D Gunnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6159616 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Gunnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunnell |
| SIGNATURE | GUNNELL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 106 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of the 2008 global economic crisis on international trends in suicide and to identify sex/age groups and countries most affected. DESIGN: Time trend analysis comparing the actual number of suicides in 2009 with the number that would be expected based on trends before the crisis (2000-07). SETTING: Suicide data from 54 countries; for 53 data were available in the World Health Organization mortality database and…
OP67 Increase in State Suicide Rates in the USA During Economic Recession
Background Evidence from European countries indicates a significant rise in suicides from the economic recession, totalling more than 1000 excess deaths in the UK alone. Among the worst affected economies in Europe, such as Greece, suicides have risen by more than 60% since 2007. Thus far, there has been little or no analysis of US mental health data, mostly owing to delays in data availability. Methods We use data on suicide mortality rates from…
Diet in childhood and adulthood and physical performance in old age
Background The ability to undertake physical tasks of everyday living is important for successful ageing. Assessments of physical performance, such as the get up and go timed walk and flamingo test of standing balance, characterise physical function and act as markers of current and future health. Factors operating in early life, such as socioeconomic adversity and nutrition, may impact on physical function in old age. A hormonal pathway, such as…
Fruit, vegetables, and antioxidants in childhood and risk of adult cancer
Study objective: To examine associations between food and nutrient intake, measured in childhood, and adult cancer in a cohort with over 60 years follow up. Design and setting: The study is based on the Boyd Orr cohort. Intake of fruit and vegetables, energy, vitamins C and E, carotene, and retinol was assessed from seven day household food inventories carried out during a study of family diet and health in 16 rural and urban areas of England and…
Temperament in young adulthood and later mortality
Study objective: To determine the association between a clinician assessment of temperament in early adulthood and cause specific mortality. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Glasgow University. Participants: 9239 male former students aged 16–30 (mean 20.5) years who participated in an ongoing health survey from 1948–68. A physician recorded free text assessment of temperament, which seemed to capture aspects of personality (trait…
Mortality and morbidity surrounding coronary artery bypass surgery and the public presentation of risk
Deaths of patients on the waiting list for coronary artery bypass surgery are often presented by the media to the public and politicians as evidence of the remediable failure of health care.1 The assumption that many lives would be saved by more timely intervention is over-simplistic and takes no account of three important observations. Firstly, for approximately one third of low risk patients the principal reason for performing coronary artery b…
Height, body mass index, and survival in men with coronary disease
Taller people have a lower risk of coronary death and death from all causes,1 but there are few data on the association between height and survival in those with coronary disease. Similarly being either underweight or obese is associated with increased coronary and all cause mortality 2 but the association of body mass index (BMI) and survival in people with symptomatic coronary heart disease has not been so widely reported.3,4 We examined these …
Leg length, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk
METHODS All men aged 45–59 years living in the town of Caerphilly, South Wales were approached, and 2512 (89%) responded and underwent a detailed examination, which included measurement of height and sitting height (from which an estimate of leg length was derived). Participants were followed up through repeat examinations and the cumulative incidence of coronary heart disease—both fatal and non-fatal—over a 15 year follow up period is the end po…
Area based measures of social and economic circumstances
Indices of deprivation based upon the characteristics of areas of residence are widely used in epidemiology and public health, and have a number of possible applications. Firstly, they may be used when data describing a person's socioeconomic circumstances have not been, or cannot be, collected directly. 1 Secondly, they may inform the distribution of health service resources, for primary care, community health services and hospital services. 2 T…
Childhood housing conditions and later mortality in the Boyd Orr cohort
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between five measures of housing conditions during childhood and subsequent mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer. DESIGN: Historical cohort study. SETTING: Data on housing conditions were collected from survey centres in 16 areas of England and Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: Children of families participating in the Carnegie Survey of Family Diet and Health in pre-war Britain (19…
How accurate is self reported birth weight among the elderly
The effect of early life influences on adult health is a central topic in current epidemiological research. For instance, growth and development in utero and in infancy have been linked to cardiovascular disease.1 In empirical research in this field, birth weight is often used as an indicator of health and nutrition in utero. There are two main sources of birthweight data: birth records and the memories of subjects or their families, or both. Whe…
Finding and Using Inter-war Maternity Records
This paper describes the results of a search for the obstetric records of a cohort of over 5,000 children who participated in surveys of childhood diet and growth during the late 1930s and early 1940s conducted by the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen. The surveys were conducted at sixteen centres throughout England and Scotland. Birth-weight data were found in hospitals, health authority archives and local authority record offices for approx…
