P Adab
Biographic Data
| ID | 241698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P Adab |
| GIVEN NAMES | P |
| FAMILY NAME | Adab |
| SIGNATURE | ADAB P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9087-3945 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Secondary school smartphone policies in England
This study provides a descriptive analysis of the content and implementation of smartphone policies across 30 secondary schools in England, comparing schools that do (permissive) or do not (restrictive) allow phone use during recreational time. School policy documents were collected, along with survey data from pupil (n = 1198), teacher (n = 53), and SLT (n = 30) participants. Phones were positioned as benefitting safety, learning, and communicat…
Factors Associated with Changes in Capability-Wellbeing for Children and Young People of Secondary School Age During the First Covid-19 Lockdown
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12187-025-10294-y
Strengthening Clinician-Researchers’ Communication and Knowledge Translation Skills
Communication is a core component of a clinician's role; however, when clinicians conduct research, communicating the emerging findings and recommendations to different types of stakeholders can be unfamiliar territory. Communicating research to advocate for change can be even more challenging. Clinician researchers seeking to be agents for change need to conceive and craft specific, evidence-based messages and communicate these effectively to di…
Randomised controlled trial testing effectiveness of feedback about lung age or exhaled CO combined with very brief advice for smoking cessation compared to very brief advice alone in North Macedonia
The trial was registered at http://www.isrctn.com (ISRCTN54228638) on the 07/09/2018
Covid-19
A long list is emerging from largely unadjusted analyses, with age near the top
Orientaciones para la comunidad científica sobre el diseño, implementación y evaluación de intervenciones escolares sobre promoción de comportamientos saludables (Guidelines for the scientific communi…
Despite the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle, a large percentage of young people do not meet the established recommendations for these health-related behaviors. Developing multiple health behavior interventions are, therefore, required. Although school has been considered an ideal setting to promote healthy lifestyles in children and adolescents, most school-based interventions reported small or non-significant effects, diminishing over t…
The UK’s Global Health Respiratory Network
Respiratory disorders are responsible for considerable morbidity, health care utilisation, societal costs and approximately one in five deaths worldwide [1-4]. Yet, despite this substantial health and societal burden – which particularly affects the world’s poorest populations and as such is a major contributor to global health inequalities – respiratory disorders have historically not received the \npolicy priority they warrant. For example, des…
Cultural adaptation of a children’s weight management programme
ISRCTN81798055 , registered: 13/05/2014
A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the daily mile on childhood obesity and wellbeing; the Birmingham daily mile protocol
ISRCTN: 12698269 . Date protocol registered 27th October 2016
How does age affect the relationship between weight and health utility during the middle years of childhood
The evidence surrounding the link between preference-based HRQL and weight status in children is limited. This study found no association between weight status and HRQL as measured by the CHU-9D in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years in the UK. Given this, it is recommended that future studies aiming to prevent obesity in children in their middle years do not rely solely on preference-based measures for economic evaluation, and instead fo…
Process evaluation results of a cluster randomised controlled childhood obesity prevention trial
ISRCTN97000586 . 19 May 2010
Are babies conceived during Ramadan born smaller and sooner than babies conceived at other times of the year? A Born in Bradford Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: It is not known whether infants exposed to intermittent maternal fasting at conception are born smaller or have a higher risk of premature birth than those who are not. Doctors are therefore unsure about what advice to give women about the safety of Ramadan fasting. This cohort study aimed to investigate these questions in Muslim mother-infant pairs to inform prenatal care. METHODS: Routinely collected data accessed from maternity rec…
Socioeconomic determinants of childhood obesity among primary school children in Guangzhou, China
The socioeconomic gradient for childhood obesity in China is the reverse of the patterns seen in countries at more advanced stages of the obesity epidemic. This presents an opportunity to intervene and prevent the onset of social inequalities that are likely to ensue with further economic development. The marked gender inequality in obesity needs further exploration
Is an energy-dense, low fibre diet pattern related to adiposity in UK children
Obesity prevention in English primary schools
Schools are seen as important contributors to obesity prevention, yet face barriers in fulfilling this function. This qualitative study investigates headteacher views on the primary school role in preventing obesity. Semi-structured interviews were held with 22 headteachers from ethnically and socio-economically diverse schools in the West Midlands, UK. Data analysis was conducted using the framework approach. Two over-arching categories were ide…
Parent and child perceptions of school-based obesity prevention in England
This study enabled us to better understand aspects of the WAVES study intervention programme that have the potential to initiate positive behaviour changes in families, and indicated that a combination of pathways influenced such changes. Pathways included: increasing capability through improving knowledge and skills of children and parents; increasing motivation through parental empowerment and role modelling; and the direct provision of opportu…
A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6–7 year old children
