Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of childhood myopia, a systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis: implications for aetiology and early …

AR Rudnicka, VV Kapetanakis, AK Wathern… - British Journal of …, 2016 - bjo.bmj.com
The aim of this review was to quantify the global variation in childhood myopia prevalence
over time taking account of demographic and study design factors. A systematic review …

Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational studies

CG Owen, PH Whincup, L Orfei, QA Chou… - International journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
Objective: Although obesity beginning early in life is becoming more common, its
implications for coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in later life remain uncertain. We …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of late-stage age-related macular degeneration in American whites: systematic review and meta-analysis

AR Rudnicka, VV Kapetanakis, Z Jarrar… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To estimate incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by subtype in
American whites aged≥ 50 years. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Body mass index in early and middle adult life: prospective associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes over a 30-year period: the British …

CG Owen, VV Kapetanakis, AR Rudnicka… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Adiposity in middle age is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and type 2 diabetes; less is known about the impact of adiposity from early adult life. We …

[HTML][HTML] Adiposity in early, middle and later adult life and cardiometabolic risk markers in later life; findings from the British regional heart study

VV Kapetanakis, AR Rudnicka, AK Wathern… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives: This research investigates the associations between body mass index (BMI) at
21, 40–59, 60–79 years of age on cardiometabolic risk markers at 60–79 years. Methods: A …

Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of childhood myopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AR Rudnicka, V Kapetanakis, AK Wathern, NS Logan… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Ethnic and geographical differences in prevalence of childhood myopia seem
to have changed over time. We aimed to quantify the variation in prevalence of childhood …