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Bradford DRR, Swift A, Allik M, McMahon AD, Brown D. Physical health of care-experienced young children in high-income countries: a scoping review. Lancet 2023; 402 Suppl 1:S28. [PMID: 37997068 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02115-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Good health in the early years lays the foundation for lifelong health. Children with experience of extraparental care (eg, foster, kinship, residential) have poorer outcomes than children without such experience. Common health conditions in high-income countries differ from those in low-income and middle-income countries. Health conditions also vary substantially with age. The literature examining physical health conditions affecting young care-experienced children in high-income countries has not been previously reviewed. This review addresses this gap to better understand the health needs of these children. METHODS In this scoping review, we used a broad range of search terms in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Science Core Collection databases to identify studies of (1) care-experienced children, (2) physical health outcomes, and (3) children aged 6 years or younger. Intersecting search results were retained for screening. Results were restricted to peer-reviewed journal articles indexed before Sept 1, 2022, with titles in English. Grey literature was excluded. No restriction was placed on study design. Results were narratively synthesised and categorised by health condition. FINDINGS Searches yielded 15 639 results, and 33 articles were ultimately included, covering 11 countries. Studies were concentrated in the USA (n=18, 55%) and Europe (including UK; n=10, 30%). Most studies investigated a specific health outcome or set of outcomes (n=23, 70%) with many of the remaining studies carrying out broader health reviews (n=8, 24%). Height and weight were the most frequently reported outcomes (n=10, 30%) followed by vision (n=7, 21%) and dental health (n=7, 21%). Nine studies (27%) compared outcomes in care-experienced children with outcomes in non-care-experienced controls. Synthesis of results identified poor physical development, poor dental health, low rates of immunisation, dermatological conditions, and anaemia to be substantial health problems among young children with care experience. INTERPRETATION Poor physical development and anaemia suggest efforts are required to improve care-experienced children's diet. Dermatological conditions and poor dental health can be managed by additional health-care support to care-experienced children and caregivers. A strength of this work is the standardised methodology. This work is limited by the exclusion of grey literature and restriction to high-income countries. FUNDING Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, and Chief Scientist Office (Scotland).
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- Daniel R R Bradford
- Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist's Office (MRC/CSO) Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- The Open University in Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
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- Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist's Office (MRC/CSO) Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist's Office (MRC/CSO) Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Aminu AQ, McMahon AD, Clark C, Sherriff A, Buchanan C, Watling C, Mahmoud A, Culshaw S, Mackay W, Gorman M, Braid R, Edwards M, Conway DI. Inequalities in access to NHS primary care dental services in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br Dent J 2023:10.1038/s41415-023-5856-z. [PMID: 37225842 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-023-5856-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Introduction This study aimed to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access and inequalities in primary care dental services among children and adults in Scotland.Methods Access was measured as any NHS Scotland primary care dental contacts derived from administrative data from January 2019 to May 2022, linked to the area-based Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation for children and adults, and related to population denominator estimates from National Record Scotland. Inequalities for pre-pandemic (January 2019-January 2020) and recent (December 2021-February 2022, and March 2022-May 2022) periods for both children and adults were calculated and compared using the slope index of inequality and relative index of inequality.Results Following the first lockdown (March 2020) there was a dramatic fall to near zero dental contacts, followed by a slow recovery to 64.8% of pre-pandemic levels by May 2022. There was initial widening of relative inequalities in dental contacts in early 2022, which, more recently, had begun to return to pre-pandemic levels.Conclusion COVID-19 had a major impact on access to NHS primary dental care, and while inequalities in access are apparent as services recover from lockdown, these inequalities are not a new phenomenon.
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- Abodunrin Q Aminu
- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, UK; School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Public Health Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Bradford DRR, Allik M, McMahon AD, Brown D. Assessing the risk of endogeneity bias in health and mortality inequalities research using composite measures of multiple deprivation which include health-related indicators: A case study using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and population health and mortality data. Health Place 2023; 80:102998. [PMID: 36921377 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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The inclusion of health-related indicators in composite measures of multiple deprivation introduces a risk of endogeneity bias when using the latter in health inequalities research. This bias may ultimately result in the inappropriate allocation of healthcare resources and maintenance of preventable health inequalities. Mitigation strategies to avoid this bias include removing the health-related indicators or using single constituent domains (such as income or employment class) in isolation. These strategies have not been widely validated. This study used population-level health and mortality data with a contemporary composite measure of multiple deprivation (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; SIMD) to assess these mitigation strategies. The differences between deprivation methods (original, health excluded, and income domain) were negligible. The results of quantitative research on health inequalities are unlikely to be affected by endogeneity bias.
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- D R R Bradford
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TB, United Kingdom.
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TB, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TB, United Kingdom
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Ross AJ, Sherriff A, Kidd J, Deas L, Eaves J, Blokland A, Wright B, King P, McMahon AD, Conway DI, Macpherson LMD. Evaluating childsmile, Scotland's National Oral Health Improvement Programme for children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2023; 51:133-138. [PMID: 36753390 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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In the early 2000s, a Scottish Government Oral Health Action Plan identified the need for a national programme to improve child oral health and reduce inequalities. 'Childsmile' aimed to improve child oral health in Scotland, reduce inequalities in outcomes and access to dental services, and to shift the balance of care from treatment to prevention through targeted and universal components in dental practice, community and educational settings. This paper describes how an embedded, theory-based research and evaluation arm with multi-disciplinary input helps determine priorities and provides important strategic direction. Programme theory is articulated in dedicated, dynamic logic models, and evaluation themes are as follows: population-level data linkage; trials and economic evaluations; investigations drawing from behavioural and implementation science; evidence reviews and updates; and applications of systems science. There is also a growing knowledge sharing network internationally. Collaborative working from all stakeholders is necessary to maintain gains and to address areas that may not be working as well, and never more so with the major disruptions to the programme from the COVID-19 pandemic and response. Conclusions are that evaluation and research are synergistic with a complex, dynamic programme like Childsmile. The evidence obtained allows for appraisal of the relative strengths of component interventions and the reach and impact of Childsmile to feed into national policy.
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- Alastair J Ross
- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Public Dental Service, NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, UK
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- Public Dental Service, NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Public Dental Service, NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Smith CDL, McMahon AD, Ross A, Inman GJ, Conway DI. Risk prediction models for head and neck cancer: A rapid review. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2022; 7:1893-1908. [PMID: 36544947 PMCID: PMC9764804 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Cancer risk assessment models are used to support prevention and early detection. However, few models have been developed for head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods A rapid review of Embase and MEDLINE identified n = 3045 articles. Following dual screening, n = 14 studies were included. Quality appraisal using the PROBAST (risk of bias) instrument was conducted, and a narrative synthesis was performed to identify the best performing models in terms of risk factors and designs. Results Six of the 14 models were assessed as "high" quality. Of these, three had high predictive performance achieving area under curve values over 0.8 (0.87-0.89). The common features of these models were their inclusion of predictors carefully tailored to the target population/anatomical subsite and development with external validation. Conclusions Some existing models do possess the potential to identify and stratify those at risk of HNC but there is scope for improvement.
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- Craig D. L. Smith
- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Institute of Cancer SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Institute of Cancer SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Cancer Research UK Beatson InstituteGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Institute of Cancer SciencesUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Creaney G, McMahon AD, Ross AJ, Bhatti LA, Paterson C, Conway DI. Head and neck cancer in the UK: what was the stage before COVID-19? UK cancer registries analysis (2011-2018). Br Dent J 2022; 233:787-793. [PMID: 36369569 PMCID: PMC9650177 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-022-5151-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction People who present with more advanced stage head and neck cancer (HNC) are associated with poorer outcomes and survival. The burden and trends of advanced stage HNC are not fully known at the population level. The UK national cancer registries routinely collect data on HNC diagnoses.Aims To describe trends in stage of diagnosis of HNCs across the UK before the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods Aggregated HNC incidence data were requested from the national cancer registries of the four UK countries for the ten most recent years of available data by subsite and American Joint Commission on Cancer stage at diagnosis classification. Additionally, data for Scotland were available by age group, sex and area-based socioeconomic deprivation category.Results Across the UK, rates of advanced stage HNC had increased, with 59% of patients having advanced disease at diagnosis from 2016-2018. England had a lower proportion of advanced disease (58%) than Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (65-69%) where stage data were available. The completeness of stage data had improved over recent years (87% by 2018).Conclusion Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnoses of HNC at an advanced stage comprised the majority of HNCs in the UK, representing the major challenge for the cancer healthcare system.
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- Grant Creaney
- Clinical Lecturer in Dental Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- Reader (Dental School), School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Senior Lecturer in Human Factors in Health Care, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK
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- Professor of Dental Public Health,, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Celis A, Conway DI, Macpherson LMD, McMahon AD. Data Resource Profile: National Child Oral Health Improvement Programmes for Chile. Int J Epidemiol 2022; 52:e110-e115. [PMID: 36264249 PMCID: PMC10115402 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Andrés Celis
- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.,Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Bradford DRR, Allik M, McMahon AD, Brown D. Physical health of care-experienced young children in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063648. [PMID: 36691175 PMCID: PMC9454045 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Care-experienced children have poorer health, developmental, and quality of life outcomes across the lifespan compared to children who are not in care. These inequities begin to manifest in the early years. The purpose of the proposed scoping review is to collate and synthesise studies of the physical health of young care-experienced children. The results of the review will help map the distribution of health outcomes, identify potential targets for intervention, and assess gaps in the literature relating to this group. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will carry out a scoping review of the literature to identify studies of physical health outcomes in care-experienced children. Systematic literature searches will be carried out on the MEDLINE, CINAHL and Web of Science Core Collection databases for items indexed on or before 31 August 2022. Studies will be included where the participants are aged 3 months or greater and less than 6 years. Data elements extracted from included studies will include study objectives, health outcomes, participant demographics, care setting characteristics and bibliographic information. The results of the review will be synthesised and reported using a critical narrative approach. Comparisons between care and non-care populations will be reported if sufficient studies are identified. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Data will be extracted from publicly available sources, so no additional ethical approval is required. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal article. Furthermore, they will be shared in summary reports and presented to local authorities, care organisations and other relevant stakeholders that can influence healthcare policy and procedure relating to young children in care.
