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Smoking is a risk factor for autoimmune hepatitis: An English registry-based case-control study (2024)
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Grønbæk, L., Omeife, H., Ban, L., Crooks, C. J., Card, T. R., Jepsen, P., & West, J. (2024). Smoking is a risk factor for autoimmune hepatitis: An English registry-based case-control study. Clinical Epidemiology, 16, 23-30. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S439219

Purpose: Smoking is a risk factor for some autoimmune diseases, but its association with autoimmune hepatitis remains unknown. We conducted a population-based matched case–control study to examine the association between tobacco smoking and the risk... Read More about Smoking is a risk factor for autoimmune hepatitis: An English registry-based case-control study.

Incidence and survival of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A population‐based cohort study from England (2021)
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West, J., Card, T. R., Bishton, M. J., Lanyon, P., Ban, L., Bythell, M., …Crooks, C. J. (2022). Incidence and survival of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A population‐based cohort study from England. Journal of Internal Medicine, 291(4), 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13432

Background: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare hyper-inflammatory condition with poor outcomes. Objectives: Few population-based estimates of the incidence and survival in adults exist. We aimed to provide these data for England. Met... Read More about Incidence and survival of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A population‐based cohort study from England.

External validation of a model to predict women most at risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: Maternity clot risk (2021)
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Ban, L., Abdul Sultan, A., West, J., Tata, L. J., Riley, R. D., Nelson-Piercy, C., & Grainge, M. J. (2021). External validation of a model to predict women most at risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: Maternity clot risk. Thrombosis Research, 208, 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2021.05.020

Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the leading cause of direct maternal mortality in high-income countries. We previously developed a risk prediction score for postpartum venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women without a previous VTE. In thi... Read More about External validation of a model to predict women most at risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism: Maternity clot risk.

Mortality after extrahepatic gastrointestinal and abdominal wall surgery in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
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Adiamah, A., Ban, L., Hammond, J., Jepsen, P., West, J., & Humes, D. .. (2020). Mortality after extrahepatic gastrointestinal and abdominal wall surgery in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(5), 497–511. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa043

Aims: This meta-analysis aimed to define the perioperative risk of mortality in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) undergoing extrahepatic gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: Systematic searches of Embase, Medline and CENTRAL were undertak... Read More about Mortality after extrahepatic gastrointestinal and abdominal wall surgery in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

L-carnitine supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
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Thiagarajan, P., Chalmers, J., Ban, L., Grindlay, D., & Aithal, G. P. (2020). L-carnitine supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Meta-Analysis, 8(1), 4-14. https://doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v8.i1.4

BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) dominates the landscape of modern hepatology. Affecting 25% of the general population, there is critical unmet need to identify broadly available, safe and cost-effective treatments. Cumulative ev... Read More about L-carnitine supplementation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cohort profile: The Trivandrum Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Cohort (2019)
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Chalmers, J., Ban, L., Leena, K., Edwards, K., Grove, J., Aithal, G., & Shenoy, K. (2019). Cohort profile: The Trivandrum Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Cohort. BMJ Open, 9(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027244

Purpose The Trivandrum NAFLD cohort is a population-based study designed to examine the interaction between genetic and lifestyle factors and their association with increased risk of NAFLD within the Indian population. Participants Between 201... Read More about Cohort profile: The Trivandrum Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Cohort.

Association between topical corticosteroid use and type 2 diabetes in two European population-based adult cohorts (2019)
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Andersen, Y. M., Egeberg, A., Ban, L., Gran, S., Williams, H. C., Francis, N. A., …Thyssen, J. P. (2019). Association between topical corticosteroid use and type 2 diabetes in two European population-based adult cohorts. Diabetes Care, 42(6), 1095-1103. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc18-2158

Background Topical corticosteroids (CS) are commonly used to treat inflammatory skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis. While topical CS package inserts describe hyperglycaemia and glycosuria as adverse drug reactions, it is unclear whether... Read More about Association between topical corticosteroid use and type 2 diabetes in two European population-based adult cohorts.

Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study (2018)
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Bannister, J., Szatkowski, L., Sharkey, D., Tan, S., Fiaschi, L., & Ban, L. (2018). Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 67(5), 580–585. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002045

Objectives: Survival in infants with gastroschisis is increasing although little is known about early childhood morbidity. In the context of a hypothesised link between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and immune function, this study explores rates of... Read More about Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study.

Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Ban, L., Labbouz, S., Grindlay, D. J., Batchelor, J. M., & Ratib, S. (2018). Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 179(4), 971-972. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16703

Vitiligo is a chronic disorder causing skin depigmentation with around 1% global prevalence, affecting people of all ages, skin types and genders.1 Due to the absence of melanin in lesional skin there is a theoretical concern that there might be a hi... Read More about Risk of skin cancer in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years (2017)
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Zou, K., Xiao, F., Li, H., Zhou, Q., Ban, L., Yang, M., …Zhang, W. (2017). Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years. PLoS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180376. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180376

Objective: Though the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been established in Western population, little is known about the risk in Chinese people with RA. Our objective was to estimate the risk of CVD in Chinese peo... Read More about Risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study based on hospital medical records in 10 years.

The incidence of first stroke in and around pregnancy: A population-based cohort study from Sweden (2017)
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Ban, L., Abdul Sultan, A., Stephansson, O., Tata, L. J., Sprigg, N., Nelson-Piercy, C., …Ludvigsson, J. F. (2017). The incidence of first stroke in and around pregnancy: A population-based cohort study from Sweden. European Stroke Journal, 2(3), 250-256. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987317706600

Introduction: Research has suggested that delivery is associated with an increased risk of stroke in women; however, there is a lack of contemporary estimates on the incidence of stroke in and after pregnancy compared with the baseline risk in women... Read More about The incidence of first stroke in and around pregnancy: A population-based cohort study from Sweden.

The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England (2017)
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Ban, L., Sprigg, N., Nelson-Piercy, C., Bath, P. M., Ludvigsson, J. F., Stephansson, O., & Tata, L. J. (2017). The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(4), Article e004601. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004601

Background: Pregnant women may have an increased risk of stroke compared to non-pregnant women of similar age, but the magnitude and the timing of such risk are unclear. We examined the risk of first stroke event in women of childbearing age and comp... Read More about The incidence of first stroke in pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age: a population-based cohort study from England.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England (2016)
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Abdul Sultan, A., West, J., Ban, L., Humes, D., Tata, L. J., Fleming, K. M., …Card, T. R. (2016). Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22(7), 1621-1630. https://doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000802

Background: There is limited contemporary population based evidence on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy related complications for women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study provides such estimates of these risks and assesses variatio... Read More about Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study from England.

Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population (2016)
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Ban, L., Guo, S., Scherpbier, R. W., Wang, X., Zhou, H., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population. International Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0844-6

Objectives: To examine the effect of parental rural-to-urban internal migration on nutritional status of left-behind children and how this is related to guardianship. Methods: We used UNICEF China’s maternal and child health survey data to investiga... Read More about Child feeding and stunting prevalence in left-behind children: a descriptive analysis of data from a central and western Chinese population.

Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study (2015)
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Ban, L., Tata, L. J., Humes, D., Fiaschi, L., & Card, T. R. (2015). Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 42(7), https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13354

Background: Clinical studies have reported reduced fertility in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aim: To compare fertility rates in women with IBD to those in women without IBD and assess whether the relative fertility differed followi... Read More about Decreased fertility rates in 9639 women diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study.

Congenital anomalies in children of mothers taking antiepileptic drugs with and without periconceptional high dose folic acid use: a population-based cohort study (2015)
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Ban, L., Fleming, K. M., Doyle, P., Smeeth, L., Hubbard, R. B., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2015). Congenital anomalies in children of mothers taking antiepileptic drugs with and without periconceptional high dose folic acid use: a population-based cohort study. PLoS ONE, 10(7), Article 131130. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131130

BACKGROUND: Antenatal antiepileptic drug (AED) use has been found to be associated with increased major congenital anomaly (CA) risks. However whether such AED-associated risks were different according to periconceptional high dose (5mg daily) folic... Read More about Congenital anomalies in children of mothers taking antiepileptic drugs with and without periconceptional high dose folic acid use: a population-based cohort study.

Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with coeliac disease: a population-based cohort study (2014)
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Ban, L., West, J., Abdul Sultan, A., Dhalwani, N. N., Ludvigsson, J. F., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with coeliac disease: a population-based cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(13), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13102

Objective: To examine major congenital anomaly (CA) risks in children of mothers with coeliac disease (CD) compared with mothers without CD. Design: Population-based cohort study. Setting: Linked maternal–child medical records from a large pr... Read More about Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with coeliac disease: a population-based cohort study.

Women with celiac disease present with fertility problems no more often than women in the general population (2014)
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Dhalwani, N. N., West, J., Sultan, A. A., Ban, L., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Women with celiac disease present with fertility problems no more often than women in the general population. Gastroenterology, 147(6), Article 1267-1274.e1. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2014.08.025

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Studies have associated infertility with celiac disease. However, these included small numbers of women attending infertility specialist services and subsequently screened for celiac disease, and therefore may not have been represe... Read More about Women with celiac disease present with fertility problems no more often than women in the general population.