Chair in Medical Statistics
- About
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- Email Address
- a.j.lee@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437111
- Office Address
Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 1.005 Polwarth Building, Foresterhill
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Following graduation with an MSc Medical Statistics from Newcastle University in 1987, I worked as a research statistician in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, University of Dundee between 1987-1993. After successful award of my PhD, I moved to the Wolfson Unit for Peripheral Vascular Diseases, University of Edinburgh and worked as a senior research fellow for 9 years.
In 2003, I joined the Univeristy of Aberdeen as medical statistician for the Department of Primary Care. I was made Reader in 2004 and attained Professor in 2006. I held the post of Deputy Director of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) between 2011-2018 and was then appointed Director of the IAHS between 2018-2023. In 2024, I took on role as IAHS EDI Lead.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- EDI Lead for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (2024-)
- Director of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (2018-2023)
- Deputy Director of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (2011-2018)
- Non Ex Officio member of University Senate (2015-2023)
- Member of Joint Consultative Committee Redundancy Avoidance (JCCRA) Policy Review Working Group (2018-)
- Member of the University On-line Education Steering Group (2017-2022)
- Member of University Workload Review Group (2019-2023)
- Member of University Values & Culture Working Group (2018-2019)
- Member of University Space Enhanced Teaching Working Group (2018-9)
- Chair of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences Athena SWAN SAT (2015-2021)
- Chair of the Institute of Applied Health Science Postgraduate Education Group (2014-2019)
- Member of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences Staff Development Group (2011-)
- Chair of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Staff Development Group (2016-2022)
- Member of Sciences Promotions Sub-Committee (2019)
- Member of the College of Life Sciences & Medicine Promotions sub-committee (2017)
- Chair of Institute of Applied Health Sciences Staff Development Group (2011-2016)
- Deputy Head of Section of Population Health, College of Life Sciences and Medicine (2009-2011)
- External Memberships
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- Panel member of Ireland Health Research Board Secondary Data Analysis Review Board (2019-)
- Panel member of NIHR Clinical doctoral fellowship Programme (2018-)
- Panel member of NIHR Policy Research Programme (2017)
- Statistician for the CSO Health Services and Population Health Research Committee (HSRPP) (2010-2018)
- Statistician for the Asthma UK grant committee (2008-2010)
- External examiner for MSc Applied Health Statistics, University of Dundee (2011-2012; programme then withdrawn)
- Role model for the Aurora, the Leadership Foundation development initiative for women (2016-)
- Statistical Editor for the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (2012-)
- Editorial board member for the Pragmatic and Observational Research on-line Journal (2009-)
- Data monitoring committee statistician for ‘Detection in blood of autoantibodies to tumour antigens as a case-finding method in lung cancer using the EarlyCDT-Lung test’ (2012-2019)
- Member of the Programme Steering Committee of ISCOMAT: Improving the safety and continuity of medicines management at care transitions (2016-)
- Chair of the steering group for ‘Safety Assessment of Marketed Medicines (SAMM) for Ciclesonide’ (2005-2008)
- Data monitoring committee member for the ‘Randomised controlled trial comparing foam sclerotherapy, alone or in combination with endovenous laser therapy, with conventional surgery as a treatment for varicose veins’ (2002-2003)
- Data monitoring and ethics committee member for the MRC-funded USABLE (ulcer surgery as adjuvant to bandaging with 4-layers - evaluation) Trial (2002-2004)
- Steering committee member for the ECoSSE study (a multicentred RCT on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of selective single embryo transfer) (2004-2006)
- Steering committee member for a MRC programme grant on inflammation, glucocorticoids and microvascular disease in the aetiology of cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes (2002-2006)
Latest Publications
The impact of disability on recruitment to higher surgical specialty training: A retrospective cohort study
The SurgeonContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2024.07.006
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Comparison of prehospital and in-hospital HEART scores in patients with possible myocardial infarction
Academic emergency medicineContributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14930
Bisoprolol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at High Risk of Exacerbation: The BICS Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA, vol. 332, no. 6, pp. 462-470Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCould paramedics use the HEART Pathway to identify patients at low-risk of myocardial infarction in the prehospital setting?
American Heart Journal, vol. 271, pp. 182-187Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.018
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Short- and Long-Term Impact of Prior Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations on Healthcare Resource Utilization and Related Costs: An Observational Study (SHERLOCK)
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 92-100Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Applied Medical Statistics
Epidemiology of Vascular Diseases
Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Health Sciences
- Medical Statistics
- Epidemiology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
Successful PhD students
Ms Alyson Kettles – ‘Nursing models, theories and care planning’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded March 2005.
Ms Ionna Tzoulaki – ‘Subclinical markers in the aetiology of cardiovascular disease’ University of Edinburgh, successfully awarded March 2007.
Ms Nicola Gray – ‘Assessing the psychosocial impact on women of a low-grade abnormal cervical smear result and its subsequent management’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded March 2008.
Dr Mike Thomas – ‘Relationship between dysfunctional breathing and asthma’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded July 2010.
Dr. Atika Al Khazraji – ‘A study of common skin disease occurring in children in the United Arab Emirates’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded July 2010.
