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Species | Richie PoultonSummaryAffiliation: University of Otago Country: New Zealand Publications
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Children's self-reported psychotic symptoms and adult schizophreniform disorder: a 15-year longitudinal studyR Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Arch Gen Psychiatry 57:1053-8. 2000..We report the first direct examination of the longitudinal relationship between psychotic symptoms in childhood and adulthood...- Fears born and bred: toward a more inclusive theory of fear acquisitionRichie Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 40:197-208. 2002..Following discussion of the relation between stress-diathesis models and the non-associative position we conclude by urging a developmental, life-course approach to the understanding of fear acquisition... - Low fear in childhood is associated with sporting prowess in adolescence and young adulthoodRichie Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 40:1191-7. 2002..Low levels of fear early in life may be associated with elite sports performance in adulthood... - Commentary: Personality and the socioeconomic-health gradientRichie Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Int J Epidemiol 32:975-7. 2003 - Association between children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage and adult health: a life-course studyRichie Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Lancet 360:1640-5. 2002..We aimed to test the hypothesis that children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with a wide range of health risk factors and outcomes in adult life... - Physical health correlates of overprediction of physical discomfort during exerciseRichie Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 40:401-14. 2002..Information obtained from such studies could prove useful in public health education campaigns aimed at increasing levels of physical activity in the general population, particularly among the less active... - Persistence and perceived consequences of cannabis use and dependence among young adults: implications for policyR Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
N Z Med J 114:544-7. 2001..To document patterns of cannabis use and dependence from late-adolescence through to the mid-twenties; to describe perceived consequences of cannabis use among young people; and to consider policy implications of these findings... - Non-associative fear acquisition: a review of the evidence from retrospective and longitudinal researchRichie Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 40:127-49. 2002..Res. Ther. (1977) 15, 375-387) three 'associative' pathways are discussed. Unresolved issues requiring further investigation are considered... - A longitudinal study of the etiology of separation anxietyR Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 39:1395-410. 2001..These findings serve to illustrate the complexity of fear acquisition, the relevance of developmental factors and the likely interplay between associative and non-associative processes in the etiology of fear and anxiety... - Determinants of early- vs late-onset dental fear in a longitudinal-epidemiological studyR Poulton
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Behav Res Ther 39:777-85. 2001..Interventions for early-onset dental fear should aim to modify both the dental fear and the personality vulnerabilities that may contribute to the development of dental fear early in the life-course... 
Associations between respiratory symptoms, lung function and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms in a population-based birth cohortRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Respir Res 7:142. 2006..The role of obesity in mediating this association is also unclear. We explored the associations between respiratory symptoms, lung function, and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms in a birth cohort of approximately 1000 individuals...- Association between exhaled nitric oxide and systemic inflammatory markersTim J T Sutherland
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 99:334-9. 2007..Exhaled nitric oxide is a noninvasive measure of asthmatic airway inflammation... 
Personality and oral healthW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Eur J Oral Sci 119:366-72. 2011..Because the attitudes and values tapped into by personality tests can be altered by brief cognitive interventions, those might be useful in preventive dentistry...- Association between exhaled nitric oxide and systemic inflammatory markersTim J T Sutherland
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 99:534-9. 2007..Exhaled nitric oxide is a noninvasive measure of asthmatic airway inflammation... - Systemic inflammation and lung function in young adultsRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Thorax 62:1064-8. 2007..We explored the association between the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) and the systemic inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) in young adults... - Leptin, adiponectin, and asthma: findings from a population-based cohort studyTim J T Sutherland
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 103:101-7. 2009..Obesity is thought to increase the risk of asthma, especially in women. It has been proposed that this association could be due to the immune-modulating effect of adipokines secreted by adipose tissue... - Family history and oral health: findings from the Dunedin StudyDara M Shearer
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 40:105-15. 2012..The effects of the oral health status of one generation on that of the next within families are unclear. Objectives: To determine whether parental oral health history is a risk factor for oral disease... - Cannabis smoking and periodontal disease among young adultsW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
JAMA 299:525-31. 2008..Tobacco smoking is a recognized behavioral risk factor for periodontal disease (through its systemic effects), and cannabis smoking may contribute in a similar way... - The impact of xerostomia on oral-health-related quality of life among younger adultsW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:86. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine the association between xerostomia and oral-health-related quality of life among young adults while controlling for clinical oral health status and other potential confounding factors... - Accelerated decline in lung function in cigarette smokers is associated with TP53/MDM2 polymorphismsRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Hum Genet 126:559-65. 2009..These data support the hypothesis that p53 protects from DNA damage in humans and provides a potential explanation for the variation in lung function impairment amongst smokers... - C-reactive protein and cardiorespiratory fitness in young adultsMichael J A Williams
Departments of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:216-20. 2005..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and CRP, controlling for obesity in an unselected cohort of young adults... - Cigarette smoking and allergic sensitization: a 32-year population-based cohort studyRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:38-42.e3. 2008..Cigarette smoke has immunosuppressant effects, but its effect on allergic sensitization is unclear... - Sex differences in the relation between body mass index and asthma and atopy in a birth cohortRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:440-5. 2005..It remains unclear if this association is due to genuine asthma or to symptoms caused by overweight, at what age the association develops, and whether it is confined to females... - Dental plaque and oral health during the first 32 years of lifeJonathan M Broadbent
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, P O Box 647, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
