Christopher Steer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1843699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Steer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Steer |
| SIGNATURE | STEER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5691-5056 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Diagnosis as a social determinant
Influences on child fruit and vegetable intake
Objective To examine the sociodemographic, parental and child factors that predict fruit and vegetable consumption in 7-year-old children. Design Diet was assessed using three 1d unweighed food diaries. The child’s daily fruit and vegetable consumption was calculated by summing the weight of each type of fruit, fruit juice and vegetable consumed. The various others factors measured were assessed by a questionnaire at different time points. Settin…
Selective drop-out in longitudinal studies and non-biased prediction of behaviour disorders
BACKGROUND: Participant drop-out occurs in all longitudinal studies, and if systematic, may lead to selection biases and erroneous conclusions being drawn from a study. AIMS: We investigated whether drop out in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC) was systematic or random, and if systematic, whether it had an impact on the prediction of disruptive behaviour disorders. METHOD: Teacher reports of disruptive behaviour among c…
Patterns of breastfeeding in a UK longitudinal cohort study
Although exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of infant life is recommended in the UK, there is little information on the extent of exclusive breastfeeding. This study has taken the 1996 and 2003 World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of breastfeeding and investigated breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months of life in infants born to mothers enrolled in a longitudinal, representative, population-based cohort study--the Avon Longi…
Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Avon longitudinal study of parents and children, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS: 8234 children in cohort aged 7 years and a subsample of 909 children (children in focus) with data on additional early growth related risk factors for obesity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Obesity at age 7 years, d…
Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Avon longitudinal study of parents and children, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS: 8234 children in cohort aged 7 years and a subsample of 909 children (children in focus) with data on additional early growth related risk factors for obesity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Obesity at age 7 years, d…
Patterns of breastfeeding in a UK longitudinal cohort study
Although exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of infant life is recommended in the UK, there is little information on the extent of exclusive breastfeeding. This study has taken the 1996 and 2003 World Health Organization (WHO) definitions of breastfeeding and investigated breastfeeding rates in the first 6 months of life in infants born to mothers enrolled in a longitudinal, representative, population-based cohort study--the Avon Longi…
Selective drop-out in longitudinal studies and non-biased prediction of behaviour disorders
BACKGROUND: Participant drop-out occurs in all longitudinal studies, and if systematic, may lead to selection biases and erroneous conclusions being drawn from a study. AIMS: We investigated whether drop out in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC) was systematic or random, and if systematic, whether it had an impact on the prediction of disruptive behaviour disorders. METHOD: Teacher reports of disruptive behaviour among c…
Influences on child fruit and vegetable intake
Objective To examine the sociodemographic, parental and child factors that predict fruit and vegetable consumption in 7-year-old children. Design Diet was assessed using three 1d unweighed food diaries. The child’s daily fruit and vegetable consumption was calculated by summing the weight of each type of fruit, fruit juice and vegetable consumed. The various others factors measured were assessed by a questionnaire at different time points. Settin…
Diagnosis as a social determinant
Cohort (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Cohort study (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Longitudinal study (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works)