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- Daniel R R Bradford
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Anopa Y, Macpherson LMD, McMahon AD, Wright W, Conway DI, McIntosh E. Economic Evaluation of the Protecting Teeth @ 3 Randomized Controlled Trial. JDR Clin Trans Res 2022:23800844221090444. [PMID: 35442091 DOI: 10.1177/23800844221090444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION An economic evaluation (EE) was conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial (the Protecting Teeth @ 3 Study [PT@3]), exploring the additional preventive value of fluoride varnish (FV) application at 6-monthly intervals in nursery schools compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in the same nurseries. TAU represented a multicomponent national child oral health improvement intervention, the Childsmile program, apart from nursery FV. METHODS The EE was a within-trial cost-utility analysis (CUA) comparing the FV and TAU groups. The CUA was conducted from a National Health Service perspective and followed relevant methods guidance. Within-trial costs included intervention costs and health care resource use costs. Health outcomes were expressed in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) accrued over the 2-y follow-up period. The Child Health Utility 9 Dimensions questionnaire was used to obtain utility scores. National reference costs were used, a discount rate of 1.5% for public health interventions was adopted, multiple imputation methods for missing data were employed, sensitivity analyses were conducted, and incremental cost-utility ratios were calculated. RESULTS Data from 534 participants from the 2014-2015 PT@3 intake were used in the EE analyses, n = 265 (50%) in the FV arm and n = 269 (50%) in the TAU arm. Mean incremental cost per child in the FV arm was £68.37 (P = 0.382; 95% confidence interval [CI], -£18.04 to £143.82). Mean incremental QALY was -0.004 (P = 0.636; 95% CI, -0.016 to 0.007). The probability that the FV intervention was cost-effective at the UK £20,000 threshold was 11.3%. CONCLUSION The results indicate that applying FV in nurseries in addition to TAU (all other components of Childsmile, apart from nursery FV) would not be deemed cost-effective given current UK thresholds. In view of previously proven clinical effectiveness and economic worthiness of the universal nursery toothbrushing component of Childsmile, continuation of the additional, targeted nursery FV component in its pre-COVID-19 form should be reviewed given its low probability of cost-effectiveness. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT The results of this study can be used by child oral health policy makers and dental public health professionals. They can form part of the evidence to inform the Scottish, UK, and international guidance on community-based child oral health promotion programs.
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- Y Anopa
- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.,Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Brown D, Conway DI, McMahon AD, Dundas R, Leyland AH. Cancer mortality 1981-2016 and contribution of specific cancers to current socioeconomic inequalities in all cancer mortality: A population-based study. Cancer Epidemiol 2021; 74:102010. [PMID: 34418667 PMCID: PMC7611600 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In many high-income countries cancer mortality rates have declined, however, socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality have widened over time with those in the most deprived areas bearing the greatest burden. Less is known about the contribution of specific cancers to inequalities in total cancer mortality. METHODS Using high-quality routinely collected population and mortality records we examine long-term trends in cancer mortality rates in Scotland by age group, sex, and area deprivation. We use the decomposed slope and relative indices of inequality to identify the specific cancers that contribute most to absolute and relative inequalities, respectively, in total cancer mortality. RESULTS Cancer mortality rates fell by 24 % for males and 10 % for females over the last 35 years; declining across all age groups except females aged 75+ where rates rose by 14 %. Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death. Mortality rates of lung cancer have more than halved for males since 1981, while rates among females have almost doubled over the same period. CONCLUSION Current relative inequalities in total cancer mortality are dominated by inequalities in lung cancer mortality, but with contributions from other cancer sites including liver, and head and neck (males); and breast (females), stomach and cervical (younger females). An understanding of which cancer sites contribute most to inequalities in total cancer mortality is crucial for improving cancer health and care, and for reducing preventable cancer deaths.
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- Denise Brown
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, G3 7HR, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, G3 7HR, UK.
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, G3 7HR, UK.
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Conway DI, Hovanec J, Ahrens W, Ross A, Holcatova I, Lagiou P, Serraino D, Canova C, Richiardi L, Healy C, Kjaerheim K, Macfarlane GJ, Thomson P, Agudo A, Znaor A, Brennan P, Luce D, Menvielle G, Stucker I, Benhamou S, Ramroth H, Boffetta P, Vilensky M, Fernandez L, Curado MP, Menezes A, Daudt A, Koifman R, Wunsch-Filho V, Yuan-Chin AL, Hashibe M, Behrens T, McMahon AD. Occupational socioeconomic risk associations for head and neck cancer in Europe and South America: individual participant data analysis of pooled case-control studies within the INHANCE Consortium. J Epidemiol Community Health 2021; 75:779-787. [PMID: 33622804 PMCID: PMC8292575 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association between socioeconomic disadvantage (low education and/or income) and head and neck cancer is well established, with smoking and alcohol consumption explaining up to three-quarters of the risk. We aimed to investigate the nature of and explanations for head and neck cancer risk associated with occupational socioeconomic prestige (a perceptual measure of psychosocial status), occupational socioeconomic position and manual-work experience, and to assess the potential explanatory role of occupational exposures. METHODS Pooled analysis included 5818 patients with head and neck cancer (and 7326 control participants) from five studies in Europe and South America. Lifetime job histories were coded to: (1) occupational social prestige-Treiman's Standard International Occupational Prestige Scale (SIOPS); (2) occupational socioeconomic position-International Socio-Economic Index (ISEI); and (3) manual/non-manual jobs. RESULTS For the longest held job, adjusting for smoking, alcohol and nature of occupation, increased head and neck cancer risk estimates were observed for low SIOPS OR=1.88 (95% CI: 1.64 to 2.17), low ISEI OR=1.74 (95% CI: 1.51 to 1.99) and manual occupations OR=1.49 (95% CI: 1.35 to 1.64). Following mutual adjustment by socioeconomic exposures, risk associated with low SIOPS remained OR=1.59 (95% CI: 1.30 to 1.94). CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that low occupational socioeconomic prestige, position and manual work are associated with head and neck cancer, and such risks are only partly explained by smoking, alcohol and occupational exposures. Perceptual occupational psychosocial status (SIOPS) appears to be the strongest socioeconomic factor, relative to socioeconomic position and manual/non-manual work.
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- David I Conway
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Charles University First Faculty of Medicine, Praha, Czech Republic
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- School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
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- Oncology Reference Center, Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padova, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- School of Dental Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalunya, Spain
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France
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- University of Rennes 1-Health Sciences Campus Villejean, Rennes, Bretagne, France
- Institute for Research in Health, Environment and Work, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Rennes, Bretagne, France
- School of Advanced Studies in Public Health, Rennes, Bretagne, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France
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- Paris-Sud University, Saint-Aubin, Île-de-France, France
- Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Villejuif, Île-de-France, France
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute and Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Institute of Oncology Angel H Roffo, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Epidemiology, AC Camargo Cancer Center International Research Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA), Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Ingarfield K, McMahon AD, Hurley K, Toms S, Pring M, Thomas SJ, Waylen A, Pawlita M, Waterboer T, Ness AR, Conway DI. Inequality in survival of people with head and neck cancer: Head and Neck 5000 cohort study. Head Neck 2021; 43:1252-1270. [PMID: 33415733 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Explanations for socioeconomic inequalities in survival of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients have had limited attention and are not well understood. METHODS The UK Head and Neck 5000 prospective clinical cohort study was analyzed. Survival relating to measures of socioeconomic status was explored including area-based and individual factors. Three-year overall survival was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. All-cause mortality was investigated via adjusted Cox Proportional Hazard models. RESULTS A total of 3440 people were included. Three-year overall survival was 76.3% (95% CI 74.9, 77.7). Inequality in survival by deprivation category, highest education level, and financial concerns was explained by age, sex, health, and behavioral factors. None of the potential explanatory factors fully explained the inequality associated with annual household income or the proportion of income of benefits. CONCLUSION These results support the interventions to address the financial issues within the wider care and support provided to HNC patients.
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- Kate Ingarfield
- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.,Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Science, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Kidd JB, McMahon AD, Sherriff A, Gnich W, Mahmoud A, Macpherson LM, Conway DI. Evaluation of a national complex oral health improvement programme: a population data linkage cohort study in Scotland. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e038116. [PMID: 33234620 PMCID: PMC7689100 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Child dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We aimed to evaluate the reach of the programme and its impact on child oral health. SETTING Education, health and community settings, Scotland-wide. INTERVENTIONS Childsmile (national oral health improvement programme) interventions: nursery-based fluoride varnish applications (FVAs) and supervised daily toothbrushing, community-based Dental Health Support Worker (DHSW) contacts and primary care dental practice visits-delivered to the population via a proportionate universal approach. PARTICIPANTS 50 379 children (mean age=5.5 years, SD=0.3) attending local authority schools (2014/2015). DESIGN Population-based individual child-level data on four Childsmile interventions linked to dental inspection survey data to form a longitudinal cohort. Logistic regression assessed intervention reach and the independent impact of each intervention on caries experience, adjusting for age, sex and area-based Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). OUTCOME MEASURES Reach of the programme is defined as the percentage of children receiving each intervention at least once by SIMD fifth. Obvious dental caries experience (presence/absence) is defined as the presence of decay (into dentine), missing (extracted) due to decay or filled deciduous teeth. RESULTS 15 032 (29.8%) children had caries experience. The universal interventions had high population reach: nursery toothbrushing (89.1%), dental practice visits (70.5%). The targeted interventions strongly favoured children from the most deprived areas: DHSW contacts (SIMD 1: 29.5% vs SIMD 5: 7.7%), nursery FVAs (SIMD 1: 75.2% vs SIMD 5: 23.2%). Odds of caries experience were markedly lower among children participating in nursery toothbrushing (>3 years, adjusted OR (aOR)=0.60; 95% CI 0.55 to 0.66) and attending dental practice (≥6 visits, aOR=0.55; 95% CI 0.50 to 0.61). The findings were less clear for DHSW contacts. Nursery FVAs were not independently associated with caries experience. CONCLUSIONS The universal interventions, nursery toothbrushing and regular dental practice visits were independently and most strongly associated with reduced odds of caries experience in the cohort, with nursery toothbrushing having the greatest impact among children in areas of high deprivation.
