Peninsula Medical School
Recent Submissions
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Relationship of cardiorenal risk factors with albuminuria based on age, smoking, glycaemic status and BMI: a retrospective cohort study of the UK Biobank data
(BMJ, 2023-11)<jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction</jats:title><jats:p>Smoking is harmful, and its cessation is recommended to prevent chronic kidney disease, which often begins with abnormal leakage of albumin in the urine, called ... -
Trends in direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) prescribing in English primary care (2014–2019)
(BMJ, 2023-02)<jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>In England, most prescribing of direct-acting oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) is in primary care. However, there remain gaps in our understanding of ... -
Development of a modified Cambridge Multimorbidity Score for use with SNOMED CT: an observational English primary care sentinel network study.
(Royal College of General PractitionersEngland, 2023-06)BACKGROUND: People with multiple health conditions are more likely to have poorer health outcomes and greater care and service needs; a reliable measure of multimorbidity would inform management strategies and resource ... -
Hepatitis A Vaccination Coverage Among People With Chronic Liver Disease in England (HEALD): Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study
(JMIR Publications Inc.Canada, 2023-10-24)<jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Hepatitis A outbreaks in the United Kingdom are uncommon. Most people develop mild to moderate symptoms that resolve, without sequelae, within ... -
Effect of pragmatic versus explanatory interventions on medication adherence in people with cardiometabolic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJEngland, 2020-07)<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>To synthesise findings from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions aimed at increasing medication adherence in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) ... -
Sociodemographic and Health Factors Affecting Uptake of Second Dose Covid-19 Vaccine in England: Retrospective Cohort Study Using Data from the National Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (Oxford-Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Informatics Digital Hub)
(Elsevier BV, 2022)Background: Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine offer greater protection than one dose. There are known disparities in COVID-19 outcomes and vaccine uptake. However, it is not known whether non-uptake of the second dose in ... -
Predictors and determinants of albuminuria in people with prediabetes and diabetes based on smoking status: A cross-sectional study using the UK Biobank data
(Elsevier BV, 2022-09)<h4>Background</h4>Smoking is attributed to both micro- and macrovascular complications at any stage of metabolic deregulation including prediabetes. Current global diabetes prevention programmes appear to be glucocentric, ...