Dr Neil Wright
Research groups
- Assessing the impact of measurement error, bias, and confounding in air pollution epidemiology using prospective cohort studies in diverse population [MRC PHRU]
- Burden, causes and consequence of carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese adults [MRC PHRU]
- Health risks associated with long-term ambient temperature and its variability [MRC PHRU]
Neil Wright
PhD, MSc
Medical Statistician
Neil Wright is a medical statistician working on the China Kadoorie Biobank. His main research interest is the effective application of established and novel methods in epidemiology and related research. Neil plans investigations, implements statistical analyses, and reports findings for publication in collaboration with other researchers. He also develops statistical code, packages, and resources, and enjoys contributing to teaching in the department.
He has an MMath in Mathematics, an MSc in Medical Statistics, and PhD in Medical Statistics. His PhD research was on the analysis of cluster randomised trials. Before coming to Oxford in 2016, he worked in the Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit at Queen Mary University of London.
Recent publications
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Genetically Predicted Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study in Chinese Adults.
Journal article
Clarke R. et al, (2023), Hypertension
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Diagnostic accuracy of major stroke types in Chinese adults: A clinical adjudication study involving 40,000 stroke cases.
Journal article
Turnbull I. et al, (2022), Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 21
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Natural history of silent lacunar infarction: 10-year follow-up of a community-based prospective study of 0.5 million Chinese adults.
Journal article
Hao Z. et al, (2021), Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 17
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Hospital management of major stroke types in Chinese adults: a population-based study of 20 000 hospitalised stroke cases.
Journal article
Qin H. et al, (2021), BMJ Open, 11
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Association of heart rate and diabetes among 0.5 million adults in the China Kadoorie biobank: Results from observational and Mendelian randomization analyses.
Journal article
Wang W. et al, (2021), Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 31, 2328 - 2337