List of works - Christopher G Owen

A comparison of manual and automated methods of measuring conjunctival vessel widths from photographic and digital images.

scientific article published on March 2004

A comparison of questionnaire, accelerometer, and pedometer: measures in older people.

scientific article published in July 2009

A new computer assisted objective method for quantifying vascular changes of the bulbar conjunctivae

scientific article published on 01 September 1996

A study of whether automated Diabetic Retinopathy Image Assessment could replace manual grading steps in the English National Screening Programme

scientific article published on 5 March 2015

Adiposity in early, middle and later adult life and cardiometabolic risk markers in later life; findings from the British regional heart study.

scientific article

Age and gender variations in age-related macular degeneration prevalence in populations of European ancestry: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

An approach to localize the retinal blood vessels using bit planes and centerline detection

scientific article (publication date: November 2012)

An ensemble classification-based approach applied to retinal blood vessel segmentation

scientific article published on 22 June 2012

An introduction to systematic reviews and meta‐analyses in health care ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2012

An observational study to assess if automated diabetic retinopathy image assessment software can replace one or more steps of manual imaging grading and to determine their cost-effectiveness

scientific article published on December 2016

An open-source tool to identify active travel from hip-worn accelerometer, GPS and GIS data

Are early life factors responsible for international differences in adult blood pressure? An ecological study

scientific article published on 3 March 2005

Are ethnic and gender specific equations needed to derive fat free mass from bioelectrical impedance in children of South asian, black african-Caribbean and white European origin? Results of the assessment of body composition in children study.

scientific article

Automated Diabetic Retinopathy Image Assessment Software: Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness Compared with Human Graders.

scientific article published on 23 December 2016

Automated arteriole and venule classification using deep learning for retinal images from the UK Biobank cohort.

scientific article

Automated retinal image quality assessment on the UK Biobank dataset for epidemiological studies.

scientific article

Automated retinal vessel recognition and measurements on large datasets

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Birth weight and blood cholesterol level: a study in adolescents and systematic review

scientific article

Birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

scientific article published in December 2008

Birth weight and subsequent cholesterol levels: exploration of the "fetal origins" hypothesis

scientific article

Birthweight and risk markers for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in childhood: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Blood vessel segmentation methodologies in retinal images – A survey ⬇️

scientific article published on April 22, 2012

Body mass index adjustments to increase the validity of body fatness assessment in UK Black African and South Asian children

scientific article

Body mass index in early and middle adult life: prospective associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes over a 30-year period: the British Regional Heart Study

scientific article

Breast-feeding and cancer: the Boyd Orr cohort and a systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article

Breast-feeding and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in later life: evidence from epidemiological studies

scientific article published on August 2011

Breast-feeding and childhood cancer: A systematic review with metaanalysis

scientific article

British South Asians aged 13-16 years have higher fasting glucose and insulin levels than Europeans.

scientific article published in September 2005

Cardiometabolic risk markers in Indian children: comparison with UK Indian and white European children

scientific article

Childhood ethnic differences in ametropia and ocular biometry: the Aston Eye Study

scientific article published on 18 July 2011

Childhood obesity as a predictor of morbidity in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 06 October 2015

Cohort profile: Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London: the ENABLE London-Olympic Park cohort

scientific article published on 28 October 2016

Commentary: Early life determinants of blood pressure in childhood—where do we go from here?

Commentary: Effect of initial breastfeeding on cardiovascular risk in later life--a perspective from lower-middle-income countries ⬇️

scientific article published on October 21, 2010

Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes' Village

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Corrigendum to “Interleukin 18 and coronary heart disease: Prospective study and systematic review” [Atherosclerosis 217 (2011) 227–233].

scientific article published in December 2011

Cross-sectional study of ethnic differences in physical fitness among children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE)

scientific article

Delineation of blood vessels in pediatric retinal images using decision trees-based ensemble classification

scientific article published on 24 December 2013

Diabetes and the tortuosity of vessels of the bulbar conjunctiva

scientific article

Diagnosis of childhood obesity using BMI: potential ethicolegal implications and downstream effects: a response.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Dietary energy intake is associated with type 2 diabetes risk markers in children

scientific article published on 12 August 2013

Does β-adrenoceptor blocker therapy improve cancer survival? Findings from a population-based retrospective cohort study.