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN97000586 (registered May 2010)
Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong
Objective To determine the potential predictors of body size dissatisfaction in Chinese children. Design The Child’s Body Image Scale was used to assess body size perception and dissatisfaction. BMI was calculated from objectively measured height and weight. Predictors of body size dissatisfaction were examined by logistic regression analysis. Setting Hong Kong, China. Subjects Six hundred and twenty children (53 % boys, aged 6·1–12·9 years) from…
Systematic review of modifiable risk factors associated with childhood obesity in China, a population undergoing rapid social and economic transition
Are grandparents the key to childhood obesity prevention in China? Evidence from a mixed methods study
Teacher experiences of delivering an obesity prevention programme (The Waves study intervention) in a primary school setting
Parental feeding styles, child eating behaviour and weight status in children aged 7–8 years
Fitness, physical activity and BMI in 5- to 6-year-old children; cross-sectional analysis on a sub-sample of children from the Waves study, UK
Headteacher perspectives on the role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity
An evaluation of Birmingham Own Health®telephone care management service among patients with poorly controlled diabetes. a retrospective comparison with the General Practice Research Database
Despite the limitations of the study design, the results are consistent with the Birmingham Own Health telephone care management intervention being effective in reducing HbA1c levels, blood pressure and BMI in people with diabetes, to a degree comparable with randomised controlled trials of similar interventions and clinically important. The effects appear to be greater in patients with poorer baseline levels and the intervention is effective in …
Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank cohort study
OBJECTIVE: In developed western populations longer legs have been shown to be a marker of better early childhood conditions. In the first generations to experience the epidemiologic transition and associated economic development, epigenetic constraints on growth might preclude improved childhood conditions from increasing leg growth or height. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Multivariable linear regression was used to assess the association of …
Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE: In developed western populations longer legs have been shown to be a biomarker of better early childhood conditions. It was hypothesised that in transitioning populations better childhood conditions may bring forward puberty and thus decrease leg length, counteracting the overall positive effect of a favourable childhood environment on leg growth. DESIGN: Structural equation modelling was used to assess the interrelationship of age, ed…
Height, Its Components, and Cardiovascular Risk Among Older Chinese
Objectives. Better childhood conditions, inferred from height and specifically leg length, are usually protective against ischemic heart disease and its risk factors in Western countries. In other geoethnic populations, height is less clearly protective, casting doubt on there being a biological etiology. To clarify the role of childhood conditions, we examined the associations of height and its components with cardiovascular risk among older Chi…
Smoking, respiratory disease and health service utilisation
Randomised controlled trial of the effect of evidence based information on women’s willingness to participate in cervical cancer screening
Study objectives: To assess whether providing women with additional information on the pros and cons of screening, compared with information currently offered by the NHS, affects their intention to attend for screening. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either the control, (based on an NHS Cervical Screening Programme leaflet currently used), or the intervention leaflet (containing additional info…
Randomised controlled trial of the effect of evidence based information on women’s willingness to participate in cervical cancer screening
Study objectives: To assess whether providing women with additional information on the pros and cons of screening, compared with information currently offered by the NHS, affects their intention to attend for screening. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either the control, (based on an NHS Cervical Screening Programme leaflet currently used), or the intervention leaflet (containing additional info…
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Opportunistic Cervical Cancer Screening
BACKGROUND: Several countries have adopted nationally organized cervical screening programs, but many continue with opportunistic screening. Comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of the 2 systems is important for informing policy. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of an opportunistic cervical screening system, and to compare this with what could be achieved through an organized progr…
Secondhand smoke and respiratory ill health in current smokers
SHS exposure is strongly associated with increased acute respiratory symptoms and recent outpatient service utilisation in current smokers. If the association is causal, public health action to limit SHS exposure could also benefit smokers
Smoking, respiratory disease and health service utilisation
Height, Its Components, and Cardiovascular Risk Among Older Chinese
Objectives. Better childhood conditions, inferred from height and specifically leg length, are usually protective against ischemic heart disease and its risk factors in Western countries. In other geoethnic populations, height is less clearly protective, casting doubt on there being a biological etiology. To clarify the role of childhood conditions, we examined the associations of height and its components with cardiovascular risk among older Chi…
Are longer legs associated with enhanced fertility in Chinese women?☆
Are height and leg length universal markers of childhood conditions? The Guangzhou Biobank cohort study
