Biography
Dr Yu was awarded the PhD in Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Genetic Epidemiology at Peking Union Medical College and Tsinghua University in 2009, before working as a Statistician for an environmental epidemiology project at Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George’s University of London.
Dr Yu joined the Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals as an Epidemiologist for diabetes integrated care project in 2011. He took up his current position as a Research Associate in Chronic Disease Surveillance in June 2013.
Selected Publications
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TITLE: Ethnic differences in metabolic achievement between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 109910. link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Opioid use prior to total knee replacement: comparative analysis of trends in England and Sweden. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 815-822, vol. 30(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases. Clin Epidemiol, 179-189, vol. 14. link> doi> full text>2022.
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Ethnic Differences in Cancer Rates Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand From 1994 to 2018. Jama Network Open, Article e2147171, vol. 5(2). doi> link> full text>2022.
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Metabolic Profiles of Maori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders With Type 2 Diabetes Over 25 Years. Diabetes Care. link> doi> full text>2021.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Road to Total Knee Replacement: Utilization of Knee Surgeries Up to Ten Years Before Total Knee Replacement in England and Sweden. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Ethnic differences in 25-year risk of incident chronic kidney disease among people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care, vol. 10(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Do Patients With Intersectional Disadvantage Have Poorer Outcomes From Osteoarthritis Management Programs? A Tapered Balancing Study of Patient Outcomes From the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark Program. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 136-144, vol. 75(1). link> doi> full text>2023.
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1150-P: Ethnic Differences in 25-Year Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease among People with Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand. Diabetes, vol. 71(Supplement_1). link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Patterns of Lifestyle Behaviors and Relevant Metabolic Profiles in Chinese Adults: Latent Class Analysis from Two Independent Surveys in Urban and Rural Populations. Iran J Public Health, 1076-1083, vol. 51(5). link> doi> full text>2022.
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TITLE: Ethnic differences in metabolic achievement between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 109910. link> doi> link> full text>2022.
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Prognostic Value of Time in Blood Pressure Target Range Among Patients With Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail, 369-379, vol. 10(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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OPIOID USE PRIOR TO TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, S68-S69, vol. 30. doi> link> full text>2022.
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Opioid use prior to total knee replacement: comparative analysis of trends in England and Sweden. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 815-822, vol. 30(6). link> doi> full text>2022.
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The impact of nursing staff education on diabetes inpatient glucose management: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Endocr Disord, 61, vol. 22(1). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Do recommended interventions widen or narrow inequalities in musculoskeletal health? An equity-focussed systematic review of differential effectiveness. J Public Health (Oxf), e376-e387, vol. 44(3). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Trends in the Annual Consultation Incidence and Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis in England from 2000 to 2019: Comparative Estimates from Two Clinical Practice Databases. Clin Epidemiol, 179-189, vol. 14. link> doi> full text>2022.
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Ethnic Differences in Cancer Rates Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand From 1994 to 2018. Jama Network Open, Article e2147171, vol. 5(2). doi> link> full text>2022.
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Geographical distribution of trace elements (selenium, zinc, iron, copper) and case fatality rate of COVID-19: a national analysis across conterminous USA. Environ Geochem Health, 4423-4436, vol. 44(12). link> doi> full text>2022.
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Osteoarthritis Patients Derived from Primary Care Records: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies. J Diabetes Clin Res, vol. 3(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Does pre-existing morbidity influences risks and benefits of total hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective study of 6682 patients from linked national datasets in England. BMJ Open, e046712, vol. 11(9). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Influence of pre-existing multimorbidity on receiving a hip arthroplasty: cohort study of 28 025 elderly subjects from UK primary care. BMJ Open, e046713, vol. 11(9). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Metabolic Profiles of Maori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders With Type 2 Diabetes Over 25 Years. Diabetes Care. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. link> doi> full text>2021.
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Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 216-220, vol. 15(3). doi> link> full text>2021.
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Applicability and cost-effectiveness of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) in the Chinese population: A cost-effectiveness modeling study. PLoS Med, e1003515, vol. 18(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records. Rheumatology (Oxford), 4832-4843, vol. 60(10). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol, 174, vol. 19(1). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Article 347, vol. 20(1). doi> link> full text>2020.
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Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need. The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 133(1525). link>2020.
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Co-prescription of gabapentinoids and opioids among adults with and without osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2017. Rheumatology (Oxford), 1942-1950, vol. 60(4). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study. Lancet Glob Health, e209-e217, vol. 9(2). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Derivation and validation of a risk score predicting risk of early-onset peritonitis among patients initializing peritoneal dialysis: A cohort study. Int J Infect Dis, 301-306, vol. 99. link> doi> full text>2020.
