Alcohol Harms: The relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk - A life-course perspective
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Epidemiology and Public Health
Abstract
It is important to examine how lifestyle behaviours, such as drinking alcohol, are related to our health. It has been widely cited that moderate alcohol consumption is good for the heart - but is this really true? The majority of scientific studies on the topic of drinking and cardiovascular health have only recorded the drinking habits of people at one point in time and assumed that they do not change. This assumption is unlikely to be true. People change the way they drink throughout life and not everyone follows the same pattern of drinking as they age. Some people may drink heavily earlier in life before becoming moderate consumers, while others may increase their alcohol intake over time, and of course, some people may not drink alcohol at all.
Those that do not drink alcohol are a particularly important group to study, as pooled findings from many studies show that those who abstain from alcohol have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But as mentioned previously, these studies are based on what people report drinking at that point in time; they ignore an entire history of possible alcohol intake before then. As people become unwell they may choose to quit drinking or substantially reduce how much they drink. This means that the group of non-drinkers shown to have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease could actually be made up of people who have never drunk alcohol at all, as well as those who used to drink but quit due to ill health. Therefore, we may falsely think alcohol consumption is beneficial for us because healthy moderate drinkers are compared to non-drinkers who may already be ill. Some people may choose to drink alcohol under the belief that it is good for them, but if the current evidence is wrong, then they may actually, unknowingly, be putting themselves at risk.
It is also important that we examine the drinking history of those who continue to drink throughout their life too. It may be that there are specific time points in life that drinking is more harmful. If we are able to identify such sensitive periods of the life-course we will be in a better position to take action to ensure that a) those at high risk based on their drinking history are closely monitored (our findings may be used to improve prediction models), and b) strategies are developed to make people aware of this, so that they are able to make informed choices about their drinking habits.
The proposed project will use existing data on thousands of people, of different ages, followed up over time to explore these exact issues. How is drinking across the life-course related to developing cardiovascular disease? Is there evidence that moderate drinking is good for the heart when compared to a group of healthy non-drinkers? Are there specific points in life when drinking is most harmful to us?
We will use innovative statistical methods to factor in the complex relationship between changes in alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as explore how alcohol consumption affects biological markers of cardiovascular disease (such as blood pressure and cholesterol) in order to better understand the pathways through which drinking increases or reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. We will document best practices so that these methods may then be used by others to explore how life-time drinking is associated with different health outcomes.
Ultimately, it is hoped that the findings from this work will contribute to a reduction in the number of people who go on to develop or die from cardiovascular diseases by improving our understanding of specific periods of the life-course where prevention strategies may be most useful and developing more sophisticated means of assessing those at high risk.
Those that do not drink alcohol are a particularly important group to study, as pooled findings from many studies show that those who abstain from alcohol have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But as mentioned previously, these studies are based on what people report drinking at that point in time; they ignore an entire history of possible alcohol intake before then. As people become unwell they may choose to quit drinking or substantially reduce how much they drink. This means that the group of non-drinkers shown to have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease could actually be made up of people who have never drunk alcohol at all, as well as those who used to drink but quit due to ill health. Therefore, we may falsely think alcohol consumption is beneficial for us because healthy moderate drinkers are compared to non-drinkers who may already be ill. Some people may choose to drink alcohol under the belief that it is good for them, but if the current evidence is wrong, then they may actually, unknowingly, be putting themselves at risk.
It is also important that we examine the drinking history of those who continue to drink throughout their life too. It may be that there are specific time points in life that drinking is more harmful. If we are able to identify such sensitive periods of the life-course we will be in a better position to take action to ensure that a) those at high risk based on their drinking history are closely monitored (our findings may be used to improve prediction models), and b) strategies are developed to make people aware of this, so that they are able to make informed choices about their drinking habits.
The proposed project will use existing data on thousands of people, of different ages, followed up over time to explore these exact issues. How is drinking across the life-course related to developing cardiovascular disease? Is there evidence that moderate drinking is good for the heart when compared to a group of healthy non-drinkers? Are there specific points in life when drinking is most harmful to us?
We will use innovative statistical methods to factor in the complex relationship between changes in alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as explore how alcohol consumption affects biological markers of cardiovascular disease (such as blood pressure and cholesterol) in order to better understand the pathways through which drinking increases or reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. We will document best practices so that these methods may then be used by others to explore how life-time drinking is associated with different health outcomes.
