Dietary assessment in UK Biobank: An evaluation of the performance of the touchscreen dietary questionnaire by Bradbury, K, Young, H, Guo, W, Key, T

“…The objectives of this paper are to: describe the repeatability of the touchscreen questionnaire in participants (n=20,348) who repeated the assessment centre visit approximately 4 years after recruitment, and compare the dietary touchscreen variables with mean intakes from participants (n=140,080) who completed at least one of the four web-based 24-hour dietary assessments emailed to participants post recruitment. …”

Endogenous sex hormones and prostate cancer: a collaborative analysis of 18 prospective studies. by Roddam, A, Allen, N, Appleby, P, Key, T

“…Relative risks (RRs) of prostate cancer by fifths of serum hormone concentration were estimated by use of conditional logistic regression with stratification by study, age at recruitment, and year of recruitment. All statistical tests were two-sided. …”

Calcium, diet and fracture risk: a prospective study of 1898 incident fractures among 34 696 British women and men. by Key, T, Appleby, P, Spencer, E, Roddam, A, Neale, R, Allen, N

“…Nutrient intakes were estimated using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire administered at recruitment. SETTING: The UK. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 26 749 women and 7947 men aged 20-89 years. …”

Low body mass index in non-meat eaters: the possible roles of animal fat, dietary fibre and alcohol. by Appleby, P, Thorogood, M, Mann, J, Key, T

“…SUBJECTS: 1914 male and 3378 female non-smokers aged 20-89 y at recruitment to the study. MEASUREMENTS: All subjects completed a diet/lifestyle questionnaire at recruitment giving details of their usual diet and other characteristics including height and weight, smoking and drinking habits, amount of exercise, occupation and reproductive history. …”

Alcohol consumption and the risk for prostate cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. by Rohrmann, S, Linseisen, J, Key, T, Jensen, M, Overvad, K, Johnsen, N, Tjønneland, A, Kaaks, R, Bergmann, M, Weikert, C, Naska, A, Trichopoulou, A, Trichopoulos, D, Pala, V, Sacerdote, C, Palli, D, Tumino, R, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Vrieling, A, González, C, Larrañaga, N, Navarro, C, Barricarte, A, Quiros, JR, Martínez-García, C

“…Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, detailed information were collected from 142,607 male participants on the intake of alcoholic beverages at recruitment (for 100% of the cohort) and over lifetime (for 76% of the cohort) between 1992 and 2000. …”

Genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer and its functional characterisation: the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium. by Campa, D, Rizzato, C, Capurso, G, Giese, N, Funel, N, Greenhalf, W, Soucek, P, Gazouli, M, Pezzilli, R, Pasquali, C, Talar-Wojnarowska, R, Cantore, M, Andriulli, A, Scarpa, A, Jamroziak, K, Delle Fave, G, Costello, E, Khaw, K, Heller, A, Key, T, Theodoropoulos, G, Malecka-Panas, E, Mambrini, A, Bambi, F, Landi, S

“…This collective effort is particularly important for pancreatic cancer because it is a relatively rare disease for which little is known about aetiopathogenesis and risk factors. The recruitment of additional collaborators and partner institutions is continuously on-going.…”

Vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk in the United Kingdom Dietary Cohort Consortium by Key, T, Appleby, P, Masset, G, Brunner, E, Cade, J, Greenwood, D, Stephen, A, Kuh, D, Bhaniani, A, Powell, N, Khaw, K

“…Five hundred sixty-five cases of colorectal cancer were matched with 1,951 controls on study centre, age, sex and recruitment date. Dietary intakes of retinol, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, n - 6 fatty acids, n - 3 fatty acids and the ratio of n - 6 to n - 3 fatty acids were estimated and their associations with colorectal cancer examined using conditional logistic regression models, adjusting for exact age, height, weight, energy intake, alcohol intake, fiber intake, smoking, education, social class and physical activity. …”

A case--control study of selenium in nails and prostate cancer risk in British men. by Allen, N, Morris, J, Ngwenyama, R, Key, T

“…Nail clippings were taken at the time of recruitment and selenium concentration, measured using neutron activation techniques, was successfully assayed for 300 case-control pairs and varied six-fold among the controls (0.59 p.p.m.; interquartile range, 0.50-0.71 p.p.m.). …”

Vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk in the United Kingdom Dietary Cohort Consortium. by Key, T, Appleby, P, Masset, G, Brunner, E, Cade, J, Greenwood, D, Stephen, A, Kuh, D, Bhaniani, A, Powell, N, Khaw, K

“…Five hundred sixty-five cases of colorectal cancer were matched with 1,951 controls on study centre, age, sex and recruitment date. Dietary intakes of retinol, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, n - 6 fatty acids, n - 3 fatty acids and the ratio of n - 6 to n - 3 fatty acids were estimated and their associations with colorectal cancer examined using conditional logistic regression models, adjusting for exact age, height, weight, energy intake, alcohol intake, fiber intake, smoking, education, social class and physical activity. …”

Macronutrient intake and risk of urothelial cell carcinoma in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition by Allen, N, Appleby, P, Key, T, Bueno-De-Mesquita, H, Ros, M, Kiemeney, L, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Overvad, K, Weikert, S, Boeing, H, Chang-Claude, J, Teucher, B, Panico, S, Sacerdote, C, Tumino, R, Palli, D, Sieri, S, Peeters, P, Quirós, JR, Jakszyn, P, Molina-Montes, E, Chirlaque, M, Ardanaz, E, Dorronsoro, M

