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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 8512
Email
bob.hancox@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Professor and Head of Department
Department
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
Qualifications
BSc MB ChB MD MRCP(UK) FRACP
Research summary
Respiratory epidemiology
Clinical
Respiratory Physician

Research

Bob Hancox is a respiratory specialist who combines epidemiological and clinical research to investigate why people develop diseases such as asthma, allergies, and chronic lung disease and to find better ways to assess and treat these disorders. Much of his research is based on the long-running Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed 1,037 children since their birth in Dunedin in the early 1970s into adult life. Important findings from this research reveal how childhood experiences and lifestyle affect lung health in adulthood.

He also leads the Next Generation Study, which assesses the children of the Dunedin Study members to understand how health and well-being transfer across generations. Other research has included investigations into the long-term effects of television viewing on children’s health, social, and educational development, and into the early-life origins of obesity.

Publications

Zhang, X., Gray, A. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Distinct trajectories of lung function from childhood to mid-adulthood. Thorax. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220436

Waeijen-Smit, K., Crutsen, M., Keene, S., Miravitlles, M., Crisafulli, E., Torres, A., … Hancox, R. J., … Franssen, F. M. E. (2024). Global mortality and readmission rates following COPD exacerbation-related hospitalisation: A meta-analysis of 65 945 individual patients. ERJ Open Research, 10, 00838-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00838-2023

Hancox, R. J. (2024). Respiratory health effects of cannabis: How should we respond to liberalization of cannabis laws? Respirology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/resp.14676

Divinagracia, J. R. C., Dummer, J., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Lung function and cardiovascular risk at age 45 in a cohort of the general population. Respiratory Medicine, 222, 107507. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107507

Sligo, J. L., Hohmann-Marriott, B. E., McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Impact of New Zealand teenagers’ fertility intentions on childbearing. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 15(1), 89-108. doi: 10.1332/175795921x16783960472524

Hancox, R. J., & Whyte, K. F. (2001). Pocket guide to lung function tests. Roseville: McGraw Hill.

Authored Book - Research

Hancox, B., Baxter, J., & Poulton, R. (2010). Research strategies for studying development. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (2nd ed.) (pp. 2-11). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.

Chapter in Book - Research

Hancox, B., Baxter, J., & Poulton, R. (2006). Research strategies for studying development. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (pp. 9-18). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson Education New Zealand.

Chapter in Book - Research

Divinagracia, J. R. C., Dummer, J., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Lung function and cardiovascular risk at age 45 in a cohort of the general population. Respiratory Medicine, 222, 107507. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107507

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Sligo, J. L., Hohmann-Marriott, B. E., McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Impact of New Zealand teenagers’ fertility intentions on childbearing. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 15(1), 89-108. doi: 10.1332/175795921x16783960472524

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Waeijen-Smit, K., Crutsen, M., Keene, S., Miravitlles, M., Crisafulli, E., Torres, A., … Hancox, R. J., … Franssen, F. M. E. (2024). Global mortality and readmission rates following COPD exacerbation-related hospitalisation: A meta-analysis of 65 945 individual patients. ERJ Open Research, 10, 00838-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00838-2023

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Zhang, X., Gray, A. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2024). Distinct trajectories of lung function from childhood to mid-adulthood. Thorax. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220436

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Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., McAnally, H., Belsky, J., Macdonald, J. A., Spry, E. A., … Sligo, J., … Iosua, E., … Hancox, R. J., & Olsson, C. A. (2023). Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study. Child Development, 94, 60-73. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13839

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Low, S., Aum, S., Nie, L., Ward, J., Nguyen, K., Pereira, L., … Hancox, R. J., & Dockerty, J. D. (2023). Attitudes towards the mixing of COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated patients in multi-bed hospital rooms. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1577), 35-56. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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MacDonell, N., & Hancox, R. J. (2023). Childhood and adolescent television viewing and metabolic syndrome in mid-adulthood. Pediatrics, 152(2), e2022060768. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-060768

