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Debbie A Lawlor
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 1118
Citations - 118183
Debbie A Lawlor is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 147, co-authored 1114 publications receiving 101123 citations. Previous affiliations of Debbie A Lawlor include Southampton General Hospital & University of Vermont.
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Maternal education inequalities in height growth rates in early childhood: 2004 Pelotas birth cohort study.
Alicia Matijasevich,Laura D Howe,Kate Tilling,Iná S. Santos,Aluísio J D Barros,Debbie A Lawlor +5 more
TL;DR: The data demonstrate an increase in the absolute and relative inequality in height after birth; inequality increases from approximately 0.2 standard deviations of birth length to approximately0.7 standard deviation of height at age 4, indicating that height inequality, which was already present at birth, widened through differential growth rates to age 2 years.
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Associations of childhood 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence: prospective findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Dylan M. Williams,Abigail Fraser,Adrian Sayers,William D. Fraser,Elina Hyppönen,George Davey Smith,Naveed Sattar,Debbie A Lawlor +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that higher 25(OH)D3 concentrations in childhood are associated with higher levels of HDL-C and lower fasting insulin in adolescence, and this is the first prospective study of children/adolescents to show this.
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Improving health through neighbourhood environmental change: are we speaking the same language? A qualitative study of views of different stakeholders
TL;DR: The assumption that planned provision of supportive environments will improve levels of physical activity, health and lifestyle may not be true if the developments do not take account of community concerns regarding personal safety.
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The association of serum ionized calcium and vitamin D with adult cognitive performance.
TL;DR: The results do not support an important role for calcium or vitamin D in cognitive performance in adults, and neither serum ionized calcium nor 25-hydroxyvitamin D was associated with cognitive function in either age group.
STUDY PROFILE Design and characteristics of a new birth cohort, to study the early origins and ethnic variation of childhood obesity: the BiB1000 study
Maria Bryant,Gillian Santorelli,Lesley Fairley,Jane West,Debbie A Lawlor,Raj Bhopal,Emily S. Petherick,Pinki Sahota,Noel Cameron,John Wright,Amanda Farrin,Helen L. Ball,Carolyn Summerbell,Sally Barber,Diane Farrar,Rosie McEachan +15 more
TL;DR: The Born in Bradford 1000 (BiB1000) cohort as discussed by the authors is a nested cohort of the Born In Bradford prospective birth cohort, with 1,735 mothers agreed to take part in detailed assessments focused on risk factors of obesity.