Mrs Mary-Kate Hannah

  • Data Scientist (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

telephone: 01413304042
email: Mary-Kate.Hannah@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-0140

Biography

I bring three decades of experience in population health research to my current role: supporting and collaborating with researchers within the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit and beyond.

I acquired extensive skills in data management, statistical analysis and communication while working on The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, the WHO Scottish MONICA Project (monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease), and the Scottish Heart Health Study and have published on topics including nutrition, physical activity, mental health and health behaviours.

My current responsibilities span both professional and research roles. I support colleagues across our Unit with Data Management Planning and Open Research practices. I am chair of our Unit Data Access Committee and a key member of our Research Support Group, working closely with our Population Health Research Facility. I collaborate with colleagues, within the Inequalities in Health Programme, across our Unit and in other institutions, who use the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study data.

Appointments

Feb 1999 – present – Research Associate – Data Scientist – MRC Social and Public Health Science Unit, University of Glasgow

March 1994 – Feb 1999 – Research Assistant in Data Analysis – Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, University of Dundee

April 1993-March 1994 – Clerical Assistant – Data Entry – Medicines Monitoring Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

Qualifications

1997 – Diploma in Epidemiology – Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians

1992 – Master of Science in Mathematical Biology – University of Dundee

1988 – Bachelor of Science in Mathematics – First Class Honours – University of Strathclyde

 

Find me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-kate-hannah/

 

Research interests

I am keen to collaborate with bona fide researchers who would like to use the West of Scotland Twenty-07 data and would welcome discussions about combining with other cohort studies in meta-analyses or by harmonising data. More details can be found in our Cohort Profile but we have extensive measures over twenty years including:

Physical Health

Mental Health

Physical Measures

Biological Samples

Cognition

Employment Staus

Economic Status

Social Support

Health Behaviours

Feelings and Opinions

 

 

Publications

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2025

Tomkinson, G. R. et al. (2025) International norms for adult handgrip strength: a systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries or territories. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, 101014. (doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014) (PMID:39647778)

2023

Oberndorfer, M. , Leyland, A. H. , Pearce, J., Grabovac, I., Hannah, M. K. and Dorner, T. E. (2023) Unequally unequal? Contextual-level status inequality and social cohesion moderating the association between individual-level socioeconomic position and systemic chronic inflammation. Social Science and Medicine, 333, 116185. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116185) (PMID:37598618)

2018

O'Neill, D., Britton, A., Hannah, M. K. , Goldberg, M., Kuh, D., Khaw, K. T. and Bell, S. (2018) Association of longitudinal alcohol consumption trajectories with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of six cohort studies using individual participant data. BMC Medicine, 16, 124. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1123-6) (PMID:30131059) (PMCID:PMC6103865)

2014

Hannah, M.-K. , Benzeval, M., and Popham, F. (2014) Social patterning of physical activity over the lifecourse: evidence from three age cohorts in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku151.100)

2013

Hannah, M. K. , Batty, G. D. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(7), pp. 558-563. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201927)

2007

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.-K. (2007) The importance of both setting and intensity of physical activity in relation to non-clinical anxiety and depression. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 45(1), pp. 24-32. (doi: 10.1080/14635240.2007.10708094)

2005

Berger, U., Der, G., Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2005) The impact of retirement on physical activity. Ageing and Society, 25(2), pp. 181-195. (doi: 10.1017/S0144686X04002739)

2004

Hunt, K. , Hannah, M.-K. and West, P. (2004) Contextualizing smoking: masculinity, femininity and class differences in smoking in men and women from three generations in the west of Scotland. Health Education Research, 19(3), pp. 239-249. (doi: 10.1093/her/cyg061)

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2004) Some work hard while others play hard: the achievement of current recommendations for physical activity levels at work, at home, and in leisure time in the West of Scotland. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 42(4), pp. 109-117. (doi: 10.1080/14635240.2004.10708024)

2002

Berger, U., Mutrie, N., Hannah, M.-K. and Der, G. (2002) A longitudinal analysis of the physical activity patterns of adults within their early 60's. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2002) Prevalence and social patterning of walking and cycling activity in the West of Scotland. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20(1), p. 39. (doi: 10.1080/026404102317126155)

