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Professor Janet Peacock

Emeritus staff

Professor of Medical Statistics

School Lead for Development, Diversity & Inclusion .

Contact details

janet.peacock@kcl.ac.uk

Biography

Janet leads Medical Statistics in the School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences. Her main research interests are in the use and extensions of statistical methods in epidemiological studies, and the communication of biostatistics to non-statisticians. Her clinical research includes paediatric studies, particularly preterm birth, cancer and other longterm conditions. Her main methodological interest is in making outcomes clinically meaningful and accessible to non-statisticians. She has written three biostatistics books for non-statistical researchers including the 'Oxford Handbook of Medical Statistics' and the new 2nd edition of 'Presenting Medical Statistics'.

Janet is School Lead for Development, Diversity & Inclusion and leads Athena SWAN and other equality-centred activities. She is co-lead for Data Analytics in GSTT/KCL NIHR Biomedical Research Centre. She contributes to evaluations for NICE and NHS England that inform NHS policy decisions via King's Technology Evaluation Centre (KiTEC). She chairs the NIHR Statistics Group and was appointed a NIHR Senior Investigator in 2017. She is adjunct Professor at Dartmouth College, NH, USA.

Latest publications

A multicenter randomized controlled trial indicates that paclitaxel-coated balloons provide no benefit for arteriovenous fistulas
Karunanithy, N., Robinson, E. J., Ahmad, F., Burton, J. O., Calder, F., Coles, S., Das, N., Dorling, A., Forman, C., Jaffer, O., Lawman, S., Lakshminarayan, R., Lewlellyn, R., Peacock, J. L., Ramnarine, R., Mesa, I. R., Shaikh, S., Simpson, J., Steiner, K., Suckling, R. & 8 others, Szabo, L., Turner, D., Wadoodi, A., Wang, Y., Weir, G., Wilkins, C. J., Gardner, L. M. & Robson, M. G., Aug 2021, In: Kidney International. 100, 2, p. 447-456 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2021.02.040
Adiponectin is associated with insulin sensitivity in white European men but not black African men
Hakim, O., Bello, O., Ladwa, M., Shojaee-Moradie, F., Jackson, N., Peacock, J. L., Umpleby, A. M., Charles-Edwards, G., Amiel, S. A. & Goff, L. M., Aug 2021, In: Diabetic Medicine. 38, 8, e14571. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14571
Intrauterine growth retardation and lung function of very prematurely born young people
Harris, C., Lunt, A., Bisquera, A., Peacock, J. & Greenough, A., Jul 2021, In: Pediatric pulmonology. 56, 7, p. 2284-2291 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25359
Ethnic differences in beta cell function occur independently of insulin sensitivity and pancreatic fat in black and white men
Ladwa, M., Bello, O., Hakim, O., Shojaee-Moradie, F., Boselli, M. L., Charles-Edwards, G., Peacock, J., Umpleby, A. M., Amiel, S. A., Bonadonna, R. C. & Goff, L. M., 24 Mar 2021, In: BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 9, 1, e002034. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002034
Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy in patients with oligometastatic cancers: a prospective, registry-based, single-arm, observational, evaluation study
Chalkidou, A., Macmillan, T., Grzeda, M. T., Peacock, J., Summers, J., Eddy, S., Coker, B., Patrick, H., Powell, H., Berry, L., Webster, G., Ostler, P., Dickinson, P. D., Hatton, M. Q., Henry, A., Keevil, S., Hawkins, M. A., Slevin, N. & van As, N., Jan 2021, In: The Lancet Oncology. 22, 1, p. 98-106 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30537-4
Micronutrients in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury - a prospective study
Ostermann, M., Summers, J., Lei, K., Card, D., Harrington, D. J., Sherwood, R., Turner, C., Dalton, N., Peacock, J. & Bear, D. E., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 1505. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58115-2
The link between obesity and inflammatory markers in the development of type 2 diabetes in men of black African and white European ethnicity
Hakim, O., Bello, O., Ladwa, M., Peacock, J. L., Margot Umpleby, A., Charles-Edwards, G., Amiel, S. A. & Goff, L. M., Dec 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 12, p. 1-15 15 p., 3796. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123796
Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Patients With Suspected Scaphoid Fracture: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial
Rua, T., Gidwani, S., Malhotra, B., Vijayanathan, S., Hunter, L., Peacock, J., Turville, J., Razavi, R., Goh, V., McCrone, P. & Shearer, J., Nov 2020, In: Value in Health. 23, 11, p. 1444-1452 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2020.05.020
Management of chronic headache with referral from primary care to direct access to MRI compared with Neurology services: An observational prospective study in London
Rua, T., Mazumder, A., Akande, Y., Margariti, C., Ochulor, J., Turville, J., Razavi, R., Peacock, J. L., McCrone, P., Goh, V., Shearer, J. & Afridi, S., 16 Oct 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 10, e036097. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036097
Insulin clearance as the major player in the hyperinsulinaemia of black African men without diabetes
Ladwa, M., Bello, O., Hakim, O., Shojaee-Moradie, F., Boselli, L., Charles-Edwards, G., Stadler, M., Peacock, J., Umpleby, A., Amiel, S., Bonadonna, R. C. & Goff, L. M., 1 Oct 2020, In: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 22, 10, p. 1808-1817 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article - peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14101

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