Sex discordance in asthma and wheeze prevalence in two longitudinal cohorts.
Sex discordance in asthma prevalence has been previously reported, with higher prevalence in males before puberty, and in females after puberty; the adolescent "switch".
Ryan Arathimos +4 more
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Changes in marital quality over 6 years and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in men: findings from the ALSPAC prospective cohort study [PDF]
Background: Marital relationship quality has been suggested to have independent effects on cardiovascular health outcomes. This study investigates the association between changes in marital relationship quality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk ...
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav +5 more
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Recent discoveries from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) explain a larger proportion of the genetic variability to BMI and obesity. The genetic risk associated with BMI and obesity can be assessed by an obesity-specific genetic risk ...
Yanyan Wu +3 more
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A genome-wide association study of mitochondrial DNA copy number in two population-based cohorts
Background Mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA CN) exhibits interindividual and intercellular variation, but few genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of directly assayed mtDNA CN exist.
Anna L. Guyatt +12 more
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Child maltreatment in the "children of the nineties" : a cohort study of risk factors [PDF]
Aim: To analyze the multiple factors affecting the risk of maltreatment in young children within a comprehensive theoretical framework. Methods: The research is based on a large UK cohort study, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Out of
Altemeier +87 more
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Multi-level evidence of an allelic hierarchy of USH2A variants in hearing, auditory processing and speech/language outcomes. [PDF]
Language development builds upon a complex network of interacting subservient systems. It therefore follows that variations in, and subclinical disruptions of, these systems may have secondary effects on emergent language.
1000 Genomes Project C. +71 more
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Sensory hyperacusis as a predictor of anxiety in adolescence
Background An increasing number of children report anxiety in early to mid‐adolescence. Early identification of risk during the transition from primary to secondary schools (age 11) could enhance family‐ or school‐based interventions. While known predictors of adolescent anxiety provide some insight, there is a need to identify and understand ...
Foteini Tseliou +3 more
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Accidents and resulting injuries in premobile infants: data from the ALSPAC study [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMSLittle is known about injuries resulting from accidents in premobile infants. We aimed to describe the pattern of minor accidents in infants and their resulting injuries.METHODSThe ALSPAC study collected data in successive postal questionnaires. At 6 months of age, parents were asked to describe any accident since birth.
Warrington SA +2 more
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Abstract figure legend Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is commonly taken during pregnancy for pain and fever. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of paracetamol's effects during pregnancy, several elements need to be examined including the transfer of paracetamol across the placenta and into the developing brain, the short‐ and long‐term effects of ...
Yifan Huang, Liam Koehn
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Family stressors and children's outcomes [PDF]
The research reported here aimed to identify:1.which family stress factors and parental behaviours were associated with worse outcomes for children at age 7 andwhich factors helped children to succeed2.whether stressful life events experienced at ...
Gutman, Leslie +2 more
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