Associate Professor Ben Lacey
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Ben Lacey
MBChB MSc DPhil FFPH
UK BIOBANK
Ben Lacey is Associate Professor and UK Biobank Epidemiology Lead at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford.
His research interests are in population health metrics, health inequalities, and the enhancement of large-scale observational epidemiology.
He studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 2004. After a few years clinical work, he undertook specialty training in Public Health, and received both a master’s degree in Global Health Science and a doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Oxford. He joined the Nuffield Department of Population Health in 2015.
He is also an Honorary Consultant Physician in Public Health at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, and Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford.
Recent publications
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Socioeconomic inequalities in the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in United Kingdom, 2020-22
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Razieh C. et al, (2024), BMJ Medicine
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Prospective study design and data analysis in UK Biobank.
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Allen NE. et al, (2024), Science translational medicine, 16
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Independent relevance of adiposity measures to coronary heart disease risk among 0.5 million adults in UK Biobank.
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Trichia E. et al, (2023), Int J Epidemiol, 52, 1836 - 1844
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Associations of diabetes, hypertension and obesity with COVID-19 mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Li C. et al, (2023), BMJ Glob Health, 8
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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022
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LACEY B., (2023), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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Body fat distribution, fat-free mass and cardiovascular function in the UK Biobank
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Oguntade A. et al, (2023), European Heart Journal Supplements