MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

Ethnic differences in cross-sectional associations between impaired glucose regulation, identified by oral glucose tolerance test or HbA1c values, and cardiovascular disease in a cohort of European and South Asian origin.

Eastwood SV, Tillin T, Mayet J, Shibata DK, Wright A, Heasman J, Beauchamp N, Forouhi NG, Hughes AD, and Chaturvedi N

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association. Aug 2015

(DOI : 10.1111/dme.12895)

Estimation of Free-Living Energy Expenditure by Heart Rate and Movement Sensing: A Doubly-Labelled Water Study.

Brage S, Westgate K, Franks PW, Stegle O, Wright A, Ekelund U, and Wareham NJ

PLoS ONE. Jan 2015

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0137206)

Ethnic differences in associations between fat deposition and incident diabetes and underlying mechanisms: the SABRE study.

Eastwood SV, Tillin T, Dehbi HM, Wright A, Forouhi NG, Godsland I, Whincup P, Sattar N, Hughes AD, and Chaturvedi N

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Sep 2014

(DOI : 10.1002/oby.20997)

Thigh fat and muscle each contribute to excess cardiometabolic risk in South Asians, independent of visceral adipose tissue.

Eastwood SV, Tillin T, Wright A, Mayet J, Godsland I, Forouhi NG, Whincup P, Hughes AD, and Chaturvedi N

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Oct 2013

(DOI : 10.1002/oby.20796)

Estimation of CT-derived abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots from anthropometry in Europeans, South Asians and African Caribbeans.

Eastwood SV, Tillin T, Wright A, Heasman J, Willis J, Godsland IF, Forouhi N, Whincup P, Hughes AD, and Chaturvedi N

PLoS ONE. May 2013

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0075085)

Estimation of daily energy expenditure in pregnant and non-pregnant women using a wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer.

van Hees VT, Renstrom F, Wright A, Gradmark A, Catt M, Chen KY, Löf M, Bluck L, Pomeroy J, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U, Brage S, and Franks PW

PLoS ONE. Feb 2011

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0022922)

Accuracy and validity of a combined heart rate and motion sensor for the measurement of free-living physical activity energy expenditure in adults in Cameroon.

Assah FK, Ekelund U, Brage S, Wright A, Mbanya JC, and Wareham NJ

International Journal of Epidemiology. Jun 2010

(DOI : 10.1093/ije/dyq098)

Physical activity energy expenditure of adolescents in India.

Corder KL, Brage S, Wright A, Ramachandran A, Snehalatha C, Yamuna A, Wareham NJ, and Ekelund U

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Feb 2010

(DOI : 10.1038/oby.2010.4)

Predicting physical activity energy expenditure using accelerometry in adults from sub-Sahara Africa.

Assah FK, Ekelund U, Brage S, Corder KL, Wright A, Mbanya JC, and Wareham NJ

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Feb 2009

(DOI : 10.1038/oby.2009.39)

Is it possible to assess free-living physical activity and energy expenditure in young people by self-report?

Corder KL, Van Sluijs EM, Wright A, Whincup P, Wareham NJ, and Ekelund U

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jan 2009

(DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26739)

The 'Walking for Wellbeing in the West' randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultation with 12 month follow-up: rationale and study design.

Fitzsimons CF, Baker G, Wright A, Nimmo MA, Ward Thompson C, Lowry R, Millington C, Shaw R, Fenwick E, Ogilvie D, Inchley J, Foster CE, and Mutrie N

BMC Public Health. Apr 2008

(DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-8-259)