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- Jamie Br Kidd
- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Purkayastha M, McMahon AD, Gibson J, Conway DI. Is detecting oral cancer in general dental practices a realistic expectation? A population-based study using population linked data in Scotland. Br Dent J 2019; 225:241-246. [PMID: 30095121 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Aims To examine, for the first time on a population-basis via data linkage, whether early detection by general dental practices (GDP) is a realistic expectation by i) estimating the number of OC cases/year a dentist in Scotland may encounter over time, accounting for the deprivation level of practice location and dental registration/attendance rates, and ii) assessing whether patients attended GDPs two years pre-diagnosis. Materials and methods Scottish Cancer Registry data on all OC cases (2010-2012), published NHS Scotland dental workforce and registration/participation statistics, and individual patient data linked with NHS dental service activity were analysed. Results Dentists were estimated to potentially encounter one case of OC every 10 years, OCC every 16.7 years, and OPC every 25 years. However, 53.7% of OC patients had made no dental contact two years pre-diagnosis. Conclusion Strategies for early detection must consider the rarity of OC incidence and poor dental attendance patterns. These results highlight the importance of improving access and uptake of dental services among those at highest risk to increase the opportunities for early detection.
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- M Purkayastha
- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Post-graduate Balcony, Level 9, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Post-graduate Balcony, Level 9, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Post-graduate Balcony, Level 9, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, Post-graduate Balcony, Level 9, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ
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Ingarfield K, McMahon AD, Douglas CM, Savage SA, Conway DI, MacKenzie K. Determinants of long-term survival in a population-based cohort study of patients with head and neck cancer from Scotland. Head Neck 2019; 41:1908-1917. [PMID: 30620423 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated long-term survival from head and neck cancer (HNC) using different survival approaches. METHODS Patients were followed-up from the Scottish Audit of Head and Neck Cancer. Overall survival and disease-specific survival were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Net survival was calculated by the Pohar-Perme method. Mutually adjusted Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine the predictors of survival. RESULTS A total of 1820 patients were included in the analyses. Overall survival at 12 years was 26.3% (24.3%, 28.3%). Disease-specific survival at 12 years was 56.9% (54.3%, 59.4%). Net survival at 12 years was 41.4% (37.6%, 45.1%). CONCLUSION Determinants associated with long-term survival included age, stage, treatment modality, WHO performance status, alcohol consumption, smoking behavior, and anatomical site. We recommend that net survival is used for long-term outcomes for HNC patients-it disentangles other causes of death, which are overestimated in overall survival and underestimated in disease-specific survival.
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- Kate Ingarfield
- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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McMahon AD, Elliott L, Macpherson LM, Sharpe KH, Connelly G, Milligan I, Wilson P, Clark D, King A, Wood R, Conway DI. Inequalities in the dental health needs and access to dental services among looked after children in Scotland: a population data linkage study. Arch Dis Child 2018; 103:39-43. [PMID: 28855231 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is limited evidence on the health needs and service access among children and young people who are looked after by the state. The aim of this study was to compare dental treatment needs and access to dental services (as an exemplar of wider health and well-being concerns) among children and young people who are looked after with the general child population. METHODS Population data linkage study utilising national datasets of social work referrals for 'looked after' placements, the Scottish census of children in local authority schools, and national health service's dental health and service datasets. RESULTS 633 204 children in publicly funded schools in Scotland during the academic year 2011/2012, of whom 10 927 (1.7%) were known to be looked after during that or a previous year (from 2007-2008). The children in the looked after children (LAC) group were more likely to have urgent dental treatment need at 5 years of age: 23%vs10% (n=209/16533), adjusted (for age, sex and area socioeconomic deprivation) OR 2.65 (95% CI 2.30 to 3.05); were less likely to attend a dentist regularly: 51%vs63% (n=5519/388934), 0.55 (0.53 to 0.58) and more likely to have teeth extracted under general anaesthesia: 9%vs5% (n=967/30253), 1.91 (1.78 to 2.04). CONCLUSIONS LAC are more likely to have dental treatment needs and less likely to access dental services even when accounting for sociodemographic factors. Greater efforts are required to integrate child social and healthcare for LAC and to develop preventive care pathways on entering and throughout their time in the care system.
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- Alex D McMahon
- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Nursing and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health, CELCIS (Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland), School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health, CELCIS (Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland), School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Rural Health, Inverness, UK
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- Community Oral Health, Division of Information Services, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
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- Education Analytical Services, Scottish Government, Edinburgh, UK
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- Community Oral Health, Division of Information Services, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Clark D, King A, Sharpe K, Connelly G, Elliott L, Macpherson LMD, McMahon AD, Milligan I, Wilson P, Conway DI, Wood R. Linking routinely collected social work, education and health data to enable monitoring of the health and health care of school-aged children in state care ('looked after children') in Scotland: a national demonstration project. Public Health 2017; 150:101-111. [PMID: 28666173 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children in state care ('looked after children') have poorer health than children who are not looked after. Recent developments in Scotland and elsewhere have aimed to improve services and outcomes for looked after children. Routine monitoring of the health outcomes of looked after children compared to those of their non-looked after peers is currently lacking. Developing capacity for comparative monitoring of population-based outcomes based on linkage of routinely collected administrative data has been identified as a priority. To our knowledge there are no existing population-based data linkage studies providing data on the health of looked after and non-looked after children at national level. Smaller scale studies that are available generally provide very limited information on linkage methods and hence do not allow scrutiny of bias that may be introduced through the linkage process. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS National demonstration project testing the feasibility of linking routinely collected looked after children, education and health data. PARTICIPANTS All children in publicly funded school in Scotland in 2011/12. RESULTS Linkage between looked after children data and the national pupil census classified 10,009 (1.5%) and 1757 (0.3%) of 670,952 children as, respectively, currently and previously looked after. Recording of the unique pupil identifier (Scottish Candidate Number, SCN) on looked after children returns is incomplete, with 66% of looked after records for 2011/12 for children of possible school age containing a valid SCN. This will have resulted in some under-ascertainment of currently and, particularly, previously looked after children within the general pupil population. Further linkage of the pupil census to the National Health Service Scotland master patient index demonstrated that a safe link to the child's unique health service (Community Health Index) number could be obtained for a very high proportion of children in each group (94%, 95% and 95% of children classified as currently, previously, and non-looked after, respectively). In general, linkage rates were higher for older children and those living in more affluent areas. Within the looked after group, linkage rates were highest for children with the fewest placements and for those in permanent fostering. CONCLUSIONS This novel data linkage demonstrates the feasibility of monitoring population-based health outcomes of school-aged looked after and non-looked after children using linked routine administrative data. Improved recording of the unique pupil identifier number on looked after data returns would be beneficial. Extending the range of personal identifiers on looked after children returns would enable linkage to health data for looked after children who are not in publicly funded schooling (i.e. those who are preschool or postschool, home schooled or in independent schooling).
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- D Clark
- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB, UK.
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- Education Analytical Services Division, Scottish Government, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- CELSIS (Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland), University of Strathclyde, Curran Building, 94 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0LT, UK.
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- Department of Nursing and Community Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road Glasgow, G4 OBA, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- CELSIS (Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland), University of Strathclyde, Curran Building, 94 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0LT, UK.
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- Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, Old Perth Road, Inverness, IV2 3JH, UK.
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- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB, UK; School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK.
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- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB, UK; Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.
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O'Keefe EJ, McMahon AD, Jones CM, Curnow MM, Macpherson LMD. Evaluation of dental therapists undertaking dental examinations in a school setting in Scotland. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016; 44:515-522. [DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Community Oral Health; University of Glasgow Dental School; Glasgow UK
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Wright W, Turner S, Anopa Y, McIntosh E, Wu O, Conway DI, Macpherson LMD, McMahon AD. Comparison of the caries-protective effect of fluoride varnish with treatment as usual in nursery school attendees receiving preventive oral health support through the Childsmile oral health improvement programme - the Protecting Teeth@3 Study: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Oral Health 2015; 15:160. [PMID: 26681191 PMCID: PMC4683783 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-015-0146-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Scottish Government set out its policy on addressing the poor oral health of Scottish children in 2005. This led to the establishment of Childsmile, a national programme designed to improve the oral health of children in Scotland. One element of the programme promotes daily tooth brushing in all nurseries in Scotland (Childsmile Core). A second targeted component (Childsmile Nursery) offers twice-yearly application of fluoride varnish to children attending nurseries in deprived areas. Studies suggest that fluoride varnish application can reduce caries in both adult and child populations. This trial aims to explore the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of additional preventive value fluoride varnish application compared to Childsmile Core. METHODS/DESIGN The Protecting Teeth@3 Study is an ongoing 2 year parallel group randomised treatment as usual controlled trial. Three-year-old children attending the ante pre-school year are randomised (1:1) to the intervention arm (fluoride varnish & treatment as usual) or the control arm (treatment as usual). Children in the intervention arm will have Duraphat® fluoride varnish painted on the primary tooth surfaces and will continue to receive treatment as usual: the core Childsmile Nursery intervention. Children in the treatment as usual arm will receive the same series of contacts, without the application of varnish and will also continue with the Childsmile Core intervention. Interventions are undertaken by Childsmile trained extended duty dental nurses at six-monthly intervals. Participants receive a baseline dental inspection in nursery and an endpoint inspection in Primary 1 at the age of 5 years old. We will use primary and secondary outcome measures to compare the effectiveness of Duraphat® fluoride varnish plus treatment as usual with treatment as usual only in preventing any further dental decay. We will also undertake a full economic evaluation of the trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. Number: NCT01674933 (24 August 2012).
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- William Wright
- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Health Economic and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Health Economic and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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Anopa Y, McMahon AD, Conway DI, Ball GE, McIntosh E, Macpherson LMD. Improving Child Oral Health: Cost Analysis of a National Nursery Toothbrushing Programme. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136211. [PMID: 26305577 PMCID: PMC4549338 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Dental caries is one of the most common diseases of childhood. The aim of this study was to compare the cost of providing the Scotland-wide nursery toothbrushing programme with associated National Health Service (NHS) cost savings from improvements in the dental health of five-year-old children: through avoided dental extractions, fillings and potential treatments for decay.