scientific article

Early emergence of ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes precursors in the UK: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE Study)

scientific article

Effect of breast feeding in infancy on blood pressure in later life: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on November 2003

Effect of breastfeeding and sociodemographic factors on visual outcome in childhood and adolescence

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at diabetic eye screening: a 12-month retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 17 September 2021

Effect of infant feeding on the risk of obesity across the life course: a quantitative review of published evidence

scientific article

Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Between UK Children of Black African-Caribbean and White European Origin

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Ethnic and gender differences in physical activity levels among 9-10-year-old children of white European, South Asian and African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart Health Study in England (CHASE Study).

scientific article published on 19 April 2009

Ethnic and socioeconomic influences on childhood blood pressure: the Child Heart and Health Study in England

scientific article published in November 2012

Ethnic differences in blood lipids and dietary intake between UK children of black African, black Caribbean, South Asian, and white European origin: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Ethnic differences in the prevalence of myopia and ocular biometry in 10- and 11-year-old children: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Evaluating the effect of change in the built environment on mental health and subjective well-being: a natural experiment

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Exploring the use of adjusted body mass index thresholds based on equivalent insulin resistance for defining overweight and obesity in UK South Asian children

article

Family and home correlates of children's physical activity in a multi-ethnic population: the cross-sectional Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article published on 15 February 2011

Family dog ownership and levels of physical activity in childhood: findings from the Child Heart and Health Study in England

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Fruit, vegetable and vitamin C intakes and plasma vitamin C: cross-sectional associations with insulin resistance and glycaemia in 9-10 year-old children

scientific article published on 24 October 2015

Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Housing, neighbourhood and sociodemographic associations with adult levels of physical activity and adiposity: baseline findings from the ENABLE London study

How big is the burden of visual loss caused by age related macular degeneration in the United Kingdom?

scientific article

Hypotensive medication, statins, and the risk of glaucoma

scientific article published on 3 February 2010

Incidence of Late-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration in American Whites: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article

Infant feeding and blood cholesterol: a study in adolescents and a systematic review

scientific article

Influence of adiposity on insulin resistance and glycemia markers among U.K. Children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean, and white European origin: child heart and health study in England

scientific article

Inter-Relationship between Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis in Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Associated Risk Factors in Rural UK Children

scientific article

Interleukin 18 and coronary heart disease: prospective study and systematic review.

scientific article

Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational studies.

scientific article published on 09 June 2009

Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population?

scientific article

Large Scale Population Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wrist Worn Accelerometers: The UK Biobank Study.

scientific article

Measuring retinal vessel tortuosity in 10-year-old children: validation of the Computer-Assisted Image Analysis of the Retina (CAIAR) program

scientific article

Nutritional composition of the diets of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European children in the United Kingdom: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Optic nerve sheath diameter, intracranial pressure and acute mountain sickness on Mount Everest: a longitudinal cohort study

scientific article published on 08 January 2008

Optimal green (red-free) digital imaging of conjunctival vasculature

scientific article published on May 2002

Optimal photographic imaging of the bulbar conjunctival vasculature

scientific article published on 01 March 1996

Patterns of body size and adiposity among UK children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin: Child Heart And health Study in England (CHASE Study) ⬇️

scientific article

Patterns of childhood body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity in South Asian and black participants in the English National child measurement programme: Effect of applying BMI adjustments standardizing for ethnic differences in BMI-body fatnes

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Persistency with medical treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the United Kingdom: 1994-2005.

scientific article published on 11 July 2008

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Levels of Kuwaiti Adolescents: The Study of Health and Activity Among Adolescents in Kuwait

scientific article published on 25 November 2017

Physical activity, obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in 9- to 10-year-old UK children of white European, South Asian and black African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart And health Study in England (CHASE).

