Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
Associate Professor

Abdullah Mamun

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Background

Associate Professor Mamun is an internationally recognised leader in the areas of life course epidemiology and intergenerational perspectives. An approach that situates the individual risk factors and their interaction within a context that determines health outcomes has been the underlying basis of his research. He is one of the Principal Investigator’s of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) cohort. Over the past 14 years, he has been leading the respiratory and cardiovascular epidemiology research in the MUSP that included 30 years follow-up of the MUSP offspring cohort (Gen 2) and the first follow-up of the children-of-the-offspring cohort (Gen 3). In recent years, he expanded his research in the low & middle income countries focusing on the rapid socio-economic development and the demographic and epidemiological transitions.

Mamun has made significant contributions to understand the critical stages of life and early life determinants of health. From the life course perspective, some of his papers are influential while thinking about the early development of health and well-being. For instance, his research confirmed that parents, especially mothers, are the role model for offspring health and well-being development from early life to adolescence and then to young adulthood. His research shows that weight management and prevention of obesity should start as early as possible even before or during pregnancy. He is interested to contribute new knowledge about the extent that socioeconomic, family and environmental factors track from generation to generation and how this impacts on health and well-being of the future generations.

Mamun has received several national (e.g. ARC, NHMRC, and NHF) and international competitive grants. He was awarded several highly competitive fellowships (e.g. NHMRC CDF Level 2, 2012-2016, NHMRC CDF Level 1, 2008-2011) and awards (UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards, 2009 and NHF Grants-in-Aid 2008). He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, most of which are published in high impact journals. He has an outstanding track-record of supervising RHD students. For instance, in the last five years, he has supervised 16 PhD students- 10 as Primary Advisor, who have been awarded their degrees.

Research Interests:

  • Respiratory and cardiovascular health- development and early prevention
  • Maternal and child health- early life environment and critical windows
  • Social, structural and environmental basis of health and well-being
  • Methodological innovation in longitudinal studies, administrative data and meta-analysis

Availability

Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen

Search Professor Abdullah Mamun’s works on UQ eSpace

410 works between 1998 and 2024
All (410) Journal Article (338) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (54) Book (1) Other Outputs (13)

61 - 80 of 410 works

2022

Journal Article

Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study

Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y.S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J. and Najman, Jake M. (2022). Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32 (5), 1165-1174. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2022.01.030

Dietary patterns and the risk of abnormal blood lipids among young adults: a prospective cohort study

2022

Journal Article

Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs)

Biswas, Tuhin, Thomas, Hannah J., Scott, James G., Munir, Kerim, Baxter, Janeen, Huda, M. Mamun, Renzaho, Andre M.N., Cross, Donna, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs). Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 15 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s40653-022-00451-8

Variation in the prevalence of different forms of bullying victimisation among adolescents and their associations with family, peer and school connectedness: a population-based study in 40 lower and middle income to high-income countries (LMIC-HICs)

2022

Journal Article

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among Vietnamese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dang, Anh Kim, Le, Huong Thi, Nguyen, Giang Thu, Mamun, Abdullah A., Do, Khanh Nam, Thi Nguyen, Lan Huong, Thai, Phong K. and Phung, Dung (2022). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among Vietnamese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 16 (4) 102477, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102477

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among Vietnamese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2022

Journal Article

Toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with low birth weight: findings from an observational study among rural Bangladeshi women

Parvin, Irin, Das, Sumon Kumar, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Rahman, Aminur, Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin, Shahrin, Lubaba, Afroze, Farzana, Ackhter, Mst. Mahmuda, Alam, Tahmina, Jahan, Yasmin, Palit, Parag, Sarker, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Das, Jui, Hoque, Mohammad Enamul, Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Mamun, Abdullah Al, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Ahmed, Tahmeed and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2022). Toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with low birth weight: findings from an observational study among rural Bangladeshi women. Pathogens, 11 (3) 336, 336. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11030336

Toxoplasma gondii infection is associated with low birth weight: findings from an observational study among rural Bangladeshi women

2022

Journal Article

Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study

Huda, M. Mamun, O'Flaherty, Martin, Finlay, Jocelyn Edwina, Edmed, Shannon and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2022). Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study. BMJ Open, 12 (3) e055021, e055021. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055021

