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George Davey Smith
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 2646
Citations - 294406
George Davey Smith is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mendelian randomization. The author has an hindex of 224, co-authored 2540 publications receiving 248373 citations. Previous affiliations of George Davey Smith include Keele University & Western Infirmary.
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Pressor reactions to psychological stress and prediction of future blood pressure: data from the Whitehall II Study.
TL;DR: Pressor reactions to psychological stress provide minimal independent prediction of blood pressure at follow up, and measurement of reactivity is not a useful clinical index of the course of future blood pressure.
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Infant feeding method and obesity: body mass index and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements at 9–10 y of age from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
André Michael Toschke,Richard M. Martin,Rüdiger von Kries,Jonathan C. K. Wells,George Davey Smith,Andy R Ness +5 more
TL;DR: The protective association of breastfeeding with mean total fat mass was attenuated somewhat after adjustment for confounders, which indicated that confounding may explain this association and may protect against obesity if maintained for >or=6 mo.
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Taking folate in pregnancy and risk of maternal breast cancer.
TL;DR: The association between folate status and death is examined, and the effects of folate supplementation are analysed, following up a large trial of folates supplementation in pregnancy from the 1960s.
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Mis)use of Factor Analysis in the Study of Insulin Resistance Syndrome
TL;DR: The authors describe factor analysis, review studies that have used factor analysis to examine the insulin resistance syndrome, and explore how factor analysis might be used to increase the understanding of this syndrome.
Association of age at menarche with cardiovascular risk factors, vascular structure, and function in adulthood: the Cardiovascular
Mika Kivimäki,Debbie A Lawlor,George Davey Smith,Marko Elovainio,Markus Jokela,Jussi Vahtera,Leena Taittonen,Markus Juonala,Olli T. Raitakari +8 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that early menarche is only a risk marker, and greater childhood BMI seems to contribute to earlier age at menarches and, because of tracking, greater adult BMI and associated cardiovascular risk.