Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019

Opinion

Precision public health—the Emperor’s new clothes

David Taylor-Robinson and Frank Kee

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 1–6, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy184

• Extract
• View article

Reprints & Reflections

The causes of human variability

R A Fisher

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 7–10, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw315

• Extract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Commentary: Fisher 1918: the foundation of the genetics and analysis of complex traits

Peter M Visscher and J Bruce Walsh

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 10–12, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx129

• Extract
• View article

Commentary: On R. A. Fisher’s paper ‘The causes of human variability’, 1918

A W F Edwards

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 12–13, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx184

• Extract
• View article

Data Resource Profile

Data Resource Profile: Cross-national and cross-study sociodemographic and health-related harmonized domains from SAGE plus CHARLS, ELSA, HRS, LASI and SHARE (SAGE+ Wave 2)

Nadia Minicuci and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 14–14j, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy227

• Extract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Software Application Profile

Med4way: a Stata command to investigate mediating and interactive mechanisms using the four-way effect decomposition

Andrea Discacciati and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 15–20, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy236

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Cohort Profiles

Cohort profile: the Shanghai Birth Cohort

Jun Zhang and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 21–21g, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy277

• Extract
• View article

Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

Donna S Rothstein and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 22–22e, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy133

• Extract
• View article

Cohort Profile: The Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) study: a population-based study

Rejane Augusta de Oliveira Figueiredo and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 23–24h, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy189

• Extract
• View article

Cohort Profile: The Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (SCAMP)

Mireille B Toledano and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 25–26l, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy192

• Extract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Cohort Profile: Shahroud Schoolchildren Eye Cohort Study (SSCECS)

Mohammad Hassan Emamian and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 27–27f, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy250

• Extract
• View article

Cohort Profile: the Million Women Study

Jane Green and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 28–29e, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy065

• Extract
• View article

Epigenetics & Genetics

Socioeconomic position during pregnancy and DNA methylation signatures at three stages across early life: epigenome-wide association studies in the ALSPAC birth cohort

Rossella Alfano and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 30–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy259

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Effect modification of FADS2 polymorphisms on the association between breastfeeding and intelligence: results from a collaborative meta-analysis

Fernando Pires Hartwig and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 45–57, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy273

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Epigenome-wide association study in whole blood on type 2 diabetes among sub-Saharan African individuals: findings from the RODAM study

Karlijn A C Meeks and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 58–70, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy171

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Early Life Disadvantage and Child Health

Relative contributions of prenatal complications, perinatal characteristics, neonatal morbidities and socio-economic conditions of preterm infants on the occurrence of developmental disorders up to 7 years of age

Jean-Baptiste Müller and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 71–82, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy240

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Weakening association of parental education: analysis of child health outcomes in 43 low- and middle-income countries

Omar Karlsson and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 83–97, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy158

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Early life disadvantage and adult adiposity: tests of sensitive periods during childhood and behavioural mediation in adulthood

Stephen E Gilman and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 98–107, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy199

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Childhood Obesity and Weight Gain

A cohort study assessing the sustainable long-term effectiveness of a childhood-obesity intervention in China

Zhijuan Cao and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 108–115, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy145

• Abstract
• View article

Analysis of ‘sensitive’ periods of fetal and child growth

Xun Zhang and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 116–123, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy045

• Abstract
• View article

Fetal size and eating behaviour in childhood: a prospective cohort study

Wietske A Ester and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 124–133, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy256

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

What if all children achieved WHO recommendations on physical activity? Estimating the impact on socioeconomic inequalities in childhood overweight in the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Anna Pearce and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 134–147, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy267

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Are birthweight and postnatal weight gain in childhood associated with blood pressure in early adolescence? Results from a Ugandan birth cohort

Swaib A Lule and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 148–156, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy118

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Patterns of body mass index milestones in early life and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence

Izzuddin M Aris and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 157–167, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy286

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Neonatal and Child Mortality

The equity impact of community women’s groups to reduce neonatal mortality: a meta-analysis of four cluster randomized trials

Tanja A J Houweling and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 168–182, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx160

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Comment on the equity impact of women’s community groups on inequalities in neonatal mortality

Sam Harper

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 182–185, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy216

• Extract
• View article

A prediction model for neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of data from population surveillance sites in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

Tanja A J Houweling and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 186–198, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy194

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Parental tobacco use and child death: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys from South and South East Asian countries

Dharma N Bhatta and Stanton Glantz

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 199–206, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy209

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Privilege and deprivation in Detroit: infant mortality and the Index of Concentration at the Extremes

Maeve E Wallace and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 207–216, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy149

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Sexual Health

HIV testing and counselling couples together for affordable HIV prevention in Africa

Kristin M Wall and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 217–227, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy203

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Sexual mixing in opposite-sex partnerships in Britain and its implications for STI risk: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

Rebecca S Geary and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 228–242, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy237

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Methods

DAG-informed regression modelling, agent-based modelling and microsimulation modelling: a critical comparison of methods for causal inference

Kellyn F Arnold and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 243–253, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy260

• Abstract
• View article

Causal models adjusting for time-varying confounding—a systematic review of the literature

Philip J Clare and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 254–265, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy218

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Commentary: Causal models adjusting for time-varying confounding— please send more data

Theis Lange and Naja H Rod

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 254–267, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy300

• Extract
• View article

Miscellaneous

Differential vulnerability and susceptibility: how to make use of recent development in our understanding of mediation and interaction to tackle health inequalities

Finn Diderichsen and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 268–274, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy167

• Abstract
• View article

A test of the epidemiological paradox in a context of forced migration: low birthweight among Syrian newborns in Lebanon

Sawsan Abdulrahim and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 275–286, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy200

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Preconception and prenatal cannabis use and the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in the offspring; a multi-informant prospective longitudinal study

Hanan El Marroun and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 287–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy186

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Keep it in the family: comparing perinatal risks in small-for-gestational-age infants based on population vs within-sibling designs

Sven Cnattingius and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 297–306, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy196

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia: the PANDORA study—an observational birth cohort

Louise Maple-Brown and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 307–318, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy245

• Abstract
• View article
• Supplementary data

Letter to the Editor

The causes of human variability: a Darwinian view

Haili Sun and Yongsheng Liu

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Pages 319–320, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx261

• Extract
• View article

Correction

Epidemiology at a time for unity

Bryan Lau and others

International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2019, Page 321, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy282

• Extract
• View article