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Overview

John Attia is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia. Their research is predominantly situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and General Health Professions.

Their work addresses a variety of topics, notably:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Attia include the following:

  • Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adults, even in the absence of metabolic risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, 2020, Obesity Reviews
  • Outcome after acute ischemic stroke is linked to sex-specific lesion patterns, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a role for cholesterol in the development of endometrial cancer, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • Drug treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2022, BMJ

Frequent collaborators in research projects include:

  • Ammarin Thakkinstian
  • Gareth J. McKay
  • Christopher Oldmeadow
  • Christopher Levi
  • Mark McEvoy

Attia has published extensively across a range of venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Health Services Research

Best Publications

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary patterns and depression in community-dwelling adults

    Jun S Lai;Sarah Hiles;Alessandra Bisquera;Alexis J Hure

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Retinopathy in Individuals Without Diabetes

    Richard A. Jensen;Xueling Sim;Xiaohui Li;Mary Frances Cotch

  • A method for meta-analysis of molecular association studies.

    Ammarin Thakkinstian;Patrick McElduff;Catherine D'Este;David Duffy

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Extending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Bruce C V Campbell;Henry Ma;Henry Ma;Peter A Ringleb;Mark W Parsons

  • Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

    G. Davies;N. Armstrong;J. C. Bis;J. Bressler

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis and Its Prevention in Critically Ill Adults

    John Attia;Joel G. Ray;Deborah J. Cook;James Douketis

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a variant in HDAC9 associated with large vessel ischemic stroke

    C Bellenguez;S Bevan;A Gschwendtner;Spencer Cca.

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between {beta}2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma: a HuGE review.

    Ammarin Thakkinstian;Mark McEvoy;Cosetta Minelli;Peter Gibson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney J. Scott
Rodney J. Scott University of Newcastle Australia
Elizabeth G. Holliday
Elizabeth G. Holliday University of Newcastle Australia
Christopher R. Levi
Christopher R. Levi John Hunter Hospital
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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