“…Associations were examined using Cox regression, stratified by sex, age at recruitment and centre and further adjusted for smoking status and duration, body mass index and total energy intake. …”

Animal foods, protein, calcium and prostate cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. by Allen, N, Key, T, Appleby, P, Travis, R, Roddam, A, Tjønneland, A, Johnsen, N, Overvad, K, Linseisen, J, Rohrmann, S, Boeing, H, Pischon, T, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Kiemeney, L, Tagliabue, G, Palli, D, Vineis, P, Tumino, R, Trichopoulou, A, Kassapa, C, Trichopoulos, D, Ardanaz, E, Larrañaga, N, Tormo, M, González, C

“…Associations were examined using Cox regression, stratified by recruitment centre and adjusted for height, weight, education, marital status and energy intake. …”

Association between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and fracture risk: the EPIC-Oxford study. by Roddam, A, Neale, R, Appleby, P, Allen, N, Tipper, S, Key, T

“…The authors examined this association within the EPIC-Oxford (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Oxford cohort) study of men and women in the United Kingdom (1993-1999). Five years after recruitment, participants completed a follow-up questionnaire where fracture incidence was self-reported. …”

Mortality in British vegetarians: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Oxford). by Key, T, Appleby, P, Spencer, E, Travis, R, Roddam, A, Allen, N

“…DESIGN: We used a prospective study of men and women recruited throughout the United Kingdom in the 1990s. …”

Nitrosamines and heme iron and risk of prostate cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. by Jakszyn, P, Allen, N, Lujan-Barroso, L, Gonzalez, C, Key, T, Fonseca-Nunes, A, Tjønneland, A, Føns-Johnsen, N, Overvad, K, Teucher, B, Li, K, Boeing, H, Trichopoulou, A, Oikonomou, E, Sarantopoulou, M, Saieva, C, Krogh, V, Tumino, R, Ricceri, F, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Huerta, J, Ardanaz, E, Arguelles, M, Molina-Montes, E, Larrañaga, N

“…METHODS: Data on food consumption and complete follow-up for cancer occurrence was available for 139,005 men, recruited in 8 European countries. Estimates of HRs were obtained by proportional hazard models, stratified by age at recruitment, and study center, and adjusted for total energy intake, smoking status, marital status, dairy products, educational level, and body mass index. …”

Macronutrient intake and risk of urothelial cell carcinoma in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. by Allen, N, Appleby, P, Key, T, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Ros, M, Kiemeney, L, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Overvad, K, Weikert, S, Boeing, H, Chang-Claude, J, Teucher, B, Panico, S, Sacerdote, C, Tumino, R, Palli, D, Sieri, S, Peeters, P, Quirós, JR, Jakszyn, P, Molina-Montes, E, Chirlaque, MD, Ardanaz, E, Dorronsoro, M

“…Associations were examined using Cox regression, stratified by sex, age at recruitment and centre and further adjusted for smoking status and duration, body mass index and total energy intake. …”

Dietary fat and breast cancer: comparison of results from food diaries and food-frequency questionnaires in the UK Dietary Cohort Consortium. by Key, T, Appleby, P, Cairns, B, Luben, R, Dahm, C, Akbaraly, T, Brunner, E, Burley, V, Cade, J, Greenwood, D, Stephen, A, Mishra, G, Kuh, D, Keogh, R, White, I, Bhaniani, A, Borgulya, G, Mulligan, A, Khaw, K

“…DESIGN: A total of 657 cases of breast cancer in premenopausal and postmenopausal women were matched on study, age, and recruitment date with 1911 control subjects. Nutrient intakes were estimated from food diaries and FFQs. …”

Calcium, diet and fracture risk: a prospective study of 1898 incident fractures among 34696 British women and men by Key, T, Appleby, P, Spencer, E, Roddam, A, Neale, R, Allen, N

“…The association of dietary calcium with fracture risk was stronger among women aged under 50 at recruitment than among women aged 50 and above. Dietary calcium intake was not associated with fracture risk in men. …”

Longitudinal changes in weight in relation to smoking cessation in participants of the EPIC-PANACEA study. by Travier, N, Agudo, A, May, A, Gonzalez, C, Luan, J, Wareham, N, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, van den Berg, S, Slimani, N, Rinaldi, S, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Palli, D, Sieri, S, Mattiello, A, Tumino, R, Vineis, P, Norat, T, Romaguera, D, Rodriguez, L, Sanchez, M, Dorronsoro, M, Barricarte, A, Huerta, J, Key, T

“…When smokers who stopped smoking at least 1 year before recruitment were compared to never smokers, no major differences in annual weight gain were observed. …”

Association between endogenous plasma hormone concentrations and fracture risk in men and women: the EPIC-Oxford prospective cohort study. by Roddam, A, Appleby, P, Neale, R, Dowsett, M, Folkerd, E, Tipper, S, Allen, N, Key, T

“…The EPIC-Oxford study is a prospective cohort of men and women living in the UK. Five years after recruitment, participants self-reported previous fractures. …”

Relation between body mass index and mortality in an unusually slim cohort. by Thorogood, M, Appleby, P, Key, T, Mann, J

“…PARTICIPANTS: About 11,000 non-meat eaters and their meat eating friends and relatives, with a median age of 33 years were recruited between 1980 and 1984. More than 20% of the cohort had a self reported BMI below 20 kg/m(2) at recruitment. …”