Dr Sarah Appleton

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Sarah L. Appleton
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
QEH - Basil Hetzel Building

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Org Unit: Medical Specialties.

Interests:
Epidemiology
Respiratory Medicine
Pulmonology.
The Health Observatory - Our mission is to conduct innovative population and clinical research studies and produce the evidence for initiatives that promote prevention, lead to early detection and better management of disease, and improve quality of life, well-being and mental health. Observatory research also investigates the interaction of health services with patients to identify opportunities that lead to more effective health care and management, and that will maximise health outcomes. We have research opportunities available to anyone interested in clinical, epidemiological or population research, as well as health services research, health economics or mathematical modelling.

My Research
Career
Publications
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Dr Sarah Appleton is a chronic disease epidemiologist and commenced as a post-doctoral research fellow in The Health Observatory of the Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, in 2010 after completing her PhD (by publication, October 2010). She commenced her PhD (part-time) in 2005 after working as research officer across a broad range of laboratory-based basic science and clinical research areas since 1988 also in the Discipline of Medicine (University of Adelaide). She is an Associate Investigator for the North West Adelaide Health Study, and mentors post-graduate students and early career researchers.

Current research

Sarah’s research has aimed to identify people at risk of poor health outcomes in order to inform evidenced based policy for the improved delivery of health services and prevention of chronic disease. She has made contributions to -identifying the burden of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in men and its relationship with outcomes including diabetes, depression, and quality of life in the Men Androgens Inflammation Lifestyle Environment and Stress (MAILES) study. Given the size of the population at risk of OSA related health problems that her work has identified, current research projects aim to better identify who actually is at risk and require treatment. This will involve the investigation of whether electrophysiological signals (EEG and ECG) on sleep studies (power spectral analysis, heart rate variability) improves risk stratification and her partners include collaborators at The Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health and the Woolcock Institute at Sydney University. Her major goal will be the acquisition of research funds to investigate women participants of the NWAHS as to date women are far less likely to be diagnosed with OSA than men and are vastly under-represented in OSA research studies despite recent findings suggesting a quarter of women may be affected by OSA.

Within large-scale multidisciplinary research teams, using population health approaches and extensive data sets including the North West Adelaide Health Cohort Study, and the Men Androgens Inflammation, Lifestyle, Environment, Inflammation and Stress (MAILES) study cohort, she has made contributions to

Identifying the burden of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in men as the most productive epidemiologist investigating the co-morbidities of OSA in Australia.
Understanding of the clinical phenotypes of obesity and asthma and their relationship to each other, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease outcomes.
The understanding of the influence of health literacy on health outcomes including OSA, asthma and arthritis.

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2010 Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2010	Post-doctoral Research Fellow	University of Adelaide

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2005 - 2010	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
1987	Flinders University	Australia	BSc (Hons)
1984 - 1986	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	BSc

