Publications
Selected publications
- Associations between fast food and physical activity environments and adiposity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank (Journal article - 2018)
- Housing affordability, tenure and mental health in Australia and the United Kingdom: a comparative panel analysis (Journal article - 2016)
- Housing affordability and mental health: Does the relationship differ for renters and home purchasers? (Journal article - 2013)
- Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: evidence from an Australian multilevel study (Journal article - 2013)
2024
The impact of housing insecurity on mental health, sleep and hypertension: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study and linked data, 2009-2019
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Li, A., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2024). The impact of housing insecurity on mental health, sleep and hypertension: analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study and linked data, 2009-2019. Social Science & Medicine, 116939. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116939
Tobacco control interventions for populations living in subsidised, low-income housing: a scoping review.
Lai, G., Morphett, K., Ait Ouakrim, D., Mason, K. E., Howe, S., Rees, V. W., . . . Gartner, C. (2024). Tobacco control interventions for populations living in subsidised, low-income housing: a scoping review.. Public health research & practice, 34(1), 3412407. doi:10.17061/phrp3412407
2023
Assessing the impact of funding cuts to local housing services on drug and alcohol related mortality: a longitudinal study using area-level data in England
Alexiou, A., Mason, K., Fahy, K., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Barr, B. (2023). Assessing the impact of funding cuts to local housing services on drug and alcohol related mortality: a longitudinal study using area-level data in England. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOUSING POLICY, 23(2), 362-380. doi:10.1080/19491247.2021.2002660
Impact of cuts to local authority spending on cultural, environmental and planning services on inequalities in childhood obesity in England: A longitudinal ecological study
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2023). Impact of cuts to local authority spending on cultural, environmental and planning services on inequalities in childhood obesity in England: A longitudinal ecological study. Health and Place, 80, 102999. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102999
Inequalities in local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services: a time-trend analysis in England, Scotland, and Wales
Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Egan, M., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Barr, B. (n.d.). Inequalities in local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services: a time-trend analysis in England, Scotland, and Wales. BMC Public Health, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15179-9
Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions: a methodology scoping review
Albers, P. N., Rinaldi, C., Brown, H., Mason, K. E., d'Apice, K., McGill, E., . . . de Vocht, F. (2023). Natural experiments for the evaluation of place-based public health interventions: a methodology scoping review. FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 11. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192055
2022
Neighborhood environment and socioeconomic inequalities in cancer admissions: a prospective study using UK Biobank and linked hospital records
Mason, K. E., Pearce, N., & Cummins, S. (2022). Neighborhood environment and socioeconomic inequalities in cancer admissions: a prospective study using UK Biobank and linked hospital records. CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL, 33(12), 1431-1444. doi:10.1007/s10552-022-01626-2
Local area public sector spending and nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Jenkins, R., Vamos, E. P., Mason, K. E., Daras, K., Taylor-Robinson, D., Bambra, C., . . . Laverty, A. A. (2022). Local area public sector spending and nutritional anaemia hospital admissions in England: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ OPEN, 12(9). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059739
Disadvantage in early-life and persistent asthma in adolescents: a UK cohort study
Creese, H., Lai, E., Mason, K., Schlueter, D. K., Saglani, S., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Saxena, S. (2022). Disadvantage in early-life and persistent asthma in adolescents: a UK cohort study. THORAX, 77(9), 854-864. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217312
Housing affordability and mental health: an analysis of generational change
Bentley, R., Baker, E., Ronald, R., Reeves, A., Smith, S. J., Simons, K., & Mason, K. (2022). Housing affordability and mental health: an analysis of generational change. HOUSING STUDIES. doi:10.1080/02673037.2022.2108380
Changes to local area public sector spending and food purchasing in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Jenkins, R. H., Vamos, E. P., Taylor-Robinson, D., Mason, K. E., & Laverty, A. A. (n.d.). Changes to local area public sector spending and food purchasing in England: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, e000346. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000346
Neighbourhood environment and socioeconomic inequalities in cancer admissions: a prospective study using UK Biobank and linked administrative records
2021
Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England
Bennett, D. L., Webb, C. J. R., Mason, K. E., Schluter, D. K., Fahy, K., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Funding for preventative Children's Services and rates of children becoming looked after: A natural experiment using longitudinal area-level data in England. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 131. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106289
Impacts of local area public sector spending and food purchasing in England: a panel study
Jenkins, R. H., Mason, K. E., Vamos, E. P., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Laverty, A. A. (2021). Impacts of local area public sector spending and food purchasing in England: a panel study. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 31. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
What did local government ever do for us?
