Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

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Year of publication 2008

 

  • Alati R, Macleod J, Hickman M, Sayal K, MAY M, Davey Smith G, Lawlor DA. Intrauterine exposure to alcohol and tobacco use and childhood IQ: findings from a parental-offspring comparison within the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Pediatr Res 2008;64(6):659-66: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Benfield LL, Fox KR, Peters DM, Blake H, Rogers I, Grant C, Ness A. Magnetic resonance imaging of abdominal adiposity in a large cohort of British children. Int J Obes  2008;32(1):91-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Birch E, Williams C, Drover J, Fu V, Cheng C, Northstone K, Courage M, Adams R. Randot Preschool Stereoacuity Test: normative data and validity. JAAPOS 2008;12(1):23-6: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Brion MJ, Leary SD, Davey Smith G, McArdle HJ, Ness AR. Maternal anemia, iron intake in pregnancy, and offspring blood pressure in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;88(4):1126-33: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Brion MJ, Ness AR, Davey Smith G, Emmett P, Rogers I, Whincup P, Lawlor DA. Sodium intake in infancy and blood pressure at 7 years: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62(10):1162-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Butler R, Heron J. An exploration of children's views of bed-wetting at 9 years. Child Care Health Dev 2008;34(1):65-70: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Chen L, Lawlor DA, Lewis SJ, Yuan W, Abdollahi MR, Timpson NJ, Day IN, Ebrahim S, Davey Smith G, Shugart YY. Genetic association study of BDNF in depression: finding from two cohort studies and a meta-analysis. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008;147B (6):814-21: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Clark EM, Ness AR, Tobias JH. Bone fragility contributes to the risk of fracture in children, even after moderate and severe trauma. J Bone Miner Res 2008;23(2):173-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Clark EM, Ness AR, Tobias JH. Vigorous physical activity increases fracture risk in children irrespective of bone mass: a prospective study of the independent risk factors for fractures in healthy children. J Bone Miner Res 2008;23(7):1012-22: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Deave T, Heron J, Evans J, Emond A. The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development. BJOG 2008;115:1043-51. PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Dudding T, Heron J, Thakkinstian A, Nurk E, Golding J, Pembrey M, Ring SM, Attia J, Scott RJ. Factor V Leiden is associated with pre-eclampsia but not with fetal growth restriction: a genetic association study and meta-analysis. J Thromb Haemost 2008;6(11):1869-75: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Elliott L, Henderson J, Northstone K, Chiu GY, Dunson D, London SJ. Prospective study of breast-feeding in relation to wheeze, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;122(1):49-54, 54.e1-3: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Feinstein L, Sabates R, Sorhaindo A, Rogers I, Herrick D, Northstone K, Emmett P. Dietary patterns related to attainment in school: the importance of early eating patterns. J Epidemiol Community Health 2008;62(8):734-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Fergusson E, Maughan B, Golding J. Which children receive grandparental care and what effect does it have? J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2008;49 (2):161-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Freathy RM, Timpson NJ, Lawlor DA, Pouta A, Ben-Shlomo Y, Ruokonen A, Ebrahim S, Shields B, Zeggini E, Weedon MN, Lindgren CM, Lango H, Melzer D, Ferrucci L, Paolisso G, Neville MJ, Karpe F, Palmer CN, Morris AD, Elliott P, Jarvelin MR, Davey Smith G, McCarthy MI, Hattersley AT, Frayling TM. Common variation in the FTO gene alters diabetes-related metabolic traits to the extent expected given its effect on BMI. Diabetes 2008;57(5):1419-26: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Garcia EA, Heude B, Petry CJ, Gueorguiev M, Hassan-Smith ZK, Spanou A, Ring SM, Dunger DB, Wareham N, Sandhu MS, Ong KK, Korbonits M. Ghrelin receptor gene polymorphisms and body size in children and adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008;93(10):4158-61: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Gathercole SE, Briscoe J, Thorn A, Tiffany C. Deficits in verbal long-term memory and learning in children with poor phonological short-term memory skills. Q J Exp Psychol (Colchester) 2008;61(3): 474-90: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Golombok S, Rust J, Zervoulis K, Croudace T, Golding J, Hines M. Developmental trajectories of sex-typed behavior in boys and girls: a longitudinal general population study of children aged 2.5-8 years. Child Dev 