S Macintyre
Biographic Data
| ID | 5765214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S Macintyre |
| GIVEN NAMES | S |
| FAMILY NAME | Macintyre |
| SIGNATURE | MACINTYRE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 220 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Socio-demographic and health characteristics of individuals left behind in deprived and declining areas in Scotland
Deprived and declining areas in Scotland have poorer health than other areas in the rest of Scotland. Using data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study, this paper examines whether differential migration over a one year period can explain these differences. Compared with migrants to and from deprived and declining areas, stable residents in those areas were generally older, less well educated and less affluent. Continued disproportionate loss of mo…
Childhood residential mobility and health in late adolescence and adulthood
BACKGROUND: The relationship between childhood residential mobility and health in the UK is not well established; however, research elsewhere suggests that frequent childhood moves may be associated with poorer health outcomes and behaviours. The aim of this paper was to compare people in the West of Scotland who were residentially stable in childhood with those who had moved in terms of a range of health measures. METHODS: A total of 850 respond…
P1-406 Characteristics of individuals “left behind” in deprived areas in Scotland
Introduction Previous work in Scotland has shown that within deprived areas, declining populations have higher illness and mortality rates than stable or increasing populations. One possible explanation is that as healthy individuals move out, they are replaced by individuals in poorer health or not replaced at all, producing areas with higher concentrations of poor health. Little is currently known about the characteristics of migrants to and fr…
Plenary XVI Evidence and the development of health policy
This talk will address the relationship between evidence and the development of health policy. It will focus particularly on epidemiological evidence (both observational and experimental), and the evolution of public health and social policies. In the UK, as in many other countries, there has been a political culture espousing the importance of basing policies on evidence, and of understanding ‘what works’, for a decade or more. However numerous …
Childhood residential stability and health status in early adulthood and midlife
Background Previous studies have shown that making multiple residential moves in childhood leads to an increased risk of emotional and behavioural problems in early adulthood and to poorer self-reported health in midlife. Such studies tend to focus on one or two health variables, measured at one time point. This study examines health status in early adulthood and midlife across a wider range of measures. Aim To compare subjects who were residenti…
Are perceived neighbourhood problems associated with the likelihood of smoking
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between residents' perceptions of the local residential environment and the likelihood of their smoking. DESIGN: Using data (n = 2615) from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, separately by gender, cross-sectional associations between respondents' perceptions of neighbourhood (perceived absence of goods, incivilities and physical environmental problems) and the likelihood of being a current smoker and the amou…
McDonald’s Restaurants and Neighborhood Deprivation in Scotland and England
Gender differences in the associations between health and neighbourhood environment
Changes at Social Science & Medicine
Play areas for children
Obesity in children is rising and health guidelines have recommended increasing children’s physical activity levels to curb this
The historical specificity of early life car ownership as an indicator of socioeconomic position
The brain derives cognitive maps from sensory experience to guide memory formation and behavior. Despite extensive efforts, it still remains unclear how the underlying population activity relates to active behavior and memory performance. Here, we combined 7T-fMRI with a kernel-based encoding model of virtual navigation to map world-centered directional tuning across the human cortex. First, we present an in-depth analysis of directional tuning i…
Use of Unaids tools to evaluate HIV voluntary counselling and testing services for mineworkers in South Africa
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is now an integral part of many HIV care and control programmes. However, very little work has been done to assess the quality of VCT services. An evaluation of VCT services for mineworkers in Welkom, South Africa was conducted to assess client and counsellor satisfaction, the quality of the services and to identify barriers to uptake of VCT. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using tools develope…
Social cohesion and meeting places
There is increasing interest in academic and policy circles in the role that social cohesion (often
Housing tenure and car access
Housing tenure and car access predict longevity and health in many European countries. It is usually assumed that they do so only because they are markers of other material determinants of health. However, in a previous paper we showed that both variables were still significantly associated with several health outcomes after controls for age, sex, and income. [1] Here we replicate and extend that analysis in another sample, examining whether obse…
