Data Notes (Wellcome Open Research)

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Wellcome Open Research Data Notes as of July 2025 relating to this research programme

Data Notes are written by this research team to describe appropriate ALSPAC variables required for analysis to answer the overall study questions on the associations between Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Behaviours and Health. These are published under the ALSPAC Gateway in Wellcome Open Research.

[G0 refers to the study parents, and G1 to the study offspring.]

Lead author surname (X denotes not yet allocated) is given for each and direct links to the published data notes.

Data Notes published

  1. Measures of Puberty. – Golding

  2. RSBB of the parents (G0s & G1s) – Iles-Caven

  3. RSBB of 27/28-year-old G1s. – Iles-Caven

  4. RSBB of the parents (G0s) update to 2020. – Iles-Caven

  5. The mother in pregnancy and puerperium from medical records. – Birmingham

  6. Maternal reports of morbidity during pregnancy. – Golding

  7. Gestation at completion of prenatal questionnaires. – Iles-Caven & Golding

  8. Paternal health of G0s in first 12-13 years. – Bickerstaffe & Golding

  9. The fetal and neonatal resource. Birmingham & Golding

  10. Coding of non-religious and spiritual beliefs (non-mainstream beliefs) G0s and G1s. – Iles-Caven

  11. Quality of parental relationships. – Tohidinik

  12. The enrolled G0 mothers update. – Major-Smith

  13. The G0 mother’s partners. – Northstone & Golding

  14. External housing environment. Iles-Caven & Ellis

  15. Ancestral childhood environmental exposures occurring to grandparents and great-grandparents. – Golding

  16. Inflammation proteomics dataset. – Goulding

  17. Sexual experiences and behaviours over time of G1s. – Iles-Caven

  18. Sexual experiences, behaviours and attitudes over time of G0s. – Iles-Caven

  19. Sexual experiences, behaviours, enjoyment and regrets of G0s & G1s (data collected 2022). – Iles-Caven

  20. Climate change, beliefs and behaviours – Major-Smith

  21. Primary schools – Tunstall, in press

  22. Faith schools – Tohidinik

  23. Diet in pregnancy – Taylor

  24. Childhood life events in G0 mothers – Gregory

 

In progress

  1. RSBB measures of G0s and G1s until 2024 – Golding

  2. Hearing of G1s as measured in the clinic – Hall & Golding

  3. Other G1 measures of ears and hearing collected from questionnaires – Hall & Golding

  4. Gambling – Tunstall

  5. History of Smoking in G0s and G1s – Heron

  6. History of alcohol ingestion – Heron

  7. Outcome of pregnancy – Golding

  8. Childhood life events of the G0s. – Morgan

  9. Diet of G0s and G1s in 2021-2 – Northstone, Emmett & Taylor

  10. Engagement in sport and sports injuries – Gregory

  11. Children in Focus – Iles-Caven

 

Descriptions of @30 G0 clinical examinations, under development

  1. Hearing – Hall

  2. Vision – Williams

  3. Cardiovascular (Blood pressure and pulse) – Tohidinik

  4. Anthropometry (including DXA) – Golding

  5. Physical Capability (Strength and balance) – X

  6. Lung function – Dodd

  7. Moods and feelings – X

  8. Reproductive history – Golding

Notes planned on questionnaire data, particularly that collected since 2019

  1. Noise – Golding

  2. Diet among the G0s and G1s – Northstone, Emmett & Taylor

  3. Food and other allergies – Golding

  4. Daycare of the G1s – Golding

  5. Features likely related to religiosity – meaning in life; forgiveness; etc – Halstead

  6. Social support and social networks – Tunstall

  7. Membership of clubs and organisations [MA and FPE files, possibly others] – Golding

  8. Maternal health (excluding reproductive health) – Bickerstaffe

  9. Smoking, alcohol, cannabis and other illicit drugs in G0s and G1s in 2022 – Heron

 

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