MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial.

Williams K, Modi RN, Dymond A, Hoare S, Powell A, Burt J, Edwards D, Lund J, Johnson R, Lobban T, Lown M, Sweeting MJ, Thom H, Kaptoge S, Fusco F, Morris S, Lip G, Armstrong N, Cowie MR, Fitzmaurice DA, Freedman B, Griffin SJ, Sutton S, Hobbs FR, McManus RJ, Mant J, and Safer Authorship Group T

BMJ Open. Jan 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065066)

Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies.

Wood AM, Kaptoge S, Butterworth AS, Willeit P, Warnakula S, Sweeting M, Burgess S, Astle W, Koulman A, Verschuren WMM, Sato S, Njølstad I, Woodward M, Salomaa V, Nordestgaard BG, Yeap BB, Melander O, Kuller LH, Balkau B, Koenig W, Casiglia E, Cooper C, Arndt V, Franco OH, Wennberg P, Gallacher J, Völzke H, Dahm CC, Dale CE, Bergmann MM, Crespo CJ, van der Schouw YT, Kaaks R, Simons LA, Lagiou P, Boer JMA, Key TJ, Rodriguez B, Moreno-Iribas C, Davidson KW, Sacerdote C, Wallace RB, Quirós JR, Tumino R, Linneberg A, Panico S, Skeie G, Weiderpass E, Nietert PJ, Psaty BM, Kromhout D, Salamanca-Fernández E, Kiechl S, Grioni S, Palli D, Huerta JM, Price J, Sundström J, Arriola L, Travis RC, Karakatsani A, Trichopoulou A, Kühn T, Grobbee DE, Barrett-Connor E, Boeing H, Overvad K, Kauhanen J, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Forouhi N, Wennberg M, Cushman M, Cooper JA, Rodriguez CJ, Voortman T, Meisinger C, Tjønneland A, Brenner H, Dallongeville J, Brunner EJ, Assmann G, Trevisan M, Gillum RF, Ford I, Sattar N, Thompson SG, Ferrari P, Smith GD, Banks E, Di Angelantonio E, and Danesh J

Lancet (London, England). Sep 2017

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30134-X)

Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Di Angelantonio E, Kaptoge S, Wormser D, Willeit P, Butterworth AS, Bansal N, O'Keeffe LM, Gao P, Wood AM, Burgess S, Freitag DF, Pennells L, Peters SA, Hart CL, Håheim LL, Gillum RF, Nordestgaard BG, Psaty BM, Yeap BB, Knuiman MW, Nietert PJ, Kauhanen J, Salonen JT, Kuller LH, Simons LA, van der Schouw YT, Barrett-Connor E, Selmer R, Crespo CJ, Rodriguez B, Verschuren WM, Salomaa V, Svärdsudd K, van der Harst P, Björkelund C, Wilhelmsen L, Wallace RB, Brenner H, Amouyel P, Barr EL, Iso H, Onat A, Trevisan M, D'Agostino RB, Cooper C, Kavousi M, Welin L, Roussel R, Hu FB, Sato S, Davidson KW, Howard BV, Leening MJ, Leening M, Rosengren A, Dörr M, Deeg DJ, Kiechl S, Stehouwer CD, Nissinen A, Giampaoli S, Donfrancesco C, Kromhout D, Price JF, Peters A, Meade TW, Casiglia E, Lawlor DA, Gallacher J, Nagel D, Franco OH, Assmann G, Dagenais GR, Jukema JW, Sundström J, Woodward M, Brunner EJ, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Whitsel EA, Njølstad I, Hedblad B, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Engström G, Rosamond WD, Selvin E, Sattar N, Thompson SG, and Danesh J

JAMA. Jul 2015

(DOI : 10.1001/jama.2015.7008)

Longitudinal association of C-reactive protein and Haemoglobin A1c over 13 years: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer--Norfolk study.

Ahmadi-Abhari S, Kaptoge S, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, and Khaw KT

Cardiovascular diabetology. Jan 2015

(DOI : 10.1186/s12933-015-0224-1)

Glycated hemoglobin measurement and prediction of cardiovascular disease.

Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Khan H, Butterworth AS, Wormser D, Kaptoge S, Kondapally Seshasai SR, Thompson A, Sarwar N, Willeit P, Ridker PM, Barr EL, Khaw KT, Psaty BM, Brenner H, Balkau B, Dekker JM, Lawlor DA, Daimon M, Willeit J, Njølstad I, Nissinen A, Brunner EJ, Kuller LH, Price JF, Sundström J, Knuiman MW, Feskens EJ, Verschuren WM, Wald N, Bakker SJ, Whincup PH, Ford I, Goldbourt U, Gómez-de-la-Cámara A, Gallacher J, Simons LA, Rosengren A, Sutherland SE, Björkelund C, Blazer DG, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Onat A, Marín Ibañez A, Casiglia E, Jukema JW, Simpson LM, Giampaoli S, Nordestgaard BG, Selmer R, Wennberg P, Kauhanen J, Salonen JT, Dankner R, Barrett-Connor E, Kavousi M, Gudnason V, Evans D, Wallace RB, Cushman M, D'Agostino RB, Umans JG, Kiyohara Y, Nakagawa H, Sato S, Gillum RF, Folsom AR, van der Schouw YT, Moons KG, Griffin SJ, Sattar N, Wareham NJ, Selvin E, Thompson SG, and Danesh J

JAMA. Mar 2014

(DOI : 10.1001/jama.2014.1873)

Assessing risk prediction models using individual participant data from multiple studies.

