Deborah Jarvis — Endo Lab

article 2016

Lower lung function associates with cessation of menstruation: UK Biobank data

·doi:10.1183/13993003.00412-2016

Little is known about the effect of cessation of menstruation on lung function. The aims of the study were to examine the association of lung function with natural and surgical cessation of menstruation, and assess whether lower lung functi…

2015

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition.

Lancet (London, England) ·doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61340-x

BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised estimation methods, and transparent data sources to enable compariso…

2012

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

Lancet (London, England) ·doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61729-2

BackgroundNon-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies done in 1990 and 2000 have been the o…

article 2007

Menstrual irregularity and asthma and lung function

·doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.04.041

BackgroundOligomenorrhea was associated with more asthma (Respiratory Health in Northern Europe study), but a possible association with lung function has not been investigated previously.ObjectiveTo investigate whether oligomenorrhea was re…

article 2007

The association of asthma, atopy and lung function with hormone replacement therapy and surgical cessation of menstruation in a population‐based sample of English women

·doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01530.x

BACKGROUND: Gynaecological surgery that may lead to cessation of menstruation is a major indication for the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) which in turn has been associated with asthma. METHODS: Information on asthma-like symptoms…