Research Interests

Epidemiology Respiratory Diseases

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Journals

Year	Citation
2019	Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., D'Rozario, A., Vincent, A., Teare, A., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2019). Quantitative electroencephalography measures in rapid eye movement and nonrapid eye movement sleep are associated with apnea-hypopnea index and nocturnal hypoxemia in men. Sleep, 42(7), zsz092-1-zsz092-9. DOI
2019	Ferguson, S., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., & Adams, R. (2019). Making errors at work due to sleepiness or sleep problems is not confined to non-standard work hours: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Chronobiology International, 36(6), 758-769. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Boyd, M., & Adams, R. (2019). Sociodemographic, lifestyle and metabolic predictors of all-cause mortality in a cohort of community-dwelling population: An 18-year follow-up of the North West Adelaide Health Study. BMJ Open, 9(8), e030079. DOI
2019	Melaku, Y., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A., Sweetman, A., Stevens, D., Lack, L., & Adams, R. (2019). Association Between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Symptoms in Adulthood. JAMA network open, 2(9), e1910861. DOI
2019	Melaku, Y., Reynolds, A., Gill, T., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2019). Association between Macronutrient Intake and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: An Iso-Caloric Substitution Analysis from the North West Adelaide Health Study. Nutrients, 11(10). DOI
2019	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Adams, R., . . . Renzaho, A. (2019). Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Public Health Nutrition, 22(5), 827-840. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018	Ruel, G., Martin, S., Lévesque, J. -F., Wittert, G., Adams, R., Appleton, S., . . . Taylor, A. (2018). Association between multimorbidity and undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea severity and their impact on quality of life in men over 40 years old. Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics, 3, e10. DOI Europe PMC2
2018	Lang, C., Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Gill, T., McEvoy, R., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of social jetlag in Australian adults: results from the 2016 National Sleep Health Foundation Study. Sleep Medicine, 51, 133-139. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2018	Cao, Y., Zhen, S., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., Atlantis, E., & Shi, Z. (2018). Magnesium intake and sleep disorder symptoms: findings from the Jiangsu nutrition study of Chinese adults at five-year follow-up. Nutrients, 10(10), 1354-1-1354-11. DOI WoS1
2018	Kaambwa, B., Mpundu-Kaambwa, C., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Martin, S., & Wittert, G. (2018). Suitability of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) for economic evaluation: an assessment of its convergent and discriminant validity. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 16(5), 448-470. DOI Europe PMC1
2018	Wang, J., Taylor, A., Zhang, T., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2018). Association between body mass index and all-cause mortality among oldest old Chinese. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 22(2), 262-268. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2018	Shi, Z., Nicholls, S., Taylor, A., Magliano, D., Appleton, S., & Zimmet, P. (2018). Early life exposure to Chinese famine modifies the association between hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Journal of Hypertension, 36(1), 54-60. DOI Scopus7 WoS10 Europe PMC5
2018	Appleton, S., Gill, T., Lang, C., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., Stocks, N., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Prevalence and comorbidity of sleep conditions in Australian adults: 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 4(1), 13-19. DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC3
2018	Melaku, Y., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Ogbo, F., Buckley, E., Shi, Z., . . . Fitzmaurice, C. (2018). Incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and risk factors of cancer in Australia and comparison with OECD countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Cancer Epidemiology, 52, 43-54. DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2018	Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, D., Shi, Z., Hill, C., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Influence of gender on associations of obstructive sleep Apnea symptoms with chronic conditions and quality of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5), 12 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	MPUNDU-KAAMBWA, C., KAAMBWA, B., APPLETON, S., MARTIN, S., WITTERT, G., & ADAMS, R. (2018). International prostate symptom score should be considered a complement rather than a substitute to generic preference-based measures for measuring lower urinary tract symptoms within economic evaluation. LUTS, 10(1), 45-56. DOI
2017	4. Yingting, C., Taylor, A., Shiqi, Z., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2017). Soy isoflavone intake and sleep parameters over five years among Chinese adults: longitudinal analysis from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117(4), 536-544.e2. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC3
2017	Li, J., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Vakulin, A., Wittert, G., Antic, N., . . . Hill, C. (2017). Association of musculoskeletal joint pain with obstructive sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and poor sleep quality in men. Arthritis Care & Research, 69(5), 742-747. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC3
2017	Cao, Y., Wittert, G., Taylor, A., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2017). Nutrient patterns and chronic inflammation in a cohort of community dwelling middle-aged men. Clinical Nutrition, 36(4), 1040-1047. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2017	Shi, Z., Atlantis, E., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Price, K., Appleton, S., . . . Licinio, J. (2017). SSRI antidepressant use potentiates weight gain in the context of unhealthy lifestyles: results from a 4-year Australian follow-up study. BMJ, 7(8), e016224-1-e016224-7. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2017	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Prospective associations of dietary and nutrient patterns with fracture risk: A 20-year follow-up study. Nutrients, 9(11), 19 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2017	Lang, C., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Vincent, A., Wittert, G., . . . Adams, R. (2017). Associations of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness with depression: An Australian population study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(4), 575-582. DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2017	Lang, C., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Wittert, G., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2017). Co-morbid OSA and insomnia increases depression prevalence and severity in men. Respirology, 22(7), 1407-1415. DOI Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC5
