Associate Professor Ben Lacey
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Ben Lacey
MBChB MSc DPhil FFPH
UK BIOBANK
Ben Lacey is Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at UK Biobank, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford.
His research interests are in population health metrics, health inequalities, and the enhancement of large-scale observational epidemiology, focusing particularly on the use of linked administrative records.
He studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 2004. After a few years clinical work, he undertook specialty training in Public Health Medicine, and received a master’s degree in Global Health Science and a doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Oxford. He joined Oxford Population Health in 2015.
He is also an Honorary Consultant Physician in Public Health at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians.
Recent publications
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Reproducibility and associated regression dilution bias of accelerometer-derived physical activity and sleep in the UK Biobank
Zisou C. et al, (2025)
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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators None., (2024), Lancet Neurol, 23, 973 - 1003
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Corrigendum to "Waist-to-height ratio and body fat percentage as risk factors for ischemic cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from UK Biobank" [Am J Clin Nutr 119 (2024) 1386-1396].
Feng Q. et al, (2024), Am J Clin Nutr
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Adiposity, fat-free mass and incident heart failure in 500 000 individuals.
Oguntade AS. et al, (2024), Open Heart, 11
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Comparison of body composition measures assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis versus dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the United Kingdom Biobank
Feng Q. et al, (2024), Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
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Waist-to-height ratio and body fat percentage as risk factors for ischemic cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study from UK Biobank.
Feng Q. et al, (2024), Am J Clin Nutr, 119, 1386 - 1396