Background Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and strength. Despite the
seriousness of this disease, a single diagnostic criterion has not yet been established. Few …

Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma
related to gravitational challenge. Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials …

Electronic health records (EHRs) provide opportunities to enhance patient care, embed
performance measures in clinical practice, and facilitate clinical research. Concerns have …

Background Individuals who are small at birth are at increased risk of ischaemic heart
disease (IHD) in later life. One hypothesis to explain this association is fetal adaptation to a …

Background and aims COVID-19 and low levels of vitamin D appear to disproportionately
affect black and minority ethnic individuals. We aimed to establish whether blood 25 …

Background Understanding of the role of ethnicity and socioeconomic position in the risk of
developing SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. We investigated this in the UK Biobank study …

Objective To investigate the association of grip strength with disease specific incidence and
mortality and whether grip strength enhances the prediction ability of an established office …

Objectives To investigate severe COVID-19 risk by occupational group. Methods Baseline
UK Biobank data (2006–10) for England were linked to SARS-CoV-2 test results from Public …

Background Previous studies have suggested a reduction in the total number of hospital
admissions for acute coronary syndrome after the enactment of legislation banning smoking …

Introduction Older people have been reported to be at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality.
This study explored the factors mediating this association and whether older age was …