Use of paracetamol for suicide and non-fatal poisoning in the UK and France
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the availability of paracetamol and its use for overdose and suicide. DESIGN: Analysis of routinely collected information on time trends for paracetamol suicides, non-fatal overdoses, and sales. SETTING: England and Wales and France. RESULTS: There were strong correlations between trends in paracetamol sales in the UK and trends in non-fatal paracetamol overdose in Oxford between 1976 and 1993 (S…
The invasive management of angina
OBJECTIVE--To review, from the purchaser's perspective, the current state of knowledge of techniques for investigation and treating coronary artery disease. The study was based on evidence from past and continuing randomised controlled trials (RCTs). CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION OF REPORTS--Articles listed on Medline (1990-3) with the keywords coronary disease, angina, and unstable angina (combined with surgery, economics, therapy, or drug therapy) and…
Leg length, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk
METHODS All men aged 45–59 years living in the town of Caerphilly, South Wales were approached, and 2512 (89%) responded and underwent a detailed examination, which included measurement of height and sitting height (from which an estimate of leg length was derived). Participants were followed up through repeat examinations and the cumulative incidence of coronary heart disease—both fatal and non-fatal—over a 15 year follow up period is the end po…
Fruit, vegetables, and antioxidants in childhood and risk of adult cancer
Study objective: To examine associations between food and nutrient intake, measured in childhood, and adult cancer in a cohort with over 60 years follow up. Design and setting: The study is based on the Boyd Orr cohort. Intake of fruit and vegetables, energy, vitamins C and E, carotene, and retinol was assessed from seven day household food inventories carried out during a study of family diet and health in 16 rural and urban areas of England and…
Area based measures of social and economic circumstances
Indices of deprivation based upon the characteristics of areas of residence are widely used in epidemiology and public health, and have a number of possible applications. Firstly, they may be used when data describing a person's socioeconomic circumstances have not been, or cannot be, collected directly. 1 Secondly, they may inform the distribution of health service resources, for primary care, community health services and hospital services. 2 T…
Childhood housing conditions and later mortality in the Boyd Orr cohort
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between five measures of housing conditions during childhood and subsequent mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer. DESIGN: Historical cohort study. SETTING: Data on housing conditions were collected from survey centres in 16 areas of England and Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: Children of families participating in the Carnegie Survey of Family Diet and Health in pre-war Britain (19…
Use of paracetamol for suicide and non-fatal poisoning in the UK and France
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the availability of paracetamol and its use for overdose and suicide. DESIGN: Analysis of routinely collected information on time trends for paracetamol suicides, non-fatal overdoses, and sales. SETTING: England and Wales and France. RESULTS: There were strong correlations between trends in paracetamol sales in the UK and trends in non-fatal paracetamol overdose in Oxford between 1976 and 1993 (S…
Height, body mass index, and survival in men with coronary disease
Taller people have a lower risk of coronary death and death from all causes,1 but there are few data on the association between height and survival in those with coronary disease. Similarly being either underweight or obese is associated with increased coronary and all cause mortality 2 but the association of body mass index (BMI) and survival in people with symptomatic coronary heart disease has not been so widely reported.3,4 We examined these …
How accurate is self reported birth weight among the elderly
The effect of early life influences on adult health is a central topic in current epidemiological research. For instance, growth and development in utero and in infancy have been linked to cardiovascular disease.1 In empirical research in this field, birth weight is often used as an indicator of health and nutrition in utero. There are two main sources of birthweight data: birth records and the memories of subjects or their families, or both. Whe…
Temperament in young adulthood and later mortality
Study objective: To determine the association between a clinician assessment of temperament in early adulthood and cause specific mortality. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Glasgow University. Participants: 9239 male former students aged 16–30 (mean 20.5) years who participated in an ongoing health survey from 1948–68. A physician recorded free text assessment of temperament, which seemed to capture aspects of personality (trait…
Finding and Using Inter-war Maternity Records
This paper describes the results of a search for the obstetric records of a cohort of over 5,000 children who participated in surveys of childhood diet and growth during the late 1930s and early 1940s conducted by the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen. The surveys were conducted at sixteen centres throughout England and Scotland. Birth-weight data were found in hospitals, health authority archives and local authority record offices for approx…
The invasive management of angina
OBJECTIVE--To review, from the purchaser's perspective, the current state of knowledge of techniques for investigation and treating coronary artery disease. The study was based on evidence from past and continuing randomised controlled trials (RCTs). CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION OF REPORTS--Articles listed on Medline (1990-3) with the keywords coronary disease, angina, and unstable angina (combined with surgery, economics, therapy, or drug therapy) and…
Finding and Using Inter-war Maternity Records
This paper describes the results of a search for the obstetric records of a cohort of over 5,000 children who participated in surveys of childhood diet and growth during the late 1930s and early 1940s conducted by the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen. The surveys were conducted at sixteen centres throughout England and Scotland. Birth-weight data were found in hospitals, health authority archives and local authority record offices for approx…