2017	Martin, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Taylor, A., Vincent, A., Brook, N., . . . Wittert, G. (2017). Erectile dysfunction is independently associated with apnea-hypopnea index and oxygen desaturation index in elderly, but not younger, community-dwelling men. Sleep Health, 3(4), 250-256. DOI Scopus3
2017	Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., Ferguson, S., & Adams, R. (2017). Sickness absenteeism is associated with sleep problems independent of sleep disorders: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 3(5), 357-361. DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC5
2017	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Lang, C., McEvoy, R., & Antic, N. (2017). Sleep health of Australian adults in 2016: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 3(1), 35-42. DOI Scopus31 Europe PMC11
2017	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., Hanly, P., McDonald, S., Martin, S., . . . et al.. (2017). Chronic kidney disease and sleep apnea association of kidney disease with obstructive sleep apnea in a population study of men. Sleep, 40(1), zsw015-1-zsw015-9. DOI Scopus20 WoS21 Europe PMC5
2016	Adams, R. J., Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Hanly, P. J., McDonald, S. P., Martin, S. A., . . . Wittert, G. A. (2016). Association of kidney disease with obstructive sleep apnea in a population study of men.. Sleep.
2016	Martin, S. A., Appleton, S. L., Adams, R. J., Taylor, A. W., Catcheside, P. G., Vakulin, A., . . . Wittert, G. A. (2016). Nocturia, other lower urinary tract symptoms and sleep dysfunction in a community-dwelling cohort of men. Urology, 97, 219-226. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2016	Nitschke, M., Appleton, S., Li, Q., Tucker, G., Shah, P., Bi, P., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Lung function reductions associated with motor vehicle density in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study. Respiratory Research, 17(1), 1-10. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2016	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., Taylor, A. W., . . . Adams, R. J. (2016). The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nocturnal hypoxemia with the development of abnormal HbA1c in a population cohort of men without diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 114, 151-159. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2016	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Martin, S. A., Lang, C. J., Wittert, G. A., Taylor, A. W., . . . Adams, R. J. (2016). Hypertension is associated with undiagnosed OSA during rapid eye movement sleep. Chest, 150(3), 495-505. DOI Scopus37 WoS36 Europe PMC28
2016	Cao, Y., Taylor, A., Pan, X., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2016). Dinner fat intake and sleep duration and self-reported sleep parameters over five years: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults. Nutrition, Online(9), 1-5. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2016	Li, J., Wittert, G., Vincent, A., Atlantis, E., Shi, Z., Appleton, S., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Muscle grip strength predicts incident type 2 diabetes: population-based cohort study. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 65(6), 883-892. DOI Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC17
2016	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., McEvoy, D., & Wittert, G. (2016). Are the ICSD-3 criteria for sleep apnoea syndrome too inclusive?. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(5), e19-e20. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2016	Appleton, S. L., & Adams, R. J. (2016). The association of daytime sleepiness with obstructive sleep apnea and comorbidities varies by sleepiness definition in a population cohort of men.. Respirology, 21(7), 1314-1321. DOI Scopus13 WoS8 Europe PMC3
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R. D., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Nocturnal hypoxemia and severe obstructive sleep apnea are associated with incident type 2 diabetes in a population cohort of men. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(6), 609-614. DOI Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC22
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R. D., Vincent, A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with reductions in quality of life in middle-aged, but not elderly men of a population cohort. Sleep and Breathing, 19(4), 1309-1316. DOI Scopus26 WoS20 Europe PMC17
2015	Appleton, S., Biermann, S., Hamilton-Bruce, A., Piantadosi, C., Tucker, G., Koblar, S., & Adams, R. (2015). Functional health literacy is significantly associated with risk factors for stroke in a population sample. International Journal of Stroke, 10(3), E23. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2015	Yu, S., Appleton, S., Chapman, I., Adams, R., Wittert, G., Visvanathan, T., & Visvanathan, R. (2015). An Anthropometric Prediction Equation for Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in Combination With a Measure of Muscle Function to Screen for Sarcopenia in Primary and Aged Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(1), 25-30. DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC9
2015	Hill, C., Appleton, S., Black, J., Hoon, E., Rudd, R., Adams, R., & Gill, T. (2015). Role of health literacy in self-reported musculoskeletal disorders. Arthritis, 2015, 607472-1-607472-6. DOI Europe PMC5
2014	Gill, T., Hill, C., Shanahan, E., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., Grant, J., . . . Adams, R. (2014). Vitamin D levels in an Australian population. BMC Public Health, 14(Sep), 1001-1-1001-11. DOI Scopus40 WoS41 Europe PMC25
2014	Yu, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Chapman, I., Wittert, G., Visvanathan, T., & Visvanathan, R. (2014). The impact of low muscle mass definition on the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. BioMed Research International, 2014, 361790-1-361790-7. DOI Scopus16 WoS10 Europe PMC10
2014	Li, J., Appleton, S., Wittert, G., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Antic, N., & Adams, R. (2014). The relationship between functional health literacy and obstructive sleep apnea and its related risk factors and comorbidities in a population cohort of men. Sleep, 37(3), 570-578B. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC13
2013	Appleton, S., Seaborn, C., Visvanathan, R., Hill, C., Gill, T., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2013). Diabetes and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the metabolically healthy obese phenotype. Diabetes Care, 36(8), 2388-2394. DOI Scopus217 WoS203 Europe PMC145
