Heat waves and cause-specific mortality at all ages

X Basagaña, C Sartini, J Barrera-Gómez… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Mortality has been shown to increase with extremely hot ambient temperatures.
Details on the specific cause of mortality can be useful for improving preventive policies …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to physical activity guidelines in older adults, using objectively measured physical activity in a population-based study

BJ Jefferis, C Sartini, IM Lee, M Choi, A Amuzu… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) levels in older adults decline with age. The prevalence
and correlates of adherence to current UK PA guidelines in older adults has not been …

Objectively measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and all-cause mortality in older men: does volume of activity matter more than pattern of accumulation?

BJ Jefferis, TJ Parsons, C Sartini, S Ash… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To understand how device-measured sedentary behaviour and physical activity
are related to all-cause mortality in older men, an age group with high levels of inactivity and …

[HTML][HTML] How are falls and fear of falling associated with objectively measured physical activity in a cohort of community-dwelling older men?

BJ Jefferis, S Iliffe, D Kendrick, N Kerse, S Trost… - BMC geriatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background Falls affect approximately one third of community-dwelling older adults each
year and have serious health and social consequences. Fear of falling (FOF)(lack of …

Introducing PIONEER: a project to harness big data in prostate cancer research

MI Omar, MJ Roobol, MJ Ribal, T Abbott… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Enhancement Through the Power of Big
Data in Europe (PIONEER) is a European network of excellence for big data in prostate …

Smartphone detection of atrial fibrillation using photoplethysmography: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Gill, KV Bunting, C Sartini, VR Cardoso, N Ghoreishi… - Heart, 2022 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives Timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) is essential to reduce complications from
this increasingly common condition. We sought to assess the diagnostic accuracy of …

[HTML][HTML] Does duration of physical activity bouts matter for adiposity and metabolic syndrome? A cross-sectional study of older British men

BJ Jefferis, TJ Parsons, C Sartini, S Ash… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Older adults have low physical activity (PA) and high sedentary behaviour (SB)
levels. We investigate how total volume and specific patterns of moderate to vigorous PA …

Saharan dust and daily mortality in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

SZ Sajani, R Miglio, P Bonasoni… - Occupational and …, 2011 - oem.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the association between Saharan dust outbreaks and natural,
cardiovascular and respiratory mortality. Methods A case–crossover design was adopted to …

Differences on the effect of heat waves on mortality by sociodemographic and urban landscape characteristics

Y Xu, P Dadvand, J Barrera-Gómez… - J Epidemiol …, 2013 - jech.bmj.com
Background Mortality increases during heat waves have been reported worldwide. The
magnitude of these increases can vary within regions according to sociodemographic and …

Climate extremes and the length of gestation

P Dadvand, X Basagana, C Sartini… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Although future climate is predicted to have more extreme heat conditions, the
available evidence on the impact of these conditions on pregnancy length is very scarce and …