Dr Michael Fleming

Senior Lecturer (Public Health)

telephone: 0141 330 3415
email: Michael.Fleming@glasgow.ac.uk

Public Health, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB, G12 8TB

Biography

I am a senior lecturer in Public Health and a chartered statistician within the School Of Health and Wellbeing. I have a BSc (honours) in Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, an MSc in Applied Statistics, and a PhD in Public Health.

Long standing research interests include using novel record linkage techniques and statistical methods to analyse complex linked data for research purposes across the spectrum of public health. I am particularly interested in maternal and child health and my current research focuses on child and adolescent health, neurodevelopmental, and educational outcomes related to childhood chronic conditions, early life factors, neonatal and childhood morbidity and maternal/obstetric factors including exposures in-utero.

My most recent publications analysed educational and health outcomes pertaining to schoolchildren treated for diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, skin disorders, neurodevelopmental multimorbidity, and children in care. I previously worked as a statistician within the NHS working on a wide range of data linkage research projects covering topic areas such as obstetrics, congenital anomalies, breastfeeding, child health, prescribing, cancer, education, HPV immunisation, drug misuse and prisoner mortality.

My teaching commitments include delivering lectures and tutorials for various statistics and epidemiology modules within the department’s Master of Public Health (MPH) postgraduate degree. I also provide supervision to undergraduate, masters, and PhD students.

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Research interests

Long standing research interests include using novel record linkage techniques and statistical methods to analyse complex linked data for research purposes across the spectrum of public health.

I am particularly interested in maternal and child health and my current research focuses on child and adolescent health, neurodevelopmental, and educational outcomes related to childhood chronic conditions, early life factors, neonatal and childhood morbidity and maternal/obstetric factors including exposures in-utero.

Publications

Selected publications

Fleming, M. , McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2020) Health, educational and employment outcomes among children treated for a skin disorder: Scotland-wide retrospective record linkage cohort study of 766,244 children. PLoS ONE, 15(12), e0243383. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243383) (PMID:33306713) (PMCID:PMC7732076)

Fleming, M. , Salim, E. E., Mackay, D. F. , Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D., Clark, D., King, A., McLay, J. S., Cooper, S.-A. and Pell, J. P. (2020) Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren: A population-based record linkage cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 17(10), e1003290. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003290)

Fleming, M. , Fitton, C., Steiner, M. F.C., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2020) Educational and health outcomes of children and adolescents receiving antidepressant medication: Scotland-wide retrospective record linkage cohort study of 766 237 schoolchildren. International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(4), pp. 1380-1391. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa002) (PMID:32073627) (PMCID:PMC7660154)

Fleming, M. , Fitton, C. A., Steiner, M. F.C., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Lindsay, R. S. , Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2019) Educational and health outcomes of children treated for type 1 diabetes: Scotland-wide record linkage study of 766,047 children. Diabetes Care, 42(9), pp. 1700-1707. (doi: 10.2337/dc18-2423) (PMID:31308017) (PMCID:PMC6706279)

Fleming, M. , Fitton, C. A., Steiner, M. F.C., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2019) Educational and health outcomes of children and adolescents receiving antiepileptic medication: Scotland-wide record linkage study of 766 244 schoolchildren. BMC Public Health, 19, 595. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6888-9) (PMID:31101093) (PMCID:PMC6525436)

Fleming, M. , Fitton, C. A., Steiner, M. F.C., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2019) Educational and health outcomes of children treated for asthma: Scotland-wide record linkage study of 683,716 children. European Respiratory Journal, 54(3), 1802309. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.02309-2018) (PMID:31196949) (PMCID:PMC6727030)

Fleming, M. , Fitton, C. A., Steiner, M. F.C., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2017) Educational and health outcomes of children treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Scotland-wide record linkage study of 766,244 children. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(7), e170691. (doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0691) (PMID:28459927)

Fleming, M. , Kirby, B. and Penny, K. I. (2012) Record linkage in Scotland and its applications to health research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(19pt20), pp. 2711-2721. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04021.x) (PMID:22985317)

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2024

Ho, F. et al. (2024) Maternal and pregnancy factors contributing to the association between area deprivation and infant mortality in England: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101075) (In Press)

Ward, L. M. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study with record linkage. BMJ Open, 14(8), e084421. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084421) (PMID:39142671) (PMCID:PMC11331995)

Fleming, M. , Athanasopoulos, P., Mackay, D. F. and Pell, J. P. (2024) Educational outcomes among children with congenital heart disease compared to peers: a Scotland-wide record-linkage study of 715,850 schoolchildren. BMC Pediatrics, 24, 405. (doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04848-2) (PMID:38909207) (PMCID:PMC11193247)

