Alex McConnachie

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1 Can metabolic syndrome usefully predict cardiovascular disease and diabetes? Outcome data from two prospective studies. Lancet 2008 4.70
2 Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome. N Engl J Med 2008 4.57
3 The accuracy of the Framingham risk-score in different socioeconomic groups: a prospective study. Br J Gen Pract 2005 3.65
4 More time for complex consultations in a high-deprivation practice is associated with increased patient enablement. Br J Gen Pract 2007 3.20
5 Relevance and practical use of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure in general practice. Fam Pract 2005 2.41
6 Students' attitudes and potential behaviour with regard to whistle blowing as they pass through a modern medical curriculum. Med Educ 2003 2.01
7 Benefits of supervised group exercise programme for women being treated for early stage breast cancer: pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2007 1.99
8 Nightly treatment of primary insomnia with prolonged release melatonin for 6 months: a randomized placebo controlled trial on age and endogenous melatonin as predictors of efficacy and safety. BMC Med 2010 1.71
9 Genetic variation at the SLC23A1 locus is associated with circulating concentrations of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C): evidence from 5 independent studies with >15,000 participants. Am J Clin Nutr 2010 1.61
10 Post-discharge survival following pre-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest due to cardiac aetiology: temporal trends and impact of changes in clinical management. Eur Heart J 2005 1.59
11 First year medical student stress and coping in a problem-based learning medical curriculum. Med Educ 2004 1.52
12 Analysis of consultants' NHS and private incomes in England in 2003/4. J R Soc Med 2008 1.50
13 25-Hydroxyvitamin D is lower in deprived groups, but is not associated with carotid intima media thickness or plaques: results from pSoBid. Atherosclerosis 2012 1.46
14 C-reactive protein and prediction of coronary heart disease and global vascular events in the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER). Circulation 2007 1.43
15 The impact of three years' ethics teaching, in an integrated medical curriculum, on students' proposed behaviour on meeting ethical dilemmas. Med Educ 2002 1.41
16 Serial metabolic measurements and conversion to type 2 diabetes in the west of Scotland coronary prevention study: specific elevations in alanine aminotransferase and triglycerides suggest hepatic fat accumulation as a potential contributing factor. Diabetes 2007 1.35
17 Accelerated telomere attrition is associated with relative household income, diet and inflammation in the pSoBid cohort. PLoS One 2011 1.33
18 Nomogram for the decline in serum antimüllerian hormone: a population study of 9,601 infertility patients. Fertil Steril 2010 1.30
19 The Midspan studies. Int J Epidemiol 2005 1.29
20 HLA-A alleles and infectious mononucleosis suggest a critical role for cytotoxic T-cell response in EBV-related Hodgkin lymphoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.27
21 Inverse association between birth weight and C-reactive protein concentrations in the MIDSPAN Family Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004 1.26
22 Can we evaluate population screening strategies in UK general practice? A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing postal and opportunistic screening for genital chlamydial infection. J Epidemiol Community Health 2005 1.22
23 Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort. Int J Epidemiol 2012 1.17
24 Digital asthma self-management interventions: a systematic review. J Med Internet Res 2014 1.16
25 Increasing older adults' walking through primary care: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Fam Pract 2012 1.14
26 Can students' reasons for choosing set answers to ethical vignettes be reliably rated? Development and testing of a method. Med Teach 2004 1.13
27 How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P. BMC Med 2012 1.13
28 Guided self-help cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One 2013 1.12
29 Measuring perceptions of safety climate in primary care: a cross-sectional study. J Eval Clin Pract 2010 1.11
30 Evolving general practice consultation in Britain. Increasing consultation time may not be straightforward. BMJ 2002 1.07
31 Effect of transmission setting and mixed species infections on clinical measures of malaria in Malawi. PLoS One 2008 1.06
32 Baseline characteristics and patient reported outcome data of patients prescribed etanercept: web-based and telephone evaluation. BMC Med Res Methodol 2011 1.04
33 The Y chromosome effect on blood pressure in two European populations. Hypertension 2002 1.02
34 Groin hernia repair: postherniorrhaphy pain. World J Surg 2005 1.01
35 Genetic variation in the 15q25 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) interacts with maternal self-reported smoking status during pregnancy to influence birth weight. Hum Mol Genet 2012 1.01
36 Contribution of Midparental BMI and other determinants of obesity in adult offspring. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008 1.00
37 Maternal and personal cigarette smoking synergize to increase airflow limitation in adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 0.99
38 Risk factors in the Midspan family study by social class in childhood and adulthood. Int J Epidemiol 2008 0.97
39 Pharmacist intervention in primary care to improve outcomes in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2011 0.96
40 Prolonged release melatonin in the treatment of primary insomnia: evaluation of the age cut-off for short- and long-term response. Curr Med Res Opin 2010 0.95
41 External validation of anti-Müllerian hormone based prediction of live birth in assisted conception. J Ovarian Res 2013 0.95
42 External validation of nomogram for the decline in serum anti-Müllerian hormone in women: a population study of 15,834 infertility patients. Reprod Biomed Online 2011 0.95
43 Soluble ST2 associates with diabetes but not established cardiovascular risk factors: a new inflammatory pathway of relevance to diabetes? PLoS One 2012 0.94
44 Comparative population structure of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum under different transmission settings in Malawi. Malar J 2011 0.94
45 The cessation in pregnancy incentives trial (CPIT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2012 0.93
46 West End Walkers 65+: a randomised controlled trial of a primary care-based walking intervention for older adults: study rationale and design. BMC Public Health 2011 0.93