Ultimately, it is hoped that the findings from this work will contribute to a reduction in the number of people who go on to develop or die from cardiovascular diseases by improving our understanding of specific periods of the life-course where prevention strategies may be most useful and developing more sophisticated means of assessing those at high risk.
Technical Summary
The relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex and controversial. Meta-analyses suggest that those who consume alcohol in moderation have a lower risk of developing CVD than heavy drinkers and those who abstain. However, the majority of studies measure alcohol at only one point in time and therefore fail to take into account variation in drinking over time. This approach means that important transitions, such as from heavy drinking to abstinence or low-drinking are not captured. This particular change has been put forward as a potential explanation for the apparent U/J-shaped relationship between alcohol and CVD, as it may be that that those classified as non-drinkers are actually former heavy drinkers who quit due to ill-health (referred to as "sick-quitters"). Recently efforts have been made to quantify the extent to which changes in alcohol consumption are related to CVD, however, these studies have typically relied on crude conceptualisations of life-course consumption and have also failed to explicitly link changes in alcohol intake to changes in the hazard of an event occurring over time. Jointly examining the relationship between longitudinal typologies of drinking and CVD will improve our understanding of the association between changes in alcohol consumption over time with respect to developing CVD. In doing so, our findings can be used to develop dynamic predictive tools accounting for repeat measures of alcohol consumption across the life-course and thus provide individualised/age-specific drinking guidelines.
We will use our existing infrastructure of 9 UK cohorts (sample size 59,397 with 163,710 alcohol observations) with harmonised alcohol measures, and with linkages to external outcome databases (mortality, GP, hospital records), to explicitly examine the role of alcohol consumption in the development of CVD using a life-course perspective. We will also add more cohorts with lifetime alcohol data.
We will use our existing infrastructure of 9 UK cohorts (sample size 59,397 with 163,710 alcohol observations) with harmonised alcohol measures, and with linkages to external outcome databases (mortality, GP, hospital records), to explicitly examine the role of alcohol consumption in the development of CVD using a life-course perspective. We will also add more cohorts with lifetime alcohol data.
Planned Impact
The UK government has appointed Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, to lead a review of the current drinking guidelines. This is the first major review of alcohol policy guidelines in over 15 years. We believe the work we are proposing will provide evidence to inform this on-going debate. In particular, our proposed research with a life-course perspective would tackle the call to tailor messages to key groups, such as the elderly.
Our work will also indirectly benefit economists and policy makers dealing with the topic of minimum unit alcohol pricing. Our estimates could be used to refine the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (SAPM) to account for the dynamic relationship between alcohol intake and harm. Given how influential the SAPM is to on-going debates on minimum unit pricing, combined with the net health benefits that minimum pricing policy has been projected to have, this would be a pathway through which our work would substantially impact public health.
This, coupled with providing evidence that can potentially be used in the on-going review of current drinking guidelines in the UK, clearly demonstrates that our proposed project is wide-reaching - benefitting a range of stakeholders by improving the evidence base available for decision makers in the government to eventually enhancing the health and wellbeing of the general public. The intrinsic capacity building for staff working on this project will also benefit the wider academic community. The CoI is an early career researcher and this project will provide him with experience of managing staff and delivering on research council funded projects. Both skills are necessary for a successful academic career. Furthermore, the dedicated Research Associate employed on this grant will learn several advanced longitudinal methods which he/she will be able to apply in other research domains.
In summary, the work we are proposing comes at a time when it is realistically able to contribute towards evidence based policy in the immediate future. In doing so it is likely to both improve the public awareness and understanding of the role of alcohol consumption in health related harm (specifically CVD) as well as possibly influencing policy (e.g. minimum unit pricing) and clinical practice (e.g. by changing the drinking advice given to individuals at different ages). It will also help to develop skills that are essential to progressing to be an independent researcher in early career researchers.
Our work will also indirectly benefit economists and policy makers dealing with the topic of minimum unit alcohol pricing. Our estimates could be used to refine the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (SAPM) to account for the dynamic relationship between alcohol intake and harm. Given how influential the SAPM is to on-going debates on minimum unit pricing, combined with the net health benefits that minimum pricing policy has been projected to have, this would be a pathway through which our work would substantially impact public health.
