Heaviness, health and happiness: A cross-sectional study of 163 066 UK Biobank participants

Zia Ul-Haq; Daniel F Mackay; Daniel Martin; Daniel J Smith; Jason M R Gill; Barbara I Nicholl; Breda Cullen; Jonathan Evans; Beverly Roberts; Ian J Deary; John Gallacher; Matthew Hotopf; Nick Craddock; Jill P Pell

doi:10.1136/jech-2013-203077

Heaviness, health and happiness: A cross-sectional study of 163 066 UK Biobank participants

Zia Ul-Haq, Daniel F Mackay, Daniel Martin, Daniel J Smith, Jason M R Gill, Barbara I Nicholl, Breda Cullen, Jonathan Evans, Beverly Roberts, Ian J Deary, John Gallacher, Matthew Hotopf, Nick Craddock, Jill P Pell

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Obesity is known to increase the risk of many diseases and reduce overall quality of life. This study examines the relationship with self-reported health (SRH) and happiness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	340-348
Journal	Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Volume	68
Issue number	4
Early online date	13 Dec 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203077
Publication status	Published - 2014

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© Heaviness, health and happiness : a cross-sectional study of 163 066 UK Biobank participants. / Ul-Haq, Zia; Mackay, Daniel F; Martin, Daniel; Smith, Daniel J; Gill, Jason M R; Nicholl, Barbara I; Cullen, Breda; Evans, Jonathan; Roberts, Beverly; Deary, Ian J; Gallacher, John; Hotopf, Matthew; Craddock, Nick; Pell, Jill P. In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Vol. 68, No. 4, 2014, p. 340-348. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology Phase 2.
Maclullich, A.
1/09/13 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
RA2661 Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology Phase 2. Main Budget.
Deary, I., Gale, C., Holmes, M., Logie, P., Maclullich, A., Porteous, D., Seckl, J., Starr, J., Wardlaw, J. & Okely, J.
1/09/13 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
MRC Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology
Deary, I., Holmes, M., Logie, P., McCulloch, J., Porteous, D., Roberts, N., Seckl, J., Starr, J. & Wardlaw, J.
MRC
1/09/08 → 31/08/13
Project: Research

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Ul-Haq, Z., Mackay, D. F., Martin, D., Smith, D. J., Gill, J. M. R., Nicholl, B. I., Cullen, B., Evans, J., Roberts, B., Deary, I. J., Gallacher, J., Hotopf, M., Craddock, N., & Pell, J. P. (2014). Heaviness, health and happiness: A cross-sectional study of 163 066 UK Biobank participants. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 68(4), 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203077

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RA2661 Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology Phase 2. Main Budget.

MRC Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology

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