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van Buuren, S. (author), Bezemer, R.A. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), L' Hoir, M.P. (author)Curve matching is a new big data technique to predict an outcome given earlier measurements. Here we apply curve matching to predict the future growth of a specific child, the target child. The method searches in large datasets of longitudinal growth data for other children who are similar to the target child in terms of factors that influence...article 2015
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Aguirre, M. (author), Venema, K. (author)Recently, a great deal of interest has been expressed regarding strategies to tackle worldwide obesity because of its accelerated wide spread accompanied with numerous negative effects on health and high costs. Obesity has been traditionally associated with an imbalance in energy consumed when compared to energy expenditure. However, growing...article 2015
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Schönbeck, Y. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), van Buuren, S. (author)Objectives To study trends in height of Turkish and Moroccan immigrant children living in The Netherlands, to investigate the association between height and background characteristics in these children, and to calculate height-for-age-references data for these groups. Design Nationwide cross-sectional data collection from children aged 0 to 18...article 2015
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Stalman, S.E. (author), Hellinga, I. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Hennekam, R.C.M. (author), Saari, A. (author), Sankilampi, U. (author), Dunkel, L. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), Kamp, G.A. (author), Plötz, F.B. (author)Aims: To evaluate three guidelines for selecting short children for diagnostic workup in a general pediatric clinic. Methods: All patients (n = 131) aged 3.00-9.99 years who were referred for growth failure to a general pediatric clinic were evaluated for their medical history and growth and examined. All of them underwent the same standardized...article 2015
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Commissaris, D.A.C.M. (author), Könemann, R. (author), Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, S. (author), Burford, E.M. (author), Botter, J. (author), Douwes, M. (author), Ellegast, R.P. (author)Sedentary work entails health risks. Dynamic (or active) workstations, at which computer tasks can be combined with physical activity, may reduce the risks of sedentary behaviour. The aim of this study was to evaluate short term task performance while working on three dynamic workstations: a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, a bicycle ergometer...article 2014
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- van Dommelen, P. (author), Schönbeck, Y. (author), van Buuren, S. (author) article 2012
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Janssens, A.C.J.W. (author), Henneman, L. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), Khoury, M.J. (author), Steyerberg, E.W. (author), Eijkemans, M.J.C. (author), Mushkudiani, N. (author), Oostra, B.A. (author), van Duijn, C.M. (author), MacKenbach, J.P. (author)Objective: We investigated the accuracy of self-reported family history for diabetes, hypertension, and overweight against two reference standards: family history based on physician-assessed health status of relatives and on self-reported personal health status of relatives. Study Design and Setting: Subjects were participants from the Erasmus...article 2012
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de Hollander, E.L. (author), Zwart, L. (author), de Vries, S.I. (author), Wendel-Vos, W. (author)Objective: To examine whether the "Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity" (SQUASH) and the "Injuries and Physical Activity in the Netherlands" questionnaire ("Ongevallen en Bewegen in Nederland," OBiN) were valid in assessing adherence to physical activity (PA) guidelines. Study Design and Setting: Participants (N =...article 2012
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Heinen, M.M. (author), Verhage, B.A.J. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Lumey, L.H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)Background: Because of their influence on insulin concentrations, we hypothesized that both physical activity and energy restriction may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer. Objective: We examined the associations between physical activity, proxies for energy restriction, and pancreatic cancer risk. Design: The Netherlands Cohort Study...article 2011
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Hughes, L.A.E. (author), Simons, C.C.J.M. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van Engeland, M. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author)A large body size may differentially influence risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) by anatomic location. The Netherlands Cohort Study includes 120,852 men and women aged 55-69 years who self-reported weight, height, and trouser/skirt size at baseline (1986), as well as weight at age 20 years. Derived variables included body mass index (BMI; weight ...article 2011
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Gubbels, J.S. (author), Kremers, S.P.J. (author), Stafleu, A. (author), Dagnelie, P.C. (author), de Vries, N.K. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Thijs, C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objectives:Studies regarding the association of child-care use with body mass index (BMI), overweight or obesity development show contradictory results. This study examined the relationship between child-care use and BMI z-scores and overweight, as well as associates of child-care use in children up to 2 years old.Methods:Longitudinal data...article 2010
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Kamphuis, M. (author), Obenhuijsen, N.H. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The main goal of this guideline for preventive child health care (PCHC) is to improve early detection of disorders that induce short stature. Based on research, evidence-based referral criteria for children aged 0-10 years with a short stature were formulated. These criteria are important for all professionals working with children, such as PCHC...article 2010
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van Dommelen, P. (author), de Gunst, M. (author), van Vaart, A.D. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Boomsma, D. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aim: To determine the size of the growth deficit in Dutch monozygotic and dizygotic twins aged 0-2.5 years as compared to singletons and to construct reference growth charts for twins. Methods: Growth of twins was studied using longitudinal data on over 4000 twins aged 0-2.5 years of the Netherlands Twin Register. The LMS method was used to...article 2008
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Grote, F.K. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Oostdijk, W. (author), de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To establish evidence based guidelines for growth monitoring on a population basis. Study design: Several auxological referral criteria were formulated and applied to longitudinal growth data from four different patient groups, as well as three samples from the general population. Results: Almost 30% of pathology can be detected by...article 2008
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Eijkemans, M. (author), Mommers, M. (author), de Vries, S.I. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Stafleu, A. (author), Bakker, I. (author), Thijs, C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE. Prevalence of asthma and overweight has increased simultaneously during the past decades. Several studies have reported an association between these two health problems, but it is unclear whether this relation is causal. We hypothesize that children with asthmatic symptoms are less physically active, which may contribute to the...article 2008
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Schouten, L.J. (author), Rivera, C. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Adami, H.-O. (author), Arslan, A. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Folsom, A.R. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Hankinson, S.E. (author), Lacey Jr., J.V. (author), Leitzmann, M. (author), Lukanova, A. (author), Marshall, J.R. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Patel, A.V. (author), Rodriguez, C. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Ross, J.A. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Although many studies have investigated the association between anthropometry and ovarian cancer risk, results have been inconsistent. Methods: The associations of height, body mass index (BMI), and ovarian cancer risk were examined in a pooled analysis of primary data from 12 prospective cohort studies from North America and Europe....article 2008
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Hughes, L.A.E. (author), Arts, I.C.W. (author), Ambergen, T. (author), Brants, H.A.M. (author), Dagnelie, P.C. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Dietary flavonoids are suggested to have antiobesity effects. Prospective evidence of an association between flavonoids and body mass index (BMI) is lacking in general populations. Objective: We assessed this association between 3 flavonoid subgroups and BMI over a 14-y period in 4280 men and women aged 55-69 y at baseline from the...article 2008
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van Buuren, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The standard deviation score (SDS) is a powerful tool for screening for growth-related problems. However, referral rules of the type 'if SDS(Y)<d, then refer' (for some constant d) are not optimal for answering the question: 'Does this child with measurement Y belong to the reference or to the diseased population?'. If the growth standard for...article 2008
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van den Berg, J.F. (author), Knvistingh Neven, A. (author), Tulen, J.H.M. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Witteman, J.C.M. (author), Miedema, H.M.E. (author), Tiemeier, H. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Objective: The epidemiological evidence for the association between sleep duration and obesity in the elderly is inconsistent and has not been investigated with objective measures. Furthermore, the role of sleep fragmentation in this relationship is unknown. Our aim was to investigate the association of sleep measures with body mass index (BMI)...article 2008
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