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- Yulia Anopa
- Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Blair YI, McMahon AD, Gnich W, Conway DI, Macpherson LMD. Elimination of 'the Glasgow effect' in levels of dental caries in Scotland's five-year-old children: 10 cross-sectional surveys (1994-2012). BMC Public Health 2015; 15:212. [PMID: 25879616 PMCID: PMC4352263 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1492-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic inequalities in health within Glasgow, Scotland, are among the widest in the world. This is largely attributed to socio-economic conditions. The 'Glasgow Effect' labels the finding that the high prevalence of some diseases cannot be fully explained by a conventional area-based socio-economic metric. This study aimed to investigate whether differences in dental caries between Glasgow's resident children and those in the Rest of Scotland could be explained by this metric and whether differences were of fixed magnitude, over time. METHODS Scotland's National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) cross-sectional data for five-year-old children in years: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012 (n = 92,564) were utilised. Endpoints were calculated from the mean decayed, missing and filled teeth score (d3mft) and percentage with obvious decay experience. Socioeconomic status was measured by DepCat, a Scottish area-based index. The Glasgow Effect was estimated by the odds-ratio (OR) of decay for Glasgow versus the Rest of Scotland adjusted by age, gender and DepCat. Inequalities were also assessed by the Significant Caries Index (SIC), SIC 10, and Scottish Caries Inequality Metric (SCIM 10). RESULTS Decay levels for deprived Glasgow children have reduced to be similar to those in the Rest of Scotland. In 1993, OR for d3mft > 0 for those living in the Glasgow area was 1.34(1.10, 1.64), p = 0.005. This reduced below unity in 2012, OR = 0.85(0.77, 0.93), p < 0.001. There were downward trends (p < 0.001) in absolute inequality measured by SIC and SIC 10 in each of the geographic areas. The SCIM 10 demonstrated further reductions in inequality across the population. The downward trends for all the inequality measures were larger for Glasgow than the Rest of Scotland. CONCLUSIONS Over the interval, Glasgow has eliminated the earlier extra health inequalities. When comparing 'like for like' by socioeconomic status there is now no higher level of dental caries in the Greater Glasgow area.
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- Yvonne I Blair
- Oral Health Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow Dental Hospital, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health Section, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health Section, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health Section, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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- Community Oral Health Section, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK.
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Anopa Y, McMahon AD, Conway DI, Ball GE, McIntosh E, Macpherson LMD. National supervised toothbrushing programme in Scotland 1986-2009: trends over time, reduction in inequality and cost analysis. Eur J Public Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku164.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Conway DI, Brenner DR, McMahon AD, Macpherson LMD, Agudo A, Ahrens W, Bosetti C, Brenner H, Castellsague X, Chen C, Curado MP, Curioni OA, Dal Maso L, Daudt AW, de Gois Filho JF, D'Souza G, Edefonti V, Fabianova E, Fernandez L, Franceschi S, Gillison M, Hayes RB, Healy CM, Herrero R, Holcatova I, Jayaprakash V, Kelsey K, Kjaerheim K, Koifman S, La Vecchia C, Lagiou P, Lazarus P, Levi F, Lissowska J, Luce D, Macfarlane TV, Mates D, Matos E, McClean M, Menezes AM, Menvielle G, Merletti F, Morgenstern H, Moysich K, Müller H, Muscat J, Olshan AF, Purdue MP, Ramroth H, Richiardi L, Rudnai P, Schantz S, Schwartz SM, Shangina O, Simonato L, Smith E, Stucker I, Sturgis EM, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Talamini R, Thomson P, Vaughan TL, Wei Q, Winn DM, Wunsch-Filho V, Yu GP, Zhang ZF, Zheng T, Znaor A, Boffetta P, Chuang SC, Ghodrat M, Amy Lee YC, Hashibe M, Brennan P. Estimating and explaining the effect of education and income on head and neck cancer risk: INHANCE consortium pooled analysis of 31 case-control studies from 27 countries. Int J Cancer 2014; 136:1125-39. [PMID: 24996155 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Low socioeconomic status has been reported to be associated with head and neck cancer risk. However, previous studies have been too small to examine the associations by cancer subsite, age, sex, global region and calendar time and to explain the association in terms of behavioral risk factors. Individual participant data of 23,964 cases with head and neck cancer and 31,954 controls from 31 studies in 27 countries pooled with random effects models. Overall, low education was associated with an increased risk of head and neck cancer (OR = 2.50; 95% CI = 2.02 - 3.09). Overall one-third of the increased risk was not explained by differences in the distribution of cigarette smoking and alcohol behaviors; and it remained elevated among never users of tobacco and nondrinkers (OR = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.13 - 2.31). More of the estimated education effect was not explained by cigarette smoking and alcohol behaviors: in women than in men, in older than younger groups, in the oropharynx than in other sites, in South/Central America than in Europe/North America and was strongest in countries with greater income inequality. Similar findings were observed for the estimated effect of low versus high household income. The lowest levels of income and educational attainment were associated with more than 2-fold increased risk of head and neck cancer, which is not entirely explained by differences in the distributions of behavioral risk factors for these cancers and which varies across cancer sites, sexes, countries and country income inequality levels.
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- David I Conway
- Glasgow Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Ahrens W, Pohlabeln H, Foraita R, Nelis M, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Bouchardy C, Slamova A, Schejbalova M, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Kjaerheim K, Agudo A, Castellsague X, Macfarlane TV, Macfarlane GJ, Lee YCA, Talamini R, Barzan L, Canova C, Simonato L, Thomson P, McKinney PA, McMahon AD, Znaor A, Healy CM, McCartan BE, Metspalu A, Marron M, Hashibe M, Conway DI, Brennan P. Oral health, dental care and mouthwash associated with upper aerodigestive tract cancer risk in Europe: the ARCAGE study. Oral Oncol 2014; 50:616-25. [PMID: 24680035 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the association of oral health (OH), dental care (DC) and mouthwash with upper-aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer risk, and to examine the extent that enzymes involved in the metabolism of alcohol modify the effect of mouthwash. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 1963 patients with incident cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx or esophagus and 1993 controls. Subjects were interviewed about their oral health and dental care behaviors (which were converted to scores of OH and DC respectively), as well as smoking, alcohol drinking, diet, occupations, medical conditions and socio-economic status. Blood samples were taken for genetic analyses. Mouthwash use was analyzed in relation to the presence of polymorphisms of alcohol-metabolizing genes known to be associated with UADT. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95%-confidence intervals [CI] were estimated with multiple logistic regression models adjusting for multiple confounders. RESULTS Fully adjusted ORs of low versus high scores of DC and OH were 2.36[CI=1.51-3.67] and 2.22[CI=1.45-3.41], respectively, for all UADT sites combined. The OR for frequent use of mouthwash use (3 or more times/day) was 3.23[CI=1.68-6.19]. The OR for the rare variant ADH7 (coding for fast ethanol metabolism) was lower in mouthwash-users (OR=0.53[CI=0.35-0.81]) as compared to never-users (OR=0.97[CI=0.73-1.29]) indicating effect modification (pheterogeneity=0.065) while no relevant differences were observed between users and non-users for the variant alleles of ADH1B, ADH1C or ALDH2. CONCLUSIONS Poor OH and DC seem to be independent risk factors for UADT because corresponding risk estimates remain substantially elevated after detailed adjustment for multiple confounders. Whether mouthwash use may entail some risk through the alcohol content in most formulations on the market remains to be fully clarified.
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- Wolfgang Ahrens
- Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany; Institute for Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
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- Department of Biometry and Data Management, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Biometry and Data Management, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Health Professions, Athens Technological Educational Institute, Athens, Greece
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- Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Geneva Cancer Registry, IMSP, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CeRMS and CPO Piemonte University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CeRMS and CPO Piemonte University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), CIBERESP, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), CIBERESP, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Laboratory of Public Health and Population Studies, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Public Health and Population Studies, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Glasgow Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Croatian National Cancer Registry, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College School of Dental Science, Dublin, Ireland; School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; Center of Translational Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France; Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Utah, USA; Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Glasgow Dental School, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France.
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Sharpe KH, McMahon AD, Raab GM, Brewster DH, Conway DI. Association between socioeconomic factors and cancer risk: a population cohort study in Scotland (1991-2006). PLoS One 2014; 9:e89513. [PMID: 24586838 PMCID: PMC3937337 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung and upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancer risk are associated with low socioeconomic circumstances and routinely measured using area socioeconomic indices. We investigated effect of country of birth, marital status, one area deprivation measure and individual socioeconomic variables (economic activity, education, occupational social class, car ownership, household tenure) on risk associated with lung, UADT and all cancer combined (excluding non melanoma skin cancer). METHODS We linked Scottish Longitudinal Study and Scottish Cancer Registry to follow 203,658 cohort members aged 15+ years from 1991-2006. Relative risks (RR) were calculated using Poisson regression models by sex offset for person-years of follow-up. RESULTS 21,832 first primary tumours (including 3,505 lung, 1,206 UADT) were diagnosed. Regardless of cancer, economically inactivity (versus activity) was associated with increased risk (male: RR 1.14, 95% CI 1.10-1.18; female: RR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02-1.11). For lung cancer, area deprivation remained significant after full adjustment suggesting the area deprivation cannot be fully explained by individual variables. No or non degree qualification (versus degree) was associated with increased lung risk; likewise for UADT risk (females only). Occupational social class associations were most pronounced and elevated for UADT risk. No car access (versus ownership) was associated with increased risk (excluding all cancer risk, males). Renting (versus home ownership) was associated with increased lung cancer risk, UADT cancer risk (males only) and all cancer risk (females only). Regardless of cancer group, elevated risk was associated with no education and living in deprived areas. CONCLUSIONS Different and independent socioeconomic variables are inversely associated with different cancer risks in both sexes; no one socioeconomic variable captures all aspects of socioeconomic circumstances or life course. Association of multiple socioeconomic variables is likely to reflect the complexity and multifaceted nature of deprivation as well as the various roles of these dimensions over the life course.
