BackgroundThe excess mortality of schizophrenia is well recognised, but its precise causes
are not well understood.AimsTo measure the standardised mortality ratio (SMR) and …

Introduction Epidemiological studies have shown that weaker grip strength in later life is
associated with disability, morbidity, and mortality. Grip strength is a key component of the …

OBJECTIVE Fixed genomic variation explains only a small proportion of the risk of adiposity.
In animal models, maternal diet alters offspring body composition, accompanied by …

BackgroundThe lifetime risks of suicide are generally quoted as 15% for affective disorder
and alcoholism and 10% for schizophrenia, based on data from 1921–1975 and on …

BackgroundPeople with schizophrenia have significantly raised mortality but we do not know
how these mortality patterns in the UK have changed since the 1990s.AimsTo measure the …

Objective To assess the separate and combined associations of maternal pre‐pregnancy
body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain with the risks of pregnancy complications …

Hip osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and disability. The authors explored individual
risk factors for hip osteoarthritis in a population-based case-control study. The study was …

Birth weight variation is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors,
and has been reproducibly associated with future cardio-metabolic health outcomes. In …

Background Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain may have persistent
effects on offspring fat development. However, it remains unclear whether these effects differ …

Background Preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant catch-up growth seem associated
with an increased risk of respiratory diseases in later life, but individual studies showed …