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Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts

BMC Medicine
Background Identifying clusters of multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), also known as multimorbidity, and their associated burden may facilitate the development of effective and cost-effective targeted healthcare strategies.
Lewis Steell, Stefanie J. Krauth, Sayem Ahmed, Grace O. Dibben, Emma McIntosh, Peter Hanlon, Jim Lewsey, Barbara I. Nicholl, David A. McAllister, Susan M. Smith, Rachael Evans, Zahira Ahmed, Sarah Dean, Colin Greaves, Shaun Barber, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Tracy Ibbotson, Kate Jolly, Paula Ormandy, Sharon A. Simpson, Rod S. Taylor, Sally J. Singh, Frances S. Mair, Bhautesh D. Jani, the PERFORM research team   +25 more
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Combined social determinants of health contributed to adverse health outcomes among depression: evidence from two national cohorts

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Aims Social determinants of health (SDHs) exert a significant influence on various health outcomes and disparities. This study aimed to explore the associations between combined SDHs and mortality, as well as adverse health outcomes among adults with ...
Xin Qi, Li Liu, Jin Yang, Chuyu Pan, Jingcan Hao, Wenming Wei, Shiqiang Cheng, Yifan Gou, Boyue Zhao, Yan Wen, Bolun Cheng, Feng Zhang   +11 more
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From Biobank to “Bio-Think-Tank”: Functional Evolution of UK Biobank in Public Health Policy Making

Public Health Reviews
ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the evolving role of the UK Biobank in public health policymaking, particularly its shift from a traditional biobank to a proactive “bio-think tank” and highlight the drivers and necessary elements of this evolution ...
Jun Yin, Antoine Flahault
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Optical Coherence Tomography in the UK Biobank Study - Rapid Automated Analysis of Retinal Thickness for Large Population-Based Studies.

PLoS ONE, 2016
PurposeTo describe an approach to the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in large, population-based studies, including methods for OCT image acquisition, storage, and the remote, rapid, automated analysis of retinal thickness.MethodsIn UK ...
Pearse A Keane, Carlota M Grossi, Paul J Foster, Qi Yang, Charles A Reisman, Kinpui Chan, Tunde Peto, Dhanes Thomas, Praveen J Patel, UK Biobank Eye Vision Consortium   +9 more
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Anxiety and Depression in People with Eczema or Psoriasis: A Comparison of Associations in UK Biobank and Linked Primary Care Data

Clinical Epidemiology, 2023
Julian Matthewman,1 Kathryn E Mansfield,1 Joseph F Hayes,2 Elizabeth I Adesanya,1 Catherine H Smith,3 Amanda Roberts,1 Sinéad M Langan,1 Alasdair D Henderson1 1Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical ...
Matthewman J, Mansfield KE, Hayes JF, Adesanya EI, Smith CH, Roberts A, Langan SM, Henderson AD   +7 more
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Increased risk of hospitalization for various disorders after COVID-19 infection: A Cohort study of the UK biobank spanning over a hundred disease categories

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Background: COVID-19 is one of the most pressing public health issues worldwide. The sequelae of COVID-19 however remains unclear. We performed a systematic assessment of sequelae across all body systems, focusing on whether COVID-19 is associated with ...
Yong Xiang, Ruoyu Zhang, Jinghong Qiu, Hon-Cheong So   +3 more
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Biobanks, bioethics and concepts of donated blood in the UK [PDF]

Sociology of Health & Illness, 2006
AbstractIn recent years international bioethics bodies have made prominent declarations about the uses of donated tissue and related information in genetic research1. Following the ‘legislative’ mode of bioethics2, these organisations have put forward a number of general principles with a view to promoting the fair and equitable use of donated tissue ...
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Bidirectional Mendelian randomization reveals associations between telomere length and autoimmune diseases

Trials
Background Autoimmune diseases are a group of complex chronic illnesses that affect multiple organs or body systems. These diseases are characterized by tissue damage, impaired organ function, and increased risk of malignancies, and elevated mortality ...
Qin Jiang, Chenxi Yu, Shiben Zhu, Yang Liu, Min Ye   +4 more
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Brain imaging in UK Biobank

, 2020
UK Biobank is a large-scale prospective epidemiological study with all data accessible to researchers worldwide. It is currently in the process of bringing back 100,000 of the original participants for brain, heart and body MRI, carotid ultrasound and low-dose bone/fat x-ray.
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Circulating metabolic biomarkers predict incident sepsis: a large-scale population study in the UK Biobank

Nutrition Journal
Background Currently, there is an absence of large-scale research focusing on the metabolome profiles of individuals prior to the development of sepsis.
Hao Bai, Yihui Li, Miaomiao Fan, Mingmin Pang, Yanan Li, Shaohua Zhao, Tingyu Meng, Hao Chen, Ming Lu, Hao Wang   +9 more
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