AJ Venn

Publication List Details

Period

2005 - 2009

Number

110

Co-Authors

Physical activity and depression in young adults (2009)

McKercher, CM, Schmidt, MD, Sanderson, KA, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: Epidemiologic research suggests that physical activity is associated with decreased prevalence of depression. However, the relationship between physical activity accumulated in various...

Physical activity and depression in young adults (2009)

McKercher, CM, Schmidt, MD, Sanderson, KA, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: Epidemiologic research suggests that physical activity is associated with decreased prevalence of depression. However, the relationship between physical activity accumulated in various...

Decline in physical fitness from childhood to adulthood associated with increased obesity and insulin resistance in adults (2009)

Dwyer, T, Magnussen, CC, Schmidt, MD, Ukoumunne, OC, Ponsonby, AL, Raitakari, O, ...

Objective: To examine how child and adult fitness are associated with adult obesity and insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Australia. Participants: A...

Physical activity and depression in young adults (2009)

McKercher, CM, Schmidt, MD, Sanderson, KA, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: Epidemiologic research suggests that physical activity is associated with decreased prevalence of depression. However, the relationship between physical activity accumulated in various...

Decline in physical fitness from childhood to adulthood associated with increased obesity and insulin resistance in adults (2009)

Dwyer, T, Magnussen, CC, Schmidt, MD, Ukoumunne, OC, Ponsonby, AL, Raitakari, O, ...

Objective: To examine how child and adult fitness are associated with adult obesity and insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Australia. Participants: A...

Physical activity and depression in young adults (2009)

McKercher, CM, Schmidt, MD, Sanderson, KA, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: Epidemiologic research suggests that physical activity is associated with decreased prevalence of depression. However, the relationship between physical activity accumulated in various...

Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance from childhood to adulthood (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

The objective of this study was to determine whether change in physical activity was associated with maintaining a healthy weight from childhood to adulthood. This prospective cohort study examined...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later. The childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

AIMS: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. METHODS: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9-15-year-olds who...

The provision of compulsory school physical activity: Associations with physical activity, fitness and overweight in childhood and twenty years later (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ

Background: To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood...

Utility of Currently Recommended Pediatric Dyslipidemia Classifications in Predicting Dyslipidemia in Adulthood Evidence From the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH)Study, Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, and Bogalusa Heart Study (2008)

Magnussen, CC, Raitakari, O, Thomson, RJ, Juonala, M, Patel, D, Viikari, J, ...

Background—New age- and sex-specific lipoprotein cut points developed from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data are considered to be a more accurate classification of a...

Utility of Currently Recommended Pediatric Dyslipidemia Classifications in Predicting Dyslipidemia in Adulthood Evidence From the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH)Study, Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, and Bogalusa Heart Study (2008)

Magnussen, CC, Raitakari, O, Thomson, RJ, Juonala, M, Patel, D, Viikari, J, ...

Background—New age- and sex-specific lipoprotein cut points developed from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data are considered to be a more accurate classification of a...

The provision of compulsory school physical activity: Associations with physical activity, fitness and overweight in childhood and twenty years later (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ

Background: To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood...

A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Fitness in Identifying Associations with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure-time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. Objective: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later: the childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Aims: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. Methods: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9–15-year-olds who...

A comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity and fitness in identifying associations with cardiometabolic risk factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Oestrogen treatment for tall stature in girls: estimating the effect on height and the error in height prediction (2008)

Venn, AJ, Hosmer, T, Hosmer, DW, Bruinsma, FJ, Jones, P, Lumley, J, ...

Objective To determine the effect of oestrogen treatment on attenuating the growth of tall girls after adjusting for error in height prediction. Design Retrospective cohort study. Patients Tall girls...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

BACKGROUND: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Fitness in Identifying Associations with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, Verity, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Fitness in Identifying Associations with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance from childhood to adulthood (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

The objective of this study was to determine whether change in physical activity was associated with maintaining a healthy weight from childhood to adulthood. This prospective cohort study examined...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later: the childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Aims: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. Methods: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9–15-year-olds who...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure-time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. Objective: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

A comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity and fitness in identifying associations with cardiometabolic risk factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

BACKGROUND: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later. The childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

AIMS: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. METHODS: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9-15-year-olds who...

