T. Dwyer

Publication List Details

Period

1983 - 9998

Number

496

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...

Identification of a prostate cancer susceptibility gene on chromosome 5p13q12 associated with risk of both familial and sporadic disease (2009)

FitzGerald, LM, Patterson, B, Thomson, RJ, Polanowski, A, Quinn, SJ, Brohede, J, ...

Genetic heterogeneity is a difficulty frequently encountered in the search for genes conferring susceptibility to prostate cancer. To circumvent this issue, we selected a large prostate cancer...

The Association of Pediatric Low- and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Dyslipidemia Classifications and Change in Dyslipidemia Status With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood (2009)

Magnussen, CG, Venn, A, Thomson, Russell, Juonala, M, Srinavasan, S, Viikari, J, ...

Objectives This study was designed to determine which of the National Cholesterol Education Program or National Health andNutrition Examination Survey low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

The association between maternal diet during pregnancy and bone mass of the children at age 16 (2009)

Yin, J, Dwyer, T, Riley, M, Cochrane, JA, Jones, G

Background/Objectives: Fetal life may be a critical period for the development and/or programming of metabolic systems, including the skeleton. However, it is unclear on the association between...

Obesity and Menstrual Irregularity: Associations With SHBG, Testosterone, and Insulin (2009)

Wei, S, Schmidt, MD, Dwyer, T, Norman, R, Venn, A

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between different body composition measures, menstrual cycle characteristics, and hormonal factors in a population-based sample of young...

Physical Activity and Depression in Young Adults (2009)

McKercher, CM, Schmidt, MD, Sanderson, Kristy, Patton, GC, Dwyer, T, Venn, A

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

Takeaway food consumption and its associations with diet quality and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study of young adults (2009)

Smith, KJ, McNaughton, SA, Gall, SL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T, Venn, A

Background: Few studies have investigated the associations of takeaway food consumption with overall diet quality and abdominal obesity. Young adults are high consumers of takeaway food so we aimed...

Past environmental sun exposure and risk of multiple sclerosis: a role for the Cd-2 Vitamin D receptor variant in this interaction (2009)

Dickinson, JL, Perera, DI, Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Polanowski, AM, Thomson, Russell, ...

Multiple studies have provided evidence for an association between reduced sun exposure and increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), an association likely to be mediated, at least in part, by the...

Adiposity gain during childhood, ACE I/D polymorphisms and metabolic outcomes (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Pezic, A, Cochrane, JA, Ellis, JA, Morley, R, ...

We aimed to (i) determine the relative importance of childhood gain in upper body adiposity for insulin resistance (IR) and triglyceridemia (TG); (ii) examine whether the associations between...

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...

Adherence to the immunomodulatory drugs for multiple sclerosis: contrasting factors affect stopping drug and missing doses (2008)

Tremlett, H, Van Der Mei, IAF, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Dwyer, T, ...

Background Long-term immunomodulatory drug (IMD) treatment is now common in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, predictors of adherence are not well understood; past studies lacked lifestyle factors...

A temporal decline in asthma but not eczema prevalence from 2000 to 2005 at school entry in the Australian Capital Territory with further consideration of country of birth (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Glasgow, N, Pezic, A, Dwyer, T, Ciszek, K, Kljakovic, M

Background Asthma prevalence has declined in some countries over the past 10 years. Most reports have been based on population surveys conducted at two points of time in a given location. Comparisons...

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...

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...

CTLA-4 and multiple sclerosis: The A49G single nucleotide polymorphism shows no association with multiple sclerosis in a Southern Australian population (2008)

Wray, BN, Stankovich, J, Whittock, L, Dwyer, T, Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammatory demyelination and axonal damage in the central nervous system (CNS). We have investigated whether the A49G single...

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...

CTLA-4 and multiple sclerosis: The A49G single nucleotide polymorphism shows no association with multiple sclerosis in a Southern Australian population (2008)

Wray, BN, Stankovich, J, Whittock, L, Dwyer, T, Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammatory demyelination and axonal damage in the central nervous system (CNS). We have investigated whether the A49G single...

Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (2008)

Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Taylor, BV, Stankovich, J, McKay, JD, ...

Objective: Low past sun exposure, fair skin type, and polymorphisms of the MC1R gene have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. We aimed to investigate the interplay between melanocortin...

Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (2008)

Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Taylor, BV, Stankovich, J, McKay, JD, ...

Objective: Low past sun exposure, fair skin type, and polymorphisms of the MC1R gene have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. We aimed to investigate the interplay between melanocortin...

Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (2008)

Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Taylor, BVM, Stankovich, J, McKay, JD, ...

OBJECTIVE: Low past sun exposure, fair skin type, and polymorphisms of the MC1R gene have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. We aimed to investigate the interplay between melanocortin...

Adherence to the immunomodulatory drugs for multiple sclerosis: contrasting factors affect stopping drug and missing doses (2008)

Tremlett, H, Van Der Mei, IAF, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Dwyer, T, ...

Background Long-term immunomodulatory drug (IMD) treatment is now common in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, predictors of adherence are not well understood; past studies lacked lifestyle factors...

Monthly ambient sunlight, infections and relapse rates in multiple sclerosis (2008)

Tremlett, H, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Mesaros, D, ...

Background: Monthly variation in multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses has been found. The relationship between seasonal environmental factors, infections, serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] and MS relapses is...

Monthly ambient sunlight, infections and relapse rates in multiple sclerosis (2008)

Tremlett, H, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Mesaros, D, ...

Background: Monthly variation in multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses has been found. The relationship between seasonal environmental factors, infections, serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] and MS relapses is...

Identification of a prostate cancer susceptibility gene on chromosome 5p13q12 associated with risk of both familial and sporadic disease (2008)

FitzGerald, LM, Patterson, B, Thomson, RJ, Polanowski, A, Quinn, SJ, Brohede, J, ...

Genetic heterogeneity is a difficulty frequently encountered in the search for genes conferring susceptibility to prostate cancer. To circumvent this issue, we selected a large prostate cancer...

Identification of a prostate cancer susceptibility gene on chromosome 5p13q12 associated with risk of both familial and sporadic disease (2008)

FitzGerald, LM, Patterson, B, Thomson, RJ, Polanowski, A, Quinn, SJ, Brohede, J, ...

Genetic heterogeneity is a difficulty frequently encountered in the search for genes conferring susceptibility to prostate cancer. To circumvent this issue, we selected a large prostate cancer...

Measures of childhood fitness and body mass index are associated with bone mass in adulthood: A 20-year prospective study (2008)

Foley, S, Quinn , SJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, A, Jones, G

The long-term effects of childhood exercise and body mass index (BMI) on bone mass remain uncertain. We measured 1434 children, 7–15 yr of age, as part of the Australian Schools Health and Fitness...

Measures of childhood fitness and body mass index are associated with bone mass in adulthood: A 20-year prospective study (2008)

Foley, S, Quinn , SJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, A, Jones, G

The long-term effects of childhood exercise and body mass index (BMI) on bone mass remain uncertain. We measured 1434 children, 7–15 yr of age, as part of the Australian Schools Health and Fitness...

Effect of birth parameters on retinal vascular caliber: the twins eye study in Tasmania (2008)

Sun, C, Ponsonby, AL, Wong, TY, Brown, Shayne, Kearns, LS, Cochrane, J, ...

Recent studies reported an association between smaller birth size and narrower retinal vascular caliber, but it remains unclear whether this association is attributed to confounding by shared...

Association between birth weight and adolescent systolic blood pressure in a caucasian birth cohort differs according to skin type, CRH promoter or 11b- HSD2 genotype (2008)

Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Patterson, B, Ponsonby, AL, Martin, K, Quinn, SJ, ...

Objective: To examine whether the inverse association between birth weight and blood pressure varies by skin pigmentation and/or related genotypes. Study design: 671 children from a predominantly...

Association between birth weight and adolescent systolic blood pressure in a caucasian birth cohort differs according to skin type, CRH promoter or 11b- HSD2 genotype (2008)

Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Patterson, B, Ponsonby, AL, Martin, K, Quinn, SJ, ...

Objective: To examine whether the inverse association between birth weight and blood pressure varies by skin pigmentation and/or related genotypes. Study design: 671 children from a predominantly...

Adiposity gain during childhood, ACE I/D polymorphisms and metabolic outcomes (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Pezic, A, Cochrane, JA, Ellis, JA, Morley, R, ...

