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Temporality of body mass index, blood tests, comorbidities and medication use as early markers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): a nested case–control study (2022)
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Tan, P. S., Garriga, C., Clift, A., Liao, W., Patone, M., Coupland, C., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2023). Temporality of body mass index, blood tests, comorbidities and medication use as early markers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): a nested case–control study. Gut, 72(3), 512-521. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326522

Objective Prior studies identified clinical factors associated with increased risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, little is known regarding their time-varying nature, which could inform earlier diagnosis. This study assessed tem... Read More about Temporality of body mass index, blood tests, comorbidities and medication use as early markers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): a nested case–control study.

Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations (2022)
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Kerr, S., Robertson, C., Nafilyan, V., Lyons, R. A., Kee, F., Cardwell, C. R., …Sheikh, A. (2022). Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations. BMJ Open, 12(6), Article e050994. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050994

Introduction The QCOVID algorithm is a risk prediction tool for infection and subsequent hospitalisation/death due to SARS-CoV-2. At the time of writing, it is being used in important policy-making decisions by the UK and devolved governments for com... Read More about Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations.

Comorbidities in osteoarthritis (ComOA): a combined cross-sectional, case–control and cohort study using large electronic health records in four European countries (2022)
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Swain, S., Kamps, A., Runhaar, J., Dell ‘Isola, A., Turkiewicz, A., Robinson, D., …Zhang, W. (2022). Comorbidities in osteoarthritis (ComOA): a combined cross-sectional, case–control and cohort study using large electronic health records in four European countries. BMJ Open, 12(4), Article e052816. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052816

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading chronic conditions in the older population. People with OA are more likely to have one or more other chronic conditions than those without. However, the temporal associations, clusters of the co... Read More about Comorbidities in osteoarthritis (ComOA): a combined cross-sectional, case–control and cohort study using large electronic health records in four European countries.

Association between smoking, e-cigarette use and severe COVID-19: A cohort study (2022)
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Gao, M., Aveyard, P., Lindson, N., Hartmann-Boyce, J., Watkinson, P., Young, D., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Association between smoking, e-cigarette use and severe COVID-19: A cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(4), 1062-1072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac028

Background: Smoking is a risk factor for most respiratory infections, but it may protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection. The objective was to assess whether smoking and e-cigarette use were associated with severe COVID-19. Methods: This cohort ran from... Read More about Association between smoking, e-cigarette use and severe COVID-19: A cohort study.

‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme (2022)
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Gumber, L., Timmons, S., Coupland, C., Gladman, J., Lliffe, S., Kendrick, D., …Orton, E. (2022). ‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme. Age and Ageing, 51(2), Article afac023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac023

Background: Older adults are at increased risk of falls due to ageing, decreased muscle strength and impaired balance. Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and effectiveness of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in improving fun... Read More about ‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme.

Clustering of comorbidities and associated outcomes in people with osteoarthritis - A UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink study (2022)
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Swain, S., Coupland, C., Strauss, V., Mallen, C., Kuo, C. F., Sarmanova, A., …Zhang, W. (2022). Clustering of comorbidities and associated outcomes in people with osteoarthritis - A UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(5), 702-713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.12.013

Objective: To examine the clusters of chronic conditions present in people with osteoarthritis and the associated risk factors and health outcomes. Methods: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD was used to identify people diagnosed with in... Read More about Clustering of comorbidities and associated outcomes in people with osteoarthritis - A UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink study.

Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets (2022)
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Burchardt, J. M., Mei, X. W., Ranger, T., McDermott, C. J., Radunovic, A., Coupland, C., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 23(5-6), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2021.2016837

Objective: This study uses three linked datasets to provide an estimate of incidence of motor neuron disease (MND) in England from 1998 to 2019. Comparison is made to previous British studies. It examines age at diagnosis and ethnicity of those affec... Read More about Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets.

Psychological Predictors of Self-reported COVID-19 Outcomes: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study (2022)
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Ayling, K., Jia, R., Coupland, C., Chalder, T., Massey, A., Broadbent, E., & Vedhara, K. (2022). Psychological Predictors of Self-reported COVID-19 Outcomes: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(5), 484-497. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab106

Background: Previous research has shown that psychological factors, such as stress and social support, are associated with greater susceptibility to viral respiratory illnesses and more severe symptoms. During the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a w... Read More about Psychological Predictors of Self-reported COVID-19 Outcomes: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study.

Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment (2022)
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Abhishek, A., Fuller, A., Nakafero, G., Zhang, W., Dumbleton, J., Hawkey, C., …Doherty, M. (2022). Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(3), Article rkac086. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac086

Objective: The aim was to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial exploring whether omega-3 fatty acid supplementation limits gout flares during treat-to-target urate-lowering treatment (T2T-ULT). Methods: Adults with at least one gout... Read More about Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment.

