Derek G Cook
Biographic Data
| ID | 5457514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek G Cook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek G |
| FAMILY NAME | Cook |
| SIGNATURE | COOK D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | St George's, University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9723-5759 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cross-sectional study of the associations between circulating vitamin D concentrations and insulin resistance in children aged 9–10 years of South Asian, black African Caribbean and white European ori…
BACKGROUND: Lower circulating vitamin D 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations are associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk in adults, although causality remains uncertain. However, associations between 25(OH)D and type 2 diabetes risk markers in children have been little studied, particularly in ethnic minority populations. We examined whether 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with insulin resistance in children and whether lower 2…
Evaluating the effect of change in the built environment on mental health and subjective well-being: A natural experiment
Background Neighbourhood characteristics may affect mental health and well-being, but longitudinal evidence is limited. We examined the effect of relocating to East Village (the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes’ Village), repurposed to encourage healthy active living, on mental health and well-being. Methods 1278 adults seeking different housing tenures in East village were recruited and examined during 2013–2015. 877 (69%) were followed-up af…
Equity-Specific Effects of Interventions to Promote Physical Activity among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Development of a Collaborative Equity-Specific Re-Analysis Strategy
Reducing social inequalities in physical activity (PA) has become a priority for public health. However, evidence concerning the impact of interventions on inequalities in PA is scarce. This study aims to develop and test the application of a strategy for re-analyzing equity-specific effects of existing PA intervention studies in middle-aged and older adults, as part of an international interdisciplinary collaboration. This article aims to descri…
Interpreting population reach of a large, successful physical activity trial delivered through primary care
ISRCTN.com ISRCTN98538934 . Registered 2nd March 2012
Response bias to a randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease: A cross-sectional analysis
ISRCTN, ISRCTN84864870. Registered 15 May 2012, https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN84864870
Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes…
The Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London (ENABLE London) study provides a unique opportunity to examine differences in mental health and well-being amongst adults seeking social, intermediate (affordable rent), and market-rent housing in a purpose built neighbourhood (East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village), specifically designed to encourage positive health behaviours. Multi-level logi…
Do health checks for adults with intellectual disability reduce emergency hospital admissions? Evaluation of a natural experiment
BACKGROUND: Annual health checks for adults with intellectual disability (ID) have been incentivised by National Health Service (NHS) England since 2009, but it is unclear what impact they have had on important health outcomes such as emergency hospitalisation. METHODS: An evaluation of a 'natural experiment', incorporating practice and individual-level designs, to assess the effectiveness of health checks for adults with ID in reducing emergency…
Mortality Among Adults With Intellectual Disability in England: Comparisons With the General Population
Objectives. To describe mortality among adults with intellectual disability in England in comparison with the general population. Methods. We conducted a cohort study from 2009 to 2013 using data from 343 general practices. Adults with intellectual disability (n = 16 666; 656 deaths) were compared with age-, gender-, and practice-matched controls (n = 113 562; 1358 deaths). Results. Adults with intellectual disability had higher mortality rates t…
“It’s not just about walking…..it’s the practice nurse that makes it work”: A qualitative exploration of the views of practice nurses delivering complex physical activity interventions in primary care
PACE-Lift ISRCTN 42122561 , PACE-UP ISRCTN 98538934
Numbers are not the whole story: A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention
ISRCTN98538934
Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60–74 years: Protocol of the Pace-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluatio…
ISRCTN42122561
OP81 Not Eating Breakfast is Associated with increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk Markers in a Multiethnic Population of Children: The Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background Prevention of type 2 diabetes and one of its precursor obesity are important public health priorities both in adults and in children. In adults, not eating breakfast regularly has been associated with increased risks of obesity and possibly type 2 diabetes. However, little information is available on the influence of breakfast consumption on type 2 diabetes risk markers in children. We therefore examined the relations between self-repo…
The Effect of Unexpected Bereavement on Mortality in Older Couples
Objectives. We sought to determine whether unexpected bereavement has a greater impact on mortality in the surviving partner than death of a partner with preexisting chronic disease or disability. Methods. In a UK primary care database (The Health Improvement Network), we identified 171 720 couples aged 60 years and older. We compared the rise in mortality in the first year after bereavement in those whose partner died without recorded chronic di…
PL01 A Simple Morbidity Score for UK Primary Care: A New Tool for Research and Healthcare Outcome Monitoring
