Elizabeth Breeze

Cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of 40-year mortality in women and men. (2009)

Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Kivimaki, Mika, Mindell, Jennifer, Breeze, Elizabeth, Davey Smith, George, ...

OBJECTIVE: Most historical studies of cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of mortality have been based on men. This study examines whether they predict mortality over long periods in women...

Cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of 40-year mortality in women and men. (2009)

Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Kivimaki, Mika, Mindell, Jennifer, Breeze, Elizabeth, Davey Smith, George, ...

OBJECTIVE: Most historical studies of cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of mortality have been based on men. This study examines whether they predict mortality over long periods in women...

Cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of 40-year mortality in women and men. (2009)

Ferrie, Jane, Singh-Manoux, Archana, Kivimaki, Mika, Mindell, Jennifer, Breeze, Elizabeth, Davey Smith, George, ...

OBJECTIVE: Most historical studies of cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of mortality have been based on men. This study examines whether they predict mortality over long periods in women...

Inequalities in health at older ages: a longitudinal investigation of the onset of illness and survival effects in England (2009)

McMunn, Anne, Nazroo, James, Breeze, Elizabeth

Background: previous studies have suggested a decline in the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and health or functioning in later life, but this may be due to survival effects....

Biomarkers of inflammation predict both vascular and non-vascular mortality in older men (2008)

Clarke, Robert, Emberson, Jonathan R., Breeze, Elizabeth, Casas, Juan P., Parish, Sarah, Hingorani, Aroon D., ...

Aims To compare the predictive value of inflammatory biomarkers and lipids for vascular and non-vascular mortality in older men. Methods and results The relevance of inflammatory biomarkers and...

Cross-sectional survey of older peoples' views related to influenza vaccine uptake (2006)

Mangtani, Punam, Breeze, Elizabeth, Stirling, Sue, Hanciles, Smita, Kovats, Sari, Fletcher, Astrid

Abstract Background The population's views concerning influenza vaccine are important in maintaining high uptake of a vaccine that is required yearly to be effective. Little is also known about the...

Influence of short stature on the change in pulse pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure from age 36 to 53 years: an analysis using multilevel models (2005)

Langenberg, Claudia, Hardy, Rebecca, Breeze, Elizabeth, Kuh, Diana, Wadsworth, Michael E. J.

Background Previous cross-sectional analyses of this cohort have shown that short height and leg length are associated with higher pulse pressure and systolic blood pressure in middle age. It is...

Cause-specific mortality in old age in relation to body mass index in middle age and in old age: follow-up of the Whitehall cohort of male civil servants (2005)

Breeze, Elizabeth, Clarke, Robert, Shipley, Martin J., Marmot, Michael G., Fletcher, Astrid E.

Background The relevance of body mass index (BMI) to cause-specific mortality in old age is uncertain. Objectives To examine cause-specific 5 year mortality in old age by BMI in old age and middle...

Prevalence of cognitive impairment: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community (2005)

Rait, Greta, Fletcher, Astrid, Smeeth, Liam, Brayne, Carol, Stirling, Susan, Nunes, Maria, ...

Background: cognitive impairment is an important part of the diagnostic criteria for dementia. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is recommended to test for cognitive impairment and to monitor...

Influence of short stature on the change in pulse pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure from age 36 to 53 years: an analysis using multilevel models (2005)

Langenberg, Claudia, Hardy, Rebecca, Breeze, Elizabeth, Kuh, Diana, Wadsworth, Michael EJ

Background Previous cross-sectional analyses of this cohort have shown that short height and leg length are associated with higher pulse pressure and systolic blood pressure in middle age. It is...

Trends in influenza vaccination uptake among people aged over 74 years, 1997–2000: Survey of 73 general practices in Britain (2004)

Breeze, Elizabeth, Mangtani, Punam, Fletcher, Astrid E, Price, Gill M, Kovats, Sari, Roberts, Jenny

Abstract Background Influenza vaccination policy for elderly people in Britain has changed twice since 1997 to increase protection against influenza but there is no information available on how this...

Validity of the Clock-Drawing Test as a Screening Tool for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly (2004)

Nishiwaki, Yuji, Breeze, Elizabeth, Smeeth, Liam, Bulpitt, Christopher J., Peters, Ruth, Fletcher, Astrid E.

The authors studied the validity of the Clock-Drawing Test (CDT) in comparison with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the association between the CDT and mortality in a large general...

Performance of a single screening question for depression in a representative sample of 13 670 people aged 75 and over in the UK: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community (2003)

Osborn, David PJ, Fletcher, Astrid E, Smeeth, Liam, Stirling, Susan, Bulpitt, Christopher J, Nunes, Maria, ...

Background. A concise, accurate screening question for depression would be an important contribution to the Single Assessment Process for Older People.Objective. To examine the performance of a...

Performance of a single screening question for depression in a representative sample of 13 670 people aged 75 and over in the UK: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community (2003)

Osborn, David PJ, Fletcher, Astrid E, Smeeth, Liam, Stirling, Susan, Bulpitt, Christopher J, Nunes, Maria, ...

Background. A concise, accurate screening question for depression would be an important contribution to the Single Assessment Process for Older People. Objective. To examine the performance of a...

Socioeconomic status and transitions in status in old age in relation to limiting long-term illness measured at the 1991 Census: Results from the UK Longitudinal Study (1999)

BREEZE, ELIZABETH, SLOGGETT, ANDY, FLETCHER, ASTRID E.

Background: In the light of increasing interest in health inequalities, this paper aims to assess I) whether material deprivation in late middle age and early old age is associated with greater risk...

Local Area Deprivation and Urban–Rural Differences in Anxiety and Depression Among People Older Than 75 Years in Britain

Walters, Kate, Breeze, Elizabeth, Wilkinson, Paul, Price, Gill M., Bulpitt, Chris J., Fletcher, Astrid

Objectives. We sought to determine the association of depression and anxiety with “area deprivation” (neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation) and population density among people older than 75...

Local Area Deprivation and Urban–Rural Differences in Anxiety and Depression Among People Older Than 75 Years in Britain

Walters, Kate, Breeze, Elizabeth, Wilkinson, Paul, Price, Gill M., Bulpitt, Chris J., Fletcher, Astrid

Objectives. We sought to determine the association of depression and anxiety with “area deprivation” (neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation) and population density among people older than 75...

Self reported receipt of care consistent with 32 quality indicators: national population survey of adults aged 50 or more in England

Steel, Nicholas, Bachmann, Max, Maisey, Susan, Shekelle, Paul, Breeze, Elizabeth, Marmot, Michael, ...

Objective To assess the receipt of effective healthcare interventions in England by adults aged 50 or more with serious health conditions.