prospective design: an example of benefits and problems associated with study longevity by Wadsworth, M.E.J, Butterworth, S.L, Hardy, R.J, Kuh, D.J, Richards, M, Langenberg, C, Hilder, W.S, Connor, M

“…Although the life course prospective study design has many benefits, and information from such studies is in increasing demand for scientific and policy…”
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Cigarette Smoking and Cognitive Decline in Midlife: Evidence From a Prospective Birth Cohort Study by Richards, Marcus, Jarvis, Martin J, Thompson, Neil, Wadsworth, Michael E. J

“…The authors investigated the effects of cigarette smoking on midlife cognitive performance. Multiple regression was used to test the association between…”
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Birthweight, childhood growth, and blood pressure at 43 years in a British birth cohort by Hardy, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael EJ, Langenberg, Claudia, Kuh, Diana

“…Background Low birthweight is associated with high blood pressure in later life, but it is unclear whether the association is confounded with or modified by…”
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Long term effects of early adversity on cognitive function by Richards, M, Wadsworth, M E J

“…Aims: To investigate long term effects of early adverse circumstances on cognitive function. Methods: Associations between early material home circumstances,…”
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Birthweight, postnatal growth and cognitive function in a national UK birth cohort by Richards, Marcus, Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Wadsworth, Michael EJ

“…Background Birthweight is associated with cognition and educational attainment across the full birthweight range in the normal population, independently of…”
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Childhood cognitive ability and deaths up until middle age: a post-war birth cohort study by Kuh, Diana, Richards, Marcus, Hardy, Rebecca, Butterworth, Suzie, Wadsworth, Michael EJ

“…Background Childhood IQ has been related to mortality in later life in four studies. Cognitive ability may be a mediator between early disadvantage and…”
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Prenatal factors, childhood growth trajectories and age at menarche by Silva, Isabel dos Santos, De Stavola, Bianca L, Mann, Vera, Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Wadsworth, Michael EJ

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Birthweight, childhood social class, and change in adult blood pressure in the 1946 British birth cohort by Hardy, Rebecca, Kuh, Diana, Langenberg, Claudia, Wadsworth, Michael EJ

“…The negative effect of birthweight on systolic blood pressure has been suggested to be initiated in utero and amplified with age. We aimed to investigate this…”
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The protective role of trait anxiety: a longitudinal cohort study by Lee, W E, Wadsworth, M E J, Hotopf, M

“…Most research has indicated that neuroticism (or trait anxiety) is associated with only negative outcomes. Such a common, heritable and variable trait is…”
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