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McAnally, H. M., Iosua, E., Belsky, J., Sligo, J. L., Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., … Hancox, R. J. (2023). Does adolescent academic achievement predict future parenting? Infant & Child Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/icd.2483

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Thomson, K. C., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Spry, E. A., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H. M., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2023). Continuities in maternal substance use from early adolescence to parenthood: Findings from the intergenerational cohort consortium. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2136-2145. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721003925

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Wertz, J., Moffitt, T. E., Arseneault, L., Barnes, J. C., Boivin, M., Corcoran, D. L., … Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., … Poulton, R., … Caspi, A. (2023). Genetic associations with parental investment from conception to wealth inheritance in six cohorts. Nature Human Behaviour. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41562-023-01618-5

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Woodall, M. J., Ma, J., Emett, K., Hamblin, A. P. E., Knowles, K., Lee, T. H., Mitchell, W., Ofoia, W. I., Topeto, L. R., Dockerty, J. D., & Hancox, R. J. (2023). Investigating attitudes and insights into the global warming impact of inhalers. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 94-105. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Bryce, A., Foley, L., Phillipson, J., Slow, S., Storer, M., Williman, J., Beasley, R., Bhally, H., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Gracie, K., Hancox, R. J., Hills, T., Hogg, S., … Kearns, N., … Murdoch, D., Raymond, N., … Maze, M. J. (2022). Clinical features of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 from February to October 2020, during the early waves of the pandemic in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1552), 120-130. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Guiney, H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Belsky, J., Kokaua, J., Broadbent, J., Cheyne, K., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., Righarts, A., Thomson, W. M., … Poulton, R. (2022). Childhood sexual abuse and pervasive problems across multiple life domains: Findings from a five-decade study. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001146

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Hancox, R. J., Gray, A. R., Zhang, X., Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., & Sears, M. R. (2022). Differential effects of cannabis and tobacco on lung function in mid-adult life. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 205(10), 1179-1185. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2058OC

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Hatter, L., Houghton, C., Bruce, P., Holliday, M., Eathorne, A., Pavord, I., … Hancox, R. J., Braithwaite, I., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the Novel START and PRACTICAL study teams. (2022). Asthma control with ICS-formoterol reliever versus maintenance ICS and SABA reliever therapy: A post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 9(1), e001271. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001271

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Macdonald, J. A., Greenwood, C., Letcher, P., Spry, E. A., McAnally, H. M., Thomson, K., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2022). From adolescence to parenthood: A multi-decade study of preconception mental health problems and postpartum parent-infant bonds. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, 601-610. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01965-y

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McAnally, H. M., Sligo, J. L., Baxter, J., Tansley, J. E., Bolton, A. E., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Changes to family structure, household composition and address among young New Zealanders: An update. Kōtuitui, 17(2), 260-271. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.1957946

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McAnally, H. M., Wiki Te Oi, A., Nada-Raja, S., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). The longitudinal association of childhood and adolescent television viewing with substance use disorders and disordered gambling in adulthood up to age 45. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00918-7

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Tan, H. S., McAnally, H. M., Dummer, J., & Hancox, R. J. (2022). Lifetime cannabis exposure and small airway function in a population-based cohort study. ERJ Open Research, 8, 00688-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00688-2021

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Uruamo, S., McAllister, S., Scott, N., Hancox, R. J., Hayudini, R., Baxter, J., & Hill, P. C. (2022). Feasibility study of the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection for Māori in the Waikato region, Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(6), 872-877. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13274

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Bennett, M. R., Chang, C. L., Tuffery, C., Hopping, S., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). The impact of regular bisoprolol on the response to salbutamol in asthma: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial. Respirology, 26, 226-232. doi: 10.1111/resp.13955