47 Drug-eluting stents: a study of international practice. Am Heart J 2009 0.92
48 Socioeconomic status and diabetes-related hospital admissions: a cross-sectional study of people with diagnosed diabetes. J Epidemiol Community Health 2010 0.92
49 Tightening up? Impact of musculoskeletal ultrasound disease activity assessment on early rheumatoid arthritis patients treated using a treat to target strategy. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.91
50 Interaction of personality traits with social deprivation in determining mental wellbeing and health behaviours. J Public Health (Oxf) 2012 0.90
51 A community-based group-guided self-help intervention for low mood and stress: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013 0.89
52 Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index. Eur J Epidemiol 2011 0.87
53 The impact of a modern medical curriculum on students' proposed behaviour on meeting ethical dilemmas. Med Educ 2004 0.87
54 Walk Well: a randomised controlled trial of a walking intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities: study protocol. BMC Public Health 2013 0.86
55 Circulating 25OHD, dietary vitamin D, PTH, and calcium associations with incident cardiovascular disease and mortality: the MIDSPAN Family Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 0.86
56 The role of the staff MFF in distributing NHS funding: taking account of differences in local labour market conditions. Health Econ 2010 0.86
57 Selection matters-a regional survey of UK consultant opinion on selection into postgraduate surgical and medical training. J Surg Educ 2010 0.85
58 Drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents for off-label indications: a propensity score-matched outcome study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2008 0.85
59 Socioeconomic deprivation and cortical morphology: psychological, social, and biological determinants of ill health study. Psychosom Med 2013 0.85
60 Hospital and operator variations in drug-eluting stent use: a multi-level analysis of 5967 consecutive patients in Scotland. J Public Health (Oxf) 2008 0.83
61 Personality, socio-economic status and inflammation: cross-sectional, population-based study. PLoS One 2013 0.83
62 A Randomized trial of an Asthma Internet Self-management Intervention (RAISIN): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014 0.82
63 Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study. PLoS One 2010 0.82
64 Effect of Smoking on Blood Pressure and Resting Heart Rate: A Mendelian Randomization Meta-Analysis in the CARTA Consortium. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2015 0.82
65 Cardio-metabolic risk factors and cortical thickness in a neurologically healthy male population: Results from the psychological, social and biological determinants of ill health (pSoBid) study. Neuroimage Clin 2013 0.80
66 Parental height in relation to offspring coronary heart disease: examining transgenerational influences on health using the west of Scotland Midspan Family Study. Int J Epidemiol 2012 0.80
67 Language delay is not predictable from available risk factors. ScientificWorldJournal 2013 0.80
68 Motor activity at age one year does not predict ADHD at seven years. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2014 0.79
69 Mothers' use of and attitudes to BabyCheck. Br J Gen Pract 2002 0.79
70 Impact of Scotland's comprehensive, smoke-free legislation on stroke. PLoS One 2013 0.79
71 Predictors of positive and negative parenting behaviours: evidence from the ALSPAC cohort. BMC Pediatr 2014 0.79
72 Socioeconomic status and the cerebellar grey matter volume. Data from a well-characterised population sample. Cerebellum 2013 0.78
73 Early life socioeconomic status, chronic physiological stress and hippocampal N-acetyl aspartate concentrations. Behav Brain Res 2012 0.78
74 Incidence and predictors of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities: prospective study. Br J Psychiatry 2007 0.78
75 The Heart failure and Optimal Outcomes from Pharmacy Study (HOOPS): rationale, design, and baseline characteristics. Eur J Heart Fail 2011 0.77
76 Variation in thromboxane B2 concentrations in serum and plasma in patients taking regular aspirin before and after clopidogrel therapy. Platelets 2014 0.77
77 Toward onset prevention of cognitive decline in adults with Down syndrome (the TOP-COG study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014 0.77
78 FAST INdiCATE Trial protocol. Clinical efficacy of functional strength training for upper limb motor recovery early after stroke: neural correlates and prognostic indicators. Int J Stroke 2013 0.77
79 Antidepressant treatment and cultural differences--a survey of the attitudes of physicians and patients in Sweden and Turkey. BMC Fam Pract 2010 0.77
80 Inexpensive video cameras used by parents to record social communication in epidemiological investigations in early childhood-A feasibility study. Infant Behav Dev 2010 0.77
81 Maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal upper limb pain - a protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the arm pain trial). BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014 0.76
82 Effect of vitamin D supplementation on orthostatic hypotension: data from the vitamin D in isolated systolic hypertension randomized controlled trial. J Hypertens 2014 0.76
83 A cluster randomised controlled trial of pharmacist led statin outreach support (SOS) in primary care: design and baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials 2010 0.76
84 Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case-control study. BMC Pediatr 2013 0.75
85 Correction: Identification of Molecular Markers of Delayed Graft Function Based on the Regulation of Biological Ageing. PLoS One 2016 0.75
86 Patient reported outcome data following influenza A (H1N1p) vaccination in the 2009-2010 season: web-based and telephone evaluation. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2011 0.75
87 Five-year follow-up of participants in a randomised controlled trial showing benefits from exercise for breast cancer survivors during adjuvant treatment. Are there lasting effects? J Cancer Surviv 2012 0.75
88 Can medical students' pre-curriculum performance on the Ethics in Health Care Instrument (EHCI) be used as a predictor of future academic performance? A pilot study. Med Teach 2008 0.75
89 Parent-child relationships: are health visitors' judgements reliable? Community Pract 2010 0.75
90 Mortality from Head Injury over Four Decades in Scotland. J Neurotrauma 2015 0.75