2001

Chen, R.L., Tunstall-Pedoe, H., Bolton-Smith, C., Hannah, M.-K. and Morrison, C. (2001) Association of dietary antioxidants and waist circumference with pulmonary function and airway obstruction. American Journal of Epidemiology, 153(2), pp. 157-163. (doi: 10.1093/aje/153.2.157)

2000

Hannah, M.K. and Mutrie, N. (2000) Physical Activity in the Third Wave of the Twenty-07 Study. [Research Reports or Papers]

Wrieden, W.L., Hannah, M.-K. , Bolton-Smith, C., Tavendale, R., Morrison, C. and Tunstall-Pedoe, H. (2000) Plasma vitamin C and food choice in the third Glasgow MONICA population survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 54(5), pp. 355-360. (doi: 10.1136/jech.54.5.355)

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Articles

Tomkinson, G. R. et al. (2025) International norms for adult handgrip strength: a systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries or territories. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, 101014. (doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014) (PMID:39647778)

Oberndorfer, M. , Leyland, A. H. , Pearce, J., Grabovac, I., Hannah, M. K. and Dorner, T. E. (2023) Unequally unequal? Contextual-level status inequality and social cohesion moderating the association between individual-level socioeconomic position and systemic chronic inflammation. Social Science and Medicine, 333, 116185. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116185) (PMID:37598618)

O'Neill, D., Britton, A., Hannah, M. K. , Goldberg, M., Kuh, D., Khaw, K. T. and Bell, S. (2018) Association of longitudinal alcohol consumption trajectories with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of six cohort studies using individual participant data. BMC Medicine, 16, 124. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1123-6) (PMID:30131059) (PMCID:PMC6103865)

Hannah, M.-K. , Benzeval, M., and Popham, F. (2014) Social patterning of physical activity over the lifecourse: evidence from three age cohorts in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study. European Journal of Public Health, 24(S2), (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku151.100)

Hannah, M. K. , Batty, G. D. and Benzeval, M. (2013) Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(7), pp. 558-563. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201927)

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.-K. (2007) The importance of both setting and intensity of physical activity in relation to non-clinical anxiety and depression. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 45(1), pp. 24-32. (doi: 10.1080/14635240.2007.10708094)

Berger, U., Der, G., Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2005) The impact of retirement on physical activity. Ageing and Society, 25(2), pp. 181-195. (doi: 10.1017/S0144686X04002739)

Hunt, K. , Hannah, M.-K. and West, P. (2004) Contextualizing smoking: masculinity, femininity and class differences in smoking in men and women from three generations in the west of Scotland. Health Education Research, 19(3), pp. 239-249. (doi: 10.1093/her/cyg061)

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2004) Some work hard while others play hard: the achievement of current recommendations for physical activity levels at work, at home, and in leisure time in the West of Scotland. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 42(4), pp. 109-117. (doi: 10.1080/14635240.2004.10708024)

Mutrie, N. and Hannah, M.K. (2002) Prevalence and social patterning of walking and cycling activity in the West of Scotland. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20(1), p. 39. (doi: 10.1080/026404102317126155)

Chen, R.L., Tunstall-Pedoe, H., Bolton-Smith, C., Hannah, M.-K. and Morrison, C. (2001) Association of dietary antioxidants and waist circumference with pulmonary function and airway obstruction. American Journal of Epidemiology, 153(2), pp. 157-163. (doi: 10.1093/aje/153.2.157)

Wrieden, W.L., Hannah, M.-K. , Bolton-Smith, C., Tavendale, R., Morrison, C. and Tunstall-Pedoe, H. (2000) Plasma vitamin C and food choice in the third Glasgow MONICA population survey. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 54(5), pp. 355-360. (doi: 10.1136/jech.54.5.355)

Research Reports or Papers

Berger, U., Mutrie, N., Hannah, M.-K. and Der, G. (2002) A longitudinal analysis of the physical activity patterns of adults within their early 60's. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hannah, M.K. and Mutrie, N. (2000) Physical Activity in the Third Wave of the Twenty-07 Study. [Research Reports or Papers]

This list was generated on Tue Apr 29 16:36:39 2025 BST.

Professional activities & recognition

Grant committees & research advisory boards

  • 2020 - ongoing: Medical Research Council, Science Archive Data Access Committee