Perceptions of body image among working men and women
The British Government has expressed concern about media images that equate female beauty with extreme thinness. In 2000 the Minister for Women, Tessa Jowell, held a series of meetings with representatives from modelling agencies and teenage magazines to discuss possible links between the use of thin models in the fashion industry, and mental health and eating disorders among girls and women. Given that lay definitions of overweight may be differ…
Gender differences in minor morbidity among full time employees of a British university
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine gender differences in minor morbidity among men and women working in similar circumstances, and to test whether the relation between reported working conditions and health is similar for men and women. DESIGN: Multivariate analysis of data collected from a postal questionnaire distributed to full time employees in white collar jobs within a single organisation. SETTING: A British university. PARTICIPANTS: 1641 employee…
Do housing tenure and car access predict health because they are simply markers of income or self esteem? A Scottish study
OBJECTIVE: To investigate relations between health (using a range of measures) and housing tenure or car access; and to test the hypothesis that observed relations between these asset based measures and health are simply because they are markers for income or self esteem. DESIGN: Analysis of data from second wave of data collection of West of Scotland Twenty-07 study, collected in 1991 by face to face interviews conducted by nurse interviewers. S…
Correlates of blood pressure at age 18 in a cohort of Scottish adolescents
We report an analysis of blood pressure (BP) measured at age 18 in a cohort of adolescents in whom measurements were also made at age 15. Systolic BP was then independently associated with body weight and pulse rate. 1 Follow up of this cohort at age 18 is of interest because measurements of BP made between this and age 25 predict hypertension and coronary disease in later life. 2 Also, because information on birthweight is available in 90% of th…
Does area of residence affect body size and shape?
Correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds in the west of Scotland
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to examine social and physical correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds. DESIGN--This was the first, baseline, sweep of a longitudinal survey of 15 year olds based on a two stage stratified clustered random sample. SETTING--The Central Clydeside Conurbation, in the West of Scotland. In 1981 this had a population of 1.7 million and a standardised mortality ratio (relative to Scotland as a whole) of 109. SUBJECTS--A…
Gender differences in the associations between health and neighbourhood environment
Do housing tenure and car access predict health because they are simply markers of income or self esteem? A Scottish study
OBJECTIVE: To investigate relations between health (using a range of measures) and housing tenure or car access; and to test the hypothesis that observed relations between these asset based measures and health are simply because they are markers for income or self esteem. DESIGN: Analysis of data from second wave of data collection of West of Scotland Twenty-07 study, collected in 1991 by face to face interviews conducted by nurse interviewers. S…
Housing tenure and car access
Housing tenure and car access predict longevity and health in many European countries. It is usually assumed that they do so only because they are markers of other material determinants of health. However, in a previous paper we showed that both variables were still significantly associated with several health outcomes after controls for age, sex, and income. [1] Here we replicate and extend that analysis in another sample, examining whether obse…
Childhood residential mobility and health in late adolescence and adulthood
BACKGROUND: The relationship between childhood residential mobility and health in the UK is not well established; however, research elsewhere suggests that frequent childhood moves may be associated with poorer health outcomes and behaviours. The aim of this paper was to compare people in the West of Scotland who were residentially stable in childhood with those who had moved in terms of a range of health measures. METHODS: A total of 850 respond…
Are perceived neighbourhood problems associated with the likelihood of smoking
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between residents' perceptions of the local residential environment and the likelihood of their smoking. DESIGN: Using data (n = 2615) from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, separately by gender, cross-sectional associations between respondents' perceptions of neighbourhood (perceived absence of goods, incivilities and physical environmental problems) and the likelihood of being a current smoker and the amou…
Gender differences in minor morbidity among full time employees of a British university