Ms Paraskevi Tsiamalou Broti – ‘Students' and educators’ perceptions about the nursing assessment in Higher Education in Greece’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded Feb 2011.
Ms Naiyana Metha – ‘Social support and health related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded Dec 2012.
Ms Breda Anthony – ‘Ways to improve acceptability for anxious women who come to out patient colposcopy clinics for treatment of cervical intro-epithelial neoplasia.’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded June 2013.
Dr Angus MacLeod – ‘Identification of prognostic factors and development of prognostic models in Parkinsons disease using long-term data from a large, incidence based cohort. University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded June 2016.
Ms Christiane Pflanz-Sinclair – ‘Managing Change: What is the Best Model for Implementing Substance Misuse Screening Services in Primary Care in the United Arab Emirates/Middle East?’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded June 2019.
Dr Duncan Scrimgeour – ‘Does the MRCS predict surgical training outcomes and the FRCS?’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded June 2019.
Dr Ricky Ellis – ‘Predicting success at the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgery (MRCS) examination’ University of Aberdeen, successfully awarded June 2022.
Successful MRes student
Ms Tobi Afariogun (MSc Health Services & Public Health Research) – ‘The provision of public health services in a community pharmacy setting: Exploring pharmacy undergraduate students’ opinions in the UK and Thailand’ University of Aberdeen, sucessfully awarded September 2008.
Funding and Grants
In 2024, I currently hold, or have held, 84 research grants with a total combined income of over £12 million.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- Member of the IAHS Postgraduate Education Group (2013-)
- Originator and Programme Co-ordinator of PgCert Research Methods for Health (63B990VZ) on-line course (2014-)
- Lecturer and marker on the Applied Statistics (PU5522) postgraduate on-line course (2014-)
- Lecturer on the Fundamentals of Research Design (PU5027) postgraduate on-line course (2014-)
- Lecturer on the Epidemiology (PU5538) postgraduate on-line course (2014-)
- Originator and lecturer on several staff CPD courses including ‘SPSS for Beginners’, ‘Intermediate SPSS’, ‘Introductory Medical Statistics’ and ‘Intermediate Medical Statistics’ (2011-)
- Originator and lecturer on 3 day generic postgraduate basic statistics course for the University Graduate School (2008-)
- Lecturer for GP Registrars (NHS Education) (2010-)
- Lecturer on the MBChB Phase II 3M course (2013-2015)
- Lecturer on the BSc Health Sciences 2nd year HE2501 ‘Elementary Statistics for Health Research’ course (2008-2010)
- Lecturer on the MSc/Pg Dip/Pg Cert in Nursing/Midwifery/Health Care ‘Research Methods’ course (2006-2012)
- Lecturer on the MSc/Pg Dip/Pg Cert in Nursing/Midwifery/Health ‘Using Evidence in Practice’ course (2006-2012)
- Lecturer on the Foundation Year academic medics course (2008-2010)
- Co organiser and co-lecturer for an ‘Introductory Statistics’ course forming part of the University of Edinburgh Transferable Skills Programme for postgraduate students (1998-2005).
- Co-organiser and co-lecturer for an ‘Introductory Medical Statistics’ course aimed at academic researchers working in the University of Edinburgh and the Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust (1998-2006).
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Personal tutor (2018-)
- Publications
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Diabetic retinopathy and cognitive decline in older people with Type 2 Diabetes: the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study
Diabetes, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 2883-2889Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/db10-0752
Statistical methods for the time-to-event analysis of individual participant data from multiple epidemiological studies
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1345-1359Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq063
Twittering on about social networking and babyfeeding matters: the wisdom of the crowd from the global village
British Journal of Midwifery, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 620-627Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2010.18.10.78820
Adverse drug reaction reporting in the UK: a retrospective observational comparison of Yellow Card reports submitted by patients and healthcare professionals
Drug Safety, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 775-788Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2165/11536510-000000000-00000
Is chronic pain associated with subsequent cancer?: A cohort record linkage study
European Journal of Pain, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 860-863Contributions to Journals: ArticlesObservational study comparing intranasal mometasone furoate with oral antihistamines for rhinitis and asthma
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 266-273Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2010.00040
Prescribing practices and asthma control with hydrofluoroalkane-beclomethasone and fluticasone: A real-world observational study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 126, no. 3, pp. 511-518.e10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.040
Impact of lifestyle in middle-aged women on mortality: Evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study
The British Journal of General Practice, vol. 60, no. 577, pp. 563-569Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp10X515052
Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose concentration, and risk of vascular disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 102 prospective studies
The Lancet, vol. 375, no. 9733, pp. 2215-2222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60484-9
Enhanced pharmacy services for patients on methadone maintenance therapy attitudes and expectations of pharmacists
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 18, no. SUPPL. 1, pp. 43-44Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00043.x
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A pilot study to evaluate a community pharmacy-based monitoring system to identify adverse drug reactions associated with paediatric medicines use
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 627-632Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-010-0790-9
Inherited predisposition to spontaneous preterm delivery
Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 115, no. 6, pp. 1125-1133Contributions to Journals: ArticlesViews of parents and pharmacists following participation in a paediatric pharmacovigilance study
Pharmacy World and Science, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 334-338Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-010-9374-0
Patient satisfaction with GP-led melanoma follow-up: a randomised controlled trial
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 102, no. 10, pp. 1447-1455Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://www.nature.com/articles/6605638
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605638
- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20461089/
Triglyceride-mediated pathways and coronary disease: collaborative analysis of 101 studies
The Lancet, vol. 375, no. 9726, pp. 1634-1639Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60545-4
Seeing other women breastfeed: how vicarious experience relates to breastfeeding intention and behaviour
Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 134-146Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSevere chronic pain is associated with increased 10 year mortality: a cohort record linkage study