We aimed to (i) determine the relative importance of childhood gain in upper body adiposity for insulin resistance (IR) and triglyceridemia (TG); (ii) examine whether the associations between...

A temporal decline in asthma but not eczema prevalence from 2000 to 2005 at school entry in the Australian Capital Territory with further consideration of country of birth (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Glasgow, N, Pezic, A, Dwyer, T, Ciszek, K, Kljakovic, M

Background Asthma prevalence has declined in some countries over the past 10 years. Most reports have been based on population surveys conducted at two points of time in a given location. Comparisons...

The interaction between early life upper respiratory tract infection and birth during the pollen season on rye-sensitized hay fever and ryegrass sensitization - a birth cohort study (2008)

Kemp, A, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Cochrane, JA, Pezic, A, Carmichael, A, ...

Studies on early life viral respiratory infection and subsequent atopic disease in childhood have conflicting findings. Animal models show that viral respiratory infection in conjunction with...

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...

CTLA-4 and multiple sclerosis: The A49G single nucleotide polymorphism shows no association with multiple sclerosis in a Southern Australian population (2008)

Wray, BN, Stankovich, J, Whittock, L, Dwyer, T, Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammatory demyelination and axonal damage in the central nervous system (CNS). We have investigated whether the A49G single...

Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis (2008)

Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Taylor, BV, Stankovich, J, McKay, JD, ...

Objective: Low past sun exposure, fair skin type, and polymorphisms of the MC1R gene have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. We aimed to investigate the interplay between melanocortin...

Adherence to the immunomodulatory drugs for multiple sclerosis: contrasting factors affect stopping drug and missing doses (2008)

Tremlett, H, Van Der Mei, IAF, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Dwyer, T, ...

Background Long-term immunomodulatory drug (IMD) treatment is now common in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, predictors of adherence are not well understood; past studies lacked lifestyle factors...

Monthly ambient sunlight, infections and relapse rates in multiple sclerosis (2008)

Tremlett, H, Pittas, F, Blizzard, CL, Paley, G, Mesaros, D, ...

Background: Monthly variation in multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses has been found. The relationship between seasonal environmental factors, infections, serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] and MS relapses is...

Measures of childhood fitness and body mass index are associated with bone mass in adulthood: A 20-year prospective study (2008)

Foley, S, Quinn , SJ, Dwyer, T, Venn, A, Jones, G

The long-term effects of childhood exercise and body mass index (BMI) on bone mass remain uncertain. We measured 1434 children, 7–15 yr of age, as part of the Australian Schools Health and Fitness...

Association between birth weight and adolescent systolic blood pressure in a caucasian birth cohort differs according to skin type, CRH promoter or 11b- HSD2 genotype (2008)

Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Patterson, B, Ponsonby, AL, Martin, K, Quinn, SJ, ...

Objective: To examine whether the inverse association between birth weight and blood pressure varies by skin pigmentation and/or related genotypes. Study design: 671 children from a predominantly...

Adiposity gain during childhood, ACE I/D polymorphisms and metabolic outcomes (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Pezic, A, Cochrane, JA, Ellis, JA, Morley, R, ...

We aimed to (i) determine the relative importance of childhood gain in upper body adiposity for insulin resistance (IR) and triglyceridemia (TG); (ii) examine whether the associations between...

A temporal decline in asthma but not eczema prevalence from 2000 to 2005 at school entry in the Australian Capital Territory with further consideration of country of birth (2008)

Ponsonby, AL, Glasgow, N, Pezic, A, Dwyer, T, Ciszek, K, Kljakovic, M

Background Asthma prevalence has declined in some countries over the past 10 years. Most reports have been based on population surveys conducted at two points of time in a given location. Comparisons...

The 'realities' of part-time nursing: a grounded theory study (2008)

Jamieson, L, Mosel Williams, L, Lauder, W, Dwyer, T

Aim To develop a theory that explains the 'realities' of part-time nursing. Background While little is known about the phenomenon of part-time nursing, increasing numbers of nurses work in part-time...

Visual Triangulation of Network-Based Phylogenetic Trees (2007)

O. Deussen, C. Hansen, D. A. Keim, D. Saupe (editors, U. Br, T. Dwyer, ...

Phylogenetic trees are built by examining differences in the biological traits of a set of species. An example of such a trait is a biological network such as a metabolic pathway, common to all...

