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Cathal McCrory

Trinity College Dublin
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[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status and the 25× 25 risk factors as determinants of premature mortality: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of 1· 7 million men and …

S Stringhini, C Carmeli, M Jokela, M Avendaño… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background In 2011, WHO member states signed up to the 25× 25 initiative, a plan to cut
mortality due to non-communicable diseases by 25% by 2025. However, socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a consensus definition of allostatic load: a multi-cohort, multi-system, multi-biomarker individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis

C McCrory, S McLoughlin, R Layte… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Allostatic load (AL) is a multi-system composite index for quantifying
physiological dysregulation caused by life course stressors. For over 30 years, an extensive …

GrimAge outperforms other epigenetic clocks in the prediction of age-related clinical phenotypes and all-cause mortality

C McCrory, G Fiorito, B Hernandez… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The aging process is characterized by the presence of high interindividual variation between
individuals of the same chronical age prompting a search for biomarkers that capture this …

[HTML][HTML] Does the choice of allostatic load scoring algorithm matter for predicting age-related health outcomes?

S McLoughlin, RA Kenny, C McCrory - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2020 - Elsevier
Allostatic Load (AL) is posited to provide a measure of cumulative physiological
dysregulation across multiple biological systems and demonstrates promise as a sub …

Breastfeeding and risk of overweight and obesity at nine-years of age

C McCrory, R Layte - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Whether breastfeeding is protective against the development of childhood overweight and
obesity remains the subject of considerable debate. Although a number of meta-analyses …

[BOOK][B] Growing up in Ireland national longitudinal study of children. The lives of 9 year olds

J Williams, S Greene, E Doyle, E Harris, R Layte… - 2009 - lenus.ie
The nine-year-old cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is a nationally representative longitudinal
sample of 8,570 nine-year-olds, their families, teachers and other regular caregivers (where …

[HTML][HTML] Social adversity and epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort study on socioeconomic differences in peripheral blood DNA methylation

G Fiorito, S Polidoro, PA Dugué, M Kivimaki, E Ponzi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with earlier onset of age-related chronic
conditions and reduced life-expectancy, but the underlying biomolecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic position, lifestyle habits and biomarkers of epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort analysis

G Fiorito, C McCrory, O Robinson, C Carmeli… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Differences in health status by socioeconomic position (SEP) tend to be more evident at
older ages, suggesting the involvement of a biological mechanism responsive to the …

The effect of pregnancy intention on maternal prenatal behaviours and parent and child health: results of an irish cohort study

C McCrory, S McNally - Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Unintended pregnancy is associated with increased risk for adverse neonatal
and early childhood outcomes spanning an array of indicators, but it remains unclear …

Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study

S Stringhini, C Carmeli, M Jokela, M Avendaño… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the association of low socioeconomic status and risk factors for non-
communicable diseases (diabetes, high alcohol intake, high blood pressure, obesity …