Partner’s characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study

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2022

Journal Article

Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Kanmiki, Edmund W., Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23 (3) e13405, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/obr.13405

Multigenerational transmission of obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

2022

Journal Article

Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target

Hasan, Md Mehedi, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Garnett, Sarah P., Fatima, Yaqoot, Tariqujjaman, Md, Pervin, Sonia, Ahmed, Saifuddin and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 100 (3), 196-204. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.280180

Anaemia in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries: progress towards the 2025 global nutrition target

2022

Other Outputs

Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma

Shahunja, K. M., Mamun, Abdullah and Sly, Peter (2022, 02 18). Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma The Conversation

Passive smoking, synthetic bedding and gas heating in homes show the strongest links to asthma

2022

Journal Article

Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries

Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Fatima, Yaqoot, Smith, Simon S., Tariqujjaman, Md., Jatrana, Santosh and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2022). Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries. Sleep Medicine, 90, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.014

Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries

2022

Other Outputs

Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity

Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Mamun, Abdullah and Fatima, Yaqoot (2022, 01 21). Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity The Conversation

Kids whose grandparents are overweight are almost twice as likely to struggle with obesity

2022

Book Chapter

Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Fatima, Yaqoot, Cleary, Anne, King, Stephanie, Solomon, Shaun, McDaid, Lisa, Hasan, Md Mehedi, Al Mamun, Abdullah and Baxter, Janeen (2022). Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Family dynamics over the life course: foundations, turning points and outcomes. (pp. 57-70) edited by Janeen Baxter, Jack Lam, Jenny Povey, Rennie Lee and Stephen R. Zubrick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12224-8_4

Cultural identity and social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

2021

Journal Article

Triceps skinfold thickness and body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study

Alwash, Sura M., McIntyre, H. David, Najman, Jake and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). Triceps skinfold thickness and body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 16 (1), 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.12.005

Triceps skinfold thickness and body mass index and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: evidence from a multigenerational cohort study

2021

Journal Article

Family, neighbourhood and psychosocial environmental factors and their associations with asthma in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shahunja, K M, Sly, Peter D., Begum, Tahmina, Biswas, Tuhin and Mamun, Abdullah (2021). Family, neighbourhood and psychosocial environmental factors and their associations with asthma in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Asthma, 59 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2021.2018707

Family, neighbourhood and psychosocial environmental factors and their associations with asthma in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021

Conference Publication

Spatial patterns of canine rabies evidence at the local government area level in Nigeria: association with socioeconomic and ecological determinants

Mshelbwala, Philip P., Weese, J. Scott, Tekki, Ishaya, Chakma, Shovon, Shamaki, David, Mamun, Abdullah A., Clark, Nicholas J., Rupprecht, Charles E. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. (2021). Spatial patterns of canine rabies evidence at the local government area level in Nigeria: association with socioeconomic and ecological determinants. 7th One Heath Aotearoa Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-7 December 2021.

Spatial patterns of canine rabies evidence at the local government area level in Nigeria: association with socioeconomic and ecological determinants

2021

Journal Article

Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis

Hasan, Md. Mehedi, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Begum, Tahmina, Fatima, Yaqoot and Mamun, Abdullah A (2021). Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (12) 1471-0528.16744, 1928-1937. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16744

Temporal trends in between and within‐country inequalities in caesarean delivery in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a Bayesian analysis

2021

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah, Anderlini, Deanna, Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Leung, Janni (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet (London, England), 398 (10311), 1593-1618. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ward, Joseph L., Azzopardi, Peter S., Francis, Kate Louise, Santelli, John S., Skirbekk, Vegard, Sawyer, Susan M., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Mokdad, Ali H., Hay, Simon I., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M., Afshari, Khashayar, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Anwar E., Aji, Budi, Akombi-Inyang, Blessing ... Viner, Russell M. (2021). Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 398 (10311), 1593-1618.

