MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

Stepping towards More Intuitive Physical Activity Metrics with Wrist-Worn Accelerometry: Validity of an Open-Source Step-Count Algorithm.

Maylor BD, Edwardson CL, Dempsey PC, Patterson MR, Plekhanova T, Yates T, Rowlands AV

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland). Dec 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/s22249984)

Stepping up with GGIR: Validity of step cadence derived from wrist-worn research-grade accelerometers using the verisense step count algorithm.

Rowlands AV, Maylor B, Dawkins NP, Dempsey PC, Edwardson CL, Soczawa-Stronczyk AA, Bocian M, Patterson MR, Yates T

Journal of sports sciences. Nov 2022

(DOI : 10.1080/02640414.2022.2147134)

Physical activity volume and intensity distribution in relation to bone, lean and fat mass in children.

Skinner AM, Vlachopoulos D, Barker AR, Moore SA, Rowlands AV, Soininen S, Haapala EA, Väistö J, Westgate K, Brage S, Lakka TA

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. Nov 2022

(DOI : 10.1111/sms.14255)

Physical Activity Volume, Intensity and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.

Dempsey PC, Rowlands AV, Strain T, Zaccardi F, Dawkins N, Razieh C, Davies MJ, Khunti KK, Edwardson CL, Wijndaele K, Brage S, Yates T

European heart journal. Oct 2022

(DOI : 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac613)

Investigation of a UK biobank cohort reveals causal associations of self-reported walking pace with telomere length.

Dempsey PC, Musicha C, Rowlands AV, Davies M, Khunti K, Razieh C, Timmins I, Zaccardi F, Codd V, Nelson CP, Yates T, Samani NJ

Communications biology. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1038/s42003-022-03323-x)

Patterns of multimorbidity and risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: an observational study in the U.K.

Chudasama YV, Zaccardi F, Gillies CL, Razieh C, Yates T, Kloecker DE, Rowlands AV, Davies MJ, Islam N, Seidu S, Forouhi NG, Khunti K

BMC infectious diseases. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12879-021-06600-y)

Differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour between white Europeans and south Asians recruited from primary care: cross-sectional analysis of the PROPELS trial.

Biddle GJH, Edwardson CL, Rowlands AV, Davies MJ, Bodicoat DH, Hardeman W, Eborall H, Sutton S, Griffin SJ, Khunti K, Yates T

BMC Public Health. Mar 2018

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-018-6341-5)

Utilization and Harmonization of Adult Accelerometry Data: Review and Expert Consensus.

Wijndaele K, Westgate K, Stephens SK, Blair SN, Bull FC, Chastin SF, Dunstan DW, Ekelund U, Esliger DW, Freedson PS, Granat MH, Matthews CE, Owen N, Rowlands AV, Sherar LB, Tremblay MS, Troiano RP, Brage S, Healy GN

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Mar 2015

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000661)

Children's physical activity assessed with wrist- and hip-worn accelerometers.

Rowlands AV, Rennie K, Kozarski R, Stanley RM, Eston RG, Parfitt GC, Olds TS

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. May 2014

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000365)