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2019

• Perini W, Snijder MB, Agyemang C, Peters RJ, Kunst AE, van Valkengoed IG. Eligibility for cardiovascular risk screening among different ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Jul 25 [Epub ahead of print].

• F Zuure, J Bil, M Visser, M Snijder, A Boyd, P Blom, G Sonder, J Schinkel, M Prins. Hepatitis B and C screening needs among different ethnic groups: A population-based study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. JHEP Reports (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2019.04.003.

• W Perini, MB Snijder, RJ Peters, AE Kunst, IG van Valkengoed. Estimation of cardiovascular risk based on total cholesterol versus total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein within different ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2019 [Epub ahead of print].

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature 2019;569(7755):260-264.

• R Aarab, SJH Vijverberg, M Prins, MB Snijder, R van Ree, WJ Fokkens, AH Zwinderman, EHD Bel, AH Maitland van der Zee. Prevalence of and factors associated with adult-onset asthma in different ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Respir Med 2019;150:113-119.

• A Sekercan, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, K Stronks. Associations between healthcare consumption in country of origin and in country of residence by people with Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds living in the Netherlands – the HELIUS study. Eur J Publ Health 2019;29(4):694-699.

• E Generaal, EO Hoogendijk, M Stam, CE Henke, F Rutters, M Oosterman, M Huisman, SE Kramer, PJM Elders, EJ Timmermans, J Lakerveld, E Koomen, M ten Have, R de Graaf, MB Snijder, K Stronks, G Willemsen, DI Boomsma, JH Smit, BWJH Penninx. Neighbourhood characteristics and prevalence and severity of depression: a pooled analysis of eight Dutch cohort studies. Br J Psychiatry 2019;215(2):468-475.

• JD Mackenbach, SC Dijkstra, JWJ Beulens, JC Seidell, MB Snijder, K Stronks, P Monsivais, M Nicolaou. Socioeconomic and ethnic differences in the relation between dietary costs and dietary quality: the HELIUS study. Nutr J 2019;18(1):21.

• L Valerio, RJ Peters, AH Zwinderman, SJ Pinto-Sietsma. Sublingual endothelial glycocalyx and atherosclerosis. A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2019;14(3):e0213097.

• L Valerio, RJ Peters, AH Zwinderman, SJ Pinto-Sietsma. Reproducibility of sublingual microcirculation parameters obtained from sidestream darkfield imaging. PLoS One 2019;14(3):e0213175.

• H Galenkamp, H van Oers, AE Kunst, K Stronks. Is quality of life impairment associated with chronic diseases dependent on educational level? Eur J Public Health 2019;29(4):634-639. 

• W Verest, H Galenkamp, B Spek, MB Snijder, K Stronks, IGM v Valkengoed. Do ethnic inequalities in multimorbidity reflect ethnic differences in socioeconomic status? The HELIUS study. Eur J Publ Health 2019;29(4):687-693.

• J van Amsterdam, F Vorspan, MB Snijder, W van den Brink, AH Schene, K Stronks, H Galenkamp, EM Derks. Use of the Fagerström test to assess differences in the degree of nicotine dependence in smokers from five ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2019;194:197-204.

• W Perini, AE Kunst, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, IGM van Valkengoed. Ethnic differences in metabolic cardiovascular risk among normal weight individuals: implications for cardiovascular risk screening. The HELIUS study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2019;29(1):15-22.

2018

• JB Leijssen, MB Snijder, EJ Timmermans, E Generaal, K Stronks, AE Kunst. The association between road traffic noise and depressed mood among different ethnic and socioeconomic groups. The HELIUS study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019;222(2)221-229.

• CJ Alberts, MF Schim van der Loeff, S Sadik, FR Zuure, EJAJ Beune, M Prins, MB Snijder, SM Bruisten. Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence and determinants in various study populations in the Netherlands. PLoS One 2018;13(12):e0208522.

