This article argues that three types of factor – process, subject and political circumstance – are likely to affect the extent to which claims of evidence are made during legislative scrutiny. It draws upon case studies of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the Academies Act 2010 and the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016,…Continue Reading Evidence-informed or value-based? exploring the scrutiny of legislation in the UK Parliament
Year: 2019
Suboptimal Nocturnal Glucose Control Is Associated With Large for Gestational Age in Treated Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
We performed a prospective observational study of 162 pregnant women with GDM in specialist multidisciplinary antenatal diabetes clinics. Participants undertook 7-day masked CGM at 30–32 weeks’ gestation. Standard summary indices and glycemic variability measures of CGM were calculated. Functional data analysis was applied to determine differences in temporal glucose profiles. LGA was defined as birth…Continue Reading Suboptimal Nocturnal Glucose Control Is Associated With Large for Gestational Age in Treated Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Feasibility and development of a cariogenic diet scale for epidemiological research
Background Diet cariogenicity plays a major role as both a protective and risk factor in the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Aim Develop a scale measuring the cariogenicity of foods and beverages and employ it to describe the cariogenicity of young children’s diets and predict dental caries outcomes. Design Scores of cariogenicity and consumption…Continue Reading Feasibility and development of a cariogenic diet scale for epidemiological research