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View article: Development of the ZOE diet score, and associations with dietary diversity
Development of the ZOE diet score, and associations with dietary diversity Open
Diet quality indices are essential tools for assessing diet in epidemiological studies. However, established indices may not adequately capture features of current dietary patterns that impact health. Dietary diversity is widely recognised…
View article: Symptom evolution in individuals with ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination versus influenza vaccination
Symptom evolution in individuals with ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination versus influenza vaccination Open
In individuals with OSC/PCS, symptom resolution improved after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 ; this was not observed, however, after other vaccinations.
View article: Diet quality is associated with lower prevalence of menopausal symptoms: the ZOE PREDICT 3 study
Diet quality is associated with lower prevalence of menopausal symptoms: the ZOE PREDICT 3 study Open
The role of diet in the prevention and management of menopausal symptoms is poorly understood 1,2 . Digital health platforms have the potential to optimise collection of population-level menopause symptom data particularly in a rapidly cha…
View article: Reduction in menopause symptom severity following a personalised app-based dietary intervention program: a pre-post longitudinal analysis of the ZOE PREDICT 3 study
Reduction in menopause symptom severity following a personalised app-based dietary intervention program: a pre-post longitudinal analysis of the ZOE PREDICT 3 study Open
Digital health technologies delivering dietary and lifestyle advice 1,2 may offer a contemporary approach to menopause symptom mitigation in a large population base 3 . This study aimed to evaluate alterations in both diet quality and meno…
View article: A diverse high-fibre plant-based dietary intervention improves gut microbiome composition, gut symptoms, energy and hunger in healthy adults: a randomised controlled trial
A diverse high-fibre plant-based dietary intervention improves gut microbiome composition, gut symptoms, energy and hunger in healthy adults: a randomised controlled trial Open
Diets low in diverse fibre-rich plant foods are a major factor in the rise of chronic diseases globally. The BIOME study ( NCT06231706 ) was a 6-week, parallel design randomised controlled trial in 399 healthy adults in the UK, investigati…
View article: Symptoms before and after COVID-19: a population and case–control study using prospective data
Symptoms before and after COVID-19: a population and case–control study using prospective data Open
Background Some individuals experience prolonged illness after acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed whether pre-infection symptoms affected post-acute COVID illness duration. Methods Survival analysis was performed in adu…
View article: Symptom experience before vs. after confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population and case control study using prospectively recorded symptom data
Symptom experience before vs. after confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection: a population and case control study using prospectively recorded symptom data Open
Background Some individuals experience prolonged illness after acute COVID-19. We assessed whether pre-infection symptoms affected post-COVID illness duration. Methods Survival analysis was performed in adults (n=23,452) with community-man…
View article: Profiling post-COVID-19 condition across different variants of SARS-CoV-2: a prospective longitudinal study in unvaccinated wild-type, unvaccinated alpha-variant, and vaccinated delta-variant populations
Profiling post-COVID-19 condition across different variants of SARS-CoV-2: a prospective longitudinal study in unvaccinated wild-type, unvaccinated alpha-variant, and vaccinated delta-variant populations Open
UK Government Department of Health and Social Care, Chronic Disease Research Foundation, The Wellcome Trust, UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK Research and Innovation London Medical Imaging & Artificial Intelligence…
View article: A regression discontinuity analysis of the social distancing recommendations for older adults in Sweden during COVID-19
A regression discontinuity analysis of the social distancing recommendations for older adults in Sweden during COVID-19 Open
Background This article investigates the impact of a non-mandatory and age-specific social distancing recommendation on isolation behaviours and disease outcomes in Sweden during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pa…
View article: Profiling post-COVID syndrome across different variants of SARS-CoV-2
Profiling post-COVID syndrome across different variants of SARS-CoV-2 Open
Background Self-reported symptom studies rapidly increased our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic and enabled the monitoring of long-term effects of COVID-19 outside the hospital setting. It is now evident that post-COVID synd…
View article: Risk of long COVID associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2
Risk of long COVID associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 Open
The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 (PANGO B.1.1.529) spread rapidly across the world, out-competing former variants soon after it was first detected in November, 2021. According to the Our World in Data COVID-19 database, In Europe, the num…
View article: Illness Characteristics of COVID-19 in Children Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
Illness Characteristics of COVID-19 in Children Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Open
Background: The Delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant was the predominant UK circulating strain between May and November 2021. We investigated whether COVID-19 from Delta infection differed from infection with previous variants in children.…
View article: App-based COVID-19 syndromic surveillance and prediction of hospital admissions in COVID Symptom Study Sweden
App-based COVID-19 syndromic surveillance and prediction of hospital admissions in COVID Symptom Study Sweden Open
The app-based COVID Symptom Study was launched in Sweden in April 2020 to contribute to real-time COVID-19 surveillance. We enrolled 143,531 study participants (≥18 years) who contributed 10.6 million daily symptom reports between April 29…
View article: Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in UK school-aged children and young people decreases infection rates and reduces COVID-19 symptoms
Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in UK school-aged children and young people decreases infection rates and reduces COVID-19 symptoms Open
Background We aimed to explore the effectiveness of one-dose BNT162b2 vaccination upon SARS-CoV-2 infection, its effect on COVID-19 presentation, and post-vaccination symptoms in children and young people (CYP) in the UK during periods of …
View article: Knowledge barriers in a national symptomatic-COVID-19 testing programme
Knowledge barriers in a national symptomatic-COVID-19 testing programme Open
Symptomatic testing programmes are crucial to the COVID-19 pandemic response. We sought to examine United Kingdom (UK) testing rates amongst individuals with test-qualifying symptoms, and factors associated with not testing. We analysed a …
View article: COVID-19 due to the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant compared to B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of SARS-CoV-2: two prospective observational cohort studies
COVID-19 due to the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant compared to B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of SARS-CoV-2: two prospective observational cohort studies Open
Background The Delta (B.1.617.2) variant became the predominant UK circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in May 2021. How Delta infection compares with previous variants is unknown. Methods This prospective observational cohort study assessed symp…