Janet Pickering
Biographic Data
| ID | 5503908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Pickering |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Pickering |
| SIGNATURE | PICKERING J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Public Health Wales |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Vitamin D intake and risk of CVD and all-cause mortality
Objective Prospective data on the associations between vitamin D intake and risk of CVD and all-cause mortality are limited and inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between vitamin D intake and CVD risk and all-cause mortality in the Caerphilly Prospective Cohort Study. Design The associations of vitamin D intake with CVD risk markers were examined cross-sectionally at baseline and longitudinally at 5-yea…
Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine use is widespread in older people, although its benefit is uncertain. AIM: To investigate the long-term effect of benzodiazepine use upon dementia risk. METHODS: A prospective cohort of men seen on five occasions over 22 years with full medication histories, repeat measures of cognitive function and a clinical diagnosis of dementia. RESULTS: Of 1134 men with complete data, 103 (9.1%) had been taking benzodiazepines regu…
Sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness predict vascular dementia
BACKGROUND: Disturbed sleep is common throughout the community and is associated with an increase in daytime sleepiness, both of which, in turn are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic vascular disease. The hypothesis that sleep disturbances are predictive of dementia, and in particular vascular dementia was tested in a large community-based cohort of older men. METHODS: A questionnaire on sleep disturbances was administered to 1986 men…
Does Anxiety Affect Risk of Dementia? Findings From the Caerphilly Prospective Study
Objective: To examine the association of anxiety with incident dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND). Methods: We conducted a prospective study of men aged 48 to 67 years at baseline anxiety assessment; we measured cognition 17 years later. We studied 1481 men who were either eligible for examination or were known to have dementia. Trait Anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Psychological distre…
Sleep disturbance, stroke, and heart disease events
Objective: To test the hypothesis that sleep disorders are relevant to the risk of ischaemic stroke and ischaemic heart disease events in older men. Design: A cohort study. Setting: The Caerphilly cohort, a representative population sample of older men in South Wales, UK. Participants: 1986 men aged 55–69 years completed a questionnaire on sleep patterns with help from their partners. This asked about symptoms of disturbed sleep: insomnia, snorin…
Long term effect of breast feeding
Study objective: There is evidence suggesting that artificial feeding is associated with a reduction in cognitive function in infants and children, in contrast with breast feeding, but the available evidence suffers from confounding by social and educational factors. An opportunity arose in the Caerphilly cohort study to examine relations between cognitive function in older men and their feeding as infants, when breast feeding was usual. Design: …
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness predict vascular dementia
BACKGROUND: Disturbed sleep is common throughout the community and is associated with an increase in daytime sleepiness, both of which, in turn are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic vascular disease. The hypothesis that sleep disturbances are predictive of dementia, and in particular vascular dementia was tested in a large community-based cohort of older men. METHODS: A questionnaire on sleep disturbances was administered to 1986 men…
Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine use is widespread in older people, although its benefit is uncertain. AIM: To investigate the long-term effect of benzodiazepine use upon dementia risk. METHODS: A prospective cohort of men seen on five occasions over 22 years with full medication histories, repeat measures of cognitive function and a clinical diagnosis of dementia. RESULTS: Of 1134 men with complete data, 103 (9.1%) had been taking benzodiazepines regu…
Sleep disturbance, stroke, and heart disease events
Objective: To test the hypothesis that sleep disorders are relevant to the risk of ischaemic stroke and ischaemic heart disease events in older men. Design: A cohort study. Setting: The Caerphilly cohort, a representative population sample of older men in South Wales, UK. Participants: 1986 men aged 55–69 years completed a questionnaire on sleep patterns with help from their partners. This asked about symptoms of disturbed sleep: insomnia, snorin…
Long term effect of breast feeding
Study objective: There is evidence suggesting that artificial feeding is associated with a reduction in cognitive function in infants and children, in contrast with breast feeding, but the available evidence suffers from confounding by social and educational factors. An opportunity arose in the Caerphilly cohort study to examine relations between cognitive function in older men and their feeding as infants, when breast feeding was usual. Design: …
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Sleep disturbance, stroke, and heart disease events
Objective: To test the hypothesis that sleep disorders are relevant to the risk of ischaemic stroke and ischaemic heart disease events in older men. Design: A cohort study. Setting: The Caerphilly cohort, a representative population sample of older men in South Wales, UK. Participants: 1986 men aged 55–69 years completed a questionnaire on sleep patterns with help from their partners. This asked about symptoms of disturbed sleep: insomnia, snorin…
Does Anxiety Affect Risk of Dementia? Findings From the Caerphilly Prospective Study
Objective: To examine the association of anxiety with incident dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND). Methods: We conducted a prospective study of men aged 48 to 67 years at baseline anxiety assessment; we measured cognition 17 years later. We studied 1481 men who were either eligible for examination or were known to have dementia. Trait Anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Psychological distre…
Sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness predict vascular dementia
BACKGROUND: Disturbed sleep is common throughout the community and is associated with an increase in daytime sleepiness, both of which, in turn are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic vascular disease. The hypothesis that sleep disturbances are predictive of dementia, and in particular vascular dementia was tested in a large community-based cohort of older men. METHODS: A questionnaire on sleep disturbances was administered to 1986 men…
Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine use is widespread in older people, although its benefit is uncertain. AIM: To investigate the long-term effect of benzodiazepine use upon dementia risk. METHODS: A prospective cohort of men seen on five occasions over 22 years with full medication histories, repeat measures of cognitive function and a clinical diagnosis of dementia. RESULTS: Of 1134 men with complete data, 103 (9.1%) had been taking benzodiazepines regu…
Vitamin D intake and risk of CVD and all-cause mortality
Objective Prospective data on the associations between vitamin D intake and risk of CVD and all-cause mortality are limited and inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between vitamin D intake and CVD risk and all-cause mortality in the Caerphilly Prospective Cohort Study. Design The associations of vitamin D intake with CVD risk markers were examined cross-sectionally at baseline and longitudinally at 5-yea…
Internal Medicine (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Cohort (5 works) · Cohort study (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Disease (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Prospective cohort study (4 works) · Cognition (3 works)