Background Adjustment for morbidity level is important in ensuring fair comparison of outcomes between patient groups and healthcare providers. The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in UK primary care, which records numerous diseases systematically, offers potential for developing a standardised morbidity score that can be easily applied in research and service settings. Methods Using The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a large primary care…
PS07 Trends in Blood Pressure in England: Good Treatment or Good Luck
Background For 30 years, adult blood pressure (BP) has declined in many developed countries. This is likely to have contributed to declining cardiovascular disease mortality. However, the reasons for this, particularly the impact of increased antihypertensive treatment, have been little studied. Diagnostic criteria have changed, meaning that more patients are treated at lower levels of BP than previously; and treatment intensity is greater. Accou…
OP85 Do Good Health and Material Circumstances Protect Older People from the Increase in Mortality after Bereavement
Background Death of a spouse or partner is a common major life event for older people. The adverse health effects of bereavement are well recognised with an increased risk of death described in several populations. The impact of modifying factors, such as chronic disease and material circumstances, is less well understood. In this study, we use a large UK primary care database to examine the modifying and mediating effect of physical comorbidity …
OP29 Ethnic and Socioeconomic Influences on Childhood Blood Pressure: The Child Heart and Health Study in England (Chase)
Background Compared to UK white European adults, UK black African-Caribbean adults have higher mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure; UK South Asian adults have higher mean DBP but lower SBP. However, information on blood pressure in UK children from different ethnic groups is limited. The aim of this study was to compare blood pressure levels in UK children of black African-Caribbean, South Asian and white European origin. Metho…
Ethnic differences in carotid intima media thickness and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity are present in UK children
Background There are marked ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in UK adults; South Asians have high coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke risks while black African-Caribbeans have high stroke risks and low CHD risks when compared with white Europeans. Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk factors are apparent in childhood, but ethnic differences in vascular structure and function during childhood have been little studied. We measured…
Adiposity and cardiometabolic risk markers among Indian children: Comparison with Indian and white European children in the UK
Background UK Indian adults have higher risks of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than both Indian and UK white European adults. With growing evidence that these risks begin before adulthood, we examined whether differences in adiposity and cardiometabolic risk markers were apparent between Indian children who live in India compared to Indian and white European children who live in the UK. Methods Comparisons of cardiometabolic ma…
P2-222 Risk markers for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes in childhood: Comparison of Indian children living in India and the UK
Introduction UK Indian adults have higher risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than Indian and UK European adults. With growing evidence that CHD and T2D risks begin before adulthood, we compared risk factor patterns in Indian children living in India and the UK. Methods We compared markers of adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in 9–10 year-old Indian children in the Mysore Parthenon birth cohort study, India (n=538) an…
P2-324 Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in childhood: Comparison of UK south Asian, African-Caribbean and European children
Introduction UK South Asian adults have high risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with Europeans; UK African-Caribbeans have high risks of stroke and T2D and low coronary heart disease risks. With growing evidence that cardiovascular disease risks begin before adulthood, we compared risk factor patterns and vascular disease markers in UK children from these ethnic groups. Methods We conducted a school-ba…
Ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes risk markers in children in the UK are not explained by socio-economic status: Child Heart and Health Study in England
Objectives To examine the influence of socio-economic position on type 2 diabetes risk markers in different ethnic groups and determine whether differences in socio-economic position can explain ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes risk. Design Cross-sectional survey of children in 200 primary schools in London, Birmingham and Leicester (Child Heart and Health Study England, or CHASE) in which standardised anthropometric and fasting blood measur…
Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England
Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357…
Secondhand smoke exposure assessed using serum cotinine: Associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular risk factors in adult men and women
The trial is challenging, both in terms of recruitment, and motivating behaviour change. The presentation will elaborate on the recruitment experience into a trial evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in ethnic minority populations
Nutritional composition of the diets of South Ssian, black African Caribbean and white European children in the UK: The Child Heart and Health Study in England
Design: Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health (DASH) study: A cohort observational study.Setting: Schools in ten London boroughs with high proportions of the main ethnic minority groups, UK.Participants: White British (692), Black Caribbeans (670), Black Africans (772), Indians (384), and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis (402) children were surveyed in 2003/2004 (11-13 years) and followed up in 2005/2006 (14-16 years).Main outcome me…