Alexiou, A., Barr, B., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Fahy, K., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). What did local government ever do for us?. Retrieved from https://pldr.org/2021/09/30/what-did-local-government-ever-do-for-us/
Geographical heterogeneity across England in associations between the neighbourhood built environment and body mass index
Mason, K. E., Pearce, N., & Cummins, S. (2021). Geographical heterogeneity across England in associations between the neighbourhood built environment and body mass index. HEALTH & PLACE, 71. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102645
Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Bennett, D. L., Summerbell, C., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (n.d.). Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. doi:10.1136/jech-2020-216064
Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study
Alexiou, A., Fahy, K., Mason, K., Bennett, D., Brown, H., Bambra, C., . . . Barr, B. (2021). Local government funding and life expectancy in England: a longitudinal ecological study. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH, 6(9), E641-E647. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00110-9
Age-Adjusted Associations Between Comorbidity and Outcomes of COVID-19: A Review of the Evidence From the Early Stages of the Pandemic
Mason, K. E., Maudsley, G., McHale, P., Pennington, A., Day, J., & Barr, B. (n.d.). Age-Adjusted Associations Between Comorbidity and Outcomes of COVID-19: A Review of the Evidence From the Early Stages of the Pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.584182
Alcohol and tobacco consumption: What is the role of economic security?
Bentley, R., Baker, E., Martino, E., Li, Y., & Mason, K. (2021). Alcohol and tobacco consumption: What is the role of economic security?. ADDICTION, 116(7), 1882-1891. doi:10.1111/add.15400
2020
Genetic risk of obesity as a modifier of associations between neighbourhood environment and body mass index: an observational study of 335 046 UK Biobank participants.
Mason, K. E., Palla, L., Pearce, N., Phelan, J., & Cummins, S. (2020). Genetic risk of obesity as a modifier of associations between neighbourhood environment and body mass index: an observational study of 335 046 UK Biobank participants.. BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 3(2), 247-255. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000107
Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.
Bennett, D. L., Mason, K. E., Schlüter, D. K., Wickham, S., Lai, E. T., Alexiou, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Trends in inequalities in Children Looked After in England between 2004 and 2019: a local area ecological analysis.. BMJ open, 10(11), e041774. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774
Trends in inequalities in looked after children in England 2004-2019: a local area ecological analysis
Bennett, D., Mason, K., Schlueter, D., Wickham, S., Lai, E., Alexandros, A., . . . Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Trends in inequalities in looked after children in England 2004-2019: a local area ecological analysis. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041774
COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse
Bambra, C., Munford, L., Alexiou, A., Barr, B., Brown, H., Davies, H., . . . Wickham, S. (n.d.). COVID-19 and the Northern Powerhouse. Newcastle.
CUTS TO SPENDING ON SURE START CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY: EVIDENCE FROM A NATIONAL, LONGITUDINAL ECOLOGICAL STUDY IN ENGLAND
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Bennett, D., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). CUTS TO SPENDING ON SURE START CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY: EVIDENCE FROM A NATIONAL, LONGITUDINAL ECOLOGICAL STUDY IN ENGLAND. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 74 (pp. A70). doi:10.1136/jech-2020-SSMabstracts.150
Do neighbourhood characteristics act together to influence BMI? A cross-sectional study of urban parks and takeaway/fast-food stores as modifiers of the effect of physical activity facilities
Mason, K. E., Pearce, N., & Cummins, S. (2020). Do neighbourhood characteristics act together to influence BMI? A cross-sectional study of urban parks and takeaway/fast-food stores as modifiers of the effect of physical activity facilities. Social Science & Medicine, 261, 113242. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113242
Reducing inequities in health across the life-course - Early years, childhood and adolescence
Pearce, A., Mason, K., Fleming, C., Whitehead, M., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2020). Reducing inequities in health across the life-course - Early years, childhood and adolescence: Reducing inequities in health across the life-course: early years, childhood and adolescence. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2020. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved from https://www.euro.who.int/
Reducing inequities in health across the life-course. Early years, childhood and adolescence
Pearce, A., Mason, K., Fleming, K., Taylor-Robinson, D., & Whitehead, M. (n.d.). Reducing inequities in health across the life-course. Early years, childhood and adolescence.