J Am Dent Assoc 142:415-26. 2011..No large-scale epidemiologic research has been conducted regarding the continuity and change in plaque levels across the long term and the association of plaque levels with oral health... - Tracking club sport participation from childhood to early adulthoodRosalina Richards
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Res Q Exerc Sport 78:413-9. 2007..However, the substantial movement into and out of sport participation observed here and in other studies cautions against relying solely on sport promotion among youth as a strategy to promote lifelong participation... - Childhood and contemporaneous correlates of adolescent leisure time physical inactivity: a longitudinal studyRosalina Richards
Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Adolesc Health 44:260-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine associations between childhood and contemporaneous factors and patterns of physical activity participation during adolescence... - Personality influences on change in smoking behaviorDavid Welch
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
Health Psychol 28:292-9. 2009..To investigate associations between personality traits in early adulthood (and changes in them) and change in smoking status... - Childhood sleep time and long-term risk for obesity: a 32-year prospective birth cohort studyCarl Erik Landhuis
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pediatrics 122:955-60. 2008..However, it is not known whether short sleep time during childhood has long-term consequences. We assessed the association between sleep time in childhood and adult BMI in a birth cohort... - Programming obesity and poor fitness: the long-term impact of childhood televisionC Erik Landhuis
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1457-9. 2008..To assess whether the long-term effects of childhood television viewing on BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness are mediated by adult viewing... - Association between child and adolescent television viewing and adult health: a longitudinal birth cohort studyRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin New Zealand
Lancet 364:257-62. 2004..However, there have been no longitudinal studies of childhood viewing and adult health. We explored these associations in a birth cohort followed up to age 26 years... - Adiposity, asthma, and airway inflammationChristene R McLachlan
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:634-9. 2007..One possible explanation might be that these studies have used body mass index to identify adiposity, which might be a less reliable measure of body fat in men than in women... - Personality traits in adolescence and satisfaction with orthodontic treatment in young adulthoodMatthew J Barker
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand
Aust Orthod J 21:87-93. 2005..Pretreatment knowledge about certain aspects of personality might be useful to practising orthodontists... - Helicobacter pylori serology in a birth cohort of New Zealanders from age 11 to 26J Paul Fawcett
School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
World J Gastroenterol 11:3273-6. 2005.... - Association of television viewing during childhood with poor educational achievementRobert J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:614-8. 2005..A common concern is that watching too much television may also have a negative impact on education. However, no long-term studies have measured childhood viewing and educational achievement... - Relationship of serum ferritin with cardiovascular risk factors and inflammation in young men and womenMichael J A Williams
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Atherosclerosis 165:179-84. 2002..Confounding may contribute to reports of associations between ferritin and cardiovascular disease... - A longitudinal study of the effects of tobacco and cannabis exposure on lung function in young adultsD Robin Taylor
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Addiction 97:1055-61. 2002..To assess the possible effects of tobacco and cannabis smoking on lung function in young adults between the ages of 18 and 26... - The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: are its findings consistent with the overall New Zealand population?Richie Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Med J 119:U2002. 2006..To compare the health of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study members with people of the same age in the nationally representative New Zealand Health and National Nutrition Surveys... - Does childhood television viewing lead to attention problems in adolescence? Results from a prospective longitudinal studyCarl Erik Landhuis
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pediatrics 120:532-7. 2007..To our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have assessed the impact of children's television viewing on attention problems in adolescence. The objective of this study was to assess this association... - Effects of cannabis on lung function: a population-based cohort studyR J Hancox
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Eur Respir J 35:42-7. 2010..Cannabis use was associated with higher lung volumes, suggesting hyperinflation and increased large-airways resistance, but there was little evidence for airflow obstruction or impairment of gas transfer... - Socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in childhood and adulthood in a birth cohortW M Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 32:345-53. 2004.... - Psychiatric disorders and risky sexual behaviour in young adulthood: cross sectional study in birth cohortS Ramrakha
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
BMJ 321:263-6. 2000..To determine if risky sexual intercourse, sexually transmitted diseases, and sexual intercourse at an early age are associated with psychiatric disorder... - Commentary: how does socioeconomic disadvantage during childhood damage health in adulthood? Testing psychosocial pathwaysRichie Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Int J Epidemiol 34:344-5. 2005 - Cannabis and psychosisDavid M Fergusson
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
BMJ 332:172-5. 2006 - Changes in periodontal disease experience from 26 to 32 years of age in a birth cohortW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Periodontol 77:947-54. 2006..Information is lacking on the natural history of periodontitis through the third and fourth decades of life... - Prevalence and correlates of irritable bowel symptoms in a New Zealand birth cohortGil Barbezat
Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand
N Z Med J 115:U220. 2002..To determine the prevalence and correlates of bowel symptoms and the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in a birth cohort of young New Zealanders... - Xerostomia and medications among 32-year-oldsWilliam Murray Thomson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Acta Odontol Scand 64:249-54. 2006..To describe the prevalence and associations of xerostomia among adults in their early thirties, with particular attention to medication exposure as a putative risk factor... - Longitudinal studies of gene-environment interaction in common diseases--good value for money?Stephen P Robertson
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Novartis Found Symp 293:128-37; discussion 138-42, 181-3. 2008..We refute the contention that incorporating the measurement of genotype into longitudinal-epidemiological studies is wasteful or unlikely to yield significant benefits... - Brain drain or OE? Characteristics of young New Zealanders who leaveB J Milne
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
N Z Med J 114:450-3. 2001..To characterise the emigration patterns of young New Zealanders... - Birth size, growth, and blood pressure between the ages of 7 and 26 years: failure to support the fetal origins hypothesisSheila Williams
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Epidemiol 155:849-52. 2002..Similar results were obtained for height. These results fail to support the fetal origins hypothesis...