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine gender differences in minor morbidity among men and women working in similar circumstances, and to test whether the relation between reported working conditions and health is similar for men and women. DESIGN: Multivariate analysis of data collected from a postal questionnaire distributed to full time employees in white collar jobs within a single organisation. SETTING: A British university. PARTICIPANTS: 1641 employee…
Correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds in the west of Scotland
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to examine social and physical correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds. DESIGN--This was the first, baseline, sweep of a longitudinal survey of 15 year olds based on a two stage stratified clustered random sample. SETTING--The Central Clydeside Conurbation, in the West of Scotland. In 1981 this had a population of 1.7 million and a standardised mortality ratio (relative to Scotland as a whole) of 109. SUBJECTS--A…
Socio-demographic and health characteristics of individuals left behind in deprived and declining areas in Scotland
Deprived and declining areas in Scotland have poorer health than other areas in the rest of Scotland. Using data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study, this paper examines whether differential migration over a one year period can explain these differences. Compared with migrants to and from deprived and declining areas, stable residents in those areas were generally older, less well educated and less affluent. Continued disproportionate loss of mo…
Perceptions of body image among working men and women
The British Government has expressed concern about media images that equate female beauty with extreme thinness. In 2000 the Minister for Women, Tessa Jowell, held a series of meetings with representatives from modelling agencies and teenage magazines to discuss possible links between the use of thin models in the fashion industry, and mental health and eating disorders among girls and women. Given that lay definitions of overweight may be differ…
The historical specificity of early life car ownership as an indicator of socioeconomic position
The brain derives cognitive maps from sensory experience to guide memory formation and behavior. Despite extensive efforts, it still remains unclear how the underlying population activity relates to active behavior and memory performance. Here, we combined 7T-fMRI with a kernel-based encoding model of virtual navigation to map world-centered directional tuning across the human cortex. First, we present an in-depth analysis of directional tuning i…
Social cohesion and meeting places
There is increasing interest in academic and policy circles in the role that social cohesion (often
Correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds in the west of Scotland
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to examine social and physical correlates of blood pressure in 15 year olds. DESIGN--This was the first, baseline, sweep of a longitudinal survey of 15 year olds based on a two stage stratified clustered random sample. SETTING--The Central Clydeside Conurbation, in the West of Scotland. In 1981 this had a population of 1.7 million and a standardised mortality ratio (relative to Scotland as a whole) of 109. SUBJECTS--A…
Does area of residence affect body size and shape?
Do housing tenure and car access predict health because they are simply markers of income or self esteem? A Scottish study
OBJECTIVE: To investigate relations between health (using a range of measures) and housing tenure or car access; and to test the hypothesis that observed relations between these asset based measures and health are simply because they are markers for income or self esteem. DESIGN: Analysis of data from second wave of data collection of West of Scotland Twenty-07 study, collected in 1991 by face to face interviews conducted by nurse interviewers. S…
Correlates of blood pressure at age 18 in a cohort of Scottish adolescents
We report an analysis of blood pressure (BP) measured at age 18 in a cohort of adolescents in whom measurements were also made at age 15. Systolic BP was then independently associated with body weight and pulse rate. 1 Follow up of this cohort at age 18 is of interest because measurements of BP made between this and age 25 predict hypertension and coronary disease in later life. 2 Also, because information on birthweight is available in 90% of th…
Gender differences in minor morbidity among full time employees of a British university
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine gender differences in minor morbidity among men and women working in similar circumstances, and to test whether the relation between reported working conditions and health is similar for men and women. DESIGN: Multivariate analysis of data collected from a postal questionnaire distributed to full time employees in white collar jobs within a single organisation. SETTING: A British university. PARTICIPANTS: 1641 employee…
Housing tenure and car access
Housing tenure and car access predict longevity and health in many European countries. It is usually assumed that they do so only because they are markers of other material determinants of health. However, in a previous paper we showed that both variables were still significantly associated with several health outcomes after controls for age, sex, and income. [1] Here we replicate and extend that analysis in another sample, examining whether obse…