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Curtis, M., Duncan, R., Jing, M., Kim, A., Lu, V. T., Redshaw, J., Stevens, R. R. Y., Truppman-Lattie, D., Young, S., Zhou, D., Fairchild-Brunt, T., Hancox, R. J., & Atmore, C. (2021). "Not a perfect solution, but...": A single-practice survey of patient experience of phone consultations during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1544), 35-48. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Elliott, M. L., Caspi, A., Houts, R. M., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J. M., Hancox, R. J., … Hogan, S., Keenan, R., … Melzer, T. R., … Ramrakha, S., … Righarts, A., … Thomson, W. M., Thorne, P. R., … Wilson, G., … Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Disparities in the pace of biological aging among midlife adults of the same chronological age have implications for future frailty risk and policy. Nature Aging, 1(3), 295-308. doi: 10.1038/s43587-021-00044-4

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Fairweather, S. M., Chang, C. L., Mansell, C. J., Shafuddin, E., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on the cardio-respiratory health of New Zealanders. Respirology, 26, 1041-1048. doi: 10.1111/resp.14119

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Jaffee, S. R., Sligo, J. L., McAnally, H. M., Bolton, A. E., Baxter, J. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Early-onset and recurrent depression in parents increases risk of intergenerational transmission to adolescent offspring. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 62(8), 979-988. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13356

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Jayasimhan, D., Foster, S., Chang, C. L., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Cardiac biomarkers in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Intensive Care, 9, 36. doi: 10.1186/s40560-021-00548-6

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McAnally, H. M., Iosua, E., Sligo, J. L., Belsky, J., Spry, E., Letcher, P., … Williams, S., McGee, R., Bolton, A. E., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Childhood disadvantage and adolescent socioemotional wellbeing as predictors of future parenting behaviour. Journal of Adolescence, 86, 90-100. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.12.005

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Shafuddin, E., Fairweather, S. M., Chang, C. L., Tuffery, C., & Hancox, R. J. (2021). Cardiac biomarkers and long-term outcomes of exacerbations of COPD: A long-term follow-up of two cohorts. ERJ Open Research, 7, 00531-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00531-2020

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Thomson, K. C., Romaniuk, H., Greenwood, C. J., Letcher, P., Spry, E., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H. M., … Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2021). Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: A 36-year prospective cohort. Psychological Medicine, 51, 2126-2133. doi: 10.1017/s0033291720000902

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Wertz, J., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Leung, J. H., Poulton, R., … Ramrakha, S., … Thorne, P. R., Wilson, G. A., & Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Association of history of psychopathology with accelerated aging at midlife. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(5), 530-539. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4626

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Baggott, C., Hansen, P., Hancox, R. J., Hardy, J. K., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., … Fingleton, J., on behalf of the PRACTICAL discrete choice experiment study team. (2020). What matters most to patients when choosing treatment for mild-moderate asthma? Results from a discrete choice experiment. Thorax, 75, 842-848. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214343

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Baggott, C., Hardy, J., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Hall, D., Vohlidkova, A., Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R., on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2020). Self-titration of inhaled corticosteroid and β2-agonist in response to symptoms in mild asthma: A pre-specified analysis from the PRACTICAL randomised controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal, 56, 2000170. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00170-2020

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Baggott, C., Reddel, H. K., Hardy, J., Sparks, J., Holliday, M., Corin, A., … Reid, J., … Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., … on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2020). Patient preferences for symptom-driven or regular preventer treatment in mild to moderate asthma: Findings from the PRACTICAL study, a randomised clinical trial. European Respiratory Journal, 55, 1902073. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02073-2019

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Brown, S. G. A., Ball, E. L., Perrin, K., Asha, S., Braithwaite, I., Egerton-Warburton, D., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., for the PSP Investigators, including Beckert, L., & Hancox, R. J. (2020). Conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax. New England Journal of Medicine, 382, 405-415. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1910775

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Gracie, K., & Hancox, R. J. (2020). Cannabis use disorder and the lungs. Addiction, 116, 182-190. doi: 10.1111/add.15075

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Hancox, R. J., Thomas, L., Williams, M. J. A., & Sears, M. R. (2020). Associations between lung and endothelial function in early middle age. Respirology, 25, 89-96. doi: 10.1111/resp.13556

