Sydney School of Public Health: Recent submissions

    • The burden of pancreatic cancer in Australia attributable to smoking 

      Arriaga, M; Vajdic, C; MacInnis, R; Canfell, K; Magliano, D; Shaw, J; Byles, J; Giles, G; Taylor, A; Gill, T; Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Mitchell, P; Banks, E; Marker, J; Adelstein, B-A; Laaksonen, M
      Published 2019-03-18
      Objective To estimate the burden of pancreatic cancer in Australia attributable to modifiable exposures, particularly smoking. Design Prospective pooled cohort study. Setting, participants Seven prospective Australian study ...
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    • The Future Colorectal Cancer Burden Attributable to Modifiable Behaviors: A Pooled Cohort Study 

      Vajdic, C; MacInnis, R; Canfell, K; Hull, P; Arriaga, M; Hirani, V; Cumming, R; Mitchell, P; Byles, J; Giles, G; Banks, E; Taylor, A; Shaw, J; Magliano, D; Marker, J; Adelstein, B; Gill, T; Laaksonen, M
      Published 2018-07-01
      Background Previous estimates of the colorectal cancer (CRC) burden attributed to behaviors have not considered joint effects, competing risk, or population subgroup differences. Methods We pooled data from seven prospective ...
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    • Low total cholesterol is associated with increased major adverse cardiovascular events in men aged ≥70 years not taking statins 

      Gnanenthiran, S; Austin, C; Cumming, R; Brieger, D; Le Couteur, D; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Naganathan, V; Kritharides, L; Blyth, F
      Published 2019-10-13
      Objective Low levels of total cholesterol (TC) are associated with adverse outcomes in older populations. Whether this phenomenon is independent of statin use is unknown. We investigated the association between low TC ...
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    • Oral health behaviours of older Australian men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) 

      Tran, J; Wright, F; Takara, S; Chen-Chun, S; Naganathan, V; Hirani, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Cumming, R
      Published 2019-04-10
      Background The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) is a cohort study of the health of a representative sample of older Australian men. The aim of this paper is to describe the oral health behaviours and dental ...
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    • Sexual Function and Mortality in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project 

      Hsu, B; Hirani, V; Naganathan, V; Blyth, F; Le Couteur, D; Seibel, M; Waite, L; Handelsman, D; Cumming, R
      Published 2016-06-01
      Background: The longitudinal association between progressive temporal change in sexual (dys)function and mortality in older men. Methods: Community-dwelling men aged 70 years and older from the Concord Health and Ageing ...
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