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...

Infant feeding and childhood atopy: does early introduction of non-milk fluids matter? (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Dear, K, Cochrane, JA

Studies on the role of non-milk fluids in the development of child atopic disease are scarce. We had a unique opportunity to investigate prospective association between the introduction of fruit...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

Aim: A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function (2007)

Lucas, RM, Pender, MP, Taylor, BV, Valery, P, Williams, D, Ponsonby, AL, ...

Rising multiple sclerosis incidence over the last 50 years and geographic patterns of occurrence suggest an environmental role in the causation of this multifactorial disease. Design options for...

The lack of effect of isoflavones on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in adolescent boys: a 6-week randomised trial (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dalais, FS

Background: A substantial fall in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during puberty in boys, but not girls, has been reported in Western populations. The fall in boys is believed to be due...

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...

Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BVM, Kilpatrick, T., ...

Background Adequate 25(OH)D levels are required to prevent adverse effects on bone health. Population-based data on factors associated with 25(OH)D levels of people with MS have been lacking....

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...

Infant feeding and childhood atopy: does early introduction of non-milk fluids matter? (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Dear, K, Cochrane, JA

Studies on the role of non-milk fluids in the development of child atopic disease are scarce. We had a unique opportunity to investigate prospective association between the introduction of fruit...

Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function (2007)

Lucas, RM, Pender, MP, Taylor, BV, Valery, P, Williams, D, Ponsonby, AL, ...

Rising multiple sclerosis incidence over the last 50 years and geographic patterns of occurrence suggest an environmental role in the causation of this multifactorial disease. Design options for...

Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BVM, Kilpatrick, T, ...

Background Adequate 25(OH)D levels are required to prevent adverse effects on bone health. Population-based data on factors associated with 25(OH)D levels of people with MS have been lacking....

The high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency across Australian populations is only partly explained by season and latitude (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Engelsen, O, Pasco, JA, McGrath, JJ, Eyles, DW, ...

BACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy...

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...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

Aim: A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BVM, Kilpatrick, T, ...

Background Adequate 25(OH)D levels are required to prevent adverse effects on bone health. Population-based data on factors associated with 25(OH)D levels of people with MS have been lacking....

A prospective study of urinary electrolytes and bone turnover in adolescent males (2007)

Jones, G, Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Parameswaran, V, Udayan, R, Greenaway, T

Fractures are a significant public health problem in both later and younger life.1,2 Increasing bone density in childhood may decrease fracture risk in later life and during childhood.3–5 However,...

The lack of effect of isoflavones on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in adolescent boys: a 6-week randomised trial (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dalais, FS

Background: A substantial fall in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during puberty in boys, but not girls, has been reported in Western populations. The fall in boys is believed to be due...

The high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency across Australian populations is only partly explained by season and latitude (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Engelsen, O, Pasco, JA, McGrath, JJ, Eyles, DW, ...

BACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy...

Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function (2007)

Lucas, R. M., Ponsonby, A. L., McMichael, A. J., Chapman, C., Coulthard, A., ...

Rising multiple sclerosis incidence over the last 50 years and geographic patterns of occurrence suggest an environmental role in the causation of this multifactorial disease. Design options for...

Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BVM, Kilpatrick, T, ...

Background Adequate 25(OH)D levels are required to prevent adverse effects on bone health. Population-based data on factors associated with 25(OH)D levels of people with MS have been lacking....

A prospective study of urinary electrolytes and bone turnover in adolescent males (2007)

Jones, G, Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Parameswaran, V, Udayan, R, Greenaway, T

Fractures are a significant public health problem in both later and younger life.1,2 Increasing bone density in childhood may decrease fracture risk in later life and during childhood.3–5 However,...

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 high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency across Australian populations is only partly explained by season and latitude (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Engelsen, O, Pasco, JA, McGrath, JJ, Eyles, DW, ...

BACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy...

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...

Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function (2007)

Lucas, R. M., Ponsonby, A. L., McMichael, A. J., Chapman, C., Coulthard, A., ...

Rising multiple sclerosis incidence over the last 50 years and geographic patterns of occurrence suggest an environmental role in the causation of this multifactorial disease. Design options for...

