List of works - Nick Townsend

A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth?

scientific article published on 28 May 2015

A systematic review of associations between non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic status within low- and lower-middle-income countries

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Age differences in the association of childhood obesity with area-level and school-level deprivation: cross-classified multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data

scientific article

Age-related comparisons by sex in the domains of aerobic physical activity for adults in Scotland

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Age-related differences in physical activity profiles of English adults

scientific article published on 19 February 2011

Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Associations between Food Outlets around Schools and BMI among Primary Students in England: A Cross-Classified Multi-Level Analysis

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Barriers to healthy dietary choice amongst students in Sri Lanka as perceived by school principals and staff.

scientific article published on February 2017

Cardiovascular disease in Europe 2014: epidemiological update

scientific article published on 1 November 2014

Cardiovascular disease in Europe 2015: epidemiological update

scholarly article

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update

scientific article published on 7 September 2013

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update 2016

scientific article published on 14 August 2016

Challenges of research recruitment in a university setting in England

scientific article published on 20 May 2017

Clinical News

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Comparing trends in mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer in the United Kingdom, 1983-2013: joinpoint regression analysis.

scientific article

Contribution of healthy and unhealthy primary school meals to greenhouse gas emissions in England: linking nutritional data and greenhouse gas emission data of diets.

scientific article

Correction: Associations between Food Outlets around Schools and BMI among Primary Students in England: A Cross-Classified Multi-Level Analysis

scientific article published on 11 January 2016

Current Progress and Future Directions in the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Women in South and Southeast Asian Countries

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Developing and applying a socio-ecological model to the promotion of healthy eating in the school

scientific article published on 13 October 2011

Diet quality of adolescents in rural Sri Lanka based on the Diet Quality Index-International: findings from the 'Integrating Nutrition Promotion and Rural Development' project

scientific article published on 1 April 2019

Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population? A primary care-based, prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight among Women in South and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Environmental and nutrition impact of achieving new School Food Plan recommendations in the primary school meals sector in England

scientific article

Epidemiology report: trends in sex-specific cerebrovascular disease mortality in Europe based on WHO mortality data

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Erratum to: Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student's weight change

scientific article published on 9 December 2016

European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017.

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019

Evaluating the evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing

scientific article published on 20 June 2012

Evaluation of research on interventions aligned to WHO 'Best Buys' for NCDs in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review from 1990 to 2015.

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Examining the evidence of microfinance on non-communicable disease health indicators and outcomes: A systematic literature review

scientific article published on 10 December 2020

Examining trends in cardiovascular disease mortality across Europe: how does the introduction of a new European Standard Population affect the description of the relative burden of cardiovascular disease?

scientific article published on 30 May 2019

Facilitating and limiting factors of workplace health promotion at Rhodes University, South Africa

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student's weight change.

scientific article

Green space and physical activity: an observational study using Health Survey for England data

scientific article

Improvements in the data quality of a national BMI measuring programme.

scientific article

Integrating the development agenda with noncommunicable disease prevention in developing countries: a quasi-experimental study on inter-sectoral action and its impact on self-reported salt consumption-the INPARD study

article

Iron deficiency in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Knowledge, attitudes and perception on dietary salt reduction of two communities in Grahamstown, South Africa.

scientific article published on January 2016

One size does not fit all: implementation of interventions for non-communicable diseases

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Physical fitness and mental health impact of a sport-for-development intervention in a post-conflict setting: randomised controlled trial nested within an observational study of adolescents in Gulu, Uganda

scientific article

Prevalence and correlates of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) among 14 to 15 year old schoolchildren in a medical officer of health area in Sri Lanka

article

Quantifying the global distribution of premature mortality from non-communicable diseases

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Shorter lunch breaks lead secondary-school students to make less healthy dietary choices: multilevel analysis of cross-sectional national survey data.

scientific article

Socioeconomic status and alcohol use in low- and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review.

scientific article published in March 2017

Studying the consumption and health outcomes of fiscal interventions (taxes and subsidies) on food and beverages in countries of different income classifications; a systematic review

scientific article

The development of national multisectoral action plans for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: experiences of national-level stakeholders in four countries

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK 2014

scientific article

The impact of maternal nutrition on offspring's risk of non-communicable diseases in adulthood: a systematic review

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

The impact of poverty reduction and development interventions on non-communicable diseases and their behavioural risk factors in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

The more schools do to promote healthy eating, the healthier the dietary choices by students.

scientific article published on 30 November 2010

The physical activity profile of active children in England.

scientific article published on 16 December 2013

The physical activity profiles of South Asian ethnic groups in England.

