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Laura D Howe
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 266
Citations - 8584
Laura D Howe is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Population. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 231 publications receiving 6413 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura D Howe include University College Cork & VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.
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The Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Emma L Anderson,Laura D Howe,Hayley E Jones,Julian P T Higgins,Debbie A Lawlor,Abigail Fraser +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies reporting a prevalence of NAFLD based on any diagnostic method in participants 1-19 years old, regardless of the main aim of the study.
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Measuring socio-economic position for epidemiological studies in low- and middle-income countries: a methods of measurement in epidemiology paper
Laura D Howe,Bruna Galobardes,Alicia Matijasevich,David Gordon,Deborah Johnston,Obinna Onwujekwe,Rita Patel,Elizabeth A Webb,Debbie A Lawlor,James R Hargreaves +9 more
TL;DR: This article describes the measures of SEP used in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in terms of its theoretical basis, interpretation, measurement, strengths and limitations, and provides brief comparisons between LMIC and HIC.
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Issues in the construction of wealth indices for the measurement of socio-economic position in low-income countries
TL;DR: The appropriateness of wealth indices as proxies for consumption expenditure is questioned, and the choice of data included had a greater influence on the wealth index than the method used to weight the data.
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The Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents
Emma L Anderson,Laura D Howe,Hayley E Jones,Julian P T Higgins,Debbie A Lawlor,Abigail Fraser +5 more
TL;DR: The review suggests the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in young people is high, particularly in those who are obese and in males, with estimated prevalence being highest in Asia.
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Association between general and central adiposity in childhood, and change in these, with cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence: prospective cohort study
Debbie A Lawlor,Li Benfield,Jennifer Logue,Kate Tilling,Laura D Howe,Abigail Fraser,Lynne Cherry,Pauline D Watt,Andy R Ness,George Davey Smith,Naveed Sattar +10 more
TL;DR: Measurements of waist circumference or directly assessed fat mass in childhood do not seem to be associated with cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence any more strongly than BMI, and BMI, waist circumference, and fat mass were all strongly correlated with each other.