Comorbidities and use of analgesics in people with knee pain: a study in the Nottingham Knee Pain and Health in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2022)
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Swain, S., Fernandes, G. S., Sarmanova, A., Valdes, A. M., Walsh, D. A., Coupland, C., …Zhang, W. (2022). Comorbidities and use of analgesics in people with knee pain: a study in the Nottingham Knee Pain and Health in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(2), Article rkac049. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac049

Objectives: The aims were to examine the prevalence of comorbidities and role of oral analgesic use in people with knee pain (KP) compared with those without. Methods: The Knee Pain and related health In the Community (KPIC) cohort comprises communit... Read More about Comorbidities and use of analgesics in people with knee pain: a study in the Nottingham Knee Pain and Health in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection (2021)
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Patone, M., Mei, X. W., Handunnetthi, L., Dixon, S., Zaccardi, F., Shankar-Hari, M., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Medicine, 28(2), 410-422. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01630-0

Although myocarditis and pericarditis were not observed as adverse events in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials, there have been numerous reports of suspected cases following vaccination in the general population. We undertook a self-... Read More about Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases (2021)
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Vinogradova, Y., Dening, T., Hippisley-Cox, J., Taylor, L., Moore, M., & Coupland, C. (2021). Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases. British Medical Journal, 374, Article n2182. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2182

Objective To assess the risks of developing dementia associated with different types and durations of menopausal hormone therapy. Design Two nested case-control studies. Setting UK general practices contributing to QResearch or the Clinical Practice... Read More about Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: Nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases.

Identifying symptoms associated with diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine and neuroendocrine neoplasms: A nested case-control study of the UK primary care population (2021)
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Liao, W., Clift, A. K., Patone, M., Coupland, C., González-Izquierdo, A., Pereira, S., & Cox, J. H. (2021). Identifying symptoms associated with diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine and neuroendocrine neoplasms: A nested case-control study of the UK primary care population. British Journal of General Practice, 71(712), e836-e845. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2021.0153

Background: Pancreatic cancer has the worst survival rate among all cancers. Almost 70% of patients were diagnosed at Stage IV. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the symptoms associated with the diagnoses of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (P... Read More about Identifying symptoms associated with diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine and neuroendocrine neoplasms: A nested case-control study of the UK primary care population.

Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination: National prospective cohort study (2021)
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Hippisley-Cox, J., Coupland, C. A., Mehta, N., Keogh, R. H., Diaz-Ordaz, K., Khunti, K., …Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S. (2021). Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination: National prospective cohort study. BMJ, 374, Article n2244. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2244

Objectives To derive and validate risk prediction algorithms to estimate the risk of covid-19 related mortality and hospital admission in UK adults after one or two doses of covid-19 vaccination. Design Prospective, population based cohort study usin... Read More about Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination: National prospective cohort study.

Mental health and other factors associated with work productivity after injury in the UK: multicentre cohort study (2021)
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Kellezi, B., Dhiman, P., Coupland, C., Whitehead, J., Morriss, R., Joseph, S., …Kendrick, D. (2022). Mental health and other factors associated with work productivity after injury in the UK: multicentre cohort study. Injury Prevention, 28(2), 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044311

Introduction: Mental health conditions are a major contributor to productivity loss and are common post-injury. This study quantifies post-injury productivity loss and its association with pre and post-injury mental health, injury, demographic, healt... Read More about Mental health and other factors associated with work productivity after injury in the UK: multicentre cohort study.

Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study (2021)
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Hippisley-Cox, J., Patone, M., Mei, X. W., Saatci, D., Dixon, S., Khunti, K., …Coupland, C. A. C. (2021). Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study. BMJ, 374, Article n1931. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1931

Objective: To assess the association between covid-19 vaccines and risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolic events in England among adults. Design: Self-controlled case series study using national data on covid-19 vaccination and hospital adm... Read More about Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study.

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper (2021)
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Ranger, T. A., Burchardt, J., Clift, A. K., Mei, W. X., Coupland, C., Tan, P. S., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2021). Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e046701. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046701

Introduction Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help women experiencing menopausal symptoms, but usage has declined due to uncertainty around risks of cancer and some cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Moreover, improved cancer survival rates mean tha... Read More about Hormone replacement therapy and cancer survival: a longitudinal cohort study: protocol paper.

Sickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study (2021)
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Clift, A. K., Saatci, D., Coupland, C. A., Dambha-Miller, H., Hippisley-Cox, J., & International Investigator Group for Ethnicity and COVID-19. (2021). Sickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 174(10), 1483-1487. https://doi.org/10.7326/M21-1375

Background: Sickle cell disease is a collection of compound heterozygote hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell anemia (1). The heterozygote hemoglobinopathies are characterized by erythrocyte deformation with hemolysis; immune and coagulation dys... Read More about Sickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study.

Implementation fidelity of the Falls Management Exercise Programme: a mixed methods analysis using a conceptual framework for implementation fidelity (2021)
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Orton, E., Lafond, N., Skelton, D. A., Coupland, C., Gladman, J. R., Iliffe, S., …Kendrick, D. (2021). Implementation fidelity of the Falls Management Exercise Programme: a mixed methods analysis using a conceptual framework for implementation fidelity. Public Health, 197, 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.05.038

Objectives: Falls in older adults cause significant morbidity and mortality and incur cost to health and care services. The Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme is a 24-week intervention for older adults that, in clinical trials, improves balan... Read More about Implementation fidelity of the Falls Management Exercise Programme: a mixed methods analysis using a conceptual framework for implementation fidelity.

An external validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of mortality from COVID-19 in adults: a national validation cohort study in England (2021)
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Nafilyan, V., Humberstone, B., Mehta, N., Diamond, I., Coupland, C., Lorenzi, L., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2021). An external validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of mortality from COVID-19 in adults: a national validation cohort study in England. The Lancet. Digital Health, 3(7), E425-E433. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500%2821%2900080-7

Background: Public policy measures and clinical risk assessments relevant to COVID-19 need to be aided by risk prediction models that are rigorously developed and validated. We aimed to externally validate a risk prediction algorithm (QCovid) to esti... Read More about An external validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of mortality from COVID-19 in adults: a national validation cohort study in England.