Oestrogen treatment for tall stature in girls: estimating the effect on height and the error in height prediction (2008)

Venn, AJ, Hosmer, T, Hosmer, DW, Bruinsma, FJ, Jones, P, Lumley, J, ...

Objective To determine the effect of oestrogen treatment on attenuating the growth of tall girls after adjusting for error in height prediction. Design Retrospective cohort study. Patients Tall girls...

Oestrogen treatment for tall stature in girls: estimating the effect on height and the error in height prediction (2008)

Venn, AJ, Hosmer, T, Hosmer, DW, Bruinsma, FJ, Jones, P, Lumley, J, ...

Objective To determine the effect of oestrogen treatment on attenuating the growth of tall girls after adjusting for error in height prediction. Design Retrospective cohort study. Patients Tall girls...

The provision of compulsory school physical activity: Associations with physical activity, fitness and overweight in childhood and twenty years later (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ

Background: To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood...

A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Fitness in Identifying Associations with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance from childhood to adulthood (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

The objective of this study was to determine whether change in physical activity was associated with maintaining a healthy weight from childhood to adulthood. This prospective cohort study examined...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later: the childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Aims: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. Methods: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9–15-year-olds who...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure-time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. Objective: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

A comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity and fitness in identifying associations with cardiometabolic risk factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

BACKGROUND: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later. The childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

AIMS: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. METHODS: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9-15-year-olds who...

Oestrogen treatment for tall stature in girls: estimating the effect on height and the error in height prediction (2008)

Venn, AJ, Hosmer, T, Hosmer, DW, Bruinsma, FJ, Jones, P, Lumley, J, ...

Objective To determine the effect of oestrogen treatment on attenuating the growth of tall girls after adjusting for error in height prediction. Design Retrospective cohort study. Patients Tall girls...

The provision of compulsory school physical activity: Associations with physical activity, fitness and overweight in childhood and twenty years later (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ

Background: To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood...

A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures of Physical Activity and Fitness in Identifying Associations with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Physical activity and healthy weight maintenance from childhood to adulthood (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

The objective of this study was to determine whether change in physical activity was associated with maintaining a healthy weight from childhood to adulthood. This prospective cohort study examined...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later: the childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Aims: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. Methods: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9–15-year-olds who...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure-time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Background: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. Objective: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

A comparison of subjective and objective measures of physical activity and fitness in identifying associations with cardiometabolic risk factors (2008)

Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Thomson, RJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

PURPOSE: To compare the ability of alternative measures of physical activity and fitness to quantify associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Associations between a range of subjective and...

Television viewing and abdominal obesity in young adults: is the association mediated by food and beverage consumption during viewing time or reduced leisure time physical activity? (2008)

Cleland, VJ, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

BACKGROUND: The behavioral pathways through which television (TV) viewing leads to increased adiposity in adults are unclear. OBJECTIVE: We wanted to determine whether the association between TV...

Parental smoking and smoking experimentation in childhood increase the risk of being a smoker 20 years later. The childhood determinants of adult health study (2008)

Paul, SL, Blizzard, CL, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

AIMS: To examine the long-term effects of childhood smoking experimentation and exposure to parental smoking on adult smoking risk. METHODS: Data were from a 20-year follow-up of 9-15-year-olds who...

Does participation in a population-based dietary intervention scheme have a lasting impact on fruit intake in young children? (2007)

Fogarty, AW, Antoniak, M, Venn, AJ, Davies, L, Goodwin, A, Salfield, N, ...

Background The National Schools Fruit Scheme (NSFS) is intended to improve fruit intake in young children by providing free daily fruit at school. Methods We used a parentally completed questionnaire...

Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (2007)

Venn, AJ, Thomson, RJ, Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Curry, BA, Gennat, H, ...

Objective: To examine overweight and obesity in Australian children followed through to adulthood. Design and participants: A cohort study of 8498 children aged 7–15 years who participated in the...

Adolescent exposure to high-dose estrogen and subsequent effects on lactation (2007)

Jordan, HL, Bruinsma, FJ, Thomson, RJ, Amir, LH, Werther, GA, Venn, AJ

Treatment with high-dose estrogens has been used to reduce the adult height of tall girls for many years. Short-term side effects on the breast have been reported but there have been no studies to...