This, coupled with providing evidence that can potentially be used in the on-going review of current drinking guidelines in the UK, clearly demonstrates that our proposed project is wide-reaching - benefitting a range of stakeholders by improving the evidence base available for decision makers in the government to eventually enhancing the health and wellbeing of the general public. The intrinsic capacity building for staff working on this project will also benefit the wider academic community. The CoI is an early career researcher and this project will provide him with experience of managing staff and delivering on research council funded projects. Both skills are necessary for a successful academic career. Furthermore, the dedicated Research Associate employed on this grant will learn several advanced longitudinal methods which he/she will be able to apply in other research domains.
In summary, the work we are proposing comes at a time when it is realistically able to contribute towards evidence based policy in the immediate future. In doing so it is likely to both improve the public awareness and understanding of the role of alcohol consumption in health related harm (specifically CVD) as well as possibly influencing policy (e.g. minimum unit pricing) and clinical practice (e.g. by changing the drinking advice given to individuals at different ages). It will also help to develop skills that are essential to progressing to be an independent researcher in early career researchers.
Organisations
- University College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Alcohol Research UK (Co-funder)
- Economic and Social Research Council (Co-funder)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Massey University (Collaboration)
- Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Annie Britton (Principal Investigator) | |
| Steven Bell (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Ager A
(2016)
Homing to solid cancers: a vascular checkpoint in adoptive cell therapy using CAR T-cells.
in Biochemical Society transactions
Bell S
(2015)
Drinking pattern during midlife and risk of developing depression during 28 years of follow-up: A prospective cohort study.
in Drug and alcohol dependence
Bell S
(2015)
The Role of Alcohol Consumption in Regulating Circulating Levels of Adiponectin: A Prospective Cohort Study.
in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Bell S
(2015)
Protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on fatty liver: a spurious association?
in Journal of hepatology
Bell S
(2015)
Heavy drinking days and mental health: an exploration of the dynamic 10-year longitudinal relationship in a prospective cohort of untreated heavy drinkers.
in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
Bell S
(2017)
Association between clinically recorded alcohol consumption and initial presentation of 12 cardiovascular diseases: population based cohort study using linked health records.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Bell S
(2015)
Reliability of a retrospective decade-based life-course alcohol consumption questionnaire administered in later life.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Bell S
(2018)
Alcohol Consumption, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: There Is No Such Thing as a One-Size-Fits-All Approach.
in Journal of the American Heart Association
Britton A
(2015)
Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies.
in BMC medicine
Britton A
(2019)
Association of thirty-year alcohol consumption typologies and fatty liver: Findings from a large population cohort study.
in Drug and alcohol dependence
Britton A
(2016)
Underestimating the Alcohol Content of a Glass of Wine: The Implications for Estimates of Mortality Risk.
in Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Britton A
(2016)
Alcohol consumption for women trying to conceive.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Britton A
(2020)
The association between alcohol consumption and sleep disorders among older people in the general population.
in Scientific Reports
Britton A
(2017)
Commentary on Shield et al. (2017): The concept of 'acceptable risk' of premature mortality.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Britton A
(2017)
The protective effects of moderate drinking: lies, damned lies, and selection biases?
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Britton A
(2015)
Reasons why people change their alcohol consumption in later life: findings from the Whitehall II Cohort Study.
in PloS one
Britton A
(2020)
Sustained heavy drinking over 25 years is associated with increased N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptides in early old age: Population-based cohort study.
in Drug and alcohol dependence
Britton A
(2019)
Moderate alcohol consumption and total mortality risk: Do not advocate drinking for 'health benefits'.
in Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
Britton AR
(2017)
Alcohol Consumption and Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: The USE-IMT Study.
in Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Eikendal AL
(2015)
Common carotid intima-media thickness relates to cardiovascular events in adults aged <45 years.
in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
Franceschini N
(2018)
GWAS and colocalization analyses implicate carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque loci in cardiovascular outcomes.
in Nature communications
Gijsberts CM
(2015)
Race/Ethnic Differences in the Associations of the Framingham Risk Factors with Carotid IMT and Cardiovascular Events.
in PloS one
Hnatkova K
(2022)
QRS micro-fragmentation as a mortality predictor.
in European heart journal
Hu Y
(2016)
Alcohol Consumption and Longitudinal Trajectories of Physical Functioning in Central and Eastern Europe: A 10-Year Follow-up of HAPIEE Study.
in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
Huang BH
(2022)
Alcohol intake and mortality risk of COVID-19, pneumonia, and other infectious diseases: An analysis of 437191 UK biobank participants.
