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Andrew K Wills
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 93
Citations - 3513
Andrew K Wills is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Birth weight. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 93 publications receiving 3052 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew K Wills include Medical Research Council & Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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Life course variations in the associations between FTO and MC4R gene variants and body size
Rebecca Hardy,Andrew K Wills,Andrew Wong,Cathy E. Elks,Nicholas J. Wareham,Ruth J. F. Loos,Diana Kuh,Ken K. Ong +7 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, genetic variants in FTO and MC4R showed similar biphasic changes in their associations with BMI and weight, respectively, strengthening during childhood up to age 20 years and then weakening with increasing adult age.
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Life course trajectories of systolic blood pressure using longitudinal data from eight UK cohorts
Andrew K Wills,Debbie A Lawlor,Fiona E. Matthews,Avan Aihie Sayer,Eleni Bakra,Yoav Ben-Shlomo,Michaela Benzeval,Eric J. Brunner,Rachel Cooper,Mika Kivimäki,Diana Kuh,Graciela Muniz-Terrera,Rebecca Hardy +12 more
TL;DR: Analysis of eight population-based and occupational cohorts from the UK reveals the patterns of change of blood pressure in the population through the life course.
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Low plasma vitamin B12 in pregnancy is associated with gestational ‘diabesity’ and later diabetes
Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Jacqueline C. Hill,Sargoor R. Veena,Dattatray S. Bhat,Andrew K Wills,Chitra L.S. Karat,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Caroline H.D. Fall +7 more
TL;DR: Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with increased adiposity and, in turn, with insulin resistance and GDM, and may be an important factor underlying the high risk of ‘diabesity’ in south Asian Indians.
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Size at birth, weight gain in infancy and childhood, and adult blood pressure in 5 low- and middle-income-country cohorts: when does weight gain matter?
Linda S. Adair,Reynaldo Martorell,Aryeh D. Stein,Pedro C. Hallal,Harshpal Singh Sachdev,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Andrew K Wills,Shane A. Norris,Darren Dahly,Nanette R. Lee,Cesar G. Victora +10 more
TL;DR: Greater weight gain at any age relates to elevated adult BP, but faster weight gains in infancy and young childhood do not pose a higher risk than do gains at other ages.
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Higher Maternal Plasma Folate but Not Vitamin B-12 Concentrations during Pregnancy Are Associated with Better Cognitive Function Scores in 9- to 10- Year-Old Children in South India
Sargoor R. Veena,Ghattu V. Krishnaveni,Krishnamachari Srinivasan,Andrew K Wills,Sumithra Muthayya,Anura V Kurpad,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Caroline H.D. Fall +7 more
TL;DR: In this Indian population, higher maternal folate, but not vitamin B-12, concentrations during pregnancy predicted better childhood cognitive ability, and this suggests that the concentration used to define folate deficiency may be set too low.