Prevalence and Clinical Features of Common LRRK2 Mutations in Australians with Parkinson's Disease (2007)

Huang, Y, Horne, MK, Kotschet, K, Venn, AJ, Rowe, DB, Rubio, JP, ...

We determined the prevalence of two common leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene mutations in Australian patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Of 830 affected patients, eight were...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition and aging in a population-based older cohort (2007)

Shaw, K, Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the effect of age on body composition in older adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) to evaluate the...

Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (2007)

Venn, AJ, Thomson, RJ, Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Curry, BA, Gennat, H, ...

Objective: To examine overweight and obesity in Australian children followed through to adulthood. Design and participants: A cohort study of 8498 children aged 7–15 years who participated in the...

The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures a population-based record linkage study (2007)

Srikanth, VK, Fryer, A, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, L, Newman, LA, Cooley, H, ...

Summary We studied the association between osteoporotic fractures and prior non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC, a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure). The risk of prior NMSC in our fracture cohort was...

Practical considerations when using pedometers to assess physical activity in population studies: lessons from the Burnie Take Heart Study (2007)

Schmidt, MD, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ, Cochrane, JA, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to summarize both practical and methodological issues in using pedometers to assess physical activity in a large epidemiologic study. As part of a population-based survey of...

The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures—a population-based record linkage study (2007)

Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Newman, LA, Cooley, H, ...

Summary We studied the association between osteoporotic fractures and prior non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC, a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure). The risk of prior NMSC in our fracture cohort was...

Inaccuracies in self-reported histories of non-melanoma skin cancer (2007)

Fitzgerald, K, Stephens, N, Newman, LA, Venn, AJ

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major cause of morbidity and health expenditure in Australia.1 Primary prevention of NMSC through reduced sun exposure has been widely promoted and seems to be...

Prevalence and Clinical Features of Common LRRK2 Mutations in Australians with Parkinson's Disease (2007)

Huang, Y, Horne, MK, Kotschet, K, Venn, AJ, Rowe, DB, Rubio, JP, ...

We determined the prevalence of two common leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene mutations in Australian patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Of 830 affected patients, eight were...

Inaccuracies in self-reported histories of non-melanoma skin cancer (2007)

Fitzgerald, K, Stephens, N, Newman, LA, Venn, AJ

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major cause of morbidity and health expenditure in Australia.1 Primary prevention of NMSC through reduced sun exposure has been widely promoted and seems to be...

Practical considerations when using pedometers to assess physical activity in population studies: lessons from the Burnie Take Heart Study (2007)

Schmidt, MD, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ, Cochrane, JA, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to summarize both practical and methodological issues in using pedometers to assess physical activity in a large epidemiologic study. As part of a population-based survey of...

The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures—a population-based record linkage study (2007)

Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Newman, LA, Cooley, H, ...

Summary We studied the association between osteoporotic fractures and prior non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC, a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure). The risk of prior NMSC in our fracture cohort was...

The inverse relationship between number of steps per day and obesity in a population-based sample – the AusDiab study (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hosmer, D, Hosmer, T, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Granger, RH, ...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with obesity but the effect has been difficult to quantify using questionnaires. In particular, the shape of the association has not yet...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition and aging in a population-based older cohort (2007)

Shaw, K, Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the effect of age on body composition in older adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) to evaluate the...

The inverse relationship between number of steps per day and obesity in a population-based sample – the AusDiab study (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hosmer, D, Hosmer, T, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Granger, RH, ...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with obesity but the effect has been difficult to quantify using questionnaires. In particular, the shape of the association has not yet...

Adolescent exposure to high-dose estrogen and subsequent effects on lactation (2007)

Jordan, HL, Bruinsma, FJ, Thomson, RJ, Amir, LH, Werther, GA, Venn, AJ

Treatment with high-dose estrogens has been used to reduce the adult height of tall girls for many years. Short-term side effects on the breast have been reported but there have been no studies to...

Inaccuracies in self-reported histories of non-melanoma skin cancer (2007)

Fitzgerald, K, Stephens, N, Newman, LA, Venn, AJ

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major cause of morbidity and health expenditure in Australia.1 Primary prevention of NMSC through reduced sun exposure has been widely promoted and seems to be...

Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (2007)

Venn, AJ, Thomson, RJ, Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Curry, BA, Gennat, H, ...