Health and social precursors of unemployment in young men in Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: To identify health and socioeconomic factors in childhood that are precursors of unemployment in early adult life and to examine the hypothesis that young men who become unemployed are more likely to have accumulated risks to health during childhood. DESIGN: Longitudinal birth cohort study. The amount of unemployment experienced in early adult life up to age 32 years was the outcome measure used. Exposure measures to indicate vulnerabi…
Has loneliness amongst older people increased? An investigation into variations between cohorts
Loneliness has been consistently identified as one of the specific ‘social problems’ which accompanies old age and growing older: 90 per cent of the general population of Britain feel that loneliness is a problem associated with old age. There is a widespread presumption that loneliness and isolation have become more prevalent in Britain in the period since the Second World War as a result of the decline in multi-generation households and changes…
Non-participation and mortality in a prospective study of cardiovascular disease
Men who did not participate in a prospective study of cardiovascular disease (The British Regional Heart Study) were younger than the participants, more likely to be unmarried, and more likely to be less skilled workers. In the first three years of follow-up, their total mortality rate was significantly higher than that of the participants; thereafter it declined to levels not significantly different from those of the participants. This excess of…
The Effect of Unexpected Bereavement on Mortality in Older Couples
Objectives. We sought to determine whether unexpected bereavement has a greater impact on mortality in the surviving partner than death of a partner with preexisting chronic disease or disability. Methods. In a UK primary care database (The Health Improvement Network), we identified 171 720 couples aged 60 years and older. We compared the rise in mortality in the first year after bereavement in those whose partner died without recorded chronic di…
Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England
Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357…
The Dinamap 1846SX automated blood pressure recorder: Comparison with the Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer under field conditions
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to compare the performance of the Dinamap 1846SX automated oscillometric blood pressure recorder with that of the Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer during use under field study conditions. DESIGN--Two independent within subject measurement comparisons were made, one in adults and one in children, each conducted in three stages over several months while the Dinamap instruments were being used in epidemiological fie…
Mortality Among Adults With Intellectual Disability in England: Comparisons With the General Population
Objectives. To describe mortality among adults with intellectual disability in England in comparison with the general population. Methods. We conducted a cohort study from 2009 to 2013 using data from 343 general practices. Adults with intellectual disability (n = 16 666; 656 deaths) were compared with age-, gender-, and practice-matched controls (n = 113 562; 1358 deaths). Results. Adults with intellectual disability had higher mortality rates t…
Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes…
The Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London (ENABLE London) study provides a unique opportunity to examine differences in mental health and well-being amongst adults seeking social, intermediate (affordable rent), and market-rent housing in a purpose built neighbourhood (East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village), specifically designed to encourage positive health behaviours. Multi-level logi…
P2-324 Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in childhood: Comparison of UK south Asian, African-Caribbean and European children
Introduction UK South Asian adults have high risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with Europeans; UK African-Caribbeans have high risks of stroke and T2D and low coronary heart disease risks. With growing evidence that cardiovascular disease risks begin before adulthood, we compared risk factor patterns and vascular disease markers in UK children from these ethnic groups. Methods We conducted a school-ba…
Linking questionnaires to primary care records: Factors affecting consent in older people: Table 1
Primary care databases provide rich consultation and prescribing information,1 but lack individual background detail. Linking to information from questionnaires can overcome this, but requires individual informed consent.2,3 The generalisability of linked data will be constrained by low consent rates and any differences between those giving and those withholding consent, in addition to any non-response bias. Most studies examining the consent iss…
Childhood blood pressure, body build, and birthweight: Geographical associations with cardiovascular mortality
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to examine whether blood pressure, body build, and birthweight differ between areas of England and Wales with widely differing adult cardiovascular mortality rates. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of children in five towns with exceptionally high and five towns with exceptionally low current adult cardiovascular mortality. SETTING--The study was a school based survey. SUBJECTS--3842 children aged 5.0-7.5 yea…
Non-participation and mortality in a prospective study of cardiovascular disease
Men who did not participate in a prospective study of cardiovascular disease (The British Regional Heart Study) were younger than the participants, more likely to be unmarried, and more likely to be less skilled workers. In the first three years of follow-up, their total mortality rate was significantly higher than that of the participants; thereafter it declined to levels not significantly different from those of the participants. This excess of…
Childhood blood pressure, body build, and birthweight: Geographical associations with cardiovascular mortality