Wilson, N., Gajwani, R. , Fleming, M. , Findlay, M., Stocks, H., Walker, G. , Corrigan, N. and Minnis, H. (2024) The physical health trajectories of young people with neurodevelopmental conditions: a protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies. MedRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.03.22.24304709)

Ward, L.A. et al. (2024) Population-based cancer incidence and mortality rates and ratios among adults with intellectual disabilities in Scotland. medRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.01.18.23300433)

2023

Bala, J. J., Bala, J. D., Pell, J. P. and Fleming, M. (2023) Association between 5-min Apgar score and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a Scotland-wide record linkage study of 758,423 school children. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 794. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05217-6) (PMID:37907891) (PMCID:PMC10619264)

Sosenko, F. et al. (2023) Understanding covid-19 outcomes among people with intellectual disabilities in England. BMC Public Health, 23, 2099. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16993-x) (PMID:37880687) (PMCID:PMC10601171)

Baughan, N., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. F. , Clark, D., King, A. and Fleming, M. (2023) Educational outcomes in childhood cancer survivors: a Scotland-wide record-linkage study of 766,217 schoolchildren. PLoS ONE, 18(7), e0286840. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286840) (PMID:37494295) (PMCID:PMC10370705)

Rydzewska, E. , Fleming, M. , Mackay, D. , Young-Southward, G., Blancher, J., Bolourian, Y. R., Widaman, K. and Cooper, S.-A. (2023) General health status of youth with autism with and without intellectual disabilities transitioning from special education, and its relationship to personal and family circumstances: longitudinal cohort study. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 69(4), pp. 515-523. (doi: 10.1080/20473869.2021.1966600) (PMID:37346258) (PMCID:PMC10281398)

Adams, L. J., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. F. , Clark, D., King, A. and Fleming, M. (2023) Infant feeding method and special educational need in 191,745 Scottish schoolchildren: a national, population cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 20(4), e1004191. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004191) (PMID:37022988) (PMCID:PMC10079126)

Visnick, M. J., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. F. , Clark, D., King, A. and Fleming, M. (2023) Educational and employment outcomes associated with childhood traumatic brain injury in Scotland: a population-based record-linkage cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 20(3), e1004204. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004204) (PMID:36976782) (PMCID:PMC10047529)

2022

Fleming, M. , Bandyopadhyay, A., McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. , Lyons, R. A., Sayal, K., Brophy, S. and Pell, J. P. (2022) Age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland and Wales. BMC Public Health, 22, 1070. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13453-w) (PMID:35637502) (PMCID:PMC9150337)

Henderson, A. , Fleming, M. , Cooper, S.-A. , Pell, J. P. , Melville, C. , Mackay, D. F. , Hatton, C. and Kinnear, D. (2022) COVID-19 infection and outcomes in a population-based cohort of 17 203 adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76, pp. 550-555. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-218192) (PMID:35232778) (PMCID:PMC8914402)

Cooper, S.-A. et al. (2022) Cohort profile: Scotland’s record-linkage e-cohorts of people with intellectual disabilities, and autistic people (SCIDA). BMJ Open, 12, e057230. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057230) (PMID:35568493) (PMCID:PMC9109103)

Hughes-Mccormack, L. et al. (2022) Rates, causes and predictors of all-cause and avoidable mortality in 163,686 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: A record linkage national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e061636. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061636) (PMID:36113944) (PMCID:PMC9486341)

2021

Fleming, M. , McLay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F. , Minnis, H. and Pell, J. P. (2021) Educational and health outcomes of schoolchildren in local authority care in Scotland: a retrospective record linkage study. PLoS Medicine, 18(11), e1003832. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003832)

McQueenie, R., Ellis, D. A., Fleming, M. , Wilson, P. and Williamson, A. E. (2021) Educational associations with missed GP appointments for patients under 35 years old: administrative data linkage study. BMC Medicine, 19, 219. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02100-7) (PMID:34565364) (PMCID:PMC8474859)

Bogie, J., Fleming, M. , Cullen, B. , Mackay, D. and Pell, J. P. (2021) Using graphic modelling to identify modifiable mediators of the association between area-based deprivation at birth and offspring unemployment. PLoS ONE, 16(3), e0249258. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249258) (PMID:33788869) (PMCID:PMC8011734)

Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D. , Fleming, M. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Young-Southward, G., Pell, J. P. and Cooper, S.-A. (2021) Antipsychotic and antidepressant prescribing for 704 297 children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: record linkage study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 218(1), pp. 58-62. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2020.232) (PMID:33541472)