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Trends in age-specific coronary heart disease mortality in the European Union over three decades: 1980-2009

scientific article published on 25 June 2013

Trends in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK

scientific article

Trends in the prevalence of overweight among Bangladeshi children aged 24-59 months (2004-2014) by sex and socioeconomic status

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Use of new guidance to profile 'equivalent minutes' of aerobic physical activity for adults in England reveals gender, geographical, and socio-economic inequalities in meeting public health guidance: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

Variations in data collection can influence outcome measures of BMI measuring programmes.

scientific article

List of works by Nick Townsend

A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth?

A systematic review of associations between non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic status within low- and lower-middle-income countries

Age differences in the association of childhood obesity with area-level and school-level deprivation: cross-classified multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data

Age-related comparisons by sex in the domains of aerobic physical activity for adults in Scotland

Age-related differences in physical activity profiles of English adults

Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Associations between Food Outlets around Schools and BMI among Primary Students in England: A Cross-Classified Multi-Level Analysis

Barriers to healthy dietary choice amongst students in Sri Lanka as perceived by school principals and staff.

Cardiovascular disease in Europe 2014: epidemiological update

Cardiovascular disease in Europe 2015: epidemiological update

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update

Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update 2016

Challenges of research recruitment in a university setting in England

Clinical News

Comparing trends in mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer in the United Kingdom, 1983-2013: joinpoint regression analysis.

Contribution of healthy and unhealthy primary school meals to greenhouse gas emissions in England: linking nutritional data and greenhouse gas emission data of diets.

Correction: Associations between Food Outlets around Schools and BMI among Primary Students in England: A Cross-Classified Multi-Level Analysis

Current Progress and Future Directions in the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Women in South and Southeast Asian Countries

Developing and applying a socio-ecological model to the promotion of healthy eating in the school

Diet quality of adolescents in rural Sri Lanka based on the Diet Quality Index-International: findings from the 'Integrating Nutrition Promotion and Rural Development' project

Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population? A primary care-based, prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight among Women in South and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Environmental and nutrition impact of achieving new School Food Plan recommendations in the primary school meals sector in England

Epidemiology report: trends in sex-specific cerebrovascular disease mortality in Europe based on WHO mortality data

Erratum to: Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student's weight change

European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017.

European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019

Evaluating the evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing

Evaluation of research on interventions aligned to WHO 'Best Buys' for NCDs in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review from 1990 to 2015.

Examining the evidence of microfinance on non-communicable disease health indicators and outcomes: A systematic literature review

Examining trends in cardiovascular disease mortality across Europe: how does the introduction of a new European Standard Population affect the description of the relative burden of cardiovascular disease?

Facilitating and limiting factors of workplace health promotion at Rhodes University, South Africa

Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student's weight change.

Green space and physical activity: an observational study using Health Survey for England data

Improvements in the data quality of a national BMI measuring programme.

Integrating the development agenda with noncommunicable disease prevention in developing countries: a quasi-experimental study on inter-sectoral action and its impact on self-reported salt consumption-the INPARD study

Iron deficiency in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Knowledge, attitudes and perception on dietary salt reduction of two communities in Grahamstown, South Africa.

One size does not fit all: implementation of interventions for non-communicable diseases

Physical fitness and mental health impact of a sport-for-development intervention in a post-conflict setting: randomised controlled trial nested within an observational study of adolescents in Gulu, Uganda

Prevalence and correlates of exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) among 14 to 15 year old schoolchildren in a medical officer of health area in Sri Lanka

Quantifying the global distribution of premature mortality from non-communicable diseases

Shorter lunch breaks lead secondary-school students to make less healthy dietary choices: multilevel analysis of cross-sectional national survey data.

Socioeconomic status and alcohol use in low- and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Studying the consumption and health outcomes of fiscal interventions (taxes and subsidies) on food and beverages in countries of different income classifications; a systematic review

The development of national multisectoral action plans for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: experiences of national-level stakeholders in four countries

The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK 2014

The impact of maternal nutrition on offspring's risk of non-communicable diseases in adulthood: a systematic review

The impact of poverty reduction and development interventions on non-communicable diseases and their behavioural risk factors in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

The more schools do to promote healthy eating, the healthier the dietary choices by students.

The physical activity profile of active children in England.

The physical activity profiles of South Asian ethnic groups in England.

Trends in age-specific coronary heart disease mortality in the European Union over three decades: 1980-2009

Trends in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK

Trends in the prevalence of overweight among Bangladeshi children aged 24-59 months (2004-2014) by sex and socioeconomic status

Use of new guidance to profile 'equivalent minutes' of aerobic physical activity for adults in England reveals gender, geographical, and socio-economic inequalities in meeting public health guidance: A cross-sectional study

Variations in data collection can influence outcome measures of BMI measuring programmes.