in Preventive medicine reports
Jandackova VK
(2019)
Healthy Lifestyle and Cardiac Vagal Modulation Over 10 Years: Whitehall II Cohort Study.
in Journal of the American Heart Association
Kelly Y
(2016)
What influences 11-year-olds to drink? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.
in BMC public health
Kelly Y
(2016)
Drunkenness and heavy drinking among 11year olds - Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.
in Preventive medicine
Kivimäki M
(2017)
Validity of Cardiovascular Disease Event Ascertainment Using Linkage to UK Hospital Records.
in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Knott CS
(2018)
The stability of baseline-defined categories of alcohol consumption during the adult life-course: a 28-year prospective cohort study.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Lacey RE
(2017)
Work-family life courses and BMI trajectories in three British birth cohorts.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Lacey RE
(2018)
Parental absence in early childhood and onset of smoking and alcohol consumption before adolescence.
in Archives of disease in childhood
Leung JP
(2016)
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Alcohol Consumption in Midlife and Early Old-Age.
in Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Mawditt C
(2019)
The stability of health-related behaviour clustering during mid-adulthood and the influence of social circumstances on health-related behaviour change.
in Preventive medicine
Mawditt C
(2018)
Social influences on health-related behaviour clustering during adulthood in two British birth cohort studies.
in Preventive medicine
Moretti Anfossi C
(2022)
Work Exposures and Development of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review.
in Annals of work exposures and health
Naimi Timothy S.
(2019)
Alcohol, Age, and Mortality: Estimating Selection Bias Due to Premature Death
in JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
Naimi TS
(2019)
Alcohol, Age, and Mortality: Estimating Selection Bias Due to Premature Death.
in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Ng Fat L
(2020)
A life-time of hazardous drinking and harm to health among older adults: findings from the Whitehall II prospective cohort study.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Ntouva A
(2019)
Alcohol Screening and Brief Advice in NHS General Dental Practices: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.
in Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
O'Neill D
(2017)
Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study.
in Journal of the American Heart Association
Perreault K
(2017)
Does physical activity moderate the association between alcohol drinking and all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular diseases mortality? A pooled analysis of eight British population cohorts.
in British journal of sports medicine
Sabia S
(2018)
Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Tandowski A
(2019)
Do Users of Diverted Medical Cannabis Differ From Other Cannabis Users?
in Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Towers A
(2019)
Hazardous Drinking Prevalence and Correlates in Older New Zealanders: A Comparison of the AUDIT-C and the CARET.
in Journal of aging and health
| Guideline Title | The public health burden of alcohol and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an evidence review Cited by UK Government (GOV.UK) on 02 Dec 2016 |
| Description | Citations of : Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis of More Than 1.9 Million Individuals From 38 Observational Studies. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in clinical guidelines |
| Impact | Public Health Departments in the UK can use this document to plan interventions for the general public. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-public-health-burden-of-alcohol-evidence-review |
| Description | Expert advisory committee. Public Health England. Evidence on Alcohol Policies. London. 22nd February 2016. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Member of the Scottish Minimum Unit Price Consumption and Health Harm Evaluation Advisory Group. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The Evaluation of the Scottish MUP has increased public awareness of this benefits of this policy change. |
| Description | Scottish Minimum Unit Price Consumption and Health Harm Evaluation Advisory Group meeting. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Determining Interactions of Alcohol Consumption and Metabolic Factors for the Development of Liver Disease: A Prospective Study |
| Amount | £247,522 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PB-PG-0418-20038 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | MRC Dietary interactions and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: epigenetics, immune factors and gut micrombiome from cohort studies across India. £50,000 stage one funding. |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Title | Alcohol Lifecourse Data respository |
| Description | Nine cohort studies were harmonised on alcohol intake |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | At least two papers have used harmonised data from this dataset. A PhD student is currently exploring its use |
| Description | British Regional Heart Study |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Faculty of Population Health Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are sharing alcohol consumption data and CVD outcomes collected by the BRHS team and will co-write papers with them |
| Collaborator Contribution | BRHS Team have sent us their data and we have harmonised the alcohol measures into our consortium |
| Impact | Forthcoming |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research - University of Victoria |
| Organisation | Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I visited the team at the University of Victoria and gave a presentation on my research funded by MRC. We have now put in joint grant application and are writing a paper together. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We have worked together on a joint grant application and are writing a paper together |
| Impact | Not yet. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | EPIC-Norfolk |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are sharing alcohol consumption data and CVD outcomes |
| Collaborator Contribution | EPIC-Norfolk team has sent us their data and we have harmonised the alcohol variables with out consortium |
| Impact | Several publications in progress |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | GAZEL |