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- Katharine H. Sharpe
- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Public Health Sciences, Edinburgh University Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Hall GC, McMahon AD, Dain MP, Wang E, Home PD. Primary-care observational database study of the efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonists and insulin in the UK. Diabet Med 2013; 30:681-6. [PMID: 23330649 PMCID: PMC3698690 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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AIMS We investigated use and efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in UK practice. METHODS People starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist (exenatide, liraglutide) or insulin (glargine, detemir, NPH) after a regimen of two or three oral glucose-lowering agents were identified from The Health Information Network observational primary care database (2007-2011). Mean change in HbA1c and body weight were compared at 1 year between cohorts, adjusting for baseline characteristics. RESULTS Baseline characteristics of GLP-1 receptor agonist (n = 1123) vs. insulin (n = 1842) users were HbA1c 78 vs. 84 mmol/mol (9.3 vs. 9.8%) and BMI 38.2 vs. 30.9 kg/m². The GLP-1 receptor agonist cohort was younger, had shorter diabetes duration and follow-up, less microvascular disease and heart failure, higher estimated glomerular filtration rate and more use of oral glucose-lowering agents. Lower HbA1c reduction on GLP-1 receptor agonist [7 vs. 13 mmol/mol (0.6 vs. 1.2%) (n = 366 vs. 892)] was not statistically significant [adjusted mean difference -1.4 (95% CI -4.1, 1.2) mmol/mol], except in the highest HbA1c quintile [>96 mmol/mol (>10.9%); adjusted mean difference -17.8 (-28.6, -7.0) mmol/mol]. GLP-1 receptor agonist users lost weight [-4.5 vs. +1.5 kg; adjusted mean difference 4.7 (3.7, 5.8) kg; n = 335 vs. 634]. A UK 6-month target reduction for GLP-1 receptor agonists of 11 mmol/mol (1.0%) HbA1c and 3% weight was reached by 24.9% of those continuing treatment. CONCLUSIONS Those starting GLP-1 receptor agonists are heavier with better glycaemic control than those starting basal insulin. Subsequently, they have improved weight change, with similar HbA1c reduction unless baseline HbA1c is very high. The UK 6-month GLP-1 receptor agonist target is usually not reached.
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Blair YI, McMahon AD, Macpherson LMD. Comparison and relative utility of inequality measurements: as applied to Scotland's child dental health. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58593. [PMID: 23520524 PMCID: PMC3592808 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study compared and assessed the utility of tests of inequality on a series of very large population caries datasets. National cross-sectional caries datasets for Scotland's 5-year-olds in 1993/94 (n = 5,078); 1995/96 (n = 6,240); 1997/98 (n = 6,584); 1999/00 (n = 6,781); 2002/03 (n = 9,747); 2003/04 (n = 10,956); 2005/06 (n = 10,945) and 2007/08 (n = 12,067) were obtained. Outcomes were based on the d3mft metric (i.e. the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth). An area-based deprivation category (DepCat) measured the subjects' socioeconomic status (SES). Simple absolute and relative inequality, Odds Ratios and the Significant Caries Index (SIC) as advocated by the World Health Organization were calculated. The measures of complex inequality applied to data were: the Slope Index of Inequality (absolute) and a variety of relative inequality tests i.e. Gini coefficient; Relative Index of Inequality; concentration curve; Koolman & Doorslaer's transformed Concentration Index; Receiver Operator Curve and Population Attributable Risk (PAR). Additional tests used were plots of SIC deciles (SIC(10)) and a Scottish Caries Inequality Metric (SCIM(10)). Over the period, mean d3mft improved from 3.1(95%CI 3.0-3.2) to 1.9(95%CI 1.8-1.9) and d3mft = 0% from 41.1(95%CI 39.8-42.3) to 58.3(95%CI 57.8-59.7). Absolute simple and complex inequality decreased. Relative simple and complex inequality remained comparatively stable. Our results support the use of the SII and RII to measure complex absolute and relative SES inequalities alongside additional tests of complex relative inequality such as PAR and Koolman and Doorslaer's transformed CI. The latter two have clear interpretations which may influence policy makers. Specialised dental metrics (i.e. SIC, SIC(10) and SCIM(10)) permit the exploration of other important inequalities not determined by SES, and could be applied to many other types of disease where ranking of morbidity is possible e.g. obesity. More generally, the approaches described may be applied to study patterns of health inequality affecting worldwide populations.
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- Yvonne I Blair
- Dental Public Health, Oral Health Directorate, Clutha House, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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We aimed to assess the association between the roll-out of the national nursery toothbrushing program and a reduction in dental decay in five-year-old children in a Scotland-wide population study. The intervention was supervised toothbrushing in nurseries and distribution of fluoride toothpaste and toothbrushes for home use, measured as the percentage of nurseries participating in each health service administrative board area. The endpoint was mean d(3)mft in 99,071 five-year-old children, covering 7% to 25% of the relevant population (in various years), who participated in multiple cross-sectional dental epidemiology surveys in 1987 to 2009. The slope of the uptake in toothbrushing was correlated with the slope in the reduction of d(3)mft. The mean d(3)mft in Years -2 to 0 (relative to that in start-up Year 0) was 3.06, reducing to 2.07 in Years 10 to 12 (difference = -0.99; 95% CI -1.08, -0.90; p < 0.001). The uptake of toothbrushing correlated with the decline in d(3)mft (correlation = -0.64; -0.86, -0.16; p = 0.011). The result improved when one outlying Health Board was excluded (correlation = -0.90; -0.97, -0.70; p < 0.0001). An improvement in the dental health of five-year-olds was detected and is associated with the uptake of nursery toothbrushing.
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- L M D Macpherson
- University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, UK
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Hall GC, McMahon AD, Carroll D, Home PD. Observational study of the association of first insulin type in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes with macrovascular and microvascular disease. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49908. [PMID: 23166795 PMCID: PMC3498210 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aims To compare the risk of vascular disease, HbA1c and weight change, between first prescribed insulins in people with type 2 diabetes. Methods People included in THIN United Kingdom primary care record database who began insulin (2000–2007) after poor control on oral glucose-lowering agents (OGLD) were grouped by the number of OGLDs in their treatment regimen immediately before starting insulin (n = 3,485). Within OGLD group, Cox regression compared macrovascular (all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome and stroke) and microvascular disease (peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy) between insulin type (basal, pre-mix or Neutral Protamine Hagedorn, NPH) while ANCOVAs compared haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and weight change. Results Mean follow-up was 3.6 years. Rates of incident macrovascular events were similar when basal insulin was compared to pre-mix or NPH, adjusted hazard ratio versus basal: pre-mix 1.08 (95% CI 0.73, 1.59); NPH 1.00 (0.63, 1.58) after two OGLDs, and pre-mix 0.97 (0.46, 2.02); NPH 0.77 (0.32, 1.86) after three OGLDs. An increased risk of microvascular disease in NPH versus basal after 3 OGLDs, adjusted hazard ratio1.87 (1.04, 3.36), was not seen after two agents or in comparisons of basal and pre-mix. At one year, after two OGLDs, weight increase was less with basal compared with pre-mix. After three OGLDs, mean HbA1c had reduced less in basal versus pre-mix or NPH at 6–8 and at 9–11 months, and versus pre-mix at 12–14 months. Conclusion We found no difference in the risk of macrovascular events between first insulins in the medium term when started during poor glycaemia control. The increased risk of microvascular events with NPH warrants further study. In certain groups, first use of basal insulin was associated with less gain in weight and decrease in HbA1c compared to other insulins.
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Purpose-Current asthma guidelines advocate early intervention with inhaled corticosteroids. The aim of the study was to examine the association between continuity of dispensed prescribing for inhaled corticosteroids, and hospitalization for asthma or use of high dose oral corticosteroids.Methods-Using the MEMO record-linkage database we identified subjects receiving inhaled corticosteroids (aged 12 - 45 years). Compliance was estimated by calculating the number of days, for which a subject could have taken an inhaled corticosteroid. In the 90-day exposure-window, subjects with 90 days therapy were considered to be 'compliant', those with 1 - 89 days to be 'partially compliant', and those with zero days to be 'non-compliant'.Results-There were 4535 subjects who had 88 occurrences of hospitalization for asthma, and 457 subjects with either hospitalization or high dose oral corticosteroids. The proportion of hospitalizations for compliant, partially compliant and noncompliant subjects was 9, 3 and 1%. The odds-ratios, versus compliance, were 0.34 (95% CI, 0.19 - 0.62) for partial compliance, and 0.10 (95% CI, 0.05, 0.19) for non-compliance. This association disappeared after adjustment for beta-agonists and other relief medication.Conclusions-As dispensed prescribing decreased, the incidence of hospitalization and high dose oral corticosteroids decreased. Patients with good continuity of prescribing had the highest rates of serious asthma-related outcomes. Copyright (c) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- A D McMahon
- Medicines Monitoring Unit (MEMO), University of Dundee, Scotland
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Sharpe KH, McMahon AD, McClements P, Watling C, Brewster DH, Conway DI. Socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of lung and upper aero-digestive tract cancer by age, tumour subtype and sex: a population-based study in Scotland (2000-2007). Cancer Epidemiol 2012; 36:e164-70. [PMID: 22436397 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lung and upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancer risk is associated with socioeconomic inequality (SEI) but the degree of socioeconomic burden by age, tumour subtype, and sex is not known. METHODS We reviewed 216,305 cases excluding non melanoma skin cancer (All Cancer) comprising 37,274 lung; 8216 head and neck; and 6534 oesophageal cancers from 2000 to 2007 classified into anatomical or morphology subtypes. Deprivation was measured using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and SEI was measured using the Slope Index of Inequality and the Relative Index of Inequality (RII). Analyses were partitioned by 5-year age group and sex. RII was adapted to rank tumour type contribution to All Cancer SEI and to examine subtype by age and sex simultaneously. Rank was defined as proportion of All Cancer SEI. RESULTS All Cancer SEI was greater for males (RII=0.366; female RII=0.279); the combination of lung and UADT SEI contributed 91% and 81% respectively to All Cancer SEI. For both sexes lung and UADT subtypes showed significant SEI (P<0.001) except oesophageal adenocarcinoma in males (P=0.193); for females, SEI was borderline significant (P=0.048). Although RII rank differed by sex, all lung and larynx subtypes contributed most to All Cancer SEI with RII rank for oral cavity, oesophagus-squamous cell, and oropharynx following. For males 40-44 years, SEI increased abruptly peaking at 55-59 years. For females, SEI gradually peaked 10 years later. In both sexes, the SEI peak preceded peak incidence. CONCLUSION SEI in lung and UADT cancers vary greatly by age, tumour subtype and sex; these variations are likely to largely reflect differences between the sexes in risk behaviours which vary by birth cohort and are socioeconomically patterned.
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- Katharine H Sharpe
- Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.