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Association Between Systolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Inpatient Cost Moderated by Peer-Support Intervention Among Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 2-Cohort Study. Can J Diabetes, 179-185.e1, vol. 45(2). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy. Blood Pressure Monitoring, vol. Publish Ahead of Print. doi> link> full text>2020.
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Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys. J Exerc Sci Fit, 8-12, vol. 19(1). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Dialysate glucose response phenotypes during peritoneal equilibration test and their association with cardiovascular death: A cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore), e20447, vol. 99(21). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. Br J Sports Med, 725-730, vol. 54(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
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A low-cost laboratory-based method for predicting newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med, 1728-1736, vol. 37(10). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study. The Lancet Rheumatology, e229-e236, vol. 1(4). doi>2019.
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Derivation and external validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care, e000735, vol. 7(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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The triglyceride glucose index can predict newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study. Medicine (Baltimore), e17995, vol. 98(46). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study. LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY, E229-E236, vol. 1(4). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Short-Term Recovery Trajectories of Acute Flares in Knee Pain: A UK-Netherlands Multicenter Prospective Cohort Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 1687-1692, vol. 72(12). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication. JAMA Netw Open, e197242, vol. 2(7). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Triglyceride Glucose Index Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Chinese Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cohort Study. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, 1-10. doi> full text>2019.
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Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 1437-1444, vol. 27(10). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Optimal cut-off threshold in pulse pressure predicting cardiovascular death among newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease patients. Medicine, e16340, vol. 98(27). doi> full text>2019.
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Impact of antimalarial (AM) on serum lipids in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore), e15030, vol. 98(14). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Ann Rheum Dis, 91-99, vol. 78(1). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Validation of hip osteoarthritis diagnosis recording in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 187-193, vol. 28(2). link> doi> full text>2019.
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miR-15a-5p suppresses inflammation and fibrosis of peritoneal mesothelial cells induced by peritoneal dialysis via targeting VEGFA. J Cell Physiol, 9746-9755, vol. 234(6). link> doi> full text>2019.
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Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. doi> full text>2018.
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Derivation and external validation of risk algorithms for cerebrovascular (re)hospitalisation in patients with type 2 diabetes: Two cohorts study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 74-81, vol. 144. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Underrecording of osteoarthritis in United Kingdom primary care electronic health record data. Clin Epidemiol, 1195-1201, vol. 10. link> doi> full text>2018.
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Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population. Obes Res Clin Pract, 438-444, vol. 12(5). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Walking, But Not Other Physical Activity at a Higher Intensity, Is Associated With Improved Kidney Function: A Cross-Sectional Health Survey of General Adult Population. J Phys Act Health, 600-604, vol. 15(8). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Derivation and Validation of Risk Scores to Predict Cerebrovascular Mortality Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Kidney Blood Press Res, 1141-1148, vol. 43(4). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Total/high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalization nadir in type 2 diabetes. J Lipid Res, 1745-1750, vol. 59(9). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Impact of peer support on inpatient and outpatient payments among people with Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabet Med, 789-797, vol. 35(6). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Characteristics of Patients Initializing Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment From 2007 to 2014: Analysis From Henan Peritoneal Dialysis Registry data. Iran J Kidney Dis, 178-184, vol. 12(3). link> full text>2018.
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Dose-Response Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Mortality Among Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Kidney Blood Press Res, 628-638, vol. 43(2). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Dialysate Creatinine Response Patterns During Peritoneal Equilibration Test and the Association Between Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. Kidney Blood Press Res, 162-169, vol. 43(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular mortality in Chinese people initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study. Sci Rep, 1966, vol. 8(1). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Development and External Validation of Risk Scores for Cardiovascular Hospitalization and Rehospitalization in Patients With Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 1122-1129, vol. 103(3). link> doi> full text>2018.
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Population-level impact of diabetes integrated care on commissioner payments for inpatient care among people with type 2 diabetes in Cambridgeshire: a postintervention cohort follow-up study. BMJ Open, e015816, vol. 7(12). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992-2013. Rheumatology (Oxford), 1902-1917, vol. 56(11). link> doi> full text>2017.
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IL-6 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of human peritoneal mesothelial cells possibly through the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, F310-F318, vol. 313(2). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for prehypertension. Int J Cardiol, 403-408, vol. 240. link> doi> full text>2017.
