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Cambridge Public Health

 

I am currently involved in projects looking at the relationships between the environment, physical activity and health and well-being.

Publications from Elements

Journal articles

2021 (Accepted for publication)

  • Lee, C., Parker, G., Buckner, S., Mattocks, C., Barnes, A., Oliver, E., Cowan, A. and Lafortune, L., 2021 (Accepted for publication). Neighbourhood planning, rural ageing and public health policy in England: A case of Policy Myopia? Town Planning Review,
  • 2021

  • Mavrodaris, A., Mattocks, C. and Brayne, CE., 2021. Healthy ageing for a healthy planet: do sustainable solutions exist? Lancet Healthy Longev, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(20)30067-2
  • 2017 (Accepted for publication)

  • Buckner, S., Mattocks, C., Rimmer, M. and Lafortune, L., 2017 (Accepted for publication). An evaluation tool for Age-Friendly and Dementia Friendly Communities Working with Older People,
  • Buckner, S., Pope, D., Mattocks, C., Lafortune, L., Dherani, M. and Bruce, NG., 2017 (Accepted for publication). Developing Age-Friendly Cities: An evidence-based evaluation tool Journal of Population Ageing,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-017-9206-2
  • 2017

  • Augustin, NH., Mattocks, C., Faraway, JJ., Greven, S. and Ness, AR., 2017. Modelling a response as a function of high-frequency count data: The association between physical activity and fat mass. Stat Methods Med Res, v. 26
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0962280215595832
  • Westgarth, C., Ness, AR., Mattocks, C. and Christley, RM., 2017. A Birth Cohort Analysis to Study Dog Walking in Adolescence Shows No Relationship with Objectively Measured Physical Activity. Front Vet Sci, v. 4
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00062
  • 2015

  • Stamatakis, E., Coombs, N., Tiling, K., Mattocks, C., Cooper, A., Hardy, LL. and Lawlor, DA., 2015. Sedentary time in late childhood and cardiometabolic risk in adolescence. Pediatrics, v. 135
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-3750
  • 2012

  • Augustin, NH., Mattocks, C., Cooper, AR., Ness, AR. and Faraway, JJ., 2012. Modelling fat mass as a function of weekly physical activity profiles measured by actigraph accelerometers. Physiol Meas, v. 33
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/33/11/1831
  • Griffiths, A., Mattocks, C., Ness, AR., Tilling, K., Riddoch, C. and Leary, S., 2012. Re-evaluation of accelerometer thresholds for MVPA at age 16 in subjects previously studied at age 12. J Phys Act Health, v. 9
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.9.8.1163
  • Mitchell, JA., Pate, RR., Dowda, M., Mattocks, C., Riddoch, C., Ness, AR. and Blair, SN., 2012. A prospective study of sedentary behavior in a large cohort of youth. Med Sci Sports Exerc, v. 44
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182446c65
  • Guggenheim, JA., Northstone, K., McMahon, G., Ness, AR., Deere, K., Mattocks, C., Pourcain, BS. and Williams, C., 2012. Time outdoors and physical activity as predictors of incident myopia in childhood: a prospective cohort study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, v. 53
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-9091
  • 2011

  • Koorts, H., Mattocks, C., Ness, AR., Deere, K., Blair, SN., Pate, RR. and Riddoch, C., 2011. The association between the type, context, and levels of physical activity amongst adolescents. J Phys Act Health, v. 8
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.8.8.1057
  • Sayers, A., Mattocks, C., Deere, K., Ness, A., Riddoch, C. and Tobias, JH., 2011. Habitual levels of vigorous, but not moderate or light, physical activity is positively related to cortical bone mass in adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, v. 96
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2010-2550
  • Green, D., Lingam, R., Mattocks, C., Riddoch, C., Ness, A. and Emond, A., 2011. The risk of reduced physical activity in children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder: a prospective longitudinal study. Res Dev Disabil, v. 32
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.040
  • 2010

  • Jago, R., Ness, AR., Emmett, P., Mattocks, C., Jones, L. and Riddoch, CJ., 2010. Obesogenic diet and physical activity: independent or associated behaviours in adolescents? Public Health Nutr, v. 13
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980009992151
  • Mattocks, C., Hines, M., Ness, A., Leary, S., Griffiths, A., Tilling, K., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2010. Associations between sex-typed behaviour at age 3 and levels and patterns of physical activity at age 12: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ARCH DIS CHILD, v. 95
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.171918
  • Noel, SE., Mattocks, C., Emmett, P., Riddoch, CJ., Ness, AR. and Newby, PK., 2010. Use of accelerometer data in prediction equations for capturing implausible dietary intakes in adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr, v. 92
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29386
  • 2009