• SH Hulstein, A Matser, CJ Alberts, MB Snijder, M Willhauck- Fleckenstein, K Hufnagel, M Prins, HJC de Vries, MF Schim van der Loeff, T Waterboer. Differences in Chlamydia trachomatis seroprevalence between ethnic groups cannot be fully explained by socioeconomic status, sexual healthcare seeking behavior or sexual risk behavior: a cross-sectional analysis in the HEalthy LIfe in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. BMC Infect Dis 2018;18:612.

• A Sekercan, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, K Stronks. Is healthcare consumption in the country of origin among Moroccan and Turkish migrants of older age (55+) associated with less use of care in the Netherlands? (in Dutch). Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr 2018;49(6):253-262.

• SD van Laer, MB Snijder, C Agyemang, RJ Peters, BH van den Born. Ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence and contributing variables – the HELIUS study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2018:25(18):1914-1922].

• H Galenkamp, K Stronks, LB Mokkink, EM Derks. Measurement invariance of the SF-12 among different demographic groups: the HELIUS Study. PLoS One 2018 Sep 13;13(9):e0203483.

• M Muilwijk, FM Vaz, C Celis-Morales, RJG Peters, IGM van Valkengoed. The association of acylcarnitines and amino acids with age in Dutch and South-Asian Surinamese living in Amsterdam. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018;103(10):3783-3791.

• IM Blom, ES Cohen, LV Eshuis, AJ Woudstra, MB Snijder, AE Kunst, MP Fransen. Ethnic differences in health literacy among young adults in Amsterdam. HLRP 2018;2(4):e192-e204.

• M Deschasaux, K Bouter, B Groen, H Herrema, E Levin, R Akrami, V Tremaroli, MB Snijder, M Nicolaou, RJ Peters, AH Zwinderman, F Backhed, M Nieuwdorp. Depicting the composition of gut microbiota in a population with varied ethnic origins but shared geography. Nat Med 2018 Oct;24(10):1526-1531.

• K Gazzola, MB Snijder, GK Hoving, ES Stroes, RJ Peters BJ van den Born. Ethnic differences in plasma lipid levels in a large multi-ethnic cohort: the HELIUS study. J Clin Lipodol 2018;12(5):1217-1224.

• MJ van Leijden, BWJH Penninx, C Agyemang, M Olff, MC Adriaanse, MB Snijder. The association of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder with the metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic cohort: the HELIUS study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2018, 53(9), 921-930.

• W Perini, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, K Stronks, AE Kunst. Increased cardiovascular disease risk in international migrants is independent of residence duration or cultural orientation. The HELIUS study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2018 Sep;72(9):825-831.

• H Wijnhoven, R de Vet, L Elstgeest, M Visser, MB Snijder, M Nicolaou. Development and validation of a short food questionnaire to assess low protein intake in community-dwelling older adults: the Protein Screener 65+ (Pro65+). PLOS One 2018;13(5):e0196406.

• D Gibson-Smith, M Bot, M Snijder, M Nicolaou, EM Derks, K Stronks, IA Brouwer, M Visser, BWJH Penninx. The relation between obesity and depressed mood in a multi-ethnic population. The HELIUS study. SPPE 2018;53(6):629-638.

• EJ Timmermans, EM Veldhuizen, MB Snijder, M Huisman, AE Kunst. Neighbourhood safety and smoking in specific population subgroups: the HELIUS study. Prev Med 2018;112:111-118.

• W Perini, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, AE Kunst. Ethnic disparities in estimated cardiovascular disease risk in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: the HELIUS study. Neth Heart Journal 2018;26(5);252-262.

• W Perini, C Agyemang, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, AE Kunst. Ethnic disparities in treatment rates for hypertension and dyslipidemia: an analysis by different treatment indications. The HELIUS study. J Hypertens 2018;36(7):1540-7.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: a pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. Int J Epidemiol 2018;47(3):872-883i.

• MJ Huisman, SS Soedahmah-Muthu, E Vermeulen, M Muilwijk, MB Snijder, MN Nicolaou, IGM van Valkengoed. Does a high sugar high fat dietary pattern explain the unequal burden in prevalence of type 2 diabetes in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands? The HELIUS study. Nutrients 2018:10(1);92.

