Peycheva, Darina
Li, Leah
Fewtrell, Mary
Silverwood, Richard
Hardy, Rebecca
Article History
Received: 7 January 2024
Accepted: 8 January 2025
First Online: 23 January 2025
Declarations
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: This study used publicly available data that have obtained informed consent from all participants and ethical approval from relevant local ethics committees. The 2012 (Age 42) and 2016 (Age 46) BCS70 surveys have been granted ethical approval from the London-Central (Ref: 11/LO/1560) and the South East Coast – Brighton and Sussex (Ref: 15/LO/14/46) multicentre research ethics committees (MRECs). The 1970 (Birth) and 1975 (Age 5) surveys pre-date the establishment of the MREC system. Informed verbal consent has been obtained from all participants in the study [, ]. The 2002 (Age 45) and 2008 (Age 50) NCDS surveys have been granted ethical approval from the South East (Ref: 01/1/44) and London (Ref: 08/H0718/29) MRECs. The 1958 (Birth) and 1965 (Age 7) surveys pre-date the establishment of ethics of the MREC system. Informed verbal consent has been obtained from all participants in the study [].
: Not applicable. The study uses aggregated pseudonymised data publicly available at the UK Data Service ().
: The authors declare no competing interests.