Dr. Tigbe's research interest is in obesity and cardiovascular risk prevention. Dr. Tigbe has examined the healthcare cost of changes in body mass index in the UK Counterweight project. He is involved in examining the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in South Africa.
Upon graduation from medicine in the Medical University of Warsaw in Poland in 1999, Dr. Tigbe returned to his native Ghana where he practised as a junior doctor mainly in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Thereafter, Dr. Tigbe completed the Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Glasgow in 2004 and a PhD in Physical Activity, Diet and Cardiovascular Disease in Glasgow Caledonian University in 2010. He also completed the Master of Public Health (MPH) in the University of Glasgow in 2010. Dr. Tigbe also holds a certificate in Food Security from Ryerson University. During the period in Glasgow, Dr. Tigbe also practised clinical medicine as a junior doctor in various clinical specialties. Dr. Tigbe joined the University of Warwick as a Clinical Lecturer and Specialty Registrar in Public Health in 2011. He is thus working towards specialisation in Public Health Medicine.
- Alarfaj, Ghada, Al Odhayani, Abdulaziz, Tigbe, William W., 2015. Saudi female school teachers' knowledge and opinion related to physical exercise for school children. Journal of Behavioral Science, pp. 1-13
- McCombie, Louise, Lean, M. E. J. (Michael Ernest John), Tigbe, William W., 2015. Cost-effectiveness of obesity treatment. Medicine, 43 (2), pp. 104-107
- Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier, Thorogood, Margaret, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Tigbe, William W., Kahn, Kathleen, Tollman, Stephen, Stranges, Saverio, 2014. Sleep problems and mortality in rural South Africa : novel evidence from a low-resource setting. Sleep Medicine, 15 (1), pp. 56-63
- Svanberg, P. O., Barlow, Jane, Tigbe, William W., 2013. The parent?infant interaction observation scale : reliability and validity of a screening tool. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31 (1), pp. 5-14
- Tigbe, William W., Briggs, Andrew H., Lean, M. E. J. (Michael Ernest John), 2013. A patient-centred approach to estimate total annual healthcare cost by body mass index in the UK Counterweight programme. International Journal of Obesity, 37 (8), pp. 1135-1139
- Spina, Alexander, Guallar, Eliseo, Rayman, Margaret P., Tigbe, William W., Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Stranges, Saverio, 2013. Anthropometric indices and selenium status in British adults : The U.K. National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 65, pp. 1315-1321
- Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Tigbe, William W., Manda, S. O., Stranges, Saverio, 2013. Geographic variation of hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa : a case study of South Africa. American Journal of Hypertension, 26 (3)
- Kirby, J. (Joanna), Tibbins, Carly, Callens, Claire, Lang, Beckie, Thorogood, Margaret, Tigbe, William W., Robertson, Wendy, 2012. Young people's views on accelerometer use in physical activity research : findings from a user involvement investigation. ISRN Obesity, 2012, pp. 1-7
- Stranges, Saverio, Tigbe, William W., Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier, Thorogood, Margaret, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, 2012. Sleep problems : an emerging global epidemic? Findings from the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE Study among more than 40,000 older adults from 8 countries across Africa and Asia. Sleep, Vol.35 (No.8), pp. 1173-1178
- McCombie, Louise, Lean, M. E. J. (Michael Ernest John), Tigbe, William W., 2011. Cost-effectiveness of obesity treatment. Medicine, Vol.39 (No.1), pp. 14-17
- Tigbe, William W., Lean, M. E. J. (Michael Ernest John), Granat, Malcolm H., 2011. A physically active occupation does not result in compensatory inactivity during out-of-work hours. Preventive Medicine, Vol.53 (No.1-2), pp. 48-52
- Chastin, Sebastien F. M., Dall, Philippa M., Tigbe, William W., Grant, Margaret P., Ryan, Cormac G., Rafferty, Danny, Granat, Malcolm H., 2009. Compliance with physical activity guidelines in a group of UK-based postal workers using an objective monitoring technique. European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol.106 (No.6), pp. 893-899
- Koulouri, A.-A., Tigbe, William W., Lean, M. E. J., 2006. The effect of advice to walk 2000 extra steps daily on food intake. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 19 (4), pp. 263-266
- Ryan, C. G., Grant, P. M., Tigbe, William W., Granat, M. H., 2006. The validity and reliability of a novel activity monitor as a measure of walking. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40 (9), pp. 779-784
- Grant, P. M., Ryan, C. G., Tigbe, William W., Granat, M. H., 2006. The validation of a novel activity monitor in the measurement of posture and motion during everyday activities. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40 (12), pp. 992-997
- Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Manda, Samuel O. M., Tigbe, William W., 2014. Assessing geographic co-morbidity associated with vascular diseases in South Africa : a joint Bayesian Modeling approach. In Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin; Ghilagaber, Gebrenegus (eds.), Advanced Techniques for Modelling Maternal and Child Health in Africa, Netherlands, Springer, pp. 303-320
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Screening Committee: Commissioned work, Diabetic Retinopathy Screening | Public Health England | 01 Oct 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 |