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Predicting adult obesity from childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Prospective evaluation of an artificial intelligence-enabled algorithm for automated diabetic retinopathy screening of 30 000 patients

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Reassessing Ethnic Differences in Mean BMI and Changes Between 2007 and 2013 in English Children

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Refractive and corneal astigmatism in white school children in northern ireland

scientific article published on 8 June 2011

Refractive error and visual impairment in school children in Northern Ireland.

scientific article published on 21 May 2010

Regular breakfast consumption and type 2 diabetes risk markers in 9- to 10-year-old children in the child heart and health study in England (CHASE): a cross-sectional analysis.

scientific article

Retinal Vascular Tortuosity and Diameter Associations with Adiposity and Components of Body Composition

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Retinal arteriolar tortuosity and cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic population study of 10-year-old children; the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Risk Factors for Childhood Myopia: Findings From the NICER Study

scientific article published on 5 February 2015

Screen time is associated with adiposity and insulin resistance in children

scientific article

Sex differences in the association between birth weight and total cholesterol. A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 21 July 2005

Simple tests for the diagnosis of childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

Sleep Duration and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Socio-economic position and type 2 diabetes risk factors: patterns in UK children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin

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The Effect of Longer-Term and Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion on Visual Outcome in Adolescence.

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The contribution of physical fitness to individual and ethnic differences in risk markers for type 2 diabetes in children: The Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

The effect of breastfeeding on cardiorespiratory risk factors in adult life

scientific article

The epidemiology of medical treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the United Kingdom: 1994 to 2003.

scientific article published on July 2006

The estimated prevalence and incidence of late stage age related macular degeneration in the UK

scientific article published on 13 February 2012

The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychological wellbeing among adolescents

scientific article published on 17 July 2007

The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related diseases in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Topical treatments for seasonal allergic conjunctivitis: systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and effectiveness.

scientific article

Travel to school and physical activity levels in 9-10 year-old UK children of different ethnic origin; Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

scientific article

Variations in primary open-angle glaucoma prevalence by age, gender, and race: a Bayesian meta-analysis

scientific article published on October 2006

Vascular response of the bulbar conjunctiva to diabetes and elevated blood pressure

scientific article published on October 2005

What factors are associated with physical activity in older people, assessed objectively by accelerometry?

scientific article published on 16 May 2008

List of works by Christopher G Owen

A comparison of manual and automated methods of measuring conjunctival vessel widths from photographic and digital images.

A comparison of questionnaire, accelerometer, and pedometer: measures in older people.

A new computer assisted objective method for quantifying vascular changes of the bulbar conjunctivae

A study of whether automated Diabetic Retinopathy Image Assessment could replace manual grading steps in the English National Screening Programme

Adiposity in early, middle and later adult life and cardiometabolic risk markers in later life; findings from the British regional heart study.

Age and gender variations in age-related macular degeneration prevalence in populations of European ancestry: a meta-analysis

An approach to localize the retinal blood vessels using bit planes and centerline detection

An ensemble classification-based approach applied to retinal blood vessel segmentation

An introduction to systematic reviews and meta‐analyses in health care ⬇️

An observational study to assess if automated diabetic retinopathy image assessment software can replace one or more steps of manual imaging grading and to determine their cost-effectiveness

An open-source tool to identify active travel from hip-worn accelerometer, GPS and GIS data

Are early life factors responsible for international differences in adult blood pressure? An ecological study

Are ethnic and gender specific equations needed to derive fat free mass from bioelectrical impedance in children of South asian, black african-Caribbean and white European origin? Results of the assessment of body composition in children study.

Automated Diabetic Retinopathy Image Assessment Software: Diagnostic Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness Compared with Human Graders.

Automated arteriole and venule classification using deep learning for retinal images from the UK Biobank cohort.

Automated retinal image quality assessment on the UK Biobank dataset for epidemiological studies.

Automated retinal vessel recognition and measurements on large datasets

Birth weight and blood cholesterol level: a study in adolescents and systematic review

Birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

Birth weight and subsequent cholesterol levels: exploration of the "fetal origins" hypothesis

Birthweight and risk markers for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in childhood: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

Blood vessel segmentation methodologies in retinal images – A survey ⬇️

Body mass index adjustments to increase the validity of body fatness assessment in UK Black African and South Asian children

Body mass index in early and middle adult life: prospective associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes over a 30-year period: the British Regional Heart Study

Breast-feeding and cancer: the Boyd Orr cohort and a systematic review with meta-analysis

Breast-feeding and cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in later life: evidence from epidemiological studies

Breast-feeding and childhood cancer: A systematic review with metaanalysis

British South Asians aged 13-16 years have higher fasting glucose and insulin levels than Europeans.