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Hall GC, McMahon AD, Carroll D, Home PD. Macrovascular and microvascular outcomes after beginning of insulin versus additional oral glucose-lowering therapy in people with type 2 diabetes: an observational study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012; 21:305-13. [PMID: 22271442 DOI: 10.1002/pds.2345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE In type 2 diabetes, the optimal stage to introduce insulin can be unclear. We compared the incidence of subsequent vascular disease between treatment regimens, that is, adding another oral glucose-lowering drug (OGLD) versus starting insulin treatment. METHODS People with poor control on OGLDs who intensified treatment (2000-2007) were grouped by number of baseline OGLDs. Two composite endpoints, of macrovascular disease (all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome and stroke) and of microvascular disease (peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy or retinopathy), together with HbA(1c) and weight change over a year, were compared in those beginning insulin versus an additional OGLD. All data came from The Health Information Network UK primary care database. RESULTS After exclusions, 14,904 people intensified treatment from one OGLD, 7231 from two and 978 from three, 9, 41 and 90%, respectively, started insulin. Average follow-up was 3.5 years. The adjusted hazard ratios for macrovascular events, OGLD versus insulin, were 0.53 (95%CI 0.42, 0.69) from one baseline treatment, 0.85 (0.70 1.04) from two and 1.07 (0.50, 2.30) from three, with no difference in risk of microvascular disease in any comparison. Mean body weight increased, and mean HbA(1c) fell across groups; the only significant adjusted comparison was greater weight increase when commencing insulin from one OGLD. CONCLUSIONS Starting insulin rather than adding another OGLD to double or triple oral therapy did not significantly increase the incidence of vascular events. Beginning insulin from one OGLD was uncommon. More incident macrovascular disease in this group may be caused by residual confounding.
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Hall GC, McMahon AD, Dain MP, Home PD. A comparison of duration of first prescribed insulin therapy in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011; 94:442-8. [PMID: 21963105 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS We investigated whether differences in duration of first insulin use in type 2 diabetes remain after adjustment for potential confounders, and what factors are associated with longer use. METHODS People prescribed a first insulin (2000-2007) after 2-3 non-insulin glucose lowering treatments (OGLD) were identified from the THIN UK primary care database and grouped by insulin, detemir (n=165), glargine (n=1011) or NPH (n=420). Time from beginning insulin to the prescription of another insulin type or a glucagon-like peptide was compared between insulins in a Cox model adjusting for: demographics, HbA1c, history of vascular complications and cardiovascular risk factors. The strength of association between duration of use and these variables was investigated. RESULTS The adjusted hazard ratios compared to glargine for treatment change were 1.58 (95% CI 1.25, 2.00) for detemir and 1.49 (1.25, 1.78) for NPH. Lower mean treatment HbA(1c) correlated with longer time to a different insulin regimen (Spearman rank correlation -0.30, p<0.01) as were continuing OGLDs, older age, longer time from diagnosis, lower body mass index, lower HbA(1c), and no heart failure at baseline. CONCLUSIONS People who began treatment with glargine and those with better on-treatment HbA(1c) remained on their first insulin for longer than those who began detemir or NPH.
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- G C Hall
- Grimsdyke House, London EN5 4ND, UK.
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McMahon AD, Blair Y, McCall DR, Macpherson LMD. Reductions in dental decay in 3-year old children in Greater Glasgow and Clyde: repeated population inspection studies over four years. BMC Oral Health 2011; 11:29. [PMID: 22035133 PMCID: PMC3209436 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-11-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dental decay remains one of the world's most prevalent diseases in childhood. It is unfortunate that the proportion of children suffering from oral disease is so high, given that dental decay is almost entirely preventable. The objective of this study was to examine dental inspection data from three-year old children to assess the extent to which the dental health in Greater Glasgow and Clyde had improved during the initial years of the Childsmile intervention programme. METHODS Dental inspections of three-year old children in Greater Glasgow and Clyde were undertaken in the academic years of 2006/7 and 2007/8 (the baseline years), and again in 2008/9 and 2009/10 (after the intervention had begun). A standardised protocol suitable for the age group was used. The number of decayed, missing and filled teeth was calculated (ie d3mft). If d3mft was > 0 then a child was said to have 'obvious decay experience' into the dentine. Additional results examined the effect of socioeconomic status using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). RESULTS We inspected 10022 children (19% of the population). The weighted percentage of children with decay experience was 26% in 2006/7, 25% (2007/8), reducing to 18% (2007/8) and 17% (2009/10). When compared to the first baseline year of 2006/7, the OR was 0.91 for 2007/8 (0.79-1.06, p = 0.221), 0.63 for 2008/9 (0.55-0.72, p < 0.001), and 0.50 for 2009/10 (0.43-0.58, p < 0.001). The weighted mean d3mft was 1.1 in 2006/7, 1.0 in 2007/8 (p = 0.869), 0.6 in 2008/9 (p < 0.001) and 0.4 in 2009/10 (p < 0.001). Reductions in decay were seen in all socioeconomic groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that it is possible to impact upon the prevalence and morbidity of dental decay across the socioeconomic spectrum in a population. The dental health of young children in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area has improved in recent years.
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- Alex D McMahon
- Community Oral Health, Level 8, University of Glasgow Dental School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, Scotland, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Oral Health Directorate, 120 Cornwall St South, Glasgow, G41 4AH, Scotland, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Oral Health Directorate, 120 Cornwall St South, Glasgow, G41 4AH, Scotland, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Oral Health Directorate, 120 Cornwall St South, Glasgow, G41 4AH, Scotland, UK
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Hall GC, Smith HT, Curtis B, McMahon AD. Changes and predictors for change to thiazolidinedione prescribing in UK primary care following the rosiglitazone safety warning. Int J Clin Pract 2011; 65:586-91. [PMID: 21489082 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate switching from thiazolidinediones, and predictors for switching treatment, after publication of a meta-analysis reporting an increased risk of myocardial infarction associated with rosiglitazone use. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using the Health Information Network (THIN) UK primary care database, the number of people with type 2 diabetes prescribed either thiazolidinedione, rosiglitazone (n = 10,062) or pioglitazone (n = 4454), and the rate of switching from thiazolidinediones (n = 3301 and 1106, respectively), were computed for each month, May 2006 to January 2008. The probability of switching post-publication, May 2007 to January 2008, was modelled by logistic regression in a forward stepwise model. Variables included demographics, history of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), heart failure (HF) or stroke, risk factors for IHD, glucose-lowering and cardiovascular drug use, HbA(1c) and diabetes duration. RESULTS There was a sharp increase in switching from both thiazolidinediones in summer 2007; rosiglitazone prescription numbers then decreased while pioglitazone prescribing increased. Switching from rosiglitazone was associated with IHD [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.72; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.47-2.00], insulin treatment (OR 5.10; 95% CI 3.21-8.10), HF (OR 2.26; 95% CI 1.62-3.18), a recent sulphonylurea prescription (OR 1.33; 95% CI 1.17-1.51) gender (OR men vs. women 0.79; 95% CI 0.70, 0.90) and duration of therapy. Switching from pioglitazone was associated with HF (OR 3.05; 95% CI 1.77-5.26), duration of therapy, and number of glucose-lowering treatments. CONCLUSIONS Prescribing habits for both thiazolidinediones changed immediately following the safety warning. IHD was associated with switching from rosiglitazone; otherwise reasons for change appear to be complex, not directly related to the findings of the meta-analysis.
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Dow DJ, McMahon AD, Gray IC, Packard CJ, Groot PH. CCR2 and coronary artery disease: a woscops substudy. BMC Res Notes 2010; 3:31. [PMID: 20181074 PMCID: PMC2829582 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Several lines of evidence support a role for CCL2 (monocyte chemotactic protein-1) and its receptor CCR2 in the development of atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to determine the association of the CCR2 Val64Ile polymorphism with the development of coronary artery disease in the WOSCOPS study sample set. Findings A total of 443 cases and 1003 controls from the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) were genotyped for the Val64Ile polymorphism in the CCR2 gene. Genotype frequencies were compared between cases and controls. The CCR2 Val64Ile polymorphism was found not to be associated with coronary events in this study population (odds ratio 1.15, 95% CI 0.82-1.61, p = 0.41). Conclusions This case-control study does not support an association of the CCR2 Val64Ile polymorphism with coronary artery disease in the WOSCOPS sample set and does not confirm a possible protective role for CCR2 Val64Ile in the development of coronary artery disease.
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- David J Dow
- GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK.
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Wright GR, Howieson S, McSharry C, McMahon AD, Chaudhuri R, Thompson J, Donnelly I, Brooks RG, Lawson A, Jolly L, McAlpine L, King EM, Chapman MD, Wood S, Thomson NC. Effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control and house dust mite allergen levels. Allergy 2009; 64:1671-80. [PMID: 19650848 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The warm, humid environment in modern homes favours the dust mite population, but the effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control has not been established. We tested the hypothesis that a domestic mechanical heat recovery ventilation system (MHRV), in addition to allergen avoidance measures, can improve asthma control by attenuating re-colonization rates. METHODS We conducted a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled parallel group trial of the installation of MHRV activated in half the homes of 120 adults with asthma, allergic to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. All homes had carpets steam cleaned and new bedding and mattress covers at baseline. The primary outcome was morning peak expiratory flow (PEF) at 12 months. RESULTS At 12 months, the primary end-point; change in mean morning PEF as compared with baseline, did not differ between the MHRV group and the control group (mean difference 13.5 l/min, 95% CI: -2.6 to 29.8, P = 0.10). However, a secondary end-point; evening mean PEF, was significantly improved in the MHRV group (mean difference 24.5 l/min, 95% CI: 8.9-40.1, P = 0.002). Indoor relative humidity was reduced in MHRV homes, but there was no difference between the groups in Der p 1 levels, compared with baseline. CONCLUSIONS The addition of MHRV to house dust mite eradication strategies did not achieve a reduction in mite allergen levels, but did improve evening PEF.
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- G R Wright
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Alex McMahon and colleagues critique the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidance on good clinical practice (GCP), arguing that it is having a disastrous effect on noncommerical randomized clinical trials in Europe.