| Organisation | National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are sharing alcohol consumption data and CVD outcomes with the Gazel team |
| Collaborator Contribution | Gazel team has sent us their data and we have harmonised it with our repository of datasets |
| Impact | Forthcoming |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | National Study of Health and Development |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Harmonising data and writing papers |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing data and commenting on papers |
| Impact | Several publications |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | School of Health Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand |
| Organisation | Massey University |
| Department | School of Public Health |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I hosted a research visit for Dr Andy Towers whilst he was in the UK. Together we wrote a grant application to ESRC GCRF, submitted in Jan 2018 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Andy Towers co-wrote a grant application. We have also co-authored several papers together |
| Impact | One paper under review. 3 more in preparation. Grant submitted |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | "Alcohol across the life course." Greater London Authority. Knowledge Exchange Seminar Thursday 30th June 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton 'Alcohol across the life course.' Greater London Authority, Knowledge Exchange Seminar. (London, 30th June 2016). Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | "AoL.co.uk: Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds " |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | "AoL.co.uk: Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds" Article published generating further interest in the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.aol.co.uk/living/2018/08/21/consistent-moderate-drinking-may-cut-risk-of-heart-disease-s... |
| Description | 'A life time of drinking - what is it good for?, Pint of Science Festival (19th May 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk entitled 'A life time of drinking - what is it good for?' at the Pint of Science Festival (19th May 2015). Steven Bell. This sparked questions and discussion afterwards and generated a high level of interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | 'Alcohol - does previous drinking matter?' Alcohol Research UK conference, 15th-16th March 2016 Birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton ''Alcohol - does previous drinking matter?''. Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://alcoholresearchuk.org/news/alcohol-research-uk-annual-conference-2016/ |
| Description | 30 years of drinking and risk of fatty liver disease. Kettil Bruun Society conference June 2017 - talk in Sheffield |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk at conference - Annie Britton |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.kbs2017sheffield.co.uk/ |
| Description | 41st Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (Munich, Germany, 1st-5th June 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Disseminated research results to scientific community and generated a high level of interest. Britton, A., & Bell, S. (2015). Life course drinking typologies and precursors: evidence from 8 prospective cohort studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.kbs2015munich.de/welcome.html |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Dr Annie Britton presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | conference participant and presentation of research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Dr Annie Britton presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton 'Twenty year trajectories of alcohol consumption and atherosclerosis'. Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2016 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Dr Darragh O'Neill presenation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | presentation of research at conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Dr Darragh O'Neill presenation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Darragh O'Neill 'Twenty five year alcohol typologies and their role in arterial aging: A prospective cohort study.' Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Dr Steven Bell presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Steven Bell 'Ten year alcohol consumption typologies and trajectories of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist over the following twelve years: a prospective cohort study.' Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Melanie Lacey presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | presentation at kettil conference 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 42nd Kettil Bruun Society Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium. Stockholm 31st May to 3rd June 2016. Melanie Lacey presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Melanie Lacey 'Alcohol consumption and metabolite markers of coronary heart disease risk.' Presentation generated a high level of interest and sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Alcohol Research UK future research funding strategy workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Alcohol Research UK workshop. Plans made for |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | American Online News Report: Long-term heavy drinking may age arteries prematurely, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article relating to publication: Darragh O'Neill, Annie Britton, Eric J. Brunner, Steven Bell. Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017; 6 (2): e005288 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://news.heart.org/long-term-heavy-drinking-may-age-arteries-prematurely/ |
| Description | Annie Britton: Oral Presentation: Associations between lifetime hazardous drinking and associations between lifetime hazardous drinking and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and liver function among older adults: findings from the whitehall II prospective cohort study. L Ng Fat, S Bell, A Britton. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Annie Britton: Oral Presentation: Associations between lifetime hazardous drinking and associations between lifetime hazardous drinking and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and liver function among older adults: findings from the whitehall II prospective cohort study. L Ng Fat, S Bell, A Britton. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (KBS 2015), Munich, Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Disseminated research results to scientific community and generated a high level of interest. Bell, S., Britton, A. (2015). Association between longitudinal typologies of alcohol consumption and mortality: evidence from eight British prospective cohort studies. 41st Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society (Munich, Germany, 1st-5th June 2015). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.kbs2015munich.de/welcome.html |