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021

Journal Article

Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

Kinyoki, Damaris, Osgood-Zimmerman, Aaron E., Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Uddin, Riaz, Hasan, Md. Mehedi , Kassebaum, Nicholas J. and Hay, Simon I. (2021). Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nature medicine, 27 (10), 1761-1782. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01498-0

Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

2021

Journal Article

Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort

Ushula, Tolassa W., Lahmann, Petra H., Mamun, Abdullah, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M and Najman, Jake M (2021). Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort. Public Health Nutrition, 25 (8), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003864

Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort

2021

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Lalloo, Ratilal, Anderlini, Deanna, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Moni, Mohammad Ali (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398 (10303), 870-905. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1

Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    Preventing non-communicable diseases (PreventNCD) among Indigenous children and youth in major cities of Australia
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    A life course approach to early detection and prevention of noncommunicable diseases in priority populations
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Implementation of anti-racism strategies to improve health outcomes for First Nations peoples in a large urban hospital
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of non-communicable disease risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD)
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Implementing a Life Course Approach in Antenatal and Postnatal Care Settings for Prevention and Reduction of Non-Communicable Disease Risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD) (GACD grant co-ordinated by NIPH)
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Closing the final gaps in maternal and infant health: the Deadly Fit Mums program
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Sleep for Strong Souls (3S): Multisectoral partnership and codesigned solutions to improve the sleep health of First Nations Adolescents
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Exposure to Trihalomethanes in pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland: integrated data analysis and case studies for better policy and health outcomes
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    The developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Nurse led and Aboriginal Health Worker Supported Model for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Diagnosis and Management in Remote Queensland (led by James Cook University)
    Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Termination of Pregnancy Legislation and Policy Implementation
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Research Partnership - Health and Wellbeing Queensland and ISSR
    Health and Wellbeing Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Anglicare Family and Children Program Evaluations
    Anglicare Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Co-designed sleep health program to achieve better sleep and improved mental health symptoms in Indigenous adolescents
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation Framework for the Keeping Queenslanders Healthy Priority
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation of the Digital Pregnancy Health Record
    HealthShare NSW
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program and longitudinal research plan
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the Try, Test and Learn Fund
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Equipment for naturalistic sleep-wake, circadian rhythm, and stress measurement
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    QSTARS Data Analysis
    Tenants QLD
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Design of an Evaluation Framework for IUIH Family Wellbeing Services
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Use of the public hospital system by private patients: motivations and implications
    Queensland Treasury Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Linked Lives: Antisocial Behaviour Across Three Generations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Generational and developmental pathways of childhood and adolescent obesity: A three generation cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Into the thirties: Persistence and social consequences of risky drinking
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The outcomes of adolescents and young adults who experience hallucinations: A birth cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (Population Health; Level 2): Long term progression and pathways of cardiometabolic risks for mothers and their adult offspring
    NHMRC Career Development Award
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Life Course of the Common Mental Disorders
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The aetiology of alcohol use disorders in adulthood: a generational perspective
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Early origins, progression and aetiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: a 30 year follow-up study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Optimal timing of primary prevention for obesity: a life course epidemiology appraoch
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Attrition in longitudinal studies: advancing and evaluating statistical methods
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    The developmental origins of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: evidence from an Australian birth cohort study
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    NHMRC Career Development Award (Population Health - Level 1): Developmental stages of cardiovascular risk factors and their public health impact: a life course approach.
    NHMRC Career Development Award
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Beyond motherhood: a 27-year follow-up of the mental health of mid-age women
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    National Heart Foundation Fellowship: The developmental origins of cardiovascular risk factors: A life course approach
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    The development of cardiovascular risk factors by young adulthood with depression in childhood or adolescence: a birth-cohort study
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Temporal Relationship Between Obesity, Measured Objectively and Subjectively, and Mental Health as Depression or Anxiety, Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Confidence intervals for the multivariate-multistate life table
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
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Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun directly for media enquiries about:

  • Blood pressure - health
  • Cardiovascular risk
  • Epidemiology
  • Health - longitudinal studies
  • Heart attack risk
  • Mental health - risk factors
  • Obesity
  • Population health - longitudinal studies
  • Public health
  • Risk factors - smoking, obesity
  • Smoking
  • Tobacco

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