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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 2019 - Australian Laureate Fellow

Overview

Kaarin J. Anstey is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on psychiatry and mental health, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and physiology.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Frailty in Older Adults

They have co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Ruth Peters
  • Perminder S. Sachdev
  • Ranmalee Eramudugolla
  • Nicolas Cherbuin
  • Nicola T. Lautenschlager

Common venues for their publications include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
  • BMJ Open

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them feature topics related to cognitive decline, dementia risk factors, and sex differences in cognitive resilience. Notable papers include:

  • "Reducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia: WHO Recommendations," 2022, published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Estimating prevalence of subjective cognitive decline in and across international cohort studies of aging: a COSMIC study," 2020, published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "Association Between Blood Pressure Variability With Dementia and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," 2021, published in Hypertension
  • "Sex and gender differences in cognitive resilience to aging and Alzheimer's disease," 2024, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Association of sex differences in dementia risk factors with sex differences in memory decline in a population-based cohort spanning 20-76 years," 2021, published in Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Anstey has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science (2021)
  • Australian Laureate Fellow (2019)

Best Publications

  • Cognitive, sensory and physical factors enabling driving safety in older adults.

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Joanne M. Wood;Stephen Lord;Janine G. Walker

  • Smoking as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Cognitive Decline: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Kaarin Anstey;Chwee Chwee Von Sanden;Agus Salim;Richard O'Kearney

  • Physiological factors associated with falls in older community-dwelling women

    Stephen R. Lord;John A. Ward;Philippa Williams;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Body mass index in midlife and late-life as a risk factor for dementia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    Kaarin Anstey;Nicolas Cherbuin;Marc Budge;Jennifer Young

  • Prevalence and determinants of undetected dementia in the community: a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis

    Linda Lang;Angela Clifford;Li Wei;Dongmei Zhang

  • Cholesterol as a risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline: a systematic review of prospective studies with meta-analysis.

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Darren M. Lipnicki;Lee-Fay Low

  • Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline: meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Holly A. Mack;Nicolas Cherbuin

  • An epidemiological study of falls in older community-dwelling women : the Randwick Falls and Fractures Study

    Stephen R. Lord;John A. Ward;Philippa Williams;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Target risk factors for dementia prevention: a systematic review and Delphi consensus study on the evidence from observational studies

    Kay Deckers;Martin P. J. van Boxtel;Olga J. G. Schiepers;Marjolein de Vugt

  • Education, activity, health, blood pressure and apolipoprotein E as predictors of cognitive change in old age: a review.

    Kaarin Anstey;Helen Christensen

  • Air Pollution and Dementia: A Systematic Review

    Ruth Peters;Ruth Peters;Nicole Ee;Jean Peters;Andrew Booth

  • Exposure to air pollution and cognitive functioning across the life course--A systematic literature review.

    Angela Clifford;Linda Lang;Ruoling Chen;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Updating the Evidence on the Association between Serum Cholesterol and Risk of Late-Life Dementia: Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Kimberly Ashby-Mitchell;Ruth Peters

  • Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression

    R. C. Culverhouse;N. L. Saccone;A. C. Horton;Y. Ma

  • The Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC): Testing the invariance of a uni-dimensional resilience measure that is independent of positive and negative affect

    Richard Burns;Kaarin Anstey

  • Western diet is associated with a smaller hippocampus: a longitudinal investigation.

    Felice N. Jacka;Nicolas Cherbuin;Kaarin J. Anstey;Perminder Sachdev

  • The Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Diverse Geographical and Ethnocultural Regions: The COSMIC Collaboration

    Perminder S. Sachdev;Darren M. Lipnicki;Nicole A. Kochan;John D. Crawford

  • Volunteering and Psychological Well-Being Among Young-Old Adults: How Much Is Too Much?

    Timothy D. Windsor;Kaarin J. Anstey;Bryan Rodgers

  • A Population-Based Study of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Associated Impairment in Middle-Aged Adults

    Debjani Das;Nicolas Cherbuin;Peter Butterworth;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Retirement and mental health: analysis of the Australian national survey of mental health and well-being.

    Peter Butterworth;Sarah C. Gill;Bryan Rodgers;Kaarin J. Anstey

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth Australian National University
Mary A. Luszcz
Mary A. Luszcz Flinders University
Tim D. Windsor
Tim D. Windsor Flinders University
Helen Christensen
Helen Christensen University of New South Wales
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Nicola T. Lautenschlager
Nicola T. Lautenschlager University of Melbourne
Anthony F. Jorm
Anthony F. Jorm University of Melbourne
Mark S. Horswill
Mark S. Horswill University of Queensland
Nicole A. Kochan
Nicole A. Kochan University of New South Wales
Lee-Fay Low
Lee-Fay Low University of Sydney

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