| Description | Asked to give evidence to the Commission on Alcohol Harm charied by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I was asked to give evidence as an academic expert at oral evidence sessions in Westminster |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | BBC News Health 'Women's conception rates 'not affected by moderate drinking' Dr Annie Britton response to media enquiry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton interviewed for comment on BBC news health article 'Women's conception rates 'not affected by moderate drinking.' This generated wider interest in the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37236707 |
| Description | Big News Network.com 'How drinking behaviour changes as we age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/230883517/how-drinking-behaviour-changes-as-we-age |
| Description | Biomedcentral.com blog on BMC Medicine paper 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies.' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog on paper published in BMC Medicine. BMC Med. 2015 Mar 6;13:47. doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0273-z. Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2015/03/06/alcohol-consumption-increases-as-we-age/ |
| Description | Blog Network: On alcohol consumption across the life-course and risk of cardiovascular disease: Lessons learned |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog Network: On alcohol consumption across the life-course and risk of cardiovascular disease: Lessons learned |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2018/08/22/on-alcohol-consumption-across-the-life-course... |
| Description | Boots WebMD 'Frequent drinkers more likely to be older men' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.webmd.boots.com/mental-health/news/20150306/frequent-drinkers-older-men |
| Description | Bright Surf 'How drinking behavior changes through the years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/106808/How_drinking_behavior_changes_through_the_years_.htm... |
| Description | Bullfax.com 'One chart shows when in their lives people drink the most' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-one-chart-shows-when-their-lives-people-drink-most#sthash.drhpqhBk.dp... |
| Description | Business Insider Australia article 'One chart shows when in their lives people drink the most' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-much-do-people-drink-when-they-are-young-or-old-2015-3 |
| Description | Business Insider: A health study looked at 35,000 people over 10 years and concluded moderate drinking is good for you |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Business Insider: A health study looked at 35,000 people over 10 years and concluded moderate drinking is good for you |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.businessinsider.com.au/alcohol-science-heart-moderate-drinking-2018-8 |
| Description | Cosmopolitan article 'The Peak Age for Alcohol Consumption Isn't What You Think It is' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cosmopolitan.com/food-cocktails/news/a37418/peak-age-alcohol-consumption/ |
| Description | Daily Mail online article 'How men drink the most when they are in their twenties - but women peak in their forties' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2988895/How-men-weekly-drinks-life-20s-women-peak-40s.html |
| Description | DailyNews724.com 'Alcohol intake peaks at age 25, but continues into old age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailynews724.com/health/alcohol-intake-peaks-at-age-25-but-continues-into-old-age-h419919... |
| Description | DailyNews724.com 'men and women have very different drinking habits study says' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailynews724.com/life-style/men-and-women-have-very-different-drinking-habits-study-says-... |
| Description | Esquire article 'The Peak Age for Alcohol Consumption Is Older Than You Think' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/a33603/peak-age-alcohol-consumption/ |
| Description | EurekAlert! 'How drinking behavior changes through the years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/bc-hdb030315.php |
| Description | EurekAlert: Moderate drinking associated with lower risk of heart disease but consistency matters. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | EurekAlert: Moderate drinking associated with lower risk of heart disease but consistency matters. Article published generating further interest in the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/bc-mda082118.php |
| Description | Expert Peer Review Group for Public Health England. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-public-health-burden-of-alcohol-evidence-review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton was invited to join an expert panel reviewing the report written by Public Health England. This generated wider interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/583047/alcohol_public_heal... |
| Description | Express.co.uk article 'Men grow out of binge drinking only to become daily boozers in older age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/562407/Alarm-over-old-boozers-men-over-65-drink-daily |
| Description | Fox News 'Men and women have very different drinking habits, study says' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/03/11/men-and-women-have-very-different-drinking-habits-medical-... |
| Description | Hong Kong Herald 'How drinking behaviour changes as we age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/230883517 |
| Description | ITV.com Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ITV.com Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds. Article published generating further interest in the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/news/2018-08-22/consistent-moderate-drinking-may-cut-risk-of-heart-disease-study... |