2013	Appleton, S., Neo, C., Hill, C., Douglas, K., & Adams, R. (2013). Untreated hypertension: prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample. Journal of Human Hypertension, 27(7), 453-462. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2013	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Grant, J., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Shi, Z., & Adams, R. (2013). Weighting of the data and analytical approaches may account for differences in overcoming the inadequate representativeness of the respondents to the third wave of a cohort study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(4), 461-464. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2012	Adams, R., Piantadosi, C., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Visvanathan, R., Wilson, D., & McEvoy, R. (2012). Investigating obstructive sleep apnoea: will the health system have the capacity to cope? A population study. Australian Health Review, 36(4), 424-429. DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2012	Lester, S., Rischmueller, M., Tan, L., Wormald, P., Zalewski, P., Hamilton-Bruce, M., . . . Hill, C. (2012). Sicca symptoms and their association with chronic rhinosinusitis in a community sample. The Open Rheumatology Journal, 6(1), 170-174. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
2012	Visvanathan, R., Piantadosi, C., Haywood, C., & Appleton, S. L. (2012). Obesity and the Older Person. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 31, 261-267.
2012	Visvanathan, R., Haywood, C., Piantadosi, C., & Appleton, S. (2012). Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine: Position Statement - Obesity and the older person Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine: Position Statement - Obesity and the older person. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 31(4), 261-267. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2012	Blackhall, K., Appleton, S., & Cates, C. (2012). Ionisers for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(9), 27 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS4
2012	Wong, C., Carson, K., & Smith, B. (2012). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 4(4), 44 pages. DOI Scopus8 WoS4 Europe PMC5
2011	Wong, C., Carson, K., & Smith, B. (2011). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011(3), 000994-1-000994-39. DOI Scopus21 WoS13 Europe PMC4
2011	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Wilson, D., & Hill, C. (2011). Cause for concern in the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in the community - a population-based study. BMC Family Practice, 12(1), 70-1-70-8. DOI Scopus40 WoS34 Europe PMC29
2010	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Cole, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., & Hill, C. (2010). Oral complementary medicine and alternative practitioner use varies across chronic conditions and attitudes to risk. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2(1), 251-260. DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC4
2010	Brito-Mutunayagam, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Ruffin, R., & Adams, R. (2010). Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease stage 0 is associated with excess FEV₁ decline in a representative population sample. Chest, 138(3), 605-613. DOI Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC14
2010	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Tucker, G., Ruffin, R., Wittert, G., . . . Adams, R. (2010). Depression and obesity in adults with asthma: multiple comorbidities and management issues. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(7), 381-383. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC5
2010	Schermer, T., Malbon, T., Morgan, M., Briggs, N., Holton, C., Appleton, S., . . . Crockett, A. (2010). Lung function and health status in metropolitan fire-fighters compared to general population controls. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 83(7), 715-723. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2009). Associations of physical and mental health problems with chronic cough in a representative population cohort. Cough, 5(10), 1-9. DOI Scopus12 Europe PMC8
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Dodd, M., Findlay, C., & Wilson, D. (2009). Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian population. Medical Journal of Australia, 191(10), 530-534. DOI Scopus67 WoS64 Europe PMC40
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Ruffin, R., & Wilson, D. (2009). Inadequate health literacy is associated with increased asthma morbidity in a population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 124(3), 601-603. DOI Scopus27 WoS26 Europe PMC16
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., Gill, T., & Ruffin, R. (2009). Cholesterol-lowering therapy and the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: a population study. Australian Health Review, 33(2), 325-333. DOI
2009	Adams, R., Howard, N., Tucker, G., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., . . . Wilson, D. (2009). Effects of area deprivation on health risks and outcomes: a multilevel, cross-sectional, Australian population study. International Journal of Public Health, 54(3), 183-192. DOI Scopus45 WoS43 Europe PMC35
2009	Adams, R., Tucker, G., Price, K., Hill, C., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., . . . Ruffin, R. (2009). Self-reported adverse events in health care that cause harm: a population-based survey. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(9), 484-488. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., . . . Ruffin, R. (2009). Independent Association of HbA₁c and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in People Without Diabetes. Obesity, 17(3), 559-563. DOI Scopus30 WoS30 Europe PMC25
2009	Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2009). Cardiovascular disease risk associated with asthma and respiratory morbidity might be mediated by short-acting beta(2)-agonists. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 123(1), 124-130. DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC16
2009	Hill, C., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Cleland, L., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2009). The use of fish oil in the community: results of a population-based study. Rheumatology, 48(4), 441-442. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2008	Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2008). Asthma is associated with cardiovascular disease in a representative population sample. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2(2), 91-99. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC8
2008	Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Tucker, G., Ruffin, R., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2008). Sex differences in asthma morbidity associated with obesity in a representative population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 121(5), 1285-1287. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2007	Wilson, D., Tucker, G., Frith, P., Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., & Adams, R. (2007). Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia, 1993-2003. Medical Journal of Australia, 186(8), 408-411. DOI Scopus30 WoS23 Europe PMC16
2006	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2006). Central obesity is associated with nonatopic but not atopic asthma in a representative population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 118(6), 1284-1291. DOI Scopus92 WoS89 Europe PMC69