  • Sherriff, A., Maitra, A., Ness, AR., Mattocks, C., Riddoch, C., Reilly, JJ., Paton, JY. and Henderson, AJ., 2009. Association of duration of television viewing in early childhood with the subsequent development of asthma. Thorax, v. 64
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2008.104406
  • Deere, K., Williams, C., Leary, S., Mattocks, C., Ness, A., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2009. Myopia and later physical activity in adolescence: a prospective study. Br J Sports Med, v. 43
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.049288
  • Mitchell, JA., Mattocks, C., Ness, AR., Leary, SD., Pate, RR., Dowda, M., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2009. Sedentary behavior and obesity in a large cohort of children. Obesity (Silver Spring), v. 17
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.42
  • van Sluijs, EMF., Fearne, VA., Mattocks, C., Riddoch, C., Griffin, SJ. and Ness, A., 2009. The contribution of active travel to children's physical activity levels: cross-sectional results from the ALSPAC study. Prev Med, v. 48
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.03.002
  • Riddoch, CJ., Leary, SD., Ness, AR., Blair, SN., Deere, K., Mattocks, C., Griffiths, A., Davey Smith, G. and Tilling, K., 2009. Prospective associations between objective measures of physical activity and fat mass in 12-14 year old children: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). BMJ, v. 339
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b4544
  • 2008

  • Mattocks, C., Deere, K., Leary, S., Ness, A., Tilling, K., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2008. Early life determinants of physical activity in 11 to 12 year olds: cohort study. Br J Sports Med, v. 42
  • Leary, SD., Ness, AR., Smith, GD., Mattocks, C., Deere, K., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2008. Physical activity and blood pressure in childhood: findings from a population-based study. Hypertension, v. 51
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.099051
  • Mattocks, C., Ness, A., Leary, S., Tilling, K., Blair, SN., Shield, J., Deere, K., Saunders, J., Kirkby, J., Smith, GD., Wells, J., Wareham, N., Reilly, J. and Riddoch, C., 2008. Use of Accelerometers in a Large Field-Based Study of Children: Protocols, Design Issues, and Effects on Precision J PHYS ACT HEALTH, v. 5
  • Mattocks, C., Ness, A., Deere, K., Tilling, K., Leary, S., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2008. Early life determinants of physical activity in 11 to 12 year olds: cohort study BMJ, v. 336
    Doi: 10.1136/bmj.39385.443565.be
  • 2007

  • Ness, AR., Leary, SD., Mattocks, C., Blair, SN., Reilly, JJ., Wells, J., Ingle, S., Tilling, K., Smith, GD. and Riddoch, C., 2007. Objectively measured physical activity and fat mass in a large cohort of children. PLoS Med, v. 4
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040097
  • Mattocks, C., Leary, S., Ness, A., Deere, K., Saunders, J., Kirkby, J., Blair, SN., Tilling, K. and Riddoch, C., 2007. Intraindividual variation of objectively measured physical activity in children. Med Sci Sports Exerc, v. 39
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e318030631b
  • Riddoch, CJ., Mattocks, C., Deere, K., Saunders, J., Kirkby, J., Tilling, K., Leary, SD., Blair, SN. and Ness, AR., 2007. Objective measurement of levels and patterns of physical activity. Arch Dis Child, v. 92
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.112136
  • Tobias, JH., Steer, CD., Mattocks, CG., Riddoch, C. and Ness, AR., 2007. Habitual levels of physical activity influence bone mass in 11-year-old children from the United Kingdom: findings from a large population-based cohort. J Bone Miner Res, v. 22
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.060913
  • Corder, K., Brage, S., Mattocks, C., Ness, A., Riddoch, C., Wareham, NJ. and Ekelund, U., 2007. Comparison of two methods to assess PAEE during six activities in children. Med Sci Sports Exerc, v. 39
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e318150dff8
  • Mattocks, C., Leary, S., Ness, A., Deere, K., Saunders, J., Tilling, K., Kirkby, J., Blair, SN. and Riddoch, C., 2007. Calibration of an accelerometer during free-living activities in children. Int J Pediatr Obes, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/17477160701408809
  • Conference proceedings

    2021

  • Buckner, S., Mattocks, C. and Blank, L., 2021. REHOUSING OLDER SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS: HEALTH-RELATED PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, v. 75
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.170
  • Scott, H., Mattocks, C., Blank, L. and Buckner, S., 2021. Rehousing older social housing tenants: a mixed-methods study LANCET, v. 398
  • 2020

  • Buckner, S., Barnes, A., Jordan, H., Lee, C., Mattocks, C., Oliver, E., Pope, D. and Lafortune, L., 2020. AGEING WELL IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: THE CONTRIBUTION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING IN ENGLAND JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, v. 74
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-SSMabstracts.185