| Description | Inquiry into the relationship between alcohol and employment in the over 50s population in the UK. House of Lords , 6th May 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A series of presentations followed by debate |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Interviewed by a journalist at the Financial Times and subsequently quoted in his article on alcohol consumption 'How much should we really drink?' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed by a journalist at the Financial Times and subsequently quoted in his article on alcohol consumption which increased the reputation of Prof Britton and the Whitehall II Study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/3f48912c-4831-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441 |
| Description | Interviewed for article in New Scientist. "Here's to your health" December 2016 New Scientist, Volume 232, Issue 3102, Pages 33-37. Dr Annie Britton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton interviewed for comment on New Scientist article 'Here's to your health.' This generated wider interest in the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0262407916322357 |
| Description | Irish Press (and online) Heart Disease number one cause of death in Cork |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | press relating to paper: Darragh O'Neill, Annie Britton, Eric J. Brunner, Steven Bell. Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017; 6 (2): e005288 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005288 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/heart-disease-number-one-cause-of-death-in-cork-443486.html |
| Description | Israel Online News Report: New Risk Found for Men Who Drink Heavily: Arterial Stiffness |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | report relating to paper: Darragh O'Neill, Annie Britton, Eric J. Brunner, Steven Bell. Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017; 6 (2): e005288 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005288 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/.premium-1.772809 |
| Description | Lay summary of research provided for the Institute of Alcohol Studies. To be published in April 2015 newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A lay summary of our research was provided for publication in the Institute of Alcohol Studies April 2015 newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | MRC Research Governance Forum (27/09/2017) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | panel member - aida sanchez on behalf of the research group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.mrc.ac.uk/documents/pdf/2017-06-27-email-update/ |
| Description | MSN.com 'Here's The Real Difference Between How Much Men & Women Drink' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/heres-the-real-difference-between-how-much-men-and-wo... |
| Description | MSN.com: Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | MSN.com: Consistent moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease, study finds.Article published generating further interest in the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/familyhealth/consistent-moderate-drinking-may-cut-risk-of-heart-dis... |
| Description | Mail On Sunday article 'How men drink the most when they are in their twenties - but women peak in their forties' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-2988895/How-men-weekly-drinks-life-20s-women-peak-40s.htm... |
| Description | Medical Daily 'Quarter-Life Crisis Sobriety: Alcohol Consumption Peaks At 25 Before Declining For Life' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.medicaldaily.com/quarter-life-crisis-sobriety-alcohol-consumption-peaks-25-declining-life... |
| Description | Medical News Today 'Middle-aged, older adults more likely to engage in frequent drinking, study finds' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/290363.php |
| Description | Medical Xpress 'How drinking behavior changes through the years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-behavior-years.html |
| Description | NHS Choices 'How alcohol intake can change over a lifetime ' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/03March/Pages/How-alcohol-intake-can-change-over-a-lifetime.aspx |
| Description | National Geographic article "How Much Wine Is Really in Your Glass?" Published 23rd June 2016. Dr Annnie Britton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton interviewed for National Geographic article on alcohol consumption. This generated interest in the study and increased recognition of findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2016/06/how-much-wine-is-in-your... |
| Description | NewsTimes.com (AP) 'One chart shows when in their lives people drink the most' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/One-chart-shows-when-in-their-lives-peop... |
| Description | Philippa Case: Society for the Study of Addiction Poster presentation: Are quality and quantity of social support associated with harmful alcohol consumption? Findings from the Whitehall II study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation at Society for the Study of Addiction. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presented research at the Institute of Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented research at the Institute of Education and discussed outcomes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Quoted in the Independent 11th May 2016 in response to a media enquiry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton interviewed for opinion on a metareview of 150 studies conducted by the Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Pozzilli, Italy. This resulted in interest in alcohol lifecourse study findings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/pint-of-beer-a-day-could-pro... |
| Description | Research findings reported on NHS.UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research findings reported on NHS news pages. High level of media coverage ensuring study results are available to a wider audience. BMC Med. 2015 Mar 6;13:47. Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/03March/Pages/How-alcohol-intake-can-change-over-a-lifetime.aspx |
| Description | Research visit to Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk to a mixed audience whilst on a research visit to the University of Victoria, British Columbia. There was an interesting discussion about the policy implications of my research and how it might affect alcohol guidelines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Responded to media queries regarding the new alcohol guidelines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I responded to media queries regarding the new alcohol guidelines and discussed research findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Science Daily article 'How drinking behavior changes through the years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305210003.htm |