OBJECTIVE: In developed western populations longer legs have been shown to be a marker of better early childhood conditions. In the first generations to experience the epidemiologic transition and associated economic development, epigenetic constraints on growth might preclude improved childhood conditions from increasing leg growth or height. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Multivariable linear regression was used to assess the association of …
Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE: In developed western populations longer legs have been shown to be a biomarker of better early childhood conditions. It was hypothesised that in transitioning populations better childhood conditions may bring forward puberty and thus decrease leg length, counteracting the overall positive effect of a favourable childhood environment on leg growth. DESIGN: Structural equation modelling was used to assess the interrelationship of age, ed…
Screening
A Raffle, M Gray. Published by Oxford University PressOxford 2007 317 £24.95 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-19-921449-5 What is screening, where did it start, what does it do, how can we measure its success and how do we implement it? These questions and many more are eloquently addressed by Raffle and Gray’s book. The book takes a population perspective to explore the historical context, theoretical aspects and practical approaches and challenges to scr…
Leg length and age of puberty among men and women from a developing population
OBJECTIVES: Leg length and relative leg length are considered to be reliable markers of prepubertal living conditions. Cessation of leg growth, driven by estrogen, occurs earlier in puberty in girls than boys. We hypothesized that leg length and relative leg length, as sitting height to leg ratio, might have sex-specific associations with age of puberty. METHODS: We used multivariable linear regression in 10,046 older (>or=50 years) Chinese from …
A randomised controlled trial to compare a range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with a minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN25072883
An evaluation of Birmingham Own Health®telephone care management service among patients with poorly controlled diabetes. a retrospective comparison with the General Practice Research Database
Despite the limitations of the study design, the results are consistent with the Birmingham Own Health telephone care management intervention being effective in reducing HbA1c levels, blood pressure and BMI in people with diabetes, to a degree comparable with randomised controlled trials of similar interventions and clinically important. The effects appear to be greater in patients with poorer baseline levels and the intervention is effective in …
Body image, body dissatisfaction and weight status in south asian children
Awareness of body image size and increasing body dissatisfaction with higher weight status is established at a young age in this population. This needs to be considered when designing interventions to reduce obesity in young children, in terms of both benefits and harms
Obesity prevention in English primary schools
Schools are seen as important contributors to obesity prevention, yet face barriers in fulfilling this function. This qualitative study investigates headteacher views on the primary school role in preventing obesity. Semi-structured interviews were held with 22 headteachers from ethnically and socio-economically diverse schools in the West Midlands, UK. Data analysis was conducted using the framework approach. Two over-arching categories were ide…
Parent and child perceptions of school-based obesity prevention in England
This study enabled us to better understand aspects of the WAVES study intervention programme that have the potential to initiate positive behaviour changes in families, and indicated that a combination of pathways influenced such changes. Pathways included: increasing capability through improving knowledge and skills of children and parents; increasing motivation through parental empowerment and role modelling; and the direct provision of opportu…
A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6–7 year old children
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN97000586 (registered May 2010)
Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong
Objective To determine the potential predictors of body size dissatisfaction in Chinese children. Design The Child’s Body Image Scale was used to assess body size perception and dissatisfaction. BMI was calculated from objectively measured height and weight. Predictors of body size dissatisfaction were examined by logistic regression analysis. Setting Hong Kong, China. Subjects Six hundred and twenty children (53 % boys, aged 6·1–12·9 years) from…
Systematic review of modifiable risk factors associated with childhood obesity in China, a population undergoing rapid social and economic transition
Are grandparents the key to childhood obesity prevention in China? Evidence from a mixed methods study
Teacher experiences of delivering an obesity prevention programme (The Waves study intervention) in a primary school setting
Parental feeding styles, child eating behaviour and weight status in children aged 7–8 years
Fitness, physical activity and BMI in 5- to 6-year-old children; cross-sectional analysis on a sub-sample of children from the Waves study, UK
Headteacher perspectives on the role of the primary school in preventing childhood obesity
Socioeconomic determinants of childhood obesity among primary school children in Guangzhou, China
The socioeconomic gradient for childhood obesity in China is the reverse of the patterns seen in countries at more advanced stages of the obesity epidemic. This presents an opportunity to intervene and prevent the onset of social inequalities that are likely to ensue with further economic development. The marked gender inequality in obesity needs further exploration
Is an energy-dense, low fibre diet pattern related to adiposity in UK children
Medicine (36 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (20 works) · Obesity (15 works) · Demography (14 works) · Internal Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Overweight (13 works) · Childhood obesity (11 works) · Gerontology (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works)