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- Alex D McMahon
- Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Conway DI, McKinney PA, McMahon AD, Ahrens W, Schmeisser N, Benhamou S, Bouchardy C, Macfarlane GJ, Macfarlane TV, Lagiou P, Minaki P, Bencko V, Holcátová I, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Kjaerheim K, Agudo A, Castellsague X, Talamini R, Barzan L, Canova C, Simonato L, Lowry RJ, Znaor A, Healy CM, McCartan BE, Marron M, Hashibe M, Brennan P. Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe. Eur J Cancer 2009; 46:588-98. [PMID: 19857956 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Revised: 09/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the European Union, there are 180,000 new cases of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer cases per year--more than half of whom will die of the disease. Socioeconomic inequalities in UADT cancer incidence are recognised across Europe. We aimed to assess the components of socioeconomic risk both independently and through their influence on the known behavioural risk factors of smoking, alcohol consumption and diet. PATIENTS AND METHODS A multicentre case-control study with 2198 cases of UADT cancer and 2141 controls from hospital and population sources was undertaken involving 14 centres from 10 countries. Personal interviews collected information on demographics, lifetime occupation history, smoking, alcohol consumption and diet. Socioeconomic status was measured by education, occupational social class and unemployment. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS When controlling for age, sex and centre significantly increased risks for UADT cancer were observed for those with low versus high educational attainment OR=1.98 (95% CI 1.67, 2.36). Similarly, for occupational socioeconomic indicators--comparing the lowest versus highest International Socio-Economic Index (ISEI) quartile for the longest occupation gave OR=1.60 (1.28, 2.00); and for unemployment OR=1.64 (1.24, 2.17). Statistical significance remained for low education when adjusting for smoking, alcohol and diet behaviours OR=1.29 (1.06, 1.57) in the multivariate analysis. Inequalities were observed only among men but not among women and were greater among those in the British Isles and Eastern European countries than in Southern and Central/Northern European countries. Associations were broadly consistent for subsite and source of controls (hospital and community). CONCLUSION Socioeconomic inequalities for UADT cancers are only observed among men and are not totally explained by smoking, alcohol drinking and diet.
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- D I Conway
- Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK.
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Conway DI, McMahon AD, Smith K, Black R, Robertson G, Devine J, McKinney PA. Components of socioeconomic risk associated with head and neck cancer: a population-based case-control study in Scotland. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009; 48:11-7. [PMID: 19481316 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The complex associations between socioeconomic circumstances and risk for head and neck cancer are under-explored. We investigated components of social class and their relative influence on the risk of head and neck cancers by studying 103 patients (age range 24-80 years) who had been diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck between April 2002 and December 2004, and 91 controls who were randomly selected from general practitioners' lists. Information about occupation, education, smoking, and alcohol consumption was collected at personal interview. Socioeconomic circumstances were measured at an individual level (education, occupational social class, unemployment), and by area-based measures of deprivation. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed using unconditional logistic regression and multivariate analyses. People living in the most deprived areas (OR=4.66, 95% CI 1.79-12.18); and those who were unemployed (OR=2.27, 95% CI 1.21-4.26) had a significantly higher risk of cancer than those with high levels of educational attainment (OR=0.17, 95% CI 0.05-0.58). Significance was lost for all measures of social class when adjustments were made for smoking and consumption of alcohol. Smoking was the only significant risk factor (OR=15.53, 95% CI 5.36-44.99) in the multivariate analysis. A high risk of head and neck cancer was consistently associated with poor socioeconomic circumstances, and there were strong links for specific components however smoking dominated the overall profile of risk. We propose a framework for future socioeconomic analyses.
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- David I Conway
- University of Glasgow, Faculty of Medicine, Dental School, Glasgow, UK.
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Hothersall EJ, Chaudhuri R, McSharry C, Donnelly I, Lafferty J, McMahon AD, Weir CJ, Meiklejohn J, Sattar N, McInnes I, Wood S, Thomson NC. Effects of atorvastatin added to inhaled corticosteroids on lung function and sputum cell counts in atopic asthma. Thorax 2008; 63:1070-5. [PMID: 18757458 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.100198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Statins have anti-inflammatory properties that may be beneficial in the treatment of asthma. A study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that atorvastatin added to inhaled corticosteroids improves lung function and airway inflammation in atopic adults with asthma. METHODS 54 adults with atopic asthma were recruited to a double-blind randomised controlled crossover trial comparing the effect of oral atorvastatin 40 mg daily with that of a matched placebo on asthma control and airway inflammation. Each treatment was administered for 8 weeks separated by a 6-week washout period. The primary outcome was morning peak expiratory flow (PEF). Secondary outcomes included forced expiratory volume in 1 s, asthma control questionnaire score, airway hyper-responsiveness to methacholine, induced sputum cytology and inflammatory biomarkers. RESULTS At 8 weeks the change in mean morning PEF compared with baseline did not differ substantially between the atorvastatin and placebo treatment periods (mean difference -0.5 l/min, 95% CI -10.6 to 9.6, p = 0.921). Values for other clinical outcomes were similar between the atorvastatin and placebo treatment periods. The absolute sputum macrophage count was reduced after atorvastatin compared with placebo (mean difference -45.0 x 10(4) cells, 95% CI -80.1 to -9.7, p = 0.029), as was the sputum fluid leucotriene B4 (mean difference -88.1 pg/ml, 95% CI -156.4 to -19.9, p = 0.014). CONCLUSION The addition of atorvastatin to inhaled corticosteroids results in no short-term improvement in asthma control but reduces sputum macrophage counts in mild to moderate atopic asthma. The change in sputum macrophage count suggests potential areas for investigation of statins in other chronic lung diseases.
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- E J Hothersall
- Respiratory Medicine Section, Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Polisecki E, Peter I, Robertson M, McMahon AD, Ford I, Packard C, Shepherd J, Jukema JW, Blauw GJ, Westendorp RGJ, de Craen AJM, Trompet S, Buckley BM, Murphy MB, Ordovas JM, Schaefer EJ. Genetic variation at the PCSK9 locus moderately lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, but does not significantly lower vascular disease risk in an elderly population. Atherosclerosis 2008; 200:95-101. [PMID: 18262190 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Caucasian carriers of the T allele at R46L in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) locus have been reported to have 15% lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (C) levels and 47% lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Our objective was to examine two PCSK9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), R46L and E670G, in 5783 elderly participants in Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER), of whom 43% had a history of vascular disease at baseline, and who were randomized to pravastatin or placebo with followup. In this population 3.5% were carriers of the T allele at R46L, and these subjects had significantly (p<0.001) lower levels of LDL C (mean, -10%), no difference in LDL C lowering response to pravastatin, and a non-significant 19% unadjusted and 9% adjusted decreased risk of vascular disease at baseline, with no on trial effect. Moreover, 6.0% were carriers of the G allele at E670G with no significant relationships with baseline LDL C, response to pravastatin, or vascular disease risk being observed. Our data support the concept that the rare allele of the R46L SNP at the PCSK9 locus significantly lowers LDL C, but does not greatly reduce CHD risk in an elderly population with a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease.
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- Eliana Polisecki
- Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Polisecki E, Muallem H, Maeda N, Peter I, Robertson M, McMahon AD, Ford I, Packard C, Shepherd J, Jukema JW, Westendorp RGJ, de Craen AJM, Buckley BM, Ordovas JM, Schaefer EJ. Genetic variation at the LDL receptor and HMG-CoA reductase gene loci, lipid levels, statin response, and cardiovascular disease incidence in PROSPER. Atherosclerosis 2008; 200:109-14. [PMID: 18261733 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Our purpose was to evaluate associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR C44857T, minor allele frequency (MAF) 0.26, and A44964G, MAF 0.25, both in the untranslated region) and HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR i18 T>G, MAF 0.019) gene loci with baseline lipid values, statin-induced LDL-cholesterol (C) lowering response, and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) on trial. Our population consisted of 5804 elderly men and women with vascular disease or one or more vascular disease risk factors, who were randomly allocated to pravastatin or placebo. Other risk factors and apolipoprotein (apo) E phenotype were controlled for in the analysis. Despite a prior report, no relationships with the HMGCR SNP were noted. For the LDLR SNPs C44857T and A44964G we noted significant associations of the rare alleles with baseline LDL-C and triglyceride levels, a modest association of the C44857T with LDL-C lowering to pravastatin in men, and significant associations with incident CHD and CVD of both SNPs, especially in men on pravastatin. Our data indicate that genetic variation at the LDLR locus can affect baseline lipids, response to pravastatin, and CVD risk in subjects placed on statin treatment.
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- Eliana Polisecki
- Cardiovascular Research and Lipid Metabolism Laboratories, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University School of Medicine and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University, Boston, MA USA
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PURPOSE Standard formulation alpha-blocker use has been associated with an increased risk of hypotension-related adverse events, particularly with cardiovascular indications and on treatment initiation. We investigated the association between those fractures that are commonly due to falls and modified-release doxasozin exposure. METHODS A case-control study using UK primary care records (the THIN database) showed that 6540 cases aged 50 years or older had a record of first fracture of the hip/femur, humerus or wrist after May 2001; 26 495 controls had no fracture and were matched on practice, year of birth and sex. Exclusions for the primary analysis were previous benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or prostate cancer, major trauma at the time of the case's fracture, or a history of falls. Conditional logistic regression estimated the association between modified-release doxasozin treatment and the occurrence of fractures. RESULTS No increased risk of fractures was associated with current use of modified-release doxasozin, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) 0.90 (95%CI 0.68, 1.19); previous use, adjusted OR 0.92 (95%CI 0.73, 1.16) or the start of a treatment episode (</=28 days), crude OR 0.57 (0.17, 1.92). Including those with a history of BPH, LUTS and prostatic carcinoma had little effect, adjusted OR for current use was 0.95 (95%CI 0.74, 1.21). No significant increased risk of fractures was associated with the start of standard preparation alpha-blockers, crude OR 1.42 (95%CI 0.65, 3.07). CONCLUSIONS We found no association between modified-release doxasozin use and fractured hip/femur, humerus or wrist in those without a recent history of falls, or trauma.