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Hardy, J., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Baggott, C., Fingleton, J., Semprini, A., Holliday, M., Hancox, R. J., Weatherall, M., & Harwood, M. (2020). Combination budesonide/formoterol inhaler as sole reliever therapy in Māori and Pacific people with mild and moderate asthma. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1520), 68-79. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Letcher, P., Greenwood, C. J., Romaniuk, H., Spry, E., Macdonald, J. A., McAnally, H., … Sligo, J., Hancox, R. J., … Olsson, C. A. (2020). Adolescent and young adult mental health problems and infant offspring behavior: Findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 272, 521-528. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.101

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Pavord, I. D., Holliday, M., Reddel, H. K., Braithwaite, I., Ebmeier, S., Hancox, R. J., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the Novel START Study Team. (2020). Predictive value of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in adults with mild asthma: A prespecified subgroup analysis of an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8, 671-680. doi: 10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30053-9

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Spry, E., Moreno-Betancur, M., Becker, D., Romaniuk, H., Carlin, J. B., Molyneaux, E., … McAnally, H., Hancox, R., … Patton, G. C. (2020). Maternal mental health and infant emotional reactivity: A 20-year two-cohort study of preconception and perinatal exposures. Psychological Medicine, 50, 827-837. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719000709

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Beasley, R., Holliday, M., Reddel, H. K., Braithwaite, I., Ebmeier, S., Hancox, R. J., … Weatherall, M., for the Novel START Study Team, including Fingleton, J., Semprini, A., & Reid, J. (2019). Controlled trial of budesonide–formorterol as needed for mild asthma. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(21), 2020-2030. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901963

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Bissell, K., Ellwood, P., Ellwood, E., Chiang, C.-Y., Marks, G. B., Sony, A. E., … the Global Asthma Network Study Group, including Hancox, R., & Pattemore, P. (2019). Essential Medicines at the National Level: The Global Asthma Network's Essential Asthma Medicines Survey 2014. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(4), 605. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040605

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Hardy, J., Baggott, C., Fingleton, J., Reddel, H. K., Hancox, R. J., Harwood, M., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., on behalf of the PRACTICAL study team. (2019). Budesonide-formoterol reliever therapy versus maintenance budesonide plus terbutaline reliever therapy in adults with mild to moderate asthma (PRACTICAL): A 52-week, open-label, multicentre, superiority, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 394, 919-928. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31948-8

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McAnally, H. M., Young, T., & Hancox, R. J. (2019). Childhood and adolescent television viewing and internalising disorders in adulthood. Preventive Medicine Reports, 15, 100890. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100890

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Rasmussen, L. J. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J. M., Cohen, H. J., d'Arbeloff, T., … Hancox, R. J., … Hogan, S., … Ireland, D., Knodt, A. R., Meredith-Jones, K., … Morrison, L., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Sneddon, K., Thomson, W. M., … Moffitt, T. E. (2019). Association of neurocognitive and physical function with gait speed in midlife. JAMA Network Open, 2(10), e1913123. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13123

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Shafuddin, E., Chang, C. L., Cooray, M., McAnulty, K. A., Karalus, N. C., Lee, M. H. S., & Hancox, R. J. (2019). Cardiac dysfunction in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is often not detected by electrocardiogram and chest radiographs. Internal Medicine Journal, 49(6), 761-769. doi: 10.1111/imj.14144

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Sligo, J., Jones, B., Davies, C., Egan, R., Ingham, T., Hancox, B., & Richards, R. (2019). The experiences of young people with chronic illness in New Zealand: A qualitative study. Child: Care, Health & Development, 45(5), 660-669. doi: 10.1111/cch.12696

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Sugden, K., Hannon, E. J., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D. W., Broadbent, J. M., Corcoran, D. L., Hancox, R. J., … Poulton, R., … Thomson, W. M., … Caspi, A. (2019). Establishing a generalized polyepigenetic biomarker for tobacco smoking. Translational Psychiatry, 9, 92. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0430-9