2006	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Gill, T., Chittleborough, C., Wilson, D., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (2006). How valid are self-reported height and weight? A comparison between CATI self-report and clinic measurements using a large cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30(3), 238-246. DOI Scopus124 WoS121 Europe PMC86
2006	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Tucker, G., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2006). Trends in asthma prevalence and population changes in South Australia, 1990-2003. Medical Journal of Australia, 184(5), 226-229. DOI Scopus39 WoS39 Europe PMC24
2006	Sullivan, T., Jones, T., Poole, P., Pilotto, L., Adams, R., Lasserson, T., . . . Muhammad, J. (2006). Ipratropium bromide versus long-acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3), 1-38. DOI Scopus36 Europe PMC9
2006	Appleton, S., Poole, P., Smith, B., Veale, A., Lasserson, T., & Chan, M. (2006). Long-acting beta2-agonists for poorly reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3(3), 1104. DOI Scopus88 WoS50 Europe PMC27
2006	Appleton, S., Jones, T., Poole, P., Pilotto, L., Adams, R., Lasserson, T., . . . Muhammad, J. (2006). Ipratropium bromide versus long-acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 3(3), 50 pages. DOI Scopus39 WoS21 Europe PMC11
2006	Appleton, S., Jones, T., Poole, P., Pilotto, L., Adams, R., Lasserson, T., . . . Muhammad, J. (2006). Ipratropium bromide versus short acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (2), 49 pages. DOI WoS21
2005	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Undiagnosed asthma in older people: an underestimated problem.. The Medical journal of Australia, 183(1 Suppl), S20-S22. Scopus15 Europe PMC9
2005	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2005). An algorithmic approach to diagnosing asthma in older patients in general practice.. The Medical journal of Australia, 183(1 Suppl), S38-S40.
2005	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., . . . Ruffin, R. (2005). Population comparison of two clinical approaches to the metabolic syndrome : Implications of the new International Diabetes Federation consensus definition. Diabetes Care, 28(11), 2777-2779. DOI Scopus102 WoS90 Europe PMC62
2005	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Spirometric criteria for asthma: adding further evidence to the debate. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 116(5), 976-982. DOI Scopus25 WoS18 Europe PMC19
2005	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2005). An algorithmic approach to diagnosing asthma in older patients in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 183(1), S38-S40.
2005	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Undiagnosed asthma in older people: an underestimated problem. Medical Journal of Australia, 183(1), S20-S22.
2005	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Participatory decision making, asthma action plans, and use of asthma medication: A population survey. Journal of Asthma, 42(8), 673-678. DOI Scopus23 WoS18 Europe PMC13
2005	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Difficulties identifying and targeting COPD and population-attributable risk of smoking for COPD - A population study. Chest, 128(4), 2035-2042. DOI Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC22
2004	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., & Ruffin, R. (2004). The biomedically assessed cumulative burden of chronic disease risk factors on health-related quality of life in an urban population. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 15(1), 55-62. DOI
2004	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Veale, A., Mcelroy, H., Veljkovic, D., & Saccoia, L. (2004). Eformoterol n-of-1 trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease poorly reversible to salbutamol. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 1(2), 63-69. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC4
2003	Blackhall, K., Appleton, S., & Cates, C. (2003). Ionisers for chronic asthma.. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, (3), CD002986. DOI Europe PMC6
2003	Adams, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., & Ruffin, R. (2003). Underdiagnosed asthma in South Australia. Thorax, 58(10), 846-850. DOI Scopus51 WoS47 Europe PMC30
2003	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hugo, G., Wilkinson, D., Hiller, J., . . . Ruffin, R. (2003). Prevalence of asthma and asthma action plans in South Australia: population surveys from 1990 to 2001. Medical Journal of Australia, 178(10), 483-485. DOI Scopus37 WoS31 Europe PMC19
2003	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Porter, S., Peacock, M., & Ruffin, R. (2003). Sustained improvements in dyspnea and pulmonary function 3 to 5 years after lung volume reduction surgery. Chest, 123(6), 1838-1846. DOI Scopus27 WoS17 Europe PMC16
2002	Appleton, S., Poole, P., Smith, B., Veale, A., & Bara, A. (2002). Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with poorly reversible airflow limitation.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), (3), CD001104. DOI Scopus33 Europe PMC7
2001	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Southcott, A., & Ruffin, R. (2001). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), (3), CD000994. DOI Scopus37 Europe PMC7
2000	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Southcott, A., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2), 1-19. DOI Scopus52 Europe PMC1
2000	Appleton, S., Smith, B., Veale, A., & Bara, A. (2000). Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 15(2), 1-2. DOI Scopus44 Europe PMC4
2000	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Southcott, A., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2), 1-19. DOI Scopus52 Europe PMC1
1999	Appleton, S., Smith, B., Veale, A., & Bara, A. (1999). Regular long-acting beta-2 adrenoceptor agonists in stable chronic obstructive airways disease. Praxis, 88(23), 1045-1046.
1999	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Bennett, P., Roberts, G., Del Fante, P., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (1999). The effect of a respiratory home nurse intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 29(5), 718-725. DOI Scopus41 WoS33 Europe PMC24
1997	Medina, V., Edmonds, B., Young, G., James, R., Appleton, S., & Zalewski, P. (1997). Induction of caspase-3 protease activity and apoptosis by butyrate and trichostatin a (inhibitors of histone deacetylase): dependence on protein synthesis and synergy with a mitochondrial/cytochrome c-dependent pathway.. Cancer Research, 57(17), 3697-3707. Scopus351 WoS348 Europe PMC199
1992	Panegyres, P., Faull, R., Russ, G., Appleton, S., Wangel, A., & Blumbergs, P. (1992). Endothelial cell activation in vasculitis of peripheral nerve and skeletal muscle. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 55(1), 4-7. DOI Scopus40 WoS38 Europe PMC13
1991	TIIKKAINEN, U., WANGEL, A., APPLETON, S., & ARTHUR, D. (1991). Subclasses of IgG Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 34(3), 265-271. DOI Scopus3 WoS8 Europe PMC5