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Wade AG, Ford I, Crawford G, McMahon AD, Nir T, Laudon M, Zisapel N. Efficacy of prolonged release melatonin in insomnia patients aged 55-80 years: quality of sleep and next-day alertness outcomes. Curr Med Res Opin 2007; 23:2597-605. [PMID: 17875243 DOI: 10.1185/030079907x233098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Melatonin, the hormone produced nocturnally by the pineal gland, serves as a circadian time cue and sleep-anticipating signal in humans. With age, melatonin production declines and the prevalence of sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, increases. The efficacy and safety of a prolonged release melatonin formulation (PR-melatonin; Circadin* 2 mg) were examined in insomnia patients aged 55 years and older. DESIGN Randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled. SETTING Primary care. METHODOLOGY From 1248 patients pre-screened and 523 attending visit 1, 354 males and females aged 55-80 years were admitted to the study, 177 to active medication and 177 to placebo. The study was conducted by primary care physicians in the West of Scotland and consisted of a 2-week, single blind, placebo run-in period followed by a 3-week double blind treatment period with PR-melatonin or placebo, one tablet per day at 2 hours before bedtime. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Responder rate (concomitant improvement in sleep quality and morning alertness on Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire [LSEQ]), other LSEQ assessments, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score, other PSQI assessments, Quality of Night and Quality of Day derived from a diary, Clinical Global Improvement scale (CGI) score and quality of life (WHO-5 well being index). RESULTS Of the 354 patients entering the active phase of the study, 20 failed to complete visit 3 (eight PR-melatonin; 12 Placebo). The principal reasons for drop-out were patient decision and lost to follow-up. Significant differences in favour of PR-melatonin vs. placebo treatment were found in concomitant and clinically relevant improvements in quality of sleep and morning alertness, demonstrated by responder analysis (26% vs. 15%; p = 0.014) as well as on each of these parameters separately. A significant and clinically relevant shortening of sleep latency to the same extent as most frequently used sleep medications was also found (-24.3 vs.-12.9 minutes; p = 0.028). Quality of life also improved significantly (p = 0.034). CONCLUSIONS PR-melatonin results in significant and clinically meaningful improvements in sleep quality, morning alertness, sleep onset latency and quality of life in primary insomnia patients aged 55 years and over. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was conducted prior to registration being introduced.
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Parthasarathy HK, Alhashmi K, McMahon AD, Struthers AD, Connell JMC, McInnes GT, Ford I, MacDonald TM. Does the aldosterone:renin ratio predict the efficacy of spironolactone over bendroflumethiazide in hypertension? A clinical trial protocol for RENALDO (RENin-ALDOsterone) study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2007; 7:14. [PMID: 17490489 PMCID: PMC1877813 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-7-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background High blood pressure is an important determinant of cardiovascular disease risk. Treated hypertensives do not attain a risk level equivalent to normotensives. This may be a consequence of suboptimal blood pressure control to which indiscriminate use of antihypertensive drugs may contribute. Indeed the recent ALLHAT[1]study suggests that thiazides should be given first to virtually all hypertensives. Whether this is correct or whether different antihypertensive therapies should be targeted towards different patients is a major unresolved issue, which we address in this study. The measurement of the ratio of aldosterone: renin is used to identify hypertensive subjects who may respond well to treatment with the aldosterone antagonist spironolactone. It is not known if subjects with a high ratio have aldosteronism or aldosterone-sensitive hypertension is debated but it is important to know whether spironolactone is superior to other diuretics such as bendroflumethiazide in this setting. Methods/design The study is a double-blind, randomised, crossover, controlled trial that will randomise 120 hypertensive subjects to 12 weeks treatment with spironolactone 50 mg once daily and 12 weeks treatment with bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg once daily. The 2 treatment periods are separated by a 2-week washout period. Randomisation is stratified by aldosterone: renin ratio to include equal numbers of subjects with high and low aldosterone: renin ratios. Primary Objective – To test the hypothesis that the aldosterone: renin ratio predicts the antihypertensive response to spironolactone, specifically that the effect of spironolactone 50 mg is greater than that of bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg in hypertensive subjects with high aldosterone: renin ratios. Secondary Objectives – To determine whether bendroflumethiazide induces adverse metabolic abnormalities, especially in subjects with high aldosterone: renin ratios and if baseline renin measurement predicts the antihypertensive response to spironolactone and/or bendrofluazide Discussion The numerous deleterious effects of hypertension dictate the need for a systematic approach for its treatment. In spite of various therapies, resistant hypertension is widely prevalent. Among various factors, primary aldosteronism is an important cause of resistant hypertension and is now more commonly recognised. More significantly, hypertensives with primary aldosteronism are also exposed to various other deleterious effects of excess aldosterone. Hence treating hypertension with specific aldosterone antagonists may be a better approach in this group of patients. It may lead on to better blood pressures with fewer medications.
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- Hari K Parthasarathy
- Division of Medicine & Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, 44 Church Street, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Division of Medicine & Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, 44 Church Street, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, 44 Church Street, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Division of Medicine & Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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Conway DI, Brewster DH, McKinney PA, Stark J, McMahon AD, Macpherson LMD. Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976-2002. Br J Cancer 2007; 96:818-20. [PMID: 17339893 PMCID: PMC2360078 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2006] [Revised: 01/05/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Oral cancer incidence was investigated among 10 857 individuals using Scottish Cancer Registry data. Since 1980 the incidence of oral cancer among males in Scotland has significantly increased, the rise occurring almost entirely in the most deprived areas of residence.
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- Dental Public Health Unit, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, UK.
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Brouilette SW, Moore JS, McMahon AD, Thompson JR, Ford I, Shepherd J, Packard CJ, Samani NJ. Telomere length, risk of coronary heart disease, and statin treatment in the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study: a nested case-control study. Lancet 2007; 369:107-14. [PMID: 17223473 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(07)60071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 550] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inter-individual differences in biological ageing could affect susceptibility to coronary heart disease. Our aim was to determine whether mean leucocyte telomere length is a predictor of the development of coronary heart disease. METHODS We compared telomere lengths at recruitment in 484 individuals in the West of Scotland Primary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) who went on to develop coronary heart disease events with those from 1058 matched controls who remained event free. We also investigated whether there was any association between telomere length and observed clinical benefit of statin treatment in WOSCOPS. FINDINGS Mean telomere length decreased with age by 9% per decade (95% CI 3.6-14.1; p=0.001) in controls; much the same trend was seen in cases (-5.9% per decade, -3.1 to 14.1; p=0.1902). Individuals in the middle and the lowest tertiles of telomere length were more at risk of developing a coronary heart disease event than were individuals in the highest tertile (odds ratio [OR] for coronary heart disease: 1.51, 95% CI 1.15-1.98; p=0.0029 in the middle tertile; 1.44, 1.10-1.90, p=0.0090 in the lowest). In placebo-treated patients, the risk of coronary heart disease was almost double in those in the lower two tertiles of telomere length compared with those in the highest tertile (1.93, 1.33-2.80, p=0.0005 in the middle tertile; 1.94, 1.33-2.84, p=0.0006 in the lowest). By contrast, in patients treated with pravastatin, the increased risk with shorter telomeres was substantially attenuated (1.12, 0.75-1.69, p=0.5755 in the middle tertile; 1.02, 0.68-1.52, p=0.9380 in the lowest). INTERPRETATION Mean leucocyte telomere length is a predictor of future coronary heart disease events in middle-aged, high-risk men and could identify individuals who would benefit most from statin treatment. Our findings lend support to the hypothesis that differences in biological ageing might contribute to the risk--and variability in age of onset--of coronary heart disease.
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- Scott W Brouilette
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Cigarette smokers with asthma are insensitive to the therapeutic effects of corticosteroids. It is not known whether this insensitivity to corticosteroids in smokers affects tissue sites beyond the airways. A total of 75 asthmatic subjects (39 smokers) and 78 healthy controls (30 smokers) were recruited to an observational study. The cutaneous and peripheral blood lymphocyte responses to corticosteroids were measured. The cutaneous vasoconstrictor response to topical beclometasone was measured by applying different concentrations of beclometasone solutions to the skin in a random double-blind manner. The degree of blanching at each concentration was graded after 18 h. The sensitivity of peripheral blood lymphocytes to corticosteroids was assessed by measuring the suppressive effect of dexamethasone on lymphocyte proliferation stimulated by phytohaemagglutinin (PHA). Total mean+/-sd cutaneous vasoconstrictor response score to beclometasone was reduced in smokers with asthma to 5.39+/-3.58 versus 7.26+/-3.05 in never-smokers with asthma; and in all smokers to 6.47+/-3.33 versus 7.86+/-2.81 in all never-smokers. The sensitivity to corticosteroids of lymphocytes stimulated by PHA was similar between groups. In conclusion, smokers with asthma have an impaired cutaneous vasoconstrictor response to topical corticosteroids compared with never-smokers with asthma. This finding suggests that the insensitivity to corticosteroids in smokers with asthma affects tissue sites other than the airways.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, University of Glasgow and Western Infirmary, Glasgow, G11 6NT, UK
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Walker A, McMurray J, Stewart S, Berger W, McMahon AD, Dargie H, Fox K, Hillis S, Henderson NJK, Ford I. Economic evaluation of the impact of nicorandil in angina (IONA) trial. Heart 2006; 92:619-24. [PMID: 16614274 PMCID: PMC1860935 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the net cost of adding nicorandil to usual treatment for patients with angina and to compare this with indicators of health benefit. DESIGN Cost effectiveness analysis. SETTING Based on results of the IONA (impact of nicorandil on angina) trial. PATIENTS Patients with angina fulfilling the entry criteria for the IONA trial. INTERVENTIONS In one arm of the trial nicorandil was added to existing antianginal treatment and compared with existing treatment alone. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Costs were for use of hospital resources (for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and gastrointestinal reasons), nicorandil, and care after hospital discharge. Benefits were assessed in three ways: (1) IONA trial primary outcome (coronary heart disease (CHD) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or hospital admission for cardiac chest pain); (2) acute coronary syndrome (CHD death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or unstable angina); and (3) event-free survivors at the end of the trial. RESULTS The net cost for each additional IONA trial end point averted was -5 pounds sterling (-7 euros). The net cost for each case of acute coronary syndrome averted was -8 pounds sterling (-12 euros). The net cost for each event-free survivor was -5 pounds sterling (-7 euros). These figures are based on gastrointestinal events that were judged definitely or probably related to nicorandil. When all gastrointestinal events were included these three ratios rose to 567 pounds sterling (835 euros), 886 pounds sterling (1305 euros), and 516 pounds sterling (760 euros), respectively. CONCLUSIONS A substantial amount of the additional cost of nicorandil is offset by reduced use of hospital services. The limited comparisons possible with other CHD interventions suggest that nicorandil compares favourably.
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
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