Pennells L, Kaptoge S, White IR, Thompson SG, Wood AM, and Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration

American Journal of Epidemiology. Dec 2013

(DOI : 10.1093/aje/kwt298)

Longitudinal association of C-reactive protein and lung function over 13 years: The EPIC-Norfolk study.

Ahmadi-Abhari S, Kaptoge S, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, and Khaw KT

American Journal of Epidemiology. Sep 2013

(DOI : 10.1093/aje/kwt208)

C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, and cardiovascular disease prediction.

Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Pennells L, Wood AM, White IR, Gao P, Walker M, Thompson A, Sarwar N, Caslake M, Butterworth AS, Amouyel P, Assmann G, Bakker SJ, Barr EL, Barrett-Connor E, Benjamin EJ, Björkelund C, Brenner H, Brunner E, Clarke R, Cooper JA, Cremer P, Cushman M, Dagenais GR, D'Agostino RB, Dankner R, Davey-Smith G, Deeg D, Dekker JM, Engström G, Folsom AR, Fowkes FG, Gallacher J, Gaziano JM, Giampaoli S, Gillum RF, Hofman A, Howard BV, Ingelsson E, Iso H, Jørgensen T, Kiechl S, Kitamura A, Kiyohara Y, Koenig W, Kromhout D, Kuller LH, Lawlor DA, Meade TW, Nissinen A, Nordestgaard BG, Onat A, Panagiotakos DB, Psaty BM, Rodriguez B, Rosengren A, Salomaa V, Kauhanen J, Salonen JT, Shaffer JA, Shea S, Ford I, Stehouwer CD, Strandberg TE, Tipping RW, Tosetto A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Wennberg P, Westendorp RG, Whincup PH, Wilhelmsen L, Woodward M, Lowe GD, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Gudnason V, Ridker PM, Pepys MB, Thompson SG, and Danesh J

The New England journal of medicine. Oct 2012

(DOI : 10.1056/NEJMoa1107477)

Lipid-related markers and cardiovascular disease prediction.

Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Pennells L, Kaptoge S, Caslake M, Thompson A, Butterworth AS, Sarwar N, Wormser D, Saleheen D, Ballantyne CM, Psaty BM, Sundström J, Ridker PM, Nagel D, Gillum RF, Ford I, Ducimetiere P, Kiechl S, Koenig W, Dullaart RP, Assmann G, D'Agostino RB, Dagenais GR, Cooper JA, Kromhout D, Onat A, Tipping RW, Gómez-de-la-Cámara A, Rosengren A, Sutherland SE, Gallacher J, Fowkes FG, Casiglia E, Hofman A, Salomaa V, Barrett-Connor E, Clarke R, Brunner E, Jukema JW, Simons LA, Sandhu M, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Kauhanen J, Salonen JT, Howard WJ, Nordestgaard BG, Wood AM, Thompson SG, Boekholdt SM, Sattar N, Packard C, Gudnason V, and Danesh J

JAMA. Jul 2012

(DOI : 10.1001/jama.2012.6571)

Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Wormser D, Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Wood AM, Pennells L, Thompson A, Sarwar N, Kizer JR, Lawlor DA, Nordestgaard BG, Ridker P, Salomaa V, Stevens J, Woodward M, Sattar N, Collins R, Thompson SG, Whitlock G, and Danesh J

Lancet (London, England). Mar 2011

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60105-0)

Diabetes mellitus, fasting glucose, and risk of cause-specific death.

Rao Kondapally Seshasai S, Kaptoge S, Thompson A, Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Sarwar N, Whincup PH, Mukamal KJ, Gillum RF, Holme I, Njølstad I, Fletcher A, Nilsson P, Lewington S, Collins R, Gudnason V, Thompson SG, Sattar N, Selvin E, Hu FB, Danesh J, and Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration

The New England journal of medicine. Mar 2011

(DOI : 10.1056/NEJMoa1008862)

Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data.

C Reactive Protein Coronary Heart Disease Genetics Collaboration (CCGC) C Reactive Protein Coronary Heart Disease Genetics Collaboration (CCGC), Wensley F, Gao P, Burgess S, Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Shah T, Engert JC, Clarke R, Davey-Smith G, Nordestgaard BG, Saleheen D, Samani NJ, Sandhu M, Anand S, Pepys MB, Smeeth L, Whittaker J, Casas JP, Thompson SG, Hingorani AD, and Danesh J

BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Feb 2011

(DOI : 10.1136/bmj.d548)

Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose concentration, and risk of vascular disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 102 prospective studies.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Sarwar N, Gao P, Seshasai SR, Gobin R, Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Ingelsson E, Lawlor DA, Selvin E, Stampfer M, Stehouwer CD, Lewington S, Pennells L, Thompson A, Sattar N, White IR, Ray KK, and Danesh J

Lancet (London, England). Jul 2010

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60484-9)

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) and risk of coronary disease, stroke, and mortality: collaborative analysis of 32 prospective studies.