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Association between pulmonary function and renal function: findings from China and Australia. BMC Nephrol, 143, vol. 18(1). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Accuracy of glomerular filtration rate equations for chronic kidney disease patients at the G3a stage: a single-center cross-sectional study. BMC Research Notes. doi> full text>2017.
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Interaction between Mean Arterial Pressure and HbA1c in Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalisation: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. J Diabetes Res, 8714745, vol. 2016. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Social gradient and regional variation and in general practice consultation prevalence for osteoarthritis in England 1998-2013: Descriptive epidemiological study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, S197-S198, vol. 24(1). doi>2016.
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Weighted cumulative exposure models helped identify an association between early knee-pain consultations and future knee OA diagnosis. J Clin Epidemiol, 218-228, vol. 76. link> doi> full text>2016.
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Association between lung capacity and abnormal glucose metabolism: findings from China and Australia. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 37-45, vol. 85(1). link> doi> full text>2016.
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Annual consultation incidence of osteoarthritis estimated from population-based health care data in England. Rheumatology (Oxford, England). doi> full text>2015.
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Hospitalisation among patients with diabetes associated with a Diabetes Integrated Care Initiative: a mixed methods case study. Future Hospital Journal, 92-98, vol. 2(2). doi>2015.
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Association between pulse pressure and risk of hospital admissions for cardiovascular events among people with Type 2 diabetes: a population-based case-control study. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 1201-1206, vol. 32(9). doi>2015.
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The effect of total cholesterol on myocardial infarction in Chinese male hypertension population. Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES, 37-41, vol. 23.2010.
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Genetic variants in the ADD1 and GNB3 genes and blood pressure response to potassium supplementation. Frontiers of Medicine in China, 59-66, vol. 4(1). doi>2010.
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Perilipin gene 1237 T > C polymorphism is not associated with obesity risk in northern Chinese Han adults. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 1660-1664, vol. 93(12). doi>
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[Prehypertension and its non-pharmaceutical therapy]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi, 401-404, vol. 29(4). link>2008.
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Modelling the population distribution of patient-reported outcomes using electronic health records: a UK study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (vol. 50). link> doi> full text>2021.
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496Higher predicted 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis. International Journal of Epidemiology (p. i105, vol. 50). Oxford University Press (OUP). link> doi> link> full text>2021.
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Does Multimorbidity Influence the Likelihood of Receiving A Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY (vol. 108). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Does Multimorbidity Influence the Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement for Osteoarthritis?. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY (vol. 108). link> doi> full text>2021.
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INVESTIGATING OUTCOME INEQUALITIES IN OSTEOARTHRITIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES: AN ANALYSIS OF REGISTRY DATA FROM THE GOOD LIFE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN DENMARK (GLA:D (R)) PROGRAMME USING TAPERED BALANCING. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (p. S376, vol. 29). link> doi> full text>2021.
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THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SECULAR TRENDS OF LOWER BACK PAIN PROCEDURES IN ROUTINE UK NHS CARE FROM 2000 TO 2016. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (pp. 850-851, vol. 79). link> doi> full text>2020.
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DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF A PATIENT-LEVEL PREDICTION MODEL FOR 60-DAY MORTALITY FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: A MULTINATIONAL COHORT STUDY. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL (pp. S178-S179, vol. 30). link> full text>2019.
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IS MEAN CORPUSCULAR HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OVER TIME A PREDICTOR OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES? FINDINGS FROM A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY. NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION (vol. 34). link> full text>2019.
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TRENDS IN GABAPENTINOID PRESCRIBING IN OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: COHORT STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 58). link> doi> full text>2019.
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WHAT IS THE RISK OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AFTER A HISTORY OF KNEE INJURY IN YOUNG ADULTS? A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE (pp. S262-S263, vol. 27). link> doi> full text>2019.
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TRENDS IN ANNUAL CONSULTATION INCIDENCE OF CLINICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS BETWEEN 1992-2013 IN UK PRIMARY CARE: ANALYSIS OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE RESEARCH DATALINK. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (p. 646, vol. 75). link> doi> full text>2016.
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ANNUAL CONSULTATION INCIDENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS USING POPULATION-BASED HEALTHCARE DATA IN ENGLAND. RHEUMATOLOGY (p. 72, vol. 53). link>2014.
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Dataset for Health in the West Midlands: The Hill Study 2017. doi>
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PRELIM Main Survey (2017). Cross-sectional survey (postally administered with option of online completion)doi>
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