The high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency across Australian populations is only partly explained by season and latitude (2007)

Ponsonby, A., Engelsen, O., Pasco, J. A., McGrath, J. J., Eyles, D. W., ...

BACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy...

Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BVM, Kilpatrick, T, ...

Background Adequate 25(OH)D levels are required to prevent adverse effects on bone health. Population-based data on factors associated with 25(OH)D levels of people with MS have been lacking....

A prospective study of urinary electrolytes and bone turnover in adolescent males (2007)

Jones, G, Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Parameswaran, V, Udayan, R, Greenaway, T

Fractures are a significant public health problem in both later and younger life.1,2 Increasing bone density in childhood may decrease fracture risk in later life and during childhood.3–5 However,...

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...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

Aim: A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function (2007)

Lucas, RM, Pender, MP, Taylor, BV, Valery, P, Williams, D, Ponsonby, AL, ...

Rising multiple sclerosis incidence over the last 50 years and geographic patterns of occurrence suggest an environmental role in the causation of this multifactorial disease. Design options for...

The lack of effect of isoflavones on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in adolescent boys: a 6-week randomised trial (2007)

Dwyer, T, Hynes, K, Fryer, JL, Blizzard, CL, Dalais, FS

Background: A substantial fall in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during puberty in boys, but not girls, has been reported in Western populations. The fall in boys is believed to be due...

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...

Infant feeding and childhood atopy: does early introduction of non-milk fluids matter? (2007)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Dear, K, Cochrane, JA

Studies on the role of non-milk fluids in the development of child atopic disease are scarce. We had a unique opportunity to investigate prospective association between the introduction of fruit...

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 high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency across Australian populations is only partly explained by season and latitude (2007)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Engelsen, O, Pasco, JA, McGrath, JJ, Eyles, DW, ...

BACKGROUND: Inadequate sun exposure and dietary vitamin D intake can result in vitamin D insufficiency. However, limited data are available on actual vitamin D status and predictors in healthy...

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...

Nurses' Motivators to Work Part-Time (2007)

Jamieson, L, Mosel Williams, L, Lauder, W, Dwyer, T

There has been a trend of growth in part-time employment within the Australian nursing workforce and currently half of the profession work part-time. While the literature across disciplines has...

Nurse-initiated defibrillation? Reality or rhetoric (2007)

Dwyer, T, Mosel Williams, L, Mummery, K

Evidence indicates that hospital nurse-initiated defibrillation improves survival following cardiac arrest. Accordingly, hospitals are changing their policies to permit nurses to initiate...

Validity and reliability of adult recall of past sun exposure in a case-control study of Multiple Sclerosis (2006)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Objective: Measurement of past sun exposure through recall by adults has the potential for measurement error. We aimed to investigate aspects of validity and reliability of self-reported past sun...

Validity and reliability of adult recall of past sun exposure in a case-control study of Multiple Sclerosis (2006)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Objective: Measurement of past sun exposure through recall by adults has the potential for measurement error. We aimed to investigate aspects of validity and reliability of self-reported past sun...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2006)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2006)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Association between dietary fat and skin cancer in an Australian population using case-control and cohort study designs (2006)

Granger, RH, Blizzard, CL, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T

Human studies of dietary fat as a possible risk factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) – principally basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell...

Asthma onset prior to multiple sclerosis and the contribution of sibling exposure in early life (2006)

Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Kemp, A, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, B, ...

Higher sibling exposure is associated with a reduced risk of asthma and other T helper 2 (Th2)-type disorders, possibly through a beneficial effect of higher infection load. The effect on Th1...

Association between dietary fat and skin cancer in an Australian population using case-control and cohort study designs (2006)

Granger, RH, Blizzard, CL, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T

Human studies of dietary fat as a possible risk factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) – principally basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell...

Asthma onset prior to multiple sclerosis and the contribution of sibling exposure in early life (2006)

Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Kemp, A, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, B, ...

Higher sibling exposure is associated with a reduced risk of asthma and other T helper 2 (Th2)-type disorders, possibly through a beneficial effect of higher infection load. The effect on Th1...

Validity and reliability of adult recall of past sun exposure in a case-control study of Multiple Sclerosis (2006)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Objective: Measurement of past sun exposure through recall by adults has the potential for measurement error. We aimed to investigate aspects of validity and reliability of self-reported past sun...