Use of paracetamol for suicide and non-fatal poisoning in the UK and France
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the availability of paracetamol and its use for overdose and suicide. DESIGN: Analysis of routinely collected information on time trends for paracetamol suicides, non-fatal overdoses, and sales. SETTING: England and Wales and France. RESULTS: There were strong correlations between trends in paracetamol sales in the UK and trends in non-fatal paracetamol overdose in Oxford between 1976 and 1993 (S…
How accurate is self reported birth weight among the elderly
The effect of early life influences on adult health is a central topic in current epidemiological research. For instance, growth and development in utero and in infancy have been linked to cardiovascular disease.1 In empirical research in this field, birth weight is often used as an indicator of health and nutrition in utero. There are two main sources of birthweight data: birth records and the memories of subjects or their families, or both. Whe…
Leg length, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk
METHODS All men aged 45–59 years living in the town of Caerphilly, South Wales were approached, and 2512 (89%) responded and underwent a detailed examination, which included measurement of height and sitting height (from which an estimate of leg length was derived). Participants were followed up through repeat examinations and the cumulative incidence of coronary heart disease—both fatal and non-fatal—over a 15 year follow up period is the end po…
Area based measures of social and economic circumstances
Indices of deprivation based upon the characteristics of areas of residence are widely used in epidemiology and public health, and have a number of possible applications. Firstly, they may be used when data describing a person's socioeconomic circumstances have not been, or cannot be, collected directly. 1 Secondly, they may inform the distribution of health service resources, for primary care, community health services and hospital services. 2 T…
Childhood housing conditions and later mortality in the Boyd Orr cohort
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between five measures of housing conditions during childhood and subsequent mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer. DESIGN: Historical cohort study. SETTING: Data on housing conditions were collected from survey centres in 16 areas of England and Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: Children of families participating in the Carnegie Survey of Family Diet and Health in pre-war Britain (19…
Mortality and morbidity surrounding coronary artery bypass surgery and the public presentation of risk
Deaths of patients on the waiting list for coronary artery bypass surgery are often presented by the media to the public and politicians as evidence of the remediable failure of health care.1 The assumption that many lives would be saved by more timely intervention is over-simplistic and takes no account of three important observations. Firstly, for approximately one third of low risk patients the principal reason for performing coronary artery b…
Height, body mass index, and survival in men with coronary disease
Taller people have a lower risk of coronary death and death from all causes,1 but there are few data on the association between height and survival in those with coronary disease. Similarly being either underweight or obese is associated with increased coronary and all cause mortality 2 but the association of body mass index (BMI) and survival in people with symptomatic coronary heart disease has not been so widely reported.3,4 We examined these …
Fruit, vegetables, and antioxidants in childhood and risk of adult cancer
Study objective: To examine associations between food and nutrient intake, measured in childhood, and adult cancer in a cohort with over 60 years follow up. Design and setting: The study is based on the Boyd Orr cohort. Intake of fruit and vegetables, energy, vitamins C and E, carotene, and retinol was assessed from seven day household food inventories carried out during a study of family diet and health in 16 rural and urban areas of England and…
Temperament in young adulthood and later mortality
Study objective: To determine the association between a clinician assessment of temperament in early adulthood and cause specific mortality. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Glasgow University. Participants: 9239 male former students aged 16–30 (mean 20.5) years who participated in an ongoing health survey from 1948–68. A physician recorded free text assessment of temperament, which seemed to capture aspects of personality (trait…
Diet in childhood and adulthood and physical performance in old age
Background The ability to undertake physical tasks of everyday living is important for successful ageing. Assessments of physical performance, such as the get up and go timed walk and flamingo test of standing balance, characterise physical function and act as markers of current and future health. Factors operating in early life, such as socioeconomic adversity and nutrition, may impact on physical function in old age. A hormonal pathway, such as…
Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of the 2008 global economic crisis on international trends in suicide and to identify sex/age groups and countries most affected. DESIGN: Time trend analysis comparing the actual number of suicides in 2009 with the number that would be expected based on trends before the crisis (2000-07). SETTING: Suicide data from 54 countries; for 53 data were available in the World Health Organization mortality database and…
OP67 Increase in State Suicide Rates in the USA During Economic Recession
Background Evidence from European countries indicates a significant rise in suicides from the economic recession, totalling more than 1000 excess deaths in the UK alone. Among the worst affected economies in Europe, such as Greece, suicides have risen by more than 60% since 2007. Thus far, there has been little or no analysis of US mental health data, mostly owing to delays in data availability. Methods We use data on suicide mortality rates from…
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