Smith, G. S., Fleming, M. , Kinnear, D. , Henderson, A. , Pell, J. P. , Melville, C. and Cooper, S.-A. (2021) Mortality in 787,666 school pupils with and without autism: a cohort study. Autism, 25(1), pp. 300-304. (doi: 10.1177/1362361320944037) (PMID:32830516) (PMCID:PMC7812511)

2020

Rydzewska, E. , Fleming, M. , Mackay, D. , Young-Southward, G., Blacher, J., Bolourian, Y., Widaman, K. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) General health status in young people with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome in, and transitioning from, special education: findings from the National Longitudinal Transitions Study‐2. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 64(12), pp. 895-907. (doi: 10.1111/jir.12781) (PMID:33047429)

Smith, G. S., Fleming, M. , Kinnear, D., Henderson, A. , Pell, J. P. , Melville, C. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Rates and causes of mortality among children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage cohort study of 796,190 schoolchildren. BMJ Open, 10, e034077. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034077) (PMID:32773385)

Dunn, K., Rydzewska, E. , Fleming, M. and Cooper, S.-A. (2020) Prevalence of mental health conditions, sensory impairments and physical disability in people with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and autism compared with other people: a cross-sectional total population study in Scotland. BMJ Open, 10(4), e035280. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035280)

Fitton, C. A., Fleming, M. , Steiner, M. F.C., Aucott, L., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. F. and Mclay, J. S. (2020) In utero antihypertensive medication exposure and neonatal outcomes: a data linkage cohort study. Hypertension, 75(3), pp. 628-633. (doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13802) (PMID:31884860)

2019

Salim, E., Fleming, M. , Mackay, D.F. , Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D. , Clark, D., King, A., McLay, J.S., Cooper, S.A. and Pell, J.P. (2019) Neurodevelopmental Multimorbidity and Educational Outcomes of 766,244 Scottish Schoolchildren. European Journal of Public Health 29(Supplement_4): 66. 12th European Public Health Conference: Building Bridges for Solidarity and Public Health, Marseille, France, 20-23 Nov 2019. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.164)

Henderson, A. , Kinnear, D. , Stanley, B. , Greenlaw, N. , Fleming, M. , Pell, J. , McCowan, C. and Cooper, S.-A. (2019) Antipsychotic, Antidepressant and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Drug Prescribing in Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and with Autism in Scottish Schools Compared with Other Children and Young People. 2019 Gatlinburg Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 03-05 Apr 2019.

2017

Fitton, C. A., Steiner, M. F.C., Aucott, L., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. F. , Fleming, M. and McLay, J. S. (2017) In-utero exposure to antihypertensive medication and neonatal and child health outcomes: a systematic review. Journal of Hypertension, 35(11), pp. 2123-2137. (doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001456) (PMID:28661961) (PMCID:PMC5625961)

2015

Graham, L., Fischbacher, C. M., Stockton, D., Fraser, A., Fleming, M. and Greig, K. (2015) Understanding extreme mortality among prisoners: a national cohort study in Scotland using data linkage. European Journal of Public Health, 25(5), pp. 879-885. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku252) (PMID:25678604)

Moraitis, A.A., Oliver-Williams, C., Wood, A.M., Fleming, M. , Pell, J.P. and Smith, G.C.S. (2015) Previous caesarean delivery and the risk of unexplained stillbirth: retrospective cohort study and meta-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(11), pp. 1467-1474. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13461) (PMID:26033155)

Oliver-Williams, C., Fleming, M. , Wood, A.M. and Smith, G.C.S. (2015) Previous miscarriage and the subsequent risk of preterm birth in Scotland, 1980-2008: a historical cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(11), pp. 1525-1534. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13276) (PMID:25626593) (PMCID:PMC4611958)

Ajetunmobi, O. M., Whyte, B., Chalmers, J., Tappin, D. M. , Wolfson, L., Fleming, M. , MacDonald, A., Wood, R. and Stockton, D. L. (2015) Breastfeeding is associated with reduced childhood hospitalization: evidence from a Scottish birth cohort (1997-2009). Journal of Pediatrics, 166(3), 620-625.e4. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.11.013) (PMID:25556021) (PMCID:PMC4344374)

2014

Moraitis, A. A., Wood, A. M., Fleming, M. and Smith, G. C.S. (2014) Birth weight percentile and the risk of term perinatal death. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 124(2(1)), pp. 274-283. 25004344. (doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000388)