• W Perini, RJG Peters, C Agyemang, MB Snijder, AE Kunst. Ethnic disparities in educational and occupational gradients of estimated cardiovascular disease risk: The Healthy Life in an Urban Setting study. Scand J Public Health 2018;46:204-2013.

• DW Eeftinck Schattenkerk, J van Gorp, L Vogt, RJ Peters, BH van den Born. Isolated systolic hypertension of the young and its association with central blood pressure in a large multi-ethnic population. The HELIUS study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2018;25(13):1351-1359.

2017

• IGM van Valkengoed, C Argmann, K Ghauharali-van der Vlugt, JMFG Aerts, LM Brewster, RJG Peters, FM Vaz, RH Houtkooper. Ethnic differences in metabolite signatures and type 2 diabetes: a nested case–control analysis among people of South Asian, African and European origin. Nutr Diabetes 2017;7(12):300. 

• MB Snijder, IGM van Valkengoed, M Nicolaou, AE Kunst, RJG Peters, A Loyen, K Stronks. Leefstijl en risicofactoren voor hart- en vaatziekten in bevolkingsgroepen met een verschillende migratieachtergrond. In: Buddeke J, Van Dis I, Visseren FLJ, Vaartjes I, Bots ML. Hart- en vaatziekten in Nederland 2017, cijfers over leefstijl, risicofactoren, ziekte en sterfte. Den Haag: Hartstichting, 2017.

• EM Veldhuizen, UZ Ikram, S de Vos, AE Kunst. The relationship between ethnic composition of the residential environment and self-reported health among Turks and Moroccans in Amsterdam. Int J Health Geogr 2017;16(1):12.

• K Anujuo, K Stronks, MB Snijder, G Jean-Louis, BJ van den Born, R Peters, C Agyemang. The contribution of short sleep duration to the ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease: results of the HELIUS study. BMJ Open 2017;7(11):e017645.

• MB Snijder, H Galenkamp, M Prins, EM Derks, RJ Peters, AH Zwinderman, K Stronks. Cohort Profile: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. BMJ Open 2017;7(12):e017873.

• M Muilwijk, C Celis-Morales, M Nicolaou, MB Snijder, JMR Gill, IGM van Valkengoed. Plasma cholesteryl ester fatty acids do not mediate the association of ethnicity with type 2 diabetes: results from the HELIUS study. Mol Nutr Food Res 2017;12:17000528.

• UZ Ikram, MB Snijder, EM Derks, RJG Peters, AE Kunst, K Stronks. Parental smoking and adult offspring's smoking behaviours in ethnic minority groups: an intergenerational analysis in the HELIUS study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, ntx137.

• DN Adjei, K Stronks, D Adu, MB Snijder, PA Modesti, RJ Peters, L Vogt, C Agyemang. Relationship between socio-economic status and chronic kidney disease in a multi-ethnic sample - The HELIUS study. PlosOne 2017;12(11):e0186460.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2017;390(10113):2627-2642.

• H Galenkamp, K Stronks, MB Snijder, EM Derks. Measurement invariance testing of the PHQ-9 in a multi-ethnic population in Europe: the HELIUS study. BMC Psychiatry 2017;17(1):349.

• MJ Visser, UZ Ikram, EM Derks, MB Snijder, K Stronks, AE Kunst. Perceived ethnic discrimination in relation to smoking and alcohol consumption in ethnic minority groups in the Neterlands: the HELIUS study. Int J Public Health 2017;62(8):879-887.

• JP Bil, M Prins, IG Stolte, H Dijkshoorn, T Heijman, MB Snijder, U Davidovich, FR Zuure. Usage of unregulated self-testsfor HIV and sexually transmitted infections: results of four different studies, among the general population and sexual risk groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2007-2015. BMJ Open 2017;7(9):e016609.

• A Loyen, M Nicolaou, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, K Stronks, LJ Langøien, HP van der Ploeg, J Brug, J Lakerveld. Obejectively measured sedentary time among five ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the HELIUS study. PLOS One 2017;12:e0182077.

• CJ Alberts, A Michel A, S Bruisten, MB Snijder, M Prins, T Waterboer, MF Schim van der Loeff. High-risk human papillomavirus seroprevalence in men and women of six different ethnicities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: The HELIUS study. Papillomavirus Res 2017;3:57-65.

• E Vermeulen, M Nicolaou, M Visser, IA Brouwer, MB Snijder, AH Schene, A Lok, J de Vries, K Stronks. A combined high-sugar and high-saturated fat dietary pattern is associated with more depressive symptoms in a multi-ethnic population: the HELIUS study. Publ Health Nutr 2017;20:2374-2382.

• H Borgdorff, C van der Veer, R van Houdt, CJ Alberts, HJ de Vries, SM Bruisten, MB Snijder, M Prins, SE Geerlings, MF Schim van der Loeff, JHHM van de Wijgert. The association between ethnicity and vaginal microbiota composition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. PLoS One 2017;12:e0181135. 

• R Bratchwaite, L Smeeth, J Addo, AE Kunst, RJG Peters, MB Snijder, EM Derks, C Agyemang. Ethnic differences in current smoking and former smoking in the Netherlands and the contribution of socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional analysis of the HELIUS study. BMJ Open 2017;7:e016041.

• E Vermeulen. K Stronks, M Visser, IA Brouwer, MB Snijder, RJT Mocking, EM Derks, AH Schene, M Nicolaou. Dietary patterns derived by reduced rank regression and depressive symptoms in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS Study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2017;71:987-994.

• M Minneboo, S Lachman,  MB Snijder,  JT Vehmeijer, HT Jørstad, RJG Peters. Risk factor control in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: results from the multi-ethnic HELIUS study. Neth Heart J 2017:25:250-257.

• Q Raza, MB Snijder, JC Seidell, RJ Peters, M Nicolaou. Comparison of cardiovascular disease risk factors and dietary patterns between Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study. BMC Res Notes 2017;10(1):23.

• MB Snijder, K Stronks, RJ Peters, JK Ujcic-Voortman, IGM van Valkengoed. Case finding and medical treatment of type 2 diabetes among different ethnic minority groups: The HELIUS study. J Diab Research 2017;2017:9896849.

• UZ Ikram, MB Snijder, C Agyemang, AH Schene, RJ Peters, K Stronks, AE Kunst. Perceived ethnic discrimination and the metabolic syndrome in ethnic minority groups: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting study. Psychosom Med 2017;79:101-11.​

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1,479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million participants. Lancet 2017;389(10064):37-55.

• H Schmengler, UZ Ikram, MB Snijder, AE Kunst, C Agyemang. Association of perceived ethnic discrimination with general and abdominal obesity in ethnic minority groups: the HELIUS study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2017;71:453-460.

• A Slotman, MB Snijder, UZ Ikram, AH Schene AH, GW Stevens. The role of mastery in the relationship between perceived ethnic discrimination and depression: the HELIUS study. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 2017;23:200-208.

2016

• L Valerio, RJ Peters, AH Zwinderman, SJ Pinto-Sietsma. The association of family history with cardiovascular disease in hypertensive individuals in a multi-ethnic population. J AM Heart Assoc. 2016;5:e004260.

• A Kovaleva, CJ Alberts, T Waterboer, A Michel, MB Snijder, W Vermeulen, L Coyer, M Prins, M Schim van der Loeff. A cross-sectional study on the concordance between vaginal HPV DNA detection and type-specific antibodies in a multi-etnic cohort of women from Amsterdam, the Netherlands,- het HELIUS study.BMC Infect Dis 2016;16:502.

• M Nicolaou, MG Gademan, MB Snijder, RH Engelbert, H Dijkshoorn, CB Terwee, K Stronks. Validation of the SQUASH Physical Activity Questionnaire in a Multi-Ethnic Population: The HELIUS Study. PLoS One 2016;11: e0161066.

• D Eeftinck Schattenkerk, J van Gorp, MB Snijder, AH Zwinderman, CO Agyemang, RJG Peters, BJH vd Born. Ethnic differences in arterial wave reflection are mostly explained by differences in body height - cross-sectional analysis of the HELIUS study. PLoS One 2016; 11: e0160243.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). A century of trends in adult human height. Elife 2016;5:e13410.

• CJ Alberts, RA Vos, H Borgdorff, W Vermeulen, J van Bergen, SM Bruisten, SE Geerlings, MB Snijder, R van Houdt, SA Morré, H de Vries, JH van de Wijgert, M Prins, MF Schim van der Loeff MF. Vaginal high-risk human papillomavirus infection in a cross-sectional study among women of six different ethnicities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: the HELIUS study. Sex Transm Infect 2016;92(8):611-18.

• Liu et al. Trans-ethnic Meta-Analysis and Functional Annotation Illuminates the Genetic Architecture of Fasting Glucose and Insulin. Am J Hum Genet 2016;99:56-75.

• Q Raza, M Nicolaou, MB Snijder, K Stronks, JC Seidell. Dietary acculturation among the South-Asian Surinamese population in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study. Public Health Nutr 2016; 28:1-10. 

• K Anujuo, K Stronks, MB Snijder, JL Girardin, BJ van den Born, RJ Peters, CO Agyemang. Relationship between sleep duration and arterial stiffness in a multi-ethnic population: the HELIUS study. Chronobiol Int 2016;33:543-52.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants. Lancet 2016;387:1513-30.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants. Lancet 2016;387:1377-96.

• MUZ Ikram, MB Snijder, MAS de Wit, AH Schene, K Stronks, AE Kunst. Perceived ethnic discrimination and depressive symptoms: the buffering effects of ethnic identity, religion, and social network. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2016;51:679-88.

• FF Fernald, BJH van den Born, MB Snijder, LM Brewster, RJ Peters, C Agyemang. Hypertension awareness, treatment and control among diabetic and non-diabetic individuals in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study. J Hypertens 2016;34:539-47.

• C Agyemang, ‎MB Snijder, D Nana Adjei, BJH van den Born, JJ Ujcic-Voortman, P Modestie, RJG Peters, K Stronks, L Vogt. Ethnic Disparities in CKD in the Netherlands – The Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. Am J Kidney Dis 2016;67;391-9.

2015

• KAC Meeks, K Stronks, EJAJ Beune, A Adeyemo, P Henneman, MMAM Mannens, M Nicolaou, RJG Peters, CN Rotimi, MB Snijder, C Agyemang. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its association with measures of body composition among African residents in the Netherlands – The HELIUS study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2015;110:137-46.

• A van der Kooi, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, I van Valkengoed. The Association of Handgrip Strength and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Six Ethnic Groups: An Analysis of the HELIUS study. PLOS ONE 2015;10:e0137739.

• EJ de Boer, HAM Brants, M Beukers, MC Ocke, L Dekker, M Nicolaou, M Snijder. Voeding van Marokkaanse, Turkse, Surinaamse en autochtone Nederlanders in Amsterdam. RIVM rapport 2015-0099.

• K Anujuo, K Stronks, MB Snijder, G Jean-Louis, F Rutters, BJ van den Born, RJ Peters, C Agyemang. Relationship between short sleep duration and cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic cohort – the HELIUS study. Sleep Med 2015;16:1482-8.

• W Perini, MB Snijder, AH Schene, AE Kunst. Prevalence of depressive symptoms among patients with a chronic nonspecific lung disease in five ethnic minority groups. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2015;37:513-7.

• K Nieuwenhuijsen, AH Schene, K Stronks, MB Snijder, MHW Frings-Dresena, JK Sluiter. Do unfavourable working conditions explain mental health inequalities between ethnic groups?: a cross-sectional mediation analysis. BMC Public Health 2015;15:805.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2015;3:624-37.

• LH Dekker, RM van Dam, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, JM Dekker, JHM de Vries, EJ de Boer, MB Schulze, K Stronks, M Nicolaou. Comparable dietary patterns describe dietary behavior across ethnic groups, but different elements in the diet are associated with HbA1c and fasting glucose concentrations. J Nutr 2015;145:1884-91.

• LH Dekker, M Nicolaou, RM van Dam,  JHM de Vries, EJ de Boer, HAM Brants, MH Beukers, MB Snijder, K Stronks. Socio-economic status and ethnicity are independently associated with dietary patterns: the HELIUS-Dietary Patterns study. Food Nutr Res 2015;59:26317.

• UZ Ikram, MB Snijder, TJL Fassaert, AH Schene, AE Kunst, K Stronks. Discriminatie en depressie bij etnische minderheden. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2015;159:A8828.

• MB Snijder, K Stronks, C Agyemang, WB Busschers, RJ Peters, BJ van den Born. Ethnic differences in arterial stiffness. The HELIUS study. Int J Cardiol 2015;191:28-33.

• SM Sturkenboom, LH Dekker, M Lamkaddem, LA Schaap, JH de Vries, K Stronks, M Nicolaou. Acculturation and dietary patterns among residents of Surinamese origin in the Netherlands: the HELIUS dietary pattern study. Public Health Nutr 2015;21:1-11.

• C Agyemang, S Kieft, MB Snijder, E Beune, BJ vd Born, LM Brewster, J Ujcic, N Bindraban, G van Montfrans, RJ Peters, K Stronks. Hypertension control in a large multi-ethnic cohort in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: The HELIUS study. Int J Cardiol 2015;183:180-9.

• A Şekercan, M Lamkaddem, MB Snijder, RJ Peters, ML Essink-Bot. Healthcare consumption by ethnic minority people in their country of origin. Eur J Public Health 2015;25:384-90.

• UZ Ikram, MB Snijder, TJL Fassaert, AH Schene, AE Kunst, K Stronks. The contribution of perceived ethnic discrimination to the prevalence of depression. Eur J Public Health 2015;25:243-8.

• MH Beukers, LH Dekker, EJ de Boer, CWM Perenboom, S Meijboom, M Nicolaou, JHM de Vries, HAM Brants. Development of the HELIUS food frequency questionnaires: ethnic-specific questionnaires to assess the diet of a multiethnic population in The Netherlands. Eur J Clin Nutr 2015;69:579-84.

2011-2014

• K Anujuo, K Stronks, MB Snijder, G Jean-Louis, G Ogedegbe, C Agyemang. Ethnic differences in self-reported sleep duration in the Netherlands - The HELIUS study. Sleep Med 2014;15:1115-21.

• M Snijder, K Stronks, W Busschers. The role of body weight, fat distribution and weight change in ethnic differences: confounding factors. J Hypertens 2014;32:1912. (correspondence)

• LR Grootveld, IGM van Valkengoed, RJG Peters, J Ujcic-Voortman, LM Brewster, K Stronks, MB Snijder. The role of body weight, fat distribution and weight change in ethnic differences in the 9-year incidence of hypertension. J Hypertension 2014;32:990-6.

• WM Admiraal, F Holleman, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, LM Brewster, JBL Hoekstra, K Stronks, IGM van Valkengoed. Ethnic disparities in the association between impaired fasting glucose and the 10-year cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014;103:127-32.

• FS Diemer, JQ Aartman, FA Karamat, SM Baldew, AV Jarbandhan, GA van Montfrans, GP Oehlers, LM Brewster. Exploring cardiovascular health: the Healthy Life in Suriname (HELISUR) study. A protocol of a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2014;4:e006380.

• LH Dekker, MB Snijder, MH Beukers, JH de vries, HA Brants, EJ de Boer, RM van Dam, K Stronks, M Nicolaou. A prospective cohort study on dietary patterns of non-Westerns migrants in the Netherlands in relation to risk factors for cardiovascular disease: HELIUS-Dietary Patterns. BMC Public Health 2011;11:441.

• K Stronks, MB Snijder, RJ Peters, M Prins, AH Schene, AH Zwinderman. Unravelling the impact of ethnicity on health in Europe: the HELIUS study. BMC Public Health 2013;13:402.