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Hancox, R. J., & Rasmussen, F. (2018). Does physical fitness enhance lung function in children and young adults? European Respiratory Journal, 51(2), 1701374. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01374-2017

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Hancox, R. J., Pavord, I. D., & Sears, M. R. (2018). Associations between blood eosinophils and decline in lung function among adults with and without asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 51(4), 1702536. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02536-2017

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McAnally, H. M., Reeves, L. M., Sligo, J. L., & Hancox, R. J. (2018). Intergenerational changes in adolescents' physical fitness and weight in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1482), 16-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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McAnally, H. M., Robertson, L. A., & Hancox, R. J. (2018). Effects of an outdoor education programme on creative thinking and well-being in adolescent boys. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 53(2), 241-255. doi: 10.1007/s40841-018-0111-x

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Mitchell, E. A., Stewart, A. W., Braithwaite, I., Murphy, R., Hancox, R. J., Wall, C., Beasley, R., and the ISAAC Phase III Study Group, including Crane, J., & Pattemore, P. (2018). Factors associated with body mass index in children and adolescents: An international cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE, 13(5), e0196221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196221

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Shafuddin, E., Chang, C. L., & Hancox, R. J. (2018). Comparing severity scores in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 12, 2668-2675. doi: 10.1111/crj.12973

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Shafuddin, E., Chang, C. L., Cooray, M., Tuffery, C. M., Hopping, S. J., Sullivan, G. D., … Hancox, R. J. (2018). Changes in biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction during exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Medicine, 145, 192-199. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.11.008

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Wall, C. R., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Murphy, R., Braithwaite, I., Beasley, R., … and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (2018). Association between frequency of consumption of fruit, vegetables, nuts and pulses and BMI: Analyses of the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC). Nutrients, 10(3), 316. doi: 10.3390/nu10030316

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Asher, I., Haahtela, T., Selroos, O., Ellwood, P., Ellwood, E., the Global Asthma Network Study Group, including Hancox, R., … Pattemore, P., & Ituaso-Conway, N. (2017). Global Asthma Network survey suggests more national asthma strategies could reduce burden of asthma. Allergologia et Immunopathologia, 45(2), 105-114. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2016.10.013

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Braithwaite, I. E., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Murphy, R., Wall, C. R., Beasley, R., … and the ISAAC Phase 3 Study Group. (2017). Body mass index and vigorous physical activity in children and adolescents: An international cross-sectional study. Acta Paediatrica, 106(8), 1323-1330. doi: 10.1111/apa.13903

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Mitchell, E. A., Stewart, A. W., Braithwaite, I., Hancox, R. J., Murphy, R., Wall, C., Beasley, R., and ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Crane, J. (2017). Birth weight and subsequent body mass index in children: An international cross-sectional study. Pediatric Obesity, 12(4), 280-285. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12138

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Robinson, P. D., King, G. G., Sears, M. R., Hong, C. Y., & Hancox, R. J. (2017). Determinants of peripheral airway function in adults with and without asthma. Respirology, 22(6), 1110-1117. doi: 10.1111/resp.13045

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Shin, H. H., Lynch, S. J., Gray, A. R., Sears, M. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2017). How much atopy is attributable to common childhood environmental exposures? A population-based birth cohort study followed to adulthood. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(6), 2009-2016. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx098

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Sligo, J. L., McAnally, H. M., Tansley, J. E., Baxter, J. M., Bolton, A. E., Skillander, K. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2017). The dynamic, complex and diverse living and care arrangements of young New Zealanders: Implications for policy. Kōtuitui, 12(1), 41-55. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2016.1196715

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Hancox, R. J., Gray, A. R., Poulton, R., & Sears, M. R. (2016). The effect of cigarette smoking on lung function in young adults with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 194(3), 276-284. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201512-2492OC

