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Mortality and political climate: how suicide rates have risen during periods of Conservative government, 1901–2000
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Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012
Background: This study aims to project the prevalence of adult obesity to 2012 by age groups and social class, by extrapolating the prevalence trends from 1993 to 2004. Repeated cross-sectional ...
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You are what your friends eat: systematic review of social network analyses of young people's eating behaviours and bodyweight
Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Adam Fletcher, Faculty of ...
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High-sensitivity C reactive protein and risk of cardiovascular disease in China-CVD study
Correspondence to Dr. Zengwu Wang, Division of Prevention and Community Health, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Pecking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical ...
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Precarious, non-standard and informal employment: a glossary
Precarity in employment is an increasingly concerning global phenomenon. Yet, despite its rising prevalence and the significant impact it has on many people’s lives and health, definitions of ...
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Has untargeted sexual health promotion for young people reached its limit? A quasi-experimental study
Correspondence to Professor Lawrie Elliott, School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK; l.elliott{at}napier.ac.uk This study ...
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The socioeconomic status of older adults: How should we measure it in studies of health inequalities?
STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify which of seven indicators of socioeconomic status used singly or combined with one other would be most useful in studies of health inequalities in the older population.
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Suicide in doctors: a study of risk according to gender, seniority and specialty in medical practitioners in England and Wales, 1979–1995
STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the suicide risk of doctors in England and Wales, according to gender, seniority and specialty. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Suicide rates calculated by gender, ...
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Leg length, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk: The Caerphilly Study
BACKGROUND Adult height has been inversely associated with coronary heart disease risk in several studies. The mechanism for this association is not well understood, however, and this was investigated ...
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Retrofitting houses with insulation: a cost–benefit analysis of a randomised community trial
Environmental Studies Programme, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Background: Housing is an important environmental influence on ...
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Bearing the burden of austerity: how do changing mortality rates in the UK compare between men and women?
Background Mortality rates across the UK stopped improving in the early 2010s, largely attributable to UK Government’s ‘austerity’ policies. Such policies are thought to disproportionately affect ...
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Maternal alcohol intake prior to and during pregnancy and risk of adverse birth outcomes: evidence from a British cohort
1 Nutritional Epidemiology Group, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2 Division of Biostatistics, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, ...