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Bunjo, L., Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Ferguson, S., & Adams, R. (2018). Does sleep moderate the relationship between work-life balance and depression differentially in men and women? Findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study. In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH Vol. 27 (pp. 1 page). Basel, SWITZERLAND: WILEY.
2015	Lang, C., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., Mevoy, D., Wittert, G., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2015). Obstructive Sleep Apnea (osa) And Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (eds) Are Independently Associated With Depression In A Community Based Population Of Australian Men. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Vol. 191 (pp. 1 page). Denver, CO: AMER THORACIC SOC. WoS1
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Taylor, A., martin, S., Catcheside, P., Antic, N., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Comorbidities In A Population Cohort Of Men.. In Sleep Vol. 38. Seattle, Washington State, USA: American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
2012	Hill, C., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Black, J., Rudd, R., & Adams, R. (2012). Role of health literacy in population estimates of musculoskeletal disorders. In Abstracts of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Annual Scientific Meeting, as published in Arthritis and Rheumatism Vol. 64 (pp. S25). Washington, DC: Wiley. DOI

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2016	Martin, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Taylor, A., Catcheside, P., Vakulin, A., . . . Wittert, G. (2016). Nocturia, other lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and sleep dysfunction in a community-dwelling cohort of middle-aged to elderly men. Poster session presented at the meeting of Oral Abstract of the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, as published in BJU International Volume 117, Supplement 3. Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA: Wiley. DOI
2016	Lang, C. J., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Wittert, G., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Psychological and quality of life factors in men with comorbid Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and insomnia (Ins): a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Sleep Research. Adelaide, Australia: Wiley. WoS1
2015	Chai-Coetzer, C., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., Martin, S., Grant, J., . . . McEvoy, R. (2015). Comparison of the Osa50, stop and stop-bang questionnaires for identification of obstructive sleep apnea in a male population cohort. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2015 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Denver, CO: American Thoracic Society. WoS2
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vincent, A., Vakulin, A., Antic, N., Mcevoy, D., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Identification of clinical phenotypes In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using cluster analysis: a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, as published in Respirology. Adelaide, SA: Wiley. DOI
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vincent, A., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Antic, N., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Identification of clinical phenotypes In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using cluster analysis: a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. San Diego, CA: American Thoracic Society.
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Antic, N., Catcheside, P., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with incident pre-diabetes in a population cohort of men. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. San Diego, CA: American Thoracic Society.
2000	Appleton, S., Smith, B., Veale, A., & Bara, A. (2000). Symptomatic improvements in some patients not reflected by improvements in FEV1: A systematic review of the effects of salmeterol in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand. Victoria, Australia: Blackwell Science Asia.
2000	Laslett, L., Smith, B., Pekarsky, B., Harford, J., Appleton, S., Phillips, P., & Pile, K. (2000). Hip fracture prevention using alendronate: Two models for number needed to treat and screen. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Rheumatology Association. Hobart, Tasmania.
2000	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Ruffin, R., & Southcott, A. (2000). Severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease determines effectiveness of outreach respiratory nursing care: A systemtic review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand. Melbourne, Australia: The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand.
2000	Appleton, S., Smith, B., Pekarsk, B., Harford, J., Smith, L., & Jones, T. (2000). Preventing fractures in copd, is at least as cost-effective as treatment of post-menopausal hip fractures. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts for the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand. Melbourne, Australia: The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand.

