S Chigogora
University College London
5 Papers
3 Citations
S Chigogora is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odds ratio & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 and risk of later depression in older people: prospective evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
TL;DR: There was some evidence that low and high concentrations of IGF-1 were associated with a slightly elevated risk of diagnosed depression and symptoms of depression, which was partly attributable to comorbidities, adverse socioeconomic circumstances, and psychosocial and behavioural factors.
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Relationship between psychological distress, health behaviours and future reports of hypertension among adults in East Zimbabwe: a cohort study
Shehla Shamsuddin,Katherine E. B. Davis,Louisa Moorhouse,Phyllis Mandizvidza,Rufurwokuda Maswera,Tawanda Dadirai,Constance Nyamukapa,Simon Gregson,S Chigogora +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigate the association between psychological distress and later development of hypertension, and how this association may have been influenced by health risk behaviours, among adults in east Zimbabwe.
Association between psychological distress and later reports of hypertension among adults in east zimbabwe
Shehla Shamsuddin,Katherine E. B. Davis,Louisa Moorhouse,Phyllis Mandizvidza,Tawanda Dadirai,Constance Nyamukapa,Simon Gregson,S Chigogora +7 more
TL;DR: PD was associated with increased odds of developing hypertension in Manicaland, and smoking status, drug use and alcohol consumption contributed to this relationship, which may reflect the low prevalence of these behaviours in this study.
Could Greater Physical Activity Reduce Population Prevalence and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Children’s Mental Health Problems? A Policy Simulation
S Chigogora,Anna Pearce,Catherine Law,Russell M Viner,Catherine R Chittleborough,Lucy J Griffiths,Steven Hope +6 more
TL;DR: The authors' simulations suggest that large increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the UK would have little effect on prevalence and inequalities in child mental health problems.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 and risk of depression in older people: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
S Chigogora,Paola Zaninotto,Mika Kivimäki,Andrew Steptoe,George David Batty,George David Batty +5 more
TL;DR: There was some evidence that moderate levels of IGF-1 levels conferred a reduced risk of depression, and some attenuation of these effects was apparent after adjustment for co-morbidity, socioeconomic status and health behaviours.