European Journal of Pain, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 380-386Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.07.006
Association between raised inflammatory markers and cognitive decline in elderly people with type 2 diabetes: the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study
Diabetes, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 710-713Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/db09-1163
Symptoms of depression but not anxiety are associated with central obesity and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes: the Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study
Diabetologia, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 467-71Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-009-1628-9
C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis
The Lancet, vol. 375, no. 9709, pp. 132-140Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61717-7
A remedial intervention linked to a formative assessment is effective in terms of improving student performance in subsequent degree examinations
Medical Teacher, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. e185-e190Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/01421591003657485
Cost-effectiveness analysis of corticosteroid inhaler devices in primary care asthma management: a real world observational study
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, vol. 2, pp. 75-85Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElevated fasting plasma cortisol is associated with ischemic heart disease and its risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 1602-1608Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2009-2112
Morning cortisol levels and cognitive abilities in people with type 2 diabetes: The Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 714-720Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc09-1796
Web-based survery on the effect of digital storytelling on empowering women to seek help for urogenital atrophy
Menopause International, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 51-55Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/mi.2010.010004
The CYMPLA trial. Mobile phone-based structured intervention to achieve asthma control in patients with uncontrolled persistent asthma: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 343-345Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00064
The Epidemiology of infertility in the North East of Scotland.
Human Reproduction, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 3096-3107Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dep287
Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease
JAMA, vol. 302, no. 18, pp. 1993-2000Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1619
Do adverse drug reaction reports differ between consumers and healthcare professionals?
Drug Safety, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 937-938Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2165/11316660-000000000-00000
Adverse drug reaction reports: how do they differ between consumers and healthcare professionals?
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 17 , no. Supplement 2, pp. B23Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1211/096176709789037137
Consumer reporters’ views and attitudes towards the Yellow Card Scheme for Adverse Drug Reaction reports: a questionnaire study
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 17 , no. Supplement 2, pp. B25Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1211/096176709789037137
Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Nonvascular Mortality
JAMA, vol. 302, no. 4, pp. 412-423Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1063
Factors contributing to the time taken to consult with symptoms of lung cancer: a cross-sectional study
Thorax, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 523-531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2008.096560
Risk factors for chronic ulceration in patients with varicose veins
Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 1490-1498Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.237
Systematically missing confounders in individual participant data meta-analysis of observational cohort studies
Statistics in Medicine, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1218-1237Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.3540
Metabolic syndrome, haemostatic and inflammatory markers, cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial disease: The Edinburgh Artery Study
Atherosclerosis, vol. 203, no. 2, pp. 604-609Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.07.028
Correcting for multivariate measurement error by regression calibration in meta-analyses of epidemiological studies
Statistics in Medicine, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 1067-1092Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.3530
Web-based survey on the effect of menopause on women's libido in a computer-literate population
Menopause International, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 8-12Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/mi.2009.009001
High-dose inhaled corticosteroids versus add-on long-acting β-agonists in asthma: an observational study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 116-121.e10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2008.09.035
Integrated follow-up for melanoma: results of an exploratory randomised trial in primary care
Family Medicine, vol. 41, no. Supp. 1, pp. 24Contributions to Journals: AbstractsFive Factor Model Personality Traits and All-Cause Mortality in the Edinburgh Artery Study Cohort
Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 631-641Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181a65298
The Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study: study protocol
BMC Endocrine Disorders, vol. 8, 18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-8-18
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3693/1/The_Edinburgh.pdf
Telangiectasia in the Edinburgh Vein Study: Epidemiology and Association with Trunk Varices and Symptoms
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 719-724Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.08.012
Travel medicine services from community pharmacy: evaluation of a pilot service
Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 281, no. 7530, pp. 625-632Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSecondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease: a 10-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial in primary care
Heart, vol. 94, no. 11, pp. 1419-1423Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2007.126144
Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: A meta-analysis
JAMA, vol. 300, no. 2, pp. 197-208Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.300.2.197
Prognostic scoring in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: A prospective evaluation
Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 282-286Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.031
RCGP's oral contraception study - Study shows greater cancer risk: Reply
British Medical Journal, vol. 336, no. 7635, pp. 60Contributions to Journals: LettersAn exploratory, pragmatic, cluster randomised trial of practice nurse training in the use of asthma action plans
Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 311-318Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00063
Ankle brachial index and intima media thickness predict cardiovascular events similarly and increased prediction when combined
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 1067-1075Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.01.011