Scottish Health Survey Publications
Publications using Scottish Health Survey data
Characteristics of Adults in Scotland with Long-Term Health Conditions
This publication presents an analysis of existing Scottish Household Survey and Scottish Health Survey data to provide a profile of the characteristics, circumstances and support needs of people with long term health conditions. The web only report & research findings published on Monday 29th October 2007
Using the linked Scottish Health Survey to predict hospitalisation and death: an analysis of the link between behavioural, biological and social risk factors and subsequent hospital admission and death in Scotland (16 August 2007)
Akbartabartoori M, Lean ME, Hankey CR The associations between current recommendation for physical activity and cardiovascular risks associated with obesity Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar 7
Akbartabartoori M, Lean MEJ, Hankey CR. Relationships between cigarette smoking, body size and body shape. Int J Obes29: 236-243 (2005)
Akbartabartoori M, Lean MEJ, Hankey CR. Smoking combined with overweight or obesity markedly elevates cardiovascular risk factors. E J Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehab 13: 938-946 (2006)
Akbartabartoori M, Lean MEJ, Hankey CR. The associations between current recommendations for physical activity and cardiovascular risks associated with obesity. Eur J Clin Nutr (2007) in the press
Shelton, N. (2005) 'What not to eat? Unhealthy eating in Scotland: Evidence from the Scottish Health Survey' Journal of Public Health 27(1) 36-44
Leyland AH. Socioeconomic gradients in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Scotland: the roles of composition and context. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005; 59:799-803.
'Let Glasgow Flourish' published 18 April 2006.
Constituency profiles (includes Scottish Health Survey data)
Injury In Children A RESEARCH BRIEFING PAPER, March 2004
Linsay Gray (July 2007) Comparisons Of Health-Related Behaviours And Health Measures Between Glasgow And The Rest Of Scotland
Popham, F and Mitchell, R. (2007) Relation of employment status to socioeconomic position and physical activity types. Preventive Medicine, doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.012.
Obesity and public policy thinking clearly and treading carefully
Allender S, Peto V, Scarborough P, Boxer A, Rayner M (2006) Diet, physical activity and obesity statistics. British Heart Foundation: London.
McCreadie RG, Kelly C, Connolly M, Williams S, Baxter G, Lean M, Paterson JR. "Dietary improvement in people with schizophrenia - Randomised controlled trial" BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. OCT 2005
Wallis EJ, Ramsay LE, Haq IU, Ghahramani P, Jackson PR, Rowland-Yeo K, Yeo WW. "Coronary and cardiovascular risk estimation for primary prevention: validation of a new Sheffield table in the 1995 Scottish health survey population" BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2000
Akbartabartoori M, Hankey C, Lean M. "Relationship between physical activity, body weight and shape" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. MAY 2004
Akbartabartoori M, Lean MEJ, Hankey CR. "Smoking combined with overweight or obesity markedly elevates cardiovascular risk factors" EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION. DEC 2006
Gupta R, Sheikh A, Strachan DP, Anderson HR. "Burden of allergic disease in the UK: secondary analyses of national databases" CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. APR 2004
Wallis EJ, Ramsay LE, Haq IU, Ghahramani P, Jackson PR. "Is coronary risk an accurate surrogate for cardiovascular risk for treatment decisions in mild hypertension? A population validation" JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. APR 2001
McAlaney J, McMahon J. "Establishing rates of binge drinking in the UK: Anomalies in the data" ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2006
McCreadie RG. "Diet, smoking and cardiovascular risk in people with schizophrenia - Descriptive study" BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. DEC 2003
Cummins S, Stafford M, Macintyre S, Marmot M, Ellaway A. "Neighbourhood environment and its association with self rated health: evidence from Scotland and England" JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. MAR 2005
Yikona JINM, Wallis EJ, Ramsay LE, Jackson PR. "Coronary and cardiovascular risk estimation in uncomplicated mild hypertension. A comparison of risk assessment methods" JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. NOV 2002
Haq IU, Ramsay LE, Wallis EJ, Isles CG, Ritchie LD, Jackson PR. "Population implications of lipid lowering for prevention of coronary heart disease: data from the 1995 Scottish Health Survey" HEART. SEP 2001
Seymour J, Cairns J, Wilkie A, Sandercock PAG, Wardlaw JM. "Geographical access to imaging facilities for stroke patients in Scotland" HEALTH & PLACE. DEC 2006
Akbartabartoori M, Lean MEJ, Hankey CR. "Relationships between cigarette smoking, body size and body shape" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. FEB 2005
Primatesta P, Poulter NR. "Lipid levels and the use of lipid-lowering agents in England and Scotland" EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION. DEC 2004
Haq, I, Hill, J, Craig, J, Ritchie, L. "Implications of guidelines for statin treatment for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Risk factor analysis of the Scottish Health Survey 2003" HEART 93: A9-A10, Suppl. 1 JUN 2007. 0
Haq I, Hill J, Craig J, Ritchie L. "Implications of guidelines for statin treatment for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Risk factor analysis of the Scottish Health Survey 2003" HEART. JUN 2007
Douglas F, Torrance N, van Teijlingen E, Meloni S, Kerr A. "Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity. A questionnaire survey" BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2006
Curnier A, Choudhary S. "Rhinophyrna: Dispelling the myths" PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. AUG 2004
Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) Publications
Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) 1996-2003 A Summary