Perceptions of body image among working men and women
The British Government has expressed concern about media images that equate female beauty with extreme thinness. In 2000 the Minister for Women, Tessa Jowell, held a series of meetings with representatives from modelling agencies and teenage magazines to discuss possible links between the use of thin models in the fashion industry, and mental health and eating disorders among girls and women. Given that lay definitions of overweight may be differ…
Use of Unaids tools to evaluate HIV voluntary counselling and testing services for mineworkers in South Africa
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is now an integral part of many HIV care and control programmes. However, very little work has been done to assess the quality of VCT services. An evaluation of VCT services for mineworkers in Welkom, South Africa was conducted to assess client and counsellor satisfaction, the quality of the services and to identify barriers to uptake of VCT. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using tools develope…
Social cohesion and meeting places
There is increasing interest in academic and policy circles in the role that social cohesion (often
Play areas for children
Obesity in children is rising and health guidelines have recommended increasing children’s physical activity levels to curb this
The historical specificity of early life car ownership as an indicator of socioeconomic position
The brain derives cognitive maps from sensory experience to guide memory formation and behavior. Despite extensive efforts, it still remains unclear how the underlying population activity relates to active behavior and memory performance. Here, we combined 7T-fMRI with a kernel-based encoding model of virtual navigation to map world-centered directional tuning across the human cortex. First, we present an in-depth analysis of directional tuning i…
Changes at Social Science & Medicine
McDonald’s Restaurants and Neighborhood Deprivation in Scotland and England
Gender differences in the associations between health and neighbourhood environment
Are perceived neighbourhood problems associated with the likelihood of smoking
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between residents' perceptions of the local residential environment and the likelihood of their smoking. DESIGN: Using data (n = 2615) from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, separately by gender, cross-sectional associations between respondents' perceptions of neighbourhood (perceived absence of goods, incivilities and physical environmental problems) and the likelihood of being a current smoker and the amou…
Childhood residential stability and health status in early adulthood and midlife
Background Previous studies have shown that making multiple residential moves in childhood leads to an increased risk of emotional and behavioural problems in early adulthood and to poorer self-reported health in midlife. Such studies tend to focus on one or two health variables, measured at one time point. This study examines health status in early adulthood and midlife across a wider range of measures. Aim To compare subjects who were residenti…
P1-406 Characteristics of individuals “left behind” in deprived areas in Scotland
Introduction Previous work in Scotland has shown that within deprived areas, declining populations have higher illness and mortality rates than stable or increasing populations. One possible explanation is that as healthy individuals move out, they are replaced by individuals in poorer health or not replaced at all, producing areas with higher concentrations of poor health. Little is currently known about the characteristics of migrants to and fr…
Plenary XVI Evidence and the development of health policy
This talk will address the relationship between evidence and the development of health policy. It will focus particularly on epidemiological evidence (both observational and experimental), and the evolution of public health and social policies. In the UK, as in many other countries, there has been a political culture espousing the importance of basing policies on evidence, and of understanding ‘what works’, for a decade or more. However numerous …
Socio-demographic and health characteristics of individuals left behind in deprived and declining areas in Scotland
Deprived and declining areas in Scotland have poorer health than other areas in the rest of Scotland. Using data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study, this paper examines whether differential migration over a one year period can explain these differences. Compared with migrants to and from deprived and declining areas, stable residents in those areas were generally older, less well educated and less affluent. Continued disproportionate loss of mo…
Childhood residential mobility and health in late adolescence and adulthood
BACKGROUND: The relationship between childhood residential mobility and health in the UK is not well established; however, research elsewhere suggests that frequent childhood moves may be associated with poorer health outcomes and behaviours. The aim of this paper was to compare people in the West of Scotland who were residentially stable in childhood with those who had moved in terms of a range of health measures. METHODS: A total of 850 respond…
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