R. Somerville
University College Dublin
10 Papers
42 Citations
R. Somerville is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cohort study & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 10 publications.
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Papers
Longitudinal follow-up of the relationship between dietary intake and growth and development in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study 2001-2013.
Cecily Kelleher,K. Viljoen,H. Khalil,R. Somerville,John T. O'Brien,A. Shrivastava,Celine Murrin +6 more
- 01 Feb 2014
TL;DR: Empirical evidence to date shows consistent familial and cross-generational patterns, particularly in the maternal line, in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study in the Republic of Ireland.
Parental awareness of newborn bloodspot screening in Ireland
TL;DR: Of parents of children screen-detected and subsequently, diagnosed with CF, only half reported awareness at the time of NBS that CF was included, and these results should be used to improve the information provided to expectant mothers.
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Childhood central adiposity at ages 5 and 9 shows consistent relationship with that of the maternal grandmother but not other grandparents
R. Somerville,H. Khalil,Ricardo Segurado,John Mehegan,K. Viljoen,Mirjam M. Heinen,Celine Murrin,Cecily Kelleher +7 more
TL;DR: The importance of a life course approach to childhood obesity has been emphasized, but few studies can prospectively investigate relationships in three‐generation families and the need for more research into this approach is emphasized.
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Total HDL cholesterol efflux capacity in healthy children - Associations with adiposity and dietary intakes of mother and child.
H. Khalil,Celine Murrin,M. O'Reilly,K. Viljoen,Ricardo Segurado,John T. O'Brien,R. Somerville,Fiona C. McGillicuddy,Cecily Kelleher +8 more
TL;DR: Novel analysis shows that efflux capacity is negatively associated with adiposity in early childhood independent of HDL-C, a measure of the atheroprotective property of HDL.
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•Journal Article
Non-pulmonary chronic diseases in adults with cystic fibrosis: analysis of data from the Cystic Fibrosis Registry.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that patients with CF become more susceptible to specific non-pulmonary chronic diseases, such as liver disease and bone disease, as they age.
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