| Description | ScienceNewsline 'How Drinking Behavior Changes Through the Years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2015030614480008.html |
| Description | Singapore News 'How men have the most weekly drinks of their life in their 20s but women peak in their 40s' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.singaporenews.sg/world/how-men-have-the-most-weekly-drinks-of-their-life-in-their-20s-but... |
| Description | Symposium at the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Data on alcohol and older populations were presented from multiple international studies. The presentations addressed the epidemiology of alcohol consumption. Specifically data were shared on cross national drinking patterns, lifecourse trajectories and risks of chronic disease, exiting the labor market and its impact on risk for problem drinking, binge drinking and angina in low and middle income countries, and demographic, socioeconomic and health factors associated with alcohol consumption. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Telegraph Science 'Drinking a large glass of wine each night damages fertility, study shows.' Dr Annie Britton response to media enquiry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Annie Britton interviewed for comment on Telegraph article 'Drinking a large glass of wine each night damages fertility, study shows.' This generated wider interest in the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/31/drinking-a-large-glass-of-wine-each-night-damages-fert... |
| Description | The Huffington Post article 'The Older You Get, The More Often You Drink Alcohol, Study Finds' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/frequent-drinking-older-adults-study_n_6816608.html |
| Description | The News Daily, Argentina, 'One chart shows when in their lives people drink the most in their lives' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.the-news-daily.com/one-chart-shows-when-in-their-lives-people_408891 |
| Description | The Times Of India 'How drinking behaviour changes as we age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/How-drinking-behaviour-chan... |
| Description | Thisismoney.co.uk article 'How men drink the most when they are in their twenties - but women peak in their forties' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article-2988895/How-men-weekly-drinks-life-20s-women-peak-40s.html |
| Description | UK Press (and online) report: How just one pint a day can increase the risk of heart disease by prematurely ageing the arteries DAILY MAIL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | press coverage in relation to: Darragh O'Neill, Annie Britton, Eric J. Brunner, Steven Bell. Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017; 6 (2): e005288 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4243746/How-just-one-pint-day-increase-risk-heart-disease.... |
| Description | University of Exeter news story reporting findings of research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Research findings were reported on the University of Exeter News pages. This led to further enquirers regarding the study. Associations of sitting behaviours with all-cause mortality over a 16-year follow-up: the Whitehall II study.Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;44(6):1909-16. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_476860_en.html |
| Description | WebMD.com: Moderate, Consistent Drinking May Help Heart |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | WebMD.com: Moderate, Consistent Drinking May Help Heart. Article published generating further interest in the study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20180822/moderate-consistent-drinking-may-help-he... |
| Description | Who should we screen for liver disease? Determining interactions of alcohol consumption and metabolic factors for the development of liver disease: A thirty- year prospective cohort study. Kettil Bruun Society 2019 Conference. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Research findings presented sparking questions and discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Yahoo! Finance article 'One chart shows when in their lives people drink the most' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://beta.finance.yahoo.com/news/one-chart-shows-lives-people-152333517.html |
| Description | Yahoo! News 'Alcohol Intake Peaks at Age 25, But Continues into Old Age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://news.yahoo.com/alcohol-intake-peaks-age-25-continues-old-age-143702481.html |
| Description | Yahoo! News Canada 'Alcohol Intake Peaks at Age 25, But Continues into Old Age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://ca.news.yahoo.com/alcohol-intake-peaks-age-25-continues-old-age-143702481.html |
| Description | Yahoo! News UK & Ireland 'Alcohol Intake Peaks at Age 25, But Continues into Old Age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alcohol-intake-peaks-age-25-continues-old-age-143702481.html |
| Description | e! Science News 'The ups and downs of drinking through the years' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://esciencenews.com/sources/science.blog/2015/03/09/the.ups.and.downs.drinking.through.years |
| Description | eWallstreeter 'Men in UK Tend to Drink More Often With Age' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Media article on 'Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies' BMC Medicine 2015 13:47. A high level of media coverage ensured that study results were available to a wider audience, including the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://ewallstreeter.com/men-in-uk-tend-to-drink-more-often-with-age-3669/ |
| Description | press- online - Science Daily: Long-term heavy drinking may age arteries over time |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article in relation to paper: Darragh O'Neill, Annie Britton, Eric J. Brunner, Steven Bell. Twenty-Five-Year Alcohol Consumption Trajectories and Their Association With Arterial Aging: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017; 6 (2): e005288 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170220190648.htm |
| Description | talk on alcohol controversies and policies at the cross government-department workshop on lifestyle choices (22nd June 2017) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | talk on alcohol controversies and policies at the cross government-department workshop on lifestyle choices (22nd June 2017) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |