A5058593801- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Sleep and related disorders
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2022-2025
Medical Research Council
2025
University of Cambridge
2025
University of London
2023-2024
University of Amsterdam
2010-2019
Public Health Service of Amsterdam
2019
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2019
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2014-2018
University of Helsinki
2013
Background: Several reports have demonstrated a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) mainly in combat veterans. The PTSD T2DM has not been evaluated among vulnerable migrant populations. main objective of this study was therefore to assess the asylum seekers Netherlands. Methods: Analysis national electronic database Dutch Community Health Services for Asylum aged ≥18 years (N = 105 180). Results: with had higher prevalence compared those...
Background: We determined whether the overall lower prevalence of type II diabetes in England versus Netherlands is observed South-Asian-Indian and African-Caribbean populations. Additionally, we assessed contribution health behavior, body size, socioeconomic position to differences between countries. Methods: Secondary analyses population-based standardized individual-level data 3386 participants were conducted. Results: Indian populations had higher rates than whites both In cross-country...
To explore patterns of post-malnutrition growth (PMGr) during and after treatment for severe malnutrition describe associations with survival non-communicable disease (NCD) risk 7 years post-treatment.
Nutritional rehabilitation during severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aims to quickly restore body size and minimize poor short-term outcomes. We hypothesized that faster weight gain treatment is associated with greater cardiometabolic risk in adult life. Anthropometry, composition (DEXA), blood pressure, glucose, insulin lipids were measured a cohort of adults who hospitalized as children for SAM between 1963 1993. Weight height hospitalization at one year post-recovery abstracted from hospital...
Studies on adult population indicate shorter sleep duration in ethnic minority groups than host populations. We examined differences and its relationship with overweight blood pressure (BP) among children living Amsterdam.Participants include 2384 (aged 5 years) their mothers from the Amsterdam-based longitudinal study. Sleep was categorised into short (<10 h/night) normal (10-11 h/night). Linear regressions ( Β: were used to study association between systolic BP (SBP) diastolic (DBP)....
We examined the relationship between sleep duration and arterial stiffness among a multi-ethnic cohort, whether associations differed ethnic minority groups in Netherlands. Data were derived from 10 994 participants (aged 18–71 years) of Healthy Life an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. Self-reported was categorized into: short (<7 h/night), healthy (7–8 h/night) long (≥9 h/night). Arterial assessed by duplicate pulse-wave velocity (PWV m/s) measurements using Arteriograph system. The...
Objectives We analysed association between short sleep duration and prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a multiethnic population living the Netherlands, contribution to observed ethnic differences CVD, independent CVD risk factors. Methods 20 730 participants (aged 18–71 years) HELIUS (Healthy Life an Urban Setting) Study were investigated. Self-reported was classified as: (<7 hours/night) healthy (7–9 hours/night). Prevalence assessed using Rose Questionnaire on angina...
Background: We examined the association between depressed mood (DM) and sleep duration in a multi-ethnic population Amsterdam, extent to which DM accounts for both short long sleep. Methods: Cross-sectional data using 21,072 participants (aged 18-71 years) from HELIUS study were analyzed. Sleep was classified as: short, healthy, (<7, 7-8, ≥9 h/night). A Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 sum score ≥10) used measure DM. The assessed logistic regression. accounted attributable fraction (PAF)....
<h3>Background</h3> Ethnic minority groups in western European countries tend to have higher levels of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) than the majority populations for reasons that are poorly understood. Investigating differences between could enable an investigation importance national context determining these inequalities. We determined whether lower prevalence DM England vs Netherlands is also observed South-Asian-Indian and African-Caribbean populations. Additionally, we assessed...
Abstract Background Nutritional rehabilitation during severe malnutrition (SM) aims to rapidly restore body size and minimize poor short-term outcomes. We hypothesized that too rapid weight gain after treatment might however predispose cardiometabolic risk in adult life. Methods Weight height hospitalization one year post-hospitalization were abstracted from hospital records of children who survived SM. Six definitions post-malnutrition gain/growth analysed as continuous variables, quintiles...
BackgroundEvidence indicates that insufficient sleep or poor quality is a risk factor for several health outcomes.However, very little known about ethnic differences in patterns, especially Europe. ObjectivesThis study sought to investigate duration and problems multi-ethnic population Amsterdam, The Netherlands.We also assessed the contribution of socio-economic status (SES) observed among groups.Methods A total number 4018 participants (age range 18-71) from HELIUS Cohort were...
BackgroundEvidence indicates that insufficient sleep or poor quality is a risk factor for several health outcomes.However, very little known about ethnic differences in patterns, especially Europe. ObjectivesThis study sought to investigate duration and problems multi-ethnic population Amsterdam, The Netherlands.We also assessed the contribution of socio-economic status (SES) observed among groups.Methods A total number 4018 participants (age range 18-71) from HELIUS Cohort were...
Background and rationale: Child malnutrition is a major global public health problem highlighted by Sustainable Development Goal 2 ("End hunger"). Whilst current treatment programmes in humanitarian low/middle-income country settings focus on the rapid recovery of weight fast post-malnutrition growth, evidence from small infants high-income suggests that too catch-up growth has risk later-life non-communicable disease (NCD). We thus aim to improve severe better understanding links between...
Abstract Background Rapid catch-up growth after prenatal undernutrition is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in high-income countries. Severe malnutrition treatment programmes low- and middle-income countries promote rapid post-malnutrition (PMGr) as desirable. Our aim was to explore patterns PMGr during the year following treatment, describe associations survival NCD seven years post-treatment. Methods Secondary data analysis from a cohort children treated...