Objective: To examine overweight and obesity in Australian children followed through to adulthood. Design and participants: A cohort study of 8498 children aged 7–15 years who participated in the...

Adolescent exposure to high-dose estrogen and subsequent effects on lactation (2007)

Jordan, HL, Bruinsma, FJ, Thomson, RJ, Amir, LH, Werther, GA, Venn, AJ

Treatment with high-dose estrogens has been used to reduce the adult height of tall girls for many years. Short-term side effects on the breast have been reported but there have been no studies to...

Prevalence and Clinical Features of Common LRRK2 Mutations in Australians with Parkinson's Disease (2007)

Huang, Y, Horne, MK, Kotschet, K, Venn, AJ, Rowe, DB, Rubio, JP, ...

We determined the prevalence of two common leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene mutations in Australian patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Of 830 affected patients, eight were...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition and aging in a population-based older cohort (2007)

Shaw, K, Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the effect of age on body composition in older adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) to evaluate the...

Practical considerations when using pedometers to assess physical activity in population studies: lessons from the Burnie Take Heart Study (2007)

Schmidt, MD, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ, Cochrane, JA, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to summarize both practical and methodological issues in using pedometers to assess physical activity in a large epidemiologic study. As part of a population-based survey of...

The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures—a population-based record linkage study (2007)

Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Newman, LA, Cooley, H, ...

Summary We studied the association between osteoporotic fractures and prior non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC, a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure). The risk of prior NMSC in our fracture cohort was...

The inverse relationship between number of steps per day and obesity in a population-based sample – the AusDiab study (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hosmer, D, Hosmer, T, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Granger, RH, ...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with obesity but the effect has been difficult to quantify using questionnaires. In particular, the shape of the association has not yet...

Inaccuracies in self-reported histories of non-melanoma skin cancer (2007)

Fitzgerald, K, Stephens, N, Newman, LA, Venn, AJ

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a major cause of morbidity and health expenditure in Australia.1 Primary prevention of NMSC through reduced sun exposure has been widely promoted and seems to be...

Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (2007)

Venn, AJ, Thomson, RJ, Schmidt, MD, Cleland, VJ, Curry, BA, Gennat, H, ...

Objective: To examine overweight and obesity in Australian children followed through to adulthood. Design and participants: A cohort study of 8498 children aged 7–15 years who participated in the...

Adolescent exposure to high-dose estrogen and subsequent effects on lactation (2007)

Jordan, HL, Bruinsma, FJ, Thomson, RJ, Amir, LH, Werther, GA, Venn, AJ

Treatment with high-dose estrogens has been used to reduce the adult height of tall girls for many years. Short-term side effects on the breast have been reported but there have been no studies to...

Prevalence and Clinical Features of Common LRRK2 Mutations in Australians with Parkinson's Disease (2007)

Huang, Y, Horne, MK, Kotschet, K, Venn, AJ, Rowe, DB, Rubio, JP, ...

We determined the prevalence of two common leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene mutations in Australian patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Of 830 affected patients, eight were...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition and aging in a population-based older cohort (2007)

Shaw, K, Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T, Venn, AJ

Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine the effect of age on body composition in older adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and (2) to evaluate the...

Practical considerations when using pedometers to assess physical activity in population studies: lessons from the Burnie Take Heart Study (2007)

Schmidt, MD, Blizzard, CL, Venn, AJ, Cochrane, JA, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to summarize both practical and methodological issues in using pedometers to assess physical activity in a large epidemiologic study. As part of a population-based survey of...

The association between non-melanoma skin cancer and osteoporotic fractures—a population-based record linkage study (2007)

Srikanth, VK, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Newman, LA, Cooley, H, ...

Summary We studied the association between osteoporotic fractures and prior non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC, a biomarker for cumulative sun exposure). The risk of prior NMSC in our fracture cohort was...

The inverse relationship between number of steps per day and obesity in a population-based sample – the AusDiab study (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hosmer, D, Hosmer, T, Venn, AJ, Blizzard, CL, Granger, RH, ...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with obesity but the effect has been difficult to quantify using questionnaires. In particular, the shape of the association has not yet...

Evaluating the use of a portable ultrasound machine to quantify intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation: agreement between measurements from two ultrasound machines. (2006)

Magnussen, CG, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Laakkonen, M, Raitakari, O

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) are intermediate endpoints for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a portable...

Evaluating the use of a portable ultrasound machine to quantify intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation: agreement between measurements from two ultrasound machines. (2006)

Magnussen, CG, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Laakkonen, M, Raitakari, O

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) are intermediate endpoints for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a portable...

Physical activity, spirometry and quality-of-life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2006)

McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH, Wood-Baker, R

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high level of morbidity. There is limited information about levels of physical activity among community dwelling subjects with the disease and its...

Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations (2006)

Wood-Baker, R, McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH

Objective and background: COPD is a progressive disorder characterized by periodic exacerbations. While comprehensive self-management programmes decrease health-care resource utilization, the...

Physical activity, spirometry and quality-of-life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2006)

McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH, Wood-Baker, R

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high level of morbidity. There is limited information about levels of physical activity among community dwelling subjects with the disease and its...

Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations (2006)

Wood-Baker, R, McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH

Objective and background: COPD is a progressive disorder characterized by periodic exacerbations. While comprehensive self-management programmes decrease health-care resource utilization, the...

Evaluating the use of a portable ultrasound machine to quantify intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation: agreement between measurements from two ultrasound machines. (2006)

Magnussen, CG, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Laakkonen, M, Raitakari, O

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) are intermediate endpoints for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a portable...

Physical activity, spirometry and quality-of-life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2006)

McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH, Wood-Baker, R

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high level of morbidity. There is limited information about levels of physical activity among community dwelling subjects with the disease and its...

Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations (2006)

Wood-Baker, R, McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH

Objective and background: COPD is a progressive disorder characterized by periodic exacerbations. While comprehensive self-management programmes decrease health-care resource utilization, the...

Evaluating the use of a portable ultrasound machine to quantify intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation: agreement between measurements from two ultrasound machines. (2006)

Magnussen, CG, Fryer, JL, Venn, AJ, Laakkonen, M, Raitakari, O

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) are intermediate endpoints for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a portable...

Physical activity, spirometry and quality-of-life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2006)

McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH, Wood-Baker, R

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high level of morbidity. There is limited information about levels of physical activity among community dwelling subjects with the disease and its...

Written action plans in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase appropriate treatment for acute exacerbations (2006)

Wood-Baker, R, McGlone, S, Venn, AJ, Walters, EH

Objective and background: COPD is a progressive disorder characterized by periodic exacerbations. While comprehensive self-management programmes decrease health-care resource utilization, the...

Parental exercise is associated with Australian children's extracurricular sports participation and cardiorespiratory fitness: A cross-sectional study (2005)

Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL

Background: The relationship between parental physical activity and children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness has not been well studied in the Australian context. Given the...

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...

Parental exercise is associated with Australian children's extracurricular sports participation and cardiorespiratory fitness: A cross-sectional study (2005)

Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL

Background: The relationship between parental physical activity and children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness has not been well studied in the Australian context. Given the...

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...

Parental exercise is associated with Australian children's extracurricular sports participation and cardiorespiratory fitness: A cross-sectional study (2005)

Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL

Background: The relationship between parental physical activity and children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness has not been well studied in the Australian context. Given the...

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...

Parental exercise is associated with Australian children's extracurricular sports participation and cardiorespiratory fitness: A cross-sectional study (2005)

Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL

Background: The relationship between parental physical activity and children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness has not been well studied in the Australian context. Given the...

Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001 (2005)

Salmon, J, Timperio, A, Cleland, VJ, Venn, AJ

Objective: To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES)...

Decline in physical fitness from childhood to adulthood associated with increased obesity and insulin resistance in adults

Dwyer, T, Magnussen, CC, Schmidt, MD, Ukoumunne, OC, Ponsonby, AL, Raitakari, O, ...

Objective: To examine how child and adult fitness are associated with adult obesity and insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Australia. Participants: A...

Decline in physical fitness from childhood to adulthood associated with increased obesity and insulin resistance in adults

Dwyer, T, Magnussen, CC, Schmidt, MD, Ukoumunne, OC, Ponsonby, AL, Raitakari, O, ...

Objective: To examine how child and adult fitness are associated with adult obesity and insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Australia. Participants: A...