2008;79(5):1583-93: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Goodfellow SA, Northstone K. Childhood overweight and obesity in the UK--a comparison of two environmentally distinct populations of 7-year-old children. Int J Pediatr Obes 2008;3(2):117-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Granell R, Heron J, Lewis S, Davey Smith G, Sterne JA, Henderson J. The association between mother and child MTHFR C677T polymorphisms, dietary folate intake and childhood atopy in a population-based, longitudinal birth cohort. Clin Exp Allergy 2008;38(2):320-8: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Haynes R, Jones AP, Reading R, Daras K, Emond A. Neighbourhood variations in child accidents and related child and maternal characteristics: does area definition make a difference? Health Place 2008;14(4):693-701: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Henderson J, Granell R, Heron J, Sherriff A, Simpson A, Woodcock A, Strachan DP, Shaheen SO, Sterne JA. Associations of wheezing phenotypes in the first 6 years of life with atopy, lung function and airway responsiveness in mid-childhood. Thorax 2008;63(11):974-80: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Henderson J, Northstone K, Lee SP, Liao H, Zhao Y, Pembrey M, Mukhopadhyay S, Davey Smith G, Palmer CN, McLean WH, Irvine AD. The burden of disease associated with filaggrin mutations: a population-based, longitudinal birth cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;121(4):872-7.e9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Henderson J, Sherriff A, Farrow A, Ayres JG. Household chemicals, persistent wheezing and lung function: effect modification by atopy? Eur Respir J 2008;31(3):547-54: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Heron J, Joinson C, Croudace T, von Gontard A. Trajectories of daytime wetting and soiling in a United kingdom 4 to 9-year-old population birth cohort study. J Urol 2008;179(5):1970-5: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Horwood J, Salvi G, Thomas K, Duffy L, Gunnell D, Hollis C, Lewis G, Menezes P, Thompson A, Wolke D, Zammit S, Harrison G. IQ and non-clinical psychotic symptoms in 12-year-olds: results from the ALSPAC birth cohort. Br J Psychiatry 2008;193(3):185-91: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Johnson L, Mander AP, Jones LR, Emmett PM, Jebb SA. A prospective analysis of dietary energy density at age 5 and 7 years and fatness at 9 years among UK children.  Int J Obes (Lond) 2008;32(4):586-93 : PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Johnson L, Mander AP, Jones LR, Emmett PM, Jebb SA. Energy-dense, low-fiber, high-fat dietary pattern is associated with increased fatness in childhood. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87(4):846-54: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Joinson C, Heron J, von Gontard A, Butler U, Golding J, Emond A. Early childhood risk factors associated with daytime wetting and soiling in school-age children. J Pediatr Psychol 2008;33(7):739-50: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Lawlor DA, Cooper AR, Bain C, Davey Smith G, Irwin A, Riddoch C, Ness A. Associations of birth size and duration of breast feeding with cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Eur J Epidemiol 2008;23(6):411-22: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Lawlor DA, Timpson NJ, Harbord RM, Leary S, Ness A, McCarthy MI, Frayling TM, Hattersley AT, Davey Smith D. Exploring the developmental overnutrition hypothesis using parental-offspring associations and FTO as an instrumental variable. PLoS Med 2008;5(3):e33: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Lawlor DA, Harbord RM, Sterne JAC, Timpson NJ, Davey Smith G. Mendelian randomization: Using genes as instruments for making causal inferences in epidemiology. Statistics in Medicine. 2008;27;1133-1163. PubMed reference (new window)
  • Lawson DW, Mace R. Sibling configuration and childhood growth in contemporary British families.  Int J Epidemiol 2008;37(6):1408-21: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Leary SD, Ness AR, Davey Smith G, Mattocks C, Deere K, Blair SN, Riddoch C. Physical activity and blood pressure in childhood: findings from a population-based study. Hypertension 2008;51(1):92-8: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Lewis SJ, Lawlor DA, Nordestgaard BG, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Ebrahim S, Zacho J, Ness A, Leary S, Davey Smith G. The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T genotype and the risk of obesity in three large population-based cohorts. Eur J Endocrinol 2008;159(1):35-40: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Loos RJ, Lindgren CM, Li S, Wheeler E, Zhao JH, Prokopenko I, Inouye M, Freathy RM, Attwood AP, Beckmann JS, Berndt SI, Jacobs KB, Chanock SJ, Hayes RB, Bergmann S, Bennett AJ, Bingham SA, Bochud M, Brown M, Cauchi S, Connell JM, Cooper C, Davey Smith G, Day I, Dina C, De S, Dermitzakis ET, Doney AS, Elliott KS, Elliott P, Evans DM, Sadaf Farooqi I, Froguel P, Ghori J, Groves CJ, Gwilliam R, Hadley D, Hall AS, Hattersley AT, Hebebrand J, Heid IM. Common variants near MC4R are associated with fat mass, weight and risk of obesity. 