Andrew Steptoe

Jan 6, 2025 | medrxiv.org | Andrew Steptoe

The authors have declared no competing interest. ELSA is funded by the National Institute on Aging (R01AG017644), and by UK Government Departments coordinated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). MB is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ES/T014091/1). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Oct 15, 2024 | inkl.com | Andrew Steptoe

PA ArchiveOlder people who live alone or are socially isolated are more likely to have low levels of key nutrients in their diet such as vitamins C and B6 and folate – increasing their risk of health problems, scientists have said. A study of nearly 4,000 UK adults aged 50 and over found those living in isolation were also at risk of having lower than recommended levels of minerals such as potassium and magnesium.

May 31, 2024 | nature.com | Michael Daly |Angelina R. Sutin |Andrew Steptoe

AbstractWe examined the role of psychological well-being related measures in explaining the associations between obesity and increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs: hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, and memory-related disease) in older adults. Data were from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), UK (baseline: Wave 4—2008/2009; n = 8127) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), US (baseline: Waves 9 and 10—2008/2010; n = 12,477).

Dec 19, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Joseph Chilcot |Sarah Jackson |Andrew Steptoe |Camilla Böhme Kristensen

1 INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic metabolic condition that represents a major public health challenge globally.1 As the prevalence of T2D has increased,1 so has recognition in diabetes care guidelines2, 3 and reviews4 that self-reported indicators of health and well-being play a role in the condition.

May 31, 2023 | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | Olesya Ajnakina |Andrew Steptoe

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