Higher maternal dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth (2006)

Andreasyan, K, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Morley, R, Riley, M, Dear, K, ...

A high ponderal index at birth has been associated with later obesity and it has been suggested that intervention to prevent obesity and its sequela should consider the antenatal period. In this...

Association between dietary fat and skin cancer in an Australian population using case-control and cohort study designs (2006)

Granger, RH, Blizzard, CL, Fryer, JL, Dwyer, T

Human studies of dietary fat as a possible risk factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) – principally basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell...

Asthma onset prior to multiple sclerosis and the contribution of sibling exposure in early life (2006)

Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Van Der Mei, IAF, Kemp, A, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, B, ...

Higher sibling exposure is associated with a reduced risk of asthma and other T helper 2 (Th2)-type disorders, possibly through a beneficial effect of higher infection load. The effect on Th1...

Exposure to infant siblings during early life and risk of multiple sclerosis (2005)

Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BV, Kemp, A, ...

Context The 'hygiene hypothesis' has implicated sibship as a marker of infection load during early life and suggests exposure or re-exposure to infections can influence the developing immune system....

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...

Exposure to infant siblings during early life and risk of multiple sclerosis (2005)

Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BV, Kemp, A, ...

Context The 'hygiene hypothesis' has implicated sibship as a marker of infection load during early life and suggests exposure or re-exposure to infections can influence the developing immune system....

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...

Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adults (2005)

Dunstan, DW, Salmon, J, Owen, N, Armstrong, T, Zimmet, PZ, Welborn, TA, ...

Aims/hypothesis: We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome. Methods: This...

Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australia adults (2005)

Dunstan, David W., Salmon, Jo, Owen, Neville, Armstrong, T., Zimmet, Paul Z., Welborn, T. A., ...

Aims/hypothesis We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome.Methods This...

Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adults (2005)

Dunstan, DW, Salmon, J, Owen, N, Armstrong, T, Zimmet, PZ, Welborn, TA, ...

Aims/hypothesis: We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome. Methods: This...

Exposure to infant siblings during early life and risk of multiple sclerosis (2005)

Ponsonby, AL, Van Der Mei, IAF, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Taylor, BV, Kemp, A, ...

Context The 'hygiene hypothesis' has implicated sibship as a marker of infection load during early life and suggests exposure or re-exposure to infections can influence the developing immune system....

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...

Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australia adults (2005)

Dunstan, David W., Salmon, Jo, Owen, Neville, Armstrong, T., Zimmet, Paul Z., Welborn, T. A., ...

Aims/hypothesis We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome.Methods This...

Physical activity and television viewing in relation to risk of 'undiagnosed' abnormal glucose metabolism in adults (2004)

Dunstan, DW, Salmon, J, Owen, N, Armstrong, T, Zimmet, PZ, Welborn, TA, ...

The goal of this study was to assess the associations of physical activity time and television (TV) time with risk of "undiagnosed" abnormal glucose metabolism in Australian adults. RESEARCH DESIGN...

Physical activity and television viewing in relation to risk of 'undiagnosed' abnormal glucose metabolism in adults (2004)

Dunstan, DW, Salmon, J, Owen, N, Armstrong, T, Zimmet, PZ, Welborn, TA, ...

The goal of this study was to assess the associations of physical activity time and television (TV) time with risk of "undiagnosed" abnormal glucose metabolism in Australian adults. RESEARCH DESIGN...

Visual Triangulation of Network-Based Phylogenetic Trees (2004)

O. Deussen, C. Hansen, D. A. Keim, D. Saupe (editors, U. Brandes, T. Dwyer, ...

Phylogenetic trees are built by examining differences in the biological traits of a set of species. An example of such a trait is a biological network such as a metabolic pathway, common to all...

The benefits and use of shock advisory defibrillators in hospitals (2004)

Dwyer, T, Mosel Williams, L, Jacobs, I

Survival to discharge following a cardiac arrest is dependent on rapid and effective basic and advanced life support. Paramount to a rapid response is access to sufficiently trained health care...

Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study (2003)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Simmons, R, Taylor, BV, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether past high sun exposure is associated with a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Population based case-control study. SETTING: Tasmania, latitudes 41-3 degrees S....

Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study (2003)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Simmons, R, Taylor, BV, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether past high sun exposure is associated with a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Population based case-control study. SETTING: Tasmania, latitudes 41-3 degrees S....

Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study (2003)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T, Blizzard, CL, Simmons, R, Taylor, BV, ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether past high sun exposure is associated with a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Population based case-control study. SETTING: Tasmania, latitudes 41-3 degrees S....

Nurse-initiated Defibrillation: Do Nurses Who Can't Defibrillate Want This Responsibility? (2003)

Dwyer, T, Mosel Williams, L, Mummery, K

Within hospitals nurse-initiated defibrillation improves survival following cardiac arrest. Accordingly hospitals in Australia are changing their policies to permit nurses to initiate defibrillation....

The Experiences of Critically Ill Patients and Their Families When Transferred to a Distant City Hospital (2003)

Dwyer, T, Mosel Williams, L

When transferring critically ill patients, vast distances from rural hospitals to tertiary hospitals means nurses play a key role in facilitating communication between the patient, family and health...

Misclassification due to body hair and seasonal variation on melanin density estimates for skin type using spectrophotometry (2002)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Stankovich, J, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Recent advances have enabled quite accurate estimation of cutaneous melanin density by spectrophotometry using reflectance of light at wavelengths 400 and 420 nm. Our purpose was to assess the effect...

Misclassification due to body hair and seasonal variation on melanin density estimates for skin type using spectrophotometry (2002)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Stankovich, J, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Recent advances have enabled quite accurate estimation of cutaneous melanin density by spectrophotometry using reflectance of light at wavelengths 400 and 420 nm. Our purpose was to assess the effect...

Misclassification due to body hair and seasonal variation on melanin density estimates for skin type using spectrophotometry (2002)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Blizzard, CL, Stankovich, J, Ponsonby, AL, Dwyer, T

Recent advances have enabled quite accurate estimation of cutaneous melanin density by spectrophotometry using reflectance of light at wavelengths 400 and 420 nm. Our purpose was to assess the effect...

The need for a new advanced nursing practice role for Australian adult critical care settings (2002)

Jamieson, L, Mosel Williams, L, Dwyer, T

The current deficit of knowledge related to advanced nursing practice in Australian adult critical care settings presents a barrier to future role development. This paper reports the findings of one...

Nurses’ behaviour regarding CPR and the theories of reasoned action and planned behaviour (2002)

Dwyer, T, Mosel Williams, L

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been used in hospitals for approximately 40 years. Nurses are generally the first responders to a cardiac arrest and initiate basic life support while waiting...

Regional variation in multiple sclerosis prevalence in Australia and its association with ambient ultraviolet radiation (2001)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to conduct an ecological analysis of the extent to which ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels might explain the regional variation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Australia. MS...

Regional variation in multiple sclerosis prevalence in Australia and its association with ambient ultraviolet radiation (2001)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to conduct an ecological analysis of the extent to which ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels might explain the regional variation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Australia. MS...

Regional variation in multiple sclerosis prevalence in Australia and its association with ambient ultraviolet radiation (2001)

Van Der Mei, IAF, Ponsonby, AL, Blizzard, CL, Dwyer, T

The aim of this study was to conduct an ecological analysis of the extent to which ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels might explain the regional variation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Australia. MS...

Do larger people have more naevi? Naevus frequency versus naevus density (2000)

Walter, Sd, Ashbolt, R, Dwyer, T, Marrett, Ld

Background It is unclear which of the number or the density of naevi on the skin is the more appropriate measure of risk of melanoma. Furthermore, the relationship between the number of naevi and...

An Investigation of the Effects of Daily Physical Activity on the Health of Primary School Students in South Australia (1983)

DWYER, T, COONAN, W E, LEITCH, D R, HETZEL, B S, BAGHURST, R A

Studies of the health effects of a daily physical activity programme have been carried out in 10-year-old school children in Adelaide. South Australia. In the first phase (1978) observations on...

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...

Declining lung cancer mortality of young Australian women despite increased smoking is linked to reduced cigarette ‘tar’ yields

Blizzard, L, Dwyer, T

Lung cancer data were examined to determine whether the mortality rates of young Australian women have continued to increase in line with the proportions of them who have smoked tobacco. Trends in...