2008;40(6):768-75: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Macleod J, Hickman M, Bowen E, Alati R, Tilling K, Davey Smith G. Parental drug use, early adversities, later childhood problems and children's use of tobacco and alcohol at age 10: birth cohort study. Addiction 2008;103(10):1731-43: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Majeed M, Williams C, Northstone K, Ben-Shlomo Y. Are there inequities in the utilisation of childhood eye-care services in relation to socio-economic status? Evidence from the ALSPAC cohort. Br J Ophthalmol 2008;92(7):965-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Mattocks C, Deere K, Leary S, Ness A, Tilling K, Blair SN, Riddoch C. Early life determinants of physical activity in 11 to 12 year olds: cohort study. Br J Sports Med 2008;42 (9):721-4: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Mattocks C, Ness A, Deere K, Tilling K, Leary S, Blair SN, Riddoch C. Early life determinants of physical activity in 11 to 12 year olds: cohort study. BMJ 2008;336(7634):26-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Mattocks C, Ness A, Leary S, Tilling K, Blair SN, Shield J, Deere K, Saunders J, Kirkby J, Davey Smith G, Wells J, Wareham N, Reilly J, Riddoch C. Use of accelerometers in a large field-based study of children: protocols, design issues, and effects on precision. J Phys Act Health 2008; 5 Suppl 1S98-111: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Munafo MR, Heron J, Araya R. Smoking patterns during pregnancy and postnatal period and depressive symptoms. Nicotine Tob Res 2008;10(11):1609-20: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Northstone K, Emmett P, Rogers I, 'Dietary patterns in pregnancy and associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors.', Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62 (4):471-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Northstone K, Emmett PM. A comparison of methods to assess changes in dietary patterns from pregnancy to 4 years post-partum obtained using principal components analysis. Br J Nutr 2008; 99 (5): 1099-106 : PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Northstone K, Emmett PM. Are dietary patterns stable throughout early and mid-childhood? A birth cohort study. Br J Nutr 2008;100(5):1069-76: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Northstone K, Emmett PM, Rogers I. Dietary patterns in pregnancy and associations with nutrient intakes. Br J Nutr 2008;99(2):406-15: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Northstone K, Ness AR, Emmett PM, Rogers IS. Adjusting for energy intake in dietary pattern investigations using principal components analysis. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62(7):931-8: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Paracchini S, Steer CD, Buckingham LL, Morris AP, Ring S, Scerri T, Stein J, Pembrey ME, Ragoussis J, Golding J, Monaco AP. Association of the KIAA0319 dyslexia susceptibility gene with reading skills in the general population. Am J Psychiatry 2008;165(12):1576-84: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Ramchandani PG, O`Connor TG, Evans J, Heron J, Murray L, Stein A. The effects of pre- and postnatal depression in fathers: a natural experiment comparing the effects of exposure to depression on offspring. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2008;49(10):1069-78: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Ramchandani PG, Stein A, O`Connor TG, Heron J, Murray L, Evans J. Depression in men in the postnatal period and later child psychopathology: a population cohort study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008;47(4):390-8: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Reading R, Jones A, Haynes R, Daras K, Emond A. Individual factors explain neighbourhood variations in accidents to children under 5 years of age. Soc Sci Med 2008;67(6):915-27: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Schuckit MA, Smith TL, Trim R, Heron J, Horwood J, Davis JM, Hibbeln JR. The performance of elements of a 'level of response to alcohol-based model of drinking behaviors in 13-year-olds. Addiction 2008;103(11):1786-92: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Schuckit MA, Smith TL, Trim RS, Heron J, Horwood J, Davis J, Hibbeln J. The self-rating of the effects of alcohol questionnaire as a predictor of alcohol-related outcomes in 12-year-old subjects. Alcohol Alcohol 2008;43(6):641-6: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Skuse D, Mandy W, Steer C, Miller L, Goodman R, Lawrence K, Emond A, Golding J. Social Communication Competence and Functional Adaptation in a General Population of Children: Preliminary Evidence for Sex-by-Verbal IQ Differential Risk. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry  Epub 2008 PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Timpson NJ, Emmett PM, Frayling TM, Rogers I, Hattersley AT, McCarthy MI, Davey Smith G. The fat mass- and obesity-associated locus and dietary intake in children. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;88(4):971-8: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Tobin MD, Timpson NJ, Wain LV, Ring S, Jones LR, Emmett PM, Palmer TM, Ness AR, Samani NJ, Davey Smith G, Burton PR. Common variation in the WNK1 gene and blood pressure in childhood: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Hypertension 2008;52(5):974-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Toma AM, Zhurov A, Playle R, Richmond S. A three-dimensional look for facial differences between males and females in a British-Caucasian sample aged 151/2 years old. Orthod Craniofac Res 2008;11(3):180-5: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Vella A, Bouatia-Naji N, Heude B, Cooper JD, Lowe CE, Petry C, Ring SM, Dunger DB, Todd JA, Ong KK. Association analysis of the IGF1 gene with childhood growth, IGF-1 concentrations and type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2008;51(5):811-5: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Weidinger S, Baurecht H, Wagenpfeil S, Henderson J, Novak N, Sandilands A, Chen H, Rodriguez E, O`Regan GM, Watson R, Liao H, Zhao Y, Barker JN, Allen M, Reynolds N, Meggitt S, Northstone K, Davey Smith G, Strobl C, Stahl C, Kneib T, Klopp N, Bieber T, Behrendt H, Palmer CN, Wichmann HE, Ring J, Illig T, McLean WH, Irvine AD. Analysis of the individual and aggregate genetic contributions of previously identified serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 5 (SPINK5), kallikrein-related peptidase 7 (KLK7), and filaggrin (FLG) polymorphisms to eczema risk. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;122(3):560-8.e4. PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Willer CJ, Sanna S, Jackson AU, Scuteri A, Bonnycastle LL, Clarke R, Heath SC, Timpson NJ, Najjar SS, Stringham HM, Strait J, Duren WL, Maschio A, Busonero F, Mulas A, Albai G, Swift AJ, Morken MA, Narisu N, Bennett D, Parish S, Shen H, Galan P, Meneton P, Hercberg S, Zelenika D, Chen WM, Li Y, Scott LJ, Scheet PA, Sundvall J, Watanabe RM, Nagaraja R, Ebrahim S, Lawlor DA, Ben-Shlomo Y, Davey Smith G, Shuldiner AR, Collins R, Bergman RN, Uda M, Tuomilehto J, Cao A, Collins FS, Lakatta E, Lathrop GM, Boehnke M, Schlessinger D, Mohlke KL, Abecasis GR. Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease. Nat Genet 2008;40(2):161-9: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Williams C, Miller L, Northstone K, Sparrow JM. The use of non-cycloplegic autorefraction data in general studies of children's development. Br J Ophthalmol 2008;92(5):723-4: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Williams C, Miller LL, Gazzard G, Saw SM. A comparison of measures of reading and intelligence as risk factors for the development of myopia in a UK cohort of children. Br J Ophthalmol 2008;92(8):1117-21: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Williams C, Northstone K, Howard M, Harvey I, Harrad RA, Sparrow JM. Prevalence and risk factors for common vision problems in children: data from the ALSPAC study. Br J Ophthalmol 2008;92(7):959-64 : PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Williams E, Thomas K, Sidebotham H, Emond A. Prevalence and characteristics of autistic spectrum disorders in the ALSPAC cohort. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008;50(9):672-7: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Wright C, Lakshman R, Emmett P, Ong KK, 'Implications of adopting the WHO 2006 Child Growth Standard in the UK: two prospective cohort studies.', Arch Dis Child 2008; 93 (7): 566-9 : PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Wright CM, Sherriff A, Ward SC, McColl JH, Reilly JJ, Ness AR. Development of bioelectrical impedance-derived indices of fat and fat-free mass for assessment of nutritional status in childhood. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62 (2):210-7. PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Wye L, Hay AD, Northstone K, Bishop J, Headley J, Thompson E. Complementary or alternative? The use of homeopathic products and antibiotics amongst pre- school children. BMC Fam Pract 2008;9(1):8. PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Yeargin-Allsopp M. The prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders in the ALSPAC cohort. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008;50(9):646: PubMed reference (new browser window)
  • Zammit S, Horwood J, Thompson A, Thomas K, Menezes P, Gunnell D, Hollis C, Wolke D, Lewis G, Harrison G. Investigating if psychosis-like symptoms (PLIKS) are associated with family history of schizophrenia or paternal age in the ALSPAC birth cohort. Schizophr Res 2008;104(1-3):279-86 : PubMed reference (new browser window)

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