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Hancox, R. J., Gray, A. R., Sears, M. R., & Poulton, R. (2016). Systemic inflammation and lung function: A longitudinal analysis. Respiratory Medicine, 111, 54-59. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.12.007

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Lynch, S. J., Sears, M. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2016). Thumb-sucking, nail-biting, and atopic sensitization, asthma, and hay fever. Pediatrics, 138(2), e20160443. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0443

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MacDonald, M. I., Shafuddin, E., King, P. T., Chang, C. L., Bardin, P. G., & Hancox, R. J. (2016). Cardiac dysfunction during exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(2), 138-148. doi: 10.1016/s2213-2600(15)00509-3

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Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Cerdá, M., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Thomson, W. M., & Moffitt, T. E. (2016). Associations between cannabis use and physical health problems in early midlife: A longitudinal comparison of persistent cannabis vs tobacco users. JAMA Psychiatry, 73(7), 731-740. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0637

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Robertson, L., Iosua, E., McGee, R., & Hancox, R. J. (2016). Non-daily, low-rate daily, and high-rate daily smoking in young adults: A 17 year follow-up. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18(5), 943-949. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv167

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Sutherland, T. J. T., McLachlan, C. R., Sears, M. R., Poulton, R., & Hancox, R. J. (2016). The relationship between body fat and respiratory function in young adults. European Respiratory Journal, 48(3), 734-747. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02216-2015

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Braithwaite, I., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Pattemore, P. (2015). Maternal post-natal tobacco use and current parental tobacco use is associated with higher body mass index in children and adolescents: An international cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1), 220. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0538-x

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Guldberg-Møller, J., Hancox, B., Mikkelsen, D., Hansen, H. S., & Rasmussen, F. (2015). Physical fitness and amount of asthma and asthma-like symptoms from childhood to adulthood. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 9(3), 314-321. doi: 10.1111/crj.12145

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Hancox, R. J., Shin, H. H., Gray, A. R., Poulton, R., & Sears, M. R. (2015). Effects of quitting cannabis on respiratory symptoms. European Respiratory Journal, 46, 80-87. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00228914

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Hancox, R. J., Stewart, A. W., Braithwaite, I., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Crane, J. (2015). Association between breastfeeding and body mass index at age 6-7 years in an international survey. Pediatric Obesity, 10(4), 283-287. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.266

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Murphy, R., Stewart, A. W., Braithwaite, I., Beasley, R., Hancox, R. J., Mitchell, E. A., and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Crane, J., MacKay, R., Moyes, C., & Pattemore, P. (2015). Association between paracetamol use in infancy or childhood with body mass index. Obesity, 23(5), 1030-1038. doi: 10.1002/oby.21045

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Patel, M., Pilcher, J., Hancox, R. J., Sheahan, D., Pritchard, A., Braithwaite, I., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., for the SMART Study Group. (2015). The use of β2-agonist therapy before hospital attendance for severe asthma exacerbations: A post-hoc analysis. Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 25, 14099. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.99

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Belsky, D. W., Shalev, I., Sears, M. R., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Moffitt, T. E., … Poulton, R., & Caspi, A. (2014). Is chronic asthma associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length at midlife? American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 190(4), 384-391. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0370OC

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Braithwaite, I., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Crane, J., & Pattemore, P. (2014). Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: An international cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4(12), e005813. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005813

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Iosua, E. E., Gray, A. R., McGee, R., Landhuis, C. E., Keane, R., & Hancox, R. J. (2014). Employment among schoolchildren and its associations with adult substance use, psychological well-being, and academic achievement. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(4), 542-548. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.03.018

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Israel, S., Moffitt, T. E., Belsky, D. W., Hancox, R. J., Poulton, R., Roberts, B., Thomson, W. M., & Caspi, A. (2014). Translating personality psychology to help personalize preventive medicine for young adult patients. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 106(3), 484-498. doi: 10.1037/a0035687

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Murphy, R., Stewart, A. W., Braithwaite, I., Beasley, R., Hancox, R. J., Mitchell, E. A., and the ISAAC Phase 3 Study Group. (2014). Antibiotic treatment during infancy and increased body mass index in boys: An international cross-sectional study. International Journal of Obesity, 38(8), 1115-1119. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.218

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Pearce, M. S., Hancox, R. J., Parker, L., & Gibson, G. J. (2014). Lung function and plasma fibrinogen concentrations in the Newcastle Thousand Families birth cohort between age 49 and 51 years. Respirology, 19(1), 53-57. doi: 10.1111/resp.12158

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Rasmussen, F., & Hancox, R. J. (2014). Mechanisms of obesity in asthma. Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 14(1), 35-43. doi: 10.1097/aci.0000000000000024

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Robertson, L., McGee, R., & Hancox, R. J. (2014). Smoking cessation and subsequent weight change. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(6), 867-871. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt284

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Shin, H. H., Sears, M. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2014). Prevalence and correlates of a 'knee' pattern on the maximal expiratory flow-volume loop in young adults. Respirology, 19(7), 1052-1058. doi: 10.1111/resp.12352

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Belsky, D. W., Sears, M. R., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Moffitt, T. E., … Poulton, R., & Caspi, A. (2013). Polygenic risk and the development and course of asthma: An analysis of data from a four-decade longitudinal study. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 1(6), 453-461. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70101-2

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Braithwaite, I., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group, including Crane, J., MacKay, R., Moyes, C., & Pattemore, P. (2013). The worldwide association between television viewing and obesity in children and adolescents: Cross sectional study. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e74263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074263

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Chang, C. L., Mills, G. D., Karalus, N. C., Jennings, L. C., Laing, R., Murdoch, D. R., Chambers, S. T., … Hancox, R. J. (2013). Biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction and mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in adults. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e62612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062612

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Davies, A. R., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Induced sputum in asthma: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 19(1), 60-65. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32835b118e

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Hancox, R. J., Landhuis, C. E., & Sears, M. R. (2013). Forceps birth delivery, allergic sensitisation, and asthma: A population-based cohort study. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 43(3), 332-336. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04058.x

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Lee, M. H. S., Chang, C. L., Davies, A. R., Davis, M., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Cardiac dysfunction and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Internal Medicine Journal, 43(5), 595-598. doi: 10.1111/imj.12112

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Rasmussen, F., Hancox, R. J., Nair, P., Hansen, H. S., Siersted, H. C., & Nybo, M. (2013). Associations between airway hyperresponsiveness, obesity and lipoproteins in a longitudinal cohort. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 7(3), 268-275. doi: 10.1111/crj.12000

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Robertson, L. A., McAnally, H. M., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Childhood and adolescent television viewing and antisocial behavior in early adulthood. Pediatrics, 31(3), 439-446. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1582

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Yang, I. A., Ko, F. W.-S., Lim, T. K., & Hancox, R. J. (2013). Year in review 2012: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology, 18(3), 565-572. doi: 10.1111/resp.12049

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Belsky, J., Hancox, R. J., Sligo, J., & Poulton, R. (2012). Does being an older parent attenuate the intergenerational transmission of parenting? Developmental Psychology, 48(6), 1570-1574. doi: 10.1037/a0027599

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Hancox, R. J., & Landhuis, C. E. (2012). Association between sleep duration and haemoglobin A1c in young adults. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 66, 957-961. doi: 10.1136/jech-2011-200217

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Hancox, R. J., Cowan, D. C., Aldridge, R. E., Cowan, J. O., Palmay, R., Williamson, A., Town, G. I., & Taylor, D. R. (2012). Asthma phenotypes: Consistency of classification using induced sputum. Respirology, 17(3), 461-466. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02113.x

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Hancox, R. J., Subbarao, P., & Sears, M. R. (2012). Relevance of birth cohorts to assessment of asthma persistence. Current Allergy & Asthma Reports, 12(3), 175-184. doi: 10.1007/s11882-012-0255-6

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