Mental health and prolonged exposure to unaffordable housing: a longitudinal analysis
Baker, E., Lester, L., Mason, K., & Bentley, R. (2020). Mental health and prolonged exposure to unaffordable housing: a longitudinal analysis. SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, 55(6), 715-721. doi:10.1007/s00127-020-01849-1
2019
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBOURHOOD ENVIRONMENTS AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR CVD ARE MODIFIED BY SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY USING UK BIOBANK
Mason, K. E., Pearce, N., & Cummins, S. (2019). ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBOURHOOD ENVIRONMENTS AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR CVD ARE MODIFIED BY SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY USING UK BIOBANK. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 73 (pp. A51-A52). doi:10.1136/jech-2019-SSMabstracts.108
Food environment, income and obesity: a multilevel analysis of a reality of women in Southern Brazil
Backes, V., Bairros, F., Cafruni, C. B., Cummins, S., Shareck, M., Mason, K., . . . Anselmo Olinto, M. T. (2019). Food environment, income and obesity: a multilevel analysis of a reality of women in Southern Brazil. CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA, 35(8). doi:10.1590/0102-311X00144618
Genetic risk of obesity as a modifier of associations between neighbourhood environment and body mass index: an observational study of 335,046 UK Biobank participants
Precariously placed: housing affordability, quality and satisfaction of Australians with disabilities
Aitken, Z., Baker, E., Badland, H., Mason, K., Bentley, R., Beer, A., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2019). Precariously placed: housing affordability, quality and satisfaction of Australians with disabilities. DISABILITY & SOCIETY, 34(1), 121-142. doi:10.1080/09687599.2018.1521333
2018
Associations between fast food and physical activity environments and adiposity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank
Mason, K. E., Pearce, N., & Cummins, S. (2018). Associations between fast food and physical activity environments and adiposity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank. LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH, 3(1), E24-E33. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30212-8
2016
Does employment security modify the effect of housing affordability on mental health?
Bentley, R., Baker, E., LaMontagne, A., King, T., Mason, K., & Kavanagh, A. (2016). Does employment security modify the effect of housing affordability on mental health?. SSM-POPULATION HEALTH, 2, 778-783. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.09.003
Neoliberalism, economic restructuring and policy change: Precarious housing and precarious employment in Australia
Beer, A., Bentley, R., Baker, E., Mason, K., Mallett, S., Kavanagh, A., & LaMontagne, T. (2016). Neoliberalism, economic restructuring and policy change: Precarious housing and precarious employment in Australia. URBAN STUDIES, 53(8), 1542-1558. doi:10.1177/0042098015596922
Housing affordability, tenure and mental health in Australia and the United Kingdom: a comparative panel analysis
Bentley, R. J., Pevalin, D., Baker, E., Mason, K., Reeves, A., & Beer, A. (2016). Housing affordability, tenure and mental health in Australia and the United Kingdom: a comparative panel analysis. HOUSING STUDIES, 31(2), 208-222. doi:10.1080/02673037.2015.1070796
2015
Measuring Housing Affordability: A Longitudinal Approach
Baker, E., Mason, K., & Bentley, R. (2015). Measuring Housing Affordability: A Longitudinal Approach. URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH, 33(3), 275-290. doi:10.1080/08111146.2015.1034853
2014
Exploring the Bi-directional Relationship between Health and Housing in Australia
Baker, E., Mason, K., Bentley, R., & Mallett, S. (2014). Exploring the Bi-directional Relationship between Health and Housing in Australia. URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH, 32(1), 71-84. doi:10.1080/08111146.2013.831759
Breast cancer screening of women aged 70-74 years: results from a natural experiment across Australia
Nickson, C., Mason, K. E., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2014). Breast cancer screening of women aged 70-74 years: results from a natural experiment across Australia. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 143(2), 367-372. doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2794-5
Rebuttal to: Letter to the Editor by Robert Burton, in response to doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2794-5
Nickson, C., Mason, K. E., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2014). Rebuttal to: Letter to the Editor by Robert Burton, in response to doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2794-5. In BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT (Vol. 145, Iss. 2, pp. 565-566). doi:10.1007/s10549-014-2952-4
2013
Housing affordability and mental health: Does the relationship differ for renters and home purchasers?