Cardiometabolic risk markers in Indian children: comparison with UK Indian and white European children

Childhood ethnic differences in ametropia and ocular biometry: the Aston Eye Study

Childhood obesity as a predictor of morbidity in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cohort profile: Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London: the ENABLE London-Olympic Park cohort

Commentary: Early life determinants of blood pressure in childhood—where do we go from here?

Commentary: Effect of initial breastfeeding on cardiovascular risk in later life--a perspective from lower-middle-income countries ⬇️

Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes' Village

Corrigendum to “Interleukin 18 and coronary heart disease: Prospective study and systematic review” [Atherosclerosis 217 (2011) 227–233].

Cross-sectional study of ethnic differences in physical fitness among children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE)

Delineation of blood vessels in pediatric retinal images using decision trees-based ensemble classification

Diabetes and the tortuosity of vessels of the bulbar conjunctiva

Diagnosis of childhood obesity using BMI: potential ethicolegal implications and downstream effects: a response.

Dietary energy intake is associated with type 2 diabetes risk markers in children

Does β-adrenoceptor blocker therapy improve cancer survival? Findings from a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Early emergence of ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes precursors in the UK: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE Study)

Effect of breast feeding in infancy on blood pressure in later life: systematic review and meta-analysis

Effect of breastfeeding and sociodemographic factors on visual outcome in childhood and adolescence

Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at diabetic eye screening: a 12-month retrospective cohort study

Effect of infant feeding on the risk of obesity across the life course: a quantitative review of published evidence

Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Between UK Children of Black African-Caribbean and White European Origin

Ethnic and gender differences in physical activity levels among 9-10-year-old children of white European, South Asian and African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart Health Study in England (CHASE Study).

Ethnic and socioeconomic influences on childhood blood pressure: the Child Heart and Health Study in England

Ethnic differences in blood lipids and dietary intake between UK children of black African, black Caribbean, South Asian, and white European origin: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

Ethnic differences in the prevalence of myopia and ocular biometry in 10- and 11-year-old children: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

Evaluating the effect of change in the built environment on mental health and subjective well-being: a natural experiment

Exploring the use of adjusted body mass index thresholds based on equivalent insulin resistance for defining overweight and obesity in UK South Asian children

Family and home correlates of children's physical activity in a multi-ethnic population: the cross-sectional Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

Family dog ownership and levels of physical activity in childhood: findings from the Child Heart and Health Study in England

Fruit, vegetable and vitamin C intakes and plasma vitamin C: cross-sectional associations with insulin resistance and glycaemia in 9-10 year-old children

Global variations and time trends in the prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Housing, neighbourhood and sociodemographic associations with adult levels of physical activity and adiposity: baseline findings from the ENABLE London study

How big is the burden of visual loss caused by age related macular degeneration in the United Kingdom?

Hypotensive medication, statins, and the risk of glaucoma

Incidence of Late-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration in American Whites: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Infant feeding and blood cholesterol: a study in adolescents and a systematic review

Influence of adiposity on insulin resistance and glycemia markers among U.K. Children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean, and white European origin: child heart and health study in England

Inter-Relationship between Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis in Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Associated Risk Factors in Rural UK Children

Interleukin 18 and coronary heart disease: prospective study and systematic review.

Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational studies.

Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population?

Large Scale Population Assessment of Physical Activity Using Wrist Worn Accelerometers: The UK Biobank Study.

Measuring retinal vessel tortuosity in 10-year-old children: validation of the Computer-Assisted Image Analysis of the Retina (CAIAR) program

Nutritional composition of the diets of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European children in the United Kingdom: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE).

Optic nerve sheath diameter, intracranial pressure and acute mountain sickness on Mount Everest: a longitudinal cohort study

Optimal green (red-free) digital imaging of conjunctival vasculature

Optimal photographic imaging of the bulbar conjunctival vasculature

Patterns of body size and adiposity among UK children of South Asian, black African-Caribbean and white European origin: Child Heart And health Study in England (CHASE Study) ⬇️

Patterns of childhood body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity in South Asian and black participants in the English National child measurement programme: Effect of applying BMI adjustments standardizing for ethnic differences in BMI-body fatnes

Persistency with medical treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the United Kingdom: 1994-2005.

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Levels of Kuwaiti Adolescents: The Study of Health and Activity Among Adolescents in Kuwait

Physical activity, obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in 9- to 10-year-old UK children of white European, South Asian and black African-Caribbean origin: the Child Heart And health Study in England (CHASE).