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to examine whether blood pressure, body build, and birthweight differ between areas of England and Wales with widely differing adult cardiovascular mortality rates. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey of children in five towns with exceptionally high and five towns with exceptionally low current adult cardiovascular mortality. SETTING--The study was a school based survey. SUBJECTS--3842 children aged 5.0-7.5 yea…
The Dinamap 1846SX automated blood pressure recorder: Comparison with the Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer under field conditions
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to compare the performance of the Dinamap 1846SX automated oscillometric blood pressure recorder with that of the Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer during use under field study conditions. DESIGN--Two independent within subject measurement comparisons were made, one in adults and one in children, each conducted in three stages over several months while the Dinamap instruments were being used in epidemiological fie…
Loss of employment and mortality
Objective : To assess effect of unemployment and early retirement on mortality in a group of middle aged British men. Design : Prospective cohort study (British Regional Heart Study). Five years after initial screening, information on employment experience was obtained with a postal questionnaire. Setting : One general practice in each of 24 towns in Britain. Subjects : 6191 men aged 40-59 who had been continuously employed for at least five year…
Health and social precursors of unemployment in young men in Great Britain
OBJECTIVE: To identify health and socioeconomic factors in childhood that are precursors of unemployment in early adult life and to examine the hypothesis that young men who become unemployed are more likely to have accumulated risks to health during childhood. DESIGN: Longitudinal birth cohort study. The amount of unemployment experienced in early adult life up to age 32 years was the outcome measure used. Exposure measures to indicate vulnerabi…
Has loneliness amongst older people increased? An investigation into variations between cohorts
Loneliness has been consistently identified as one of the specific ‘social problems’ which accompanies old age and growing older: 90 per cent of the general population of Britain feel that loneliness is a problem associated with old age. There is a widespread presumption that loneliness and isolation have become more prevalent in Britain in the period since the Second World War as a result of the decline in multi-generation households and changes…
Effect of Infant Feeding on the Risk of Obesity Across the Life Course: A Quantitative Review of Published Evidence
Objective. To examine the influence of initial infant feeding on obesity in later life. Methods. A systematic review of published studies investigating the association between infant feeding and a measure of obesity was performed with Medline (1966 onward) and Embase (1980 onward) databases, supplemented with manual searches. Data extraction was conducted by 2 authors. Analyses were based on odds ratios of obesity among initially breastfed subjec…
Linking questionnaires to primary care records: Factors affecting consent in older people: Table 1
Primary care databases provide rich consultation and prescribing information,1 but lack individual background detail. Linking to information from questionnaires can overcome this, but requires individual informed consent.2,3 The generalisability of linked data will be constrained by low consent rates and any differences between those giving and those withholding consent, in addition to any non-response bias. Most studies examining the consent iss…
Less healthy, but more active: Opposing selection biases when recruiting older people to a physical activity study through primary care
Physical activity studies on older primary care patients may experience both a strong bias towards participants being more active and a weaker bias towards participants having more health problems and therefore primary care contact. The latter bias could be advantageous for physical activity intervention studies, where those with health problems need targeting
Secondhand smoke exposure assessed using serum cotinine: Associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular risk factors in adult men and women
The trial is challenging, both in terms of recruitment, and motivating behaviour change. The presentation will elaborate on the recruitment experience into a trial evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in ethnic minority populations
Nutritional composition of the diets of South Ssian, black African Caribbean and white European children in the UK: The Child Heart and Health Study in England
Design: Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health (DASH) study: A cohort observational study.Setting: Schools in ten London boroughs with high proportions of the main ethnic minority groups, UK.Participants: White British (692), Black Caribbeans (670), Black Africans (772), Indians (384), and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis (402) children were surveyed in 2003/2004 (11-13 years) and followed up in 2005/2006 (14-16 years).Main outcome me…
Patterns of adiposity and obesity among South Asian and white European children: Child Heart and Health Study in England
Design: Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health (DASH) study: A cohort observational study.Setting: Schools in ten London boroughs with high proportions of the main ethnic minority groups, UK.Participants: White British (692), Black Caribbeans (670), Black Africans (772), Indians (384), and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis (402) children were surveyed in 2003/2004 (11-13 years) and followed up in 2005/2006 (14-16 years).Main outcome me…
Ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes risk markers in children in the UK are not explained by socio-economic status: Child Heart and Health Study in England
Objectives To examine the influence of socio-economic position on type 2 diabetes risk markers in different ethnic groups and determine whether differences in socio-economic position can explain ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes risk. Design Cross-sectional survey of children in 200 primary schools in London, Birmingham and Leicester (Child Heart and Health Study England, or CHASE) in which standardised anthropometric and fasting blood measur…
Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England
Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357…
Ethnic differences in carotid intima media thickness and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity are present in UK children
Background There are marked ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in UK adults; South Asians have high coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke risks while black African-Caribbeans have high stroke risks and low CHD risks when compared with white Europeans. Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk factors are apparent in childhood, but ethnic differences in vascular structure and function during childhood have been little studied. We measured…
Adiposity and cardiometabolic risk markers among Indian children: Comparison with Indian and white European children in the UK
Background UK Indian adults have higher risks of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than both Indian and UK white European adults. With growing evidence that these risks begin before adulthood, we examined whether differences in adiposity and cardiometabolic risk markers were apparent between Indian children who live in India compared to Indian and white European children who live in the UK. Methods Comparisons of cardiometabolic ma…
P2-222 Risk markers for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes in childhood: Comparison of Indian children living in India and the UK
Introduction UK Indian adults have higher risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than Indian and UK European adults. With growing evidence that CHD and T2D risks begin before adulthood, we compared risk factor patterns in Indian children living in India and the UK. Methods We compared markers of adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in 9–10 year-old Indian children in the Mysore Parthenon birth cohort study, India (n=538) an…
P2-324 Ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in childhood: Comparison of UK south Asian, African-Caribbean and European children
Introduction UK South Asian adults have high risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with Europeans; UK African-Caribbeans have high risks of stroke and T2D and low coronary heart disease risks. With growing evidence that cardiovascular disease risks begin before adulthood, we compared risk factor patterns and vascular disease markers in UK children from these ethnic groups. Methods We conducted a school-ba…
PL01 A Simple Morbidity Score for UK Primary Care: A New Tool for Research and Healthcare Outcome Monitoring
Background Adjustment for morbidity level is important in ensuring fair comparison of outcomes between patient groups and healthcare providers. The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in UK primary care, which records numerous diseases systematically, offers potential for developing a standardised morbidity score that can be easily applied in research and service settings. Methods Using The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a large primary care…
PS07 Trends in Blood Pressure in England: Good Treatment or Good Luck
Background For 30 years, adult blood pressure (BP) has declined in many developed countries. This is likely to have contributed to declining cardiovascular disease mortality. However, the reasons for this, particularly the impact of increased antihypertensive treatment, have been little studied. Diagnostic criteria have changed, meaning that more patients are treated at lower levels of BP than previously; and treatment intensity is greater. Accou…
OP85 Do Good Health and Material Circumstances Protect Older People from the Increase in Mortality after Bereavement
Background Death of a spouse or partner is a common major life event for older people. The adverse health effects of bereavement are well recognised with an increased risk of death described in several populations. The impact of modifying factors, such as chronic disease and material circumstances, is less well understood. In this study, we use a large UK primary care database to examine the modifying and mediating effect of physical comorbidity …
OP29 Ethnic and Socioeconomic Influences on Childhood Blood Pressure: The Child Heart and Health Study in England (Chase)
Background Compared to UK white European adults, UK black African-Caribbean adults have higher mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure; UK South Asian adults have higher mean DBP but lower SBP. However, information on blood pressure in UK children from different ethnic groups is limited. The aim of this study was to compare blood pressure levels in UK children of black African-Caribbean, South Asian and white European origin. Metho…
Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60–74 years: Protocol of the Pace-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluatio…
ISRCTN42122561
OP81 Not Eating Breakfast is Associated with increased Type 2 Diabetes Risk Markers in a Multiethnic Population of Children: The Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE)
Background Prevention of type 2 diabetes and one of its precursor obesity are important public health priorities both in adults and in children. In adults, not eating breakfast regularly has been associated with increased risks of obesity and possibly type 2 diabetes. However, little information is available on the influence of breakfast consumption on type 2 diabetes risk markers in children. We therefore examined the relations between self-repo…
The Effect of Unexpected Bereavement on Mortality in Older Couples
Objectives. We sought to determine whether unexpected bereavement has a greater impact on mortality in the surviving partner than death of a partner with preexisting chronic disease or disability. Methods. In a UK primary care database (The Health Improvement Network), we identified 171 720 couples aged 60 years and older. We compared the rise in mortality in the first year after bereavement in those whose partner died without recorded chronic di…
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