MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Non-occupational physical activity and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality outcomes: a dose-response meta-analysis of large prospective studies.

Garcia L, Pearce M, Abbas A, Mok A, Strain T, Ali S, Crippa A, Dempsey PC, Golubic R, Kelly P, Laird Y, McNamara E, Moore S, de Sá TH, Smith AD, Wijndaele K, Woodcock J, and Brage S

British Journal of Sports Medicine. Feb 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105669)

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Investigating the impact of a 20 miles per hour speed limit intervention on road traffic collisions, casualties, speed and volume in Belfast, UK: 3 year follow-up outcomes of a natural experiment.

Hunter RF, Cleland CL, Busby J, Nightingale G, Kee F, Williams AJ, Kelly P, Kelly MP, Milton K, Kokka K, and Jepson R

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Nov 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/jech-2022-219729)

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Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Pearce M, Garcia L, Abbas A, Strain T, Schuch FB, Golubic R, Kelly P, Khan S, Utukuri M, Laird Y, Mok A, Smith A, Tainio M, Brage S, and Woodcock J

JAMA psychiatry. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0609)

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Population level physical activity before and during the first national COVID-19 lockdown: A nationally representative repeat cross-sectional study of 5 years of Active Lives data in England.

Strain T, Sharp SJ, Spiers A, Price H, Williams C, Fraser C, Brage S, Wijndaele K, and Kelly P

The Lancet regional health. Europe. Dec 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100265)

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Evaluating the citywide Edinburgh 20mph speed limit intervention effects on traffic speed and volume: A pre-post observational evaluation.

Nightingale GF, Williams AJ, Hunter RF, Woodcock J, Turner K, Cleland CL, Baker G, Kelly M, Cope A, Kee F, Milton K, Foster C, Jepson R, and Kelly P

PLoS ONE. Jul 2021

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0261383)

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Use of natural experimental studies to evaluate 20mph speed limits in two major UK cities.

Milton K, Kelly MP, Baker G, Cleland C, Cope A, Craig N, Foster C, Hunter R, Kee F, Kelly P, Nightingale G, Turner K, Williams AJ, Woodcock J, and Jepson R

Journal of transport & health. Apr 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jth.2021.101141)

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Integrated Impact Assessment of Active Travel: Expanding the Scope of the Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for Walking and Cycling.

Götschi T, Kahlmeier S, Castro A, Brand C, Cavill N, Kelly P, Lieb C, Rojas-Rueda D, Woodcock J, and Racioppi F

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph17207361)

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Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study.

Strain T, Brage S, Sharp SJ, Richards J, Tainio M, Ding D, Benichou J, and Kelly P

The Lancet. Global health. Sep 2019

(DOI : 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30211-4)

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Different analysis methods of Scottish and English child physical activity data explain the majority of the difference between the national prevalence estimates.

Williamson C, Kelly P, and Strain TR

BMC Public Health. Oct 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-019-6517-7)

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What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review.

Foster C, Kelly P, Reid HAB, Roberts N, Murtagh EM, Humphreys DK, Panter J, and Milton K

British Journal of Sports Medicine. Mar 2018

(DOI : 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098953)

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Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts.

Stamatakis E, Kelly P, Strain T, Murtagh EM, Ding D, and Murphy MH

British Journal of Sports Medicine. Oct 2017

(DOI : 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098677)

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Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?

Tainio M, de Nazelle AJ, Götschi T, Kahlmeier S, Rojas-Rueda D, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, de Sá TH, Kelly P, and Woodcock J

Preventive medicine. Oct 2015

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.002)

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