Mason, K. E., Baker, E., Blakely, T., & Bentley, R. J. (2013). Housing affordability and mental health: Does the relationship differ for renters and home purchasers?. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 94, 91-97. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.023
The Mental Health Effects of Housing Tenure: Causal or Compositional?
Baker, E., Bentley, R., & Mason, K. (2013). The Mental Health Effects of Housing Tenure: Causal or Compositional?. URBAN STUDIES, 50(2), 426-442. doi:10.1177/0042098012446992
Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: evidence from an Australian multilevel study
Mason, K. E., Bentley, R. J., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2013). Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: evidence from an Australian multilevel study. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 67(3), 231-236. doi:10.1136/jech-2012-201535
2012
Screening and Breast Cancer Mortality-Response
Nickson, C., Mason, K. E., English, D. R., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2012). Screening and Breast Cancer Mortality-Response. In CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION (Vol. 21, Iss. 12, pp. 2276-2277). doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-1153
Leave entitlements, time off work and the household financial impacts of quarantine compliance during an H1N1 outbreak
Kavanagh, A. M., Mason, K. E., Bentley, R. J., Studdert, D. M., McVernon, J., Fielding, J. E., . . . LaMontagne, A. D. (2012). Leave entitlements, time off work and the household financial impacts of quarantine compliance during an H1N1 outbreak. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 12. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-311
Cumulative exposure to poor housing affordability and its association with mental health in men and women
Bentley, R., Baker, E., & Mason, K. (2012). Cumulative exposure to poor housing affordability and its association with mental health in men and women. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 66(9), 761-766. doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200291
Mammographic Screening and Breast Cancer Mortality: A Case-Control Study and Meta-analysis
Nickson, C., Mason, K. E., English, D. R., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2012). Mammographic Screening and Breast Cancer Mortality: A Case-Control Study and Meta-analysis. CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, 21(9), 1479-1488. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0468
2011
Association between housing affordability and mental health: a longitudinal analysis of a nationally representative household survey in Australia.
Bentley, R., Baker, E., Mason, K., Subramanian, S. V., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2011). Association Between Housing Affordability and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Nationally Representative Household Survey in Australia REPLY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 174(7), 753-760. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr161
Recommendations for and compliance with social restrictions during implementation of school closures in the early phase of the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Melbourne, Australia
McVernon, J., Mason, K., Petrony, S., Nathan, P., LaMontagne, A. D., Bentley, R., . . . Kavanagh, A. (2011). Recommendations for and compliance with social restrictions during implementation of school closures in the early phase of the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Melbourne, Australia. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 11. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-11-257
Sources, perceived usefulness and understanding of information disseminated to families who entered home quarantine during the H1N1 pandemic in Victoria, Australia: a cross-sectional study
Kavanagh, A. M., Bentley, R. J., Mason, K. E., McVernon, J., Petrony, S., Fielding, J., . . . Studdert, D. M. (2011). Sources, perceived usefulness and understanding of information disseminated to families who entered home quarantine during the H1N1 pandemic in Victoria, Australia: a cross-sectional study. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 11. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-11-2