Date	Project/ No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2018	Broken sleep-Broken heart? Longitudinal follow-up of cardiovascular and cognitive outcomes in middle aged and older men in North-West Adelaide	S Appleton, R Adams, J Beltrame	The Hospital Research Foundation	$147K
2016	Health impact of sleep apnea in men: A longitudinal, population-based cohort study (APP 1122342)	R Adams, D McEvoy, N Antic, S Appleton, G Wittert, P Catcheside, A Vakulin, A Vincent, A Taylor.	NH&MRC of Australia	$304K
2016	Cardiovascular impacts of obstructive sleep apnea in men	R Adams, S Appleton, J Beltrame, D McEvoy.	National Heart Foundation	$75K
2015	Obstructive sleep apnea-related autonomic disturbance.	R Adams, D McEvoy, S Appleton, G Wittert, N Antic, A Vakulin, A D’Rozario	ResMed Foundation	$65K

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 Co-Supervisor Risk factors of musculesceletal pain Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Claudia Kurkammz

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Risk factors of musculesceletal pain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Claudia Kurkammz

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2016 - ongoing	Member	Human Research Ethics Committee of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—	Australia
2015 - ongoing	Member	BreastScreen SA Safety and Quality Committee	—	Australia
2014 - ongoing	Member	Basil Hetzel Institute Management Committee	—	Australia
2014 - ongoing	Member	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Day Oraganising Committee	—	—

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2015 - ongoing Member Australian Sleep Association —

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2015 - ongoing	Member	Australian Sleep Association	—

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