Ajetunmobi, O., Whyte, B., Chalmers, J., Fleming, M. , Stockton, D. and Wood, R. (2014) Informing the ‘early years’ agenda in Scotland: understanding infant feeding patterns using linked datasets. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(1), pp. 83-92. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-202718) (PMID:24129609) (PMCID:PMC3888626)

2013

Gulmezoglu, M., Oliver-Williams, C., Fleming, M. , Monteath, K., Wood, A. M. and Smith, G. C.S. (2013) Changes in Association between Previous Therapeutic Abortion and Preterm Birth in Scotland, 1980 to 2008: A Historical Cohort Study. PLoS Medicine, 10(7), e1001481. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001481) (PMID:23874161) (PMCID:PMC3706322)

2012

Wood, A.M., Pasupathy, D., Pell, J.P. , Fleming, M. and Smith, G.C.S. (2012) Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in risk of sudden infant death syndrome, other causes of infant mortality, and stillbirth in Scotland: population based study. British Medical Journal, 344, e1552. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.e1552)

2011

Pasupathy, D., Wood, A.M., Pell, J. , Fleming, M. and Smith, G.C.S. (2011) Advanced maternal age and the risk of perinatal death due to intrapartum anoxia at term. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 65(3), pp. 241-245. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.097170)

2010

Brewster, D.H., Tucker, J.S., Fleming, M. , Morris, C., Stockton, D.L., Lloyd, D.J., Bhattacharya, S. and Chalmers, J.W.T. (2010) Risk of skin cancer after neonatal phototherapy: retrospective cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(10), pp. 826-831. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.179275) (PMID:20573740)

Pasupathy, D., Wood, A.M., Pell, J.P. , Fleming, M. and Smith, G.C.S. (2010) Time of birth and risk of neonatal death at term: retrospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 341, c3498. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3498)

Penny, K., Fleming, M. , Kazmierczak, D. and Thomas, A. (2010) An epidemiological study of Henoch-Schönlein purpura. Paediatric Nursing, 22(10), pp. 30-35. (doi: 10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135)

2009

Pasupathy, D., Wood, A.M., Pell, J.P., Fleming, M. and Smith, G.C. (2009) Rates of and factors associated with delivery-related perinatal death among term infants in Scotland. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(6), pp. 660-668. (doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1111)

Pasupathy, D., Wood, A., Pell, J., Fleming, M. and Smith, G. (2009) Time trend in the risk of delivery-related perinatal and neonatal death associated with breech presentation at term. International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(2), pp. 490-498.

2008

Sommerfield, T., Chalmers, J., Youngson, G., Heeley, C., Fleming, M. and Thomson, G. (2008) The changing epidemiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Scotland. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 93(12), pp. 1007-1011. (doi: 10.1136/adc.2007.128090) (PMID:18285388)

Smith, G.C.S., White, I.R., Cordeaux, Y., Pasupathy, D., Missfelder-Lobos, M., Pell, J. , Charnock-Jones, D.S. and Fleming, M. (2008) The effect of delaying childbirth on primary cesarean section rates. PLoS Medicine, 5(7), e144. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050144)

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Articles

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Investigating the impact of antenatal exposure to maternal medication on pregnancy outcomes and offspring health, neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes
Daphne Jackson Trust
2023 - 2026
Examining potential factors underlying the increased risk of severe COVID-19 experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2022 - 2023
Developing a risk prediction tool to detect neurodevelopmental multimorbidity in children and adolescents
Medical Research Foundation
2022 - 2024
Health, mortality and health-care in people with learning disabilities
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2021 - 2022
Mental Health Data Pathfinder
Medical Research Council
2018 - 2020

Supervision

I welcome enquiries from prospective research students wishing to undertake quantitative research and whose interests or proposals broadly match my own research interests and experience. Please email me to discuss your research proposals.

Current PhD students include:

Aldakhil, Ahmed Mohammed A
Adverse health, neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes in offspring following in utero exposure to maternal medication
Alkhalaf, Shrifah
TBC
Karain, Alexia
In-utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs and offspring health, neurodevelopmental and educational outcomes
Shakhshir, Lama A A
Impact of Antenatal Medication Exposure on Childhood Health and Education Outcomes
Tatabod, Eric
Developing a risk stratification tool to detect neurodevelopmental multimorbidity in children and Adolescents
Xu, Chao
Developing a risk stratification tool to detect ADHD in children and adolescents

Teaching

Professional activities & recognition

Research fellowships

2018 - 2021: LKAS HDRUK fellow

Editorial boards

BMC Pediatrics

Professional & learned societies

Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
Chartered Statistician, Royal Statistical Society
Fellow, Royal Society of Public Health

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