Lp-PLA(2) Studies Collaboration Lp-PLA(2) Studies Collaboration, Thompson A, Gao P, Orfei L, Watson S, Di Angelantonio E, Kaptoge S, Ballantyne C, Cannon CP, Criqui M, Cushman M, Hofman A, Packard C, Thompson SG, Collins R, and Danesh J

Lancet (London, England). May 2010

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60319-4)

C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Lowe G, Pepys MB, Thompson SG, Collins R, and Danesh J

Lancet (London, England). Dec 2009

(DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61717-7)

Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Di Angelantonio E, Sarwar N, Perry P, Kaptoge S, Ray KK, Thompson A, Wood AM, Lewington S, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Collins R, Thompson SG, and Danesh J

JAMA. Nov 2009

(DOI : 10.1001/jama.2009.1619)

Is QUS or DXA better for predicting the 10-year absolute risk of fracture?

Moayyeri A, Kaptoge S, Dalzell N, Bingham S, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, Reeve J, and Khaw KT

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Mar 2009

(DOI : 10.1359/jbmr.090212)

Estimation of absolute fracture risk among middle-aged and older men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk population cohort study.

Moayyeri A, Kaptoge S, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, Bingham S, Reeve J, and Khaw KT

European Journal of Epidemiology. Oct 2008

(DOI : 10.1007/s10654-009-9337-8)

The effect of including quantitative heel ultrasound in models for estimation of 10-year absolute risk of fracture.

Moayyeri A, Kaptoge S, Dalzell N, Luben RN, Wareham NJ, Bingham S, Reeve J, and Khaw KT

Bone. Aug 2008

(DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2009.05.001)

Effects of physical activity on evolution of proximal femur structure in a younger elderly population

Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Kaptoge S, Jakes RW, Dalzell N, Loveridge N, Beck TJ, and Reeve J

Bone. Feb 2007

(DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2006.09.021)

Low BMD is less predictive than reported falls for future limb fractures in women across Europe: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study.

Kaptoge S, Benevolenskaya LI, Bhalla AK, Cannata JB, Boonen S, Falch JA, Felsenberg D, Finn JD, Nuti R, Hoszowski K, Lorenc R, Miazgowski T, Jajic I, Lyritis G, Masaryk P, Naves-Diaz M, Poor G, Reid DM, Scheidt-Nave C, Stepan JJ, Todd CJ, Weber K, Woolf AD, Roy DK, Lunt M, Pye SR, O'Neill TW, Silman AJ, and Reeve J

Bone. Jul 2004

(DOI : 10.1016/j.bone.2004.11.012)

When should the doctor order a spine X-ray? Identifying vertebral fractures for osteoporosis care: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS).

Kaptoge S, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D, Lunt M, O'Neill TW, Silman AJ, Reeve J, and EPOS Study Group

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Nov 2003

(DOI : 10.1359/JBMR.040901)

Effects of gender, anthropometric variables, and aging on the evolution of hip strength in men and women aged over 65.

Kaptoge S, Dalzell N, Loveridge N, Beck TJ, Khaw KT, and Reeve J

Bone. May 2003

(DOI : 10.1016/s8756-3282(03)00055-3)

Hip section modulus, a measure of bending resistance, is more strongly related to reported physical activity than BMD.

Kaptoge S, Dalzell N, Jakes RW, Wareham N, Day NE, Khaw KT, Beck TJ, Loveridge N, and Reeve J

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. Jan 2003

(DOI : 10.1007/s00198-003-1484-2)

Effects of dietary nutrients and food groups on bone loss from the proximal femur in men and women in the 7th and 8th decades of age.

Kaptoge S, Welch A, McTaggart A, Mulligan A, Dalzell N, Day NE, Bingham S, Khaw KT, and Reeve J

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. Sep 2002

(DOI : 10.1007/s00198-003-1391-6)

Is the predictive power of previous fractures for new spine and non-spine fractures associated with biochemical evidence of altered bone remodelling? The EPOS study. European Prospective Osteoporosis Study.

Vergnaud P, Lunt M, Scheidt-Nave C, Poor G, Gennari C, Hoszowski K, Vaz AL, Reid DM, Benevolenskaya L, Grazio S, Weber K, Miazgowski T, Stepan JJ, Masaryk P, Galan F, Armas JB, Lorenc R, Havelka S, Perez Cano R, Seibel M, Armbrecht G, Kaptoge S, O'Neill TW, Silman AJ, Felsenberg D, Reeve J, and Delmas PD

Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry. Jul 2002

(DOI : 10.1016/s0009-8981(02)00164-x)