HELIUS» Researchers » Publications

Publications

Go directly to publications in year 2011-2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2022

• CM Mosterd, CF Hayfron-Benjamin, BH van den Born, AH Maitland-van der Zee, C Agyemang, DH van Raalte. Ethnic disparities in the association between low-grade inflammation biomarkers and chronic kidney disease: The HELIUS Cohort Study. J Diabetes Complications. 2022Aug;36(8):108238.

• D Collard, K Stronks, V Harris, L Coyer, K Brinkman, M Beudel, N Bokhizzou, RA Douma, P Elbers, H Galenkamp, MT Wolde, M Prins, BJH van den Born, C Agyemang. Ethnic Differences in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalization and Hospital Outcomes in a Multiethnic Population in the Netherlands. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 May 17;9(6).

• FP Chilunga, L Coyer, D Collard, T Leenstra, H Galenkamp, C Agyemang, M Prins, K Stronks. COVID-19 Impacts Across Multiple Life Domains of Vulnerable Socio-Demographic Groups Including Migrants: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Public Health. 2022 May 11;67:1604665.

• AYAM Reilingh, TRM van den Meiracker, R Bolijn, H Galenkamp, EP Moll van Charante, YT van der Schouw, IGM van Valkengoed. Is early menopause a potential criterion for cardiovascular risk screening to detect high risk in a multi-ethnic population? The Helius study. Maturitas. 2022 Mar 21;162:1-7. [Epub ahead of print].

• CC van Olden, M Muilwijk, K Stronks, BJ van den Born, EP Moll van Charante, M Nicolau, AH Zwinderma, M Nieuwdorp, AK Groen, IGM van Valkengoed. Differences in the prevalence of intermediate hyperglycaemia and the associated incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus by ethnicity: the HELIUS study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022; [Epub ahead of print].

• B Huisman, C Agyemang, B Hafkamp, BJ van den Born, RJG Peters, MB Snijder, L Vogt. Discrepancies in estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria levels in ethnic minority groups – The multiethnic HELIUS cohort study. Lancet. 2022;45:101324.

• R Bolijn, AE Kunst, Y Appelman, H Galenkamp, EP Moll van Charante, K Stronks, HL Tan, IG van Valkengoed. Prospective analysis of gender-related characteristics in relation to cardiovascular disease. Heart. 2022; [Epub ahead of print].

• S Blok, S Haggenburg, D Collard, E Van Der Linden, H Galenkamp, E Moll Van Charante, C Agyemang, BJ van den Born. The association between socioeconomic status and prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in different ethnic groups. J Hyp 2022 doi: 10.1097/HJH.

• M Muilwijk, R Bolijn, H Galenkamp, K Stronks, EC Moll van Charante, IGM van Valkengoed. The association between gender-related characteristics and type 2 diabetes risk in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2022;32(1):142-150.

• L Coyer, A Boyd, J Schinkel, C Agyemang, H Galenkamp, ADM Koopman, T Leenstra, YTHP van Duijnhoven, EP Moll van Charante, BJH van den Born, A Lok, A Verhoeff, AH Zwinderman, S Jurriaans, K Stronks, M Prins. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections during the first and second wave of SARS-CoV-2 between six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: A population-based longitudinal serological study. Lancet Reg Health Eur 2022; 13: 100284.

• L Coyer, A Boyd, J Schinkel, C Agyemang, H Galenkamp, ADM Koopman, T Leenstra, EP Moll van Charante, BH van den Born, A Lok, A Verhoeff, AH Zwinderman, S Jurriaans, LA van Vught, K Stronks, M Prins. SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence and correlates of six ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a population-based cross-sectional study, June-October 2020. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 6;12(1):e052752.

2021​

• V Houttu, U Boulund, M Nicolaou, AG Holleboom, A Grefhorst, H Galenkamp, BJ van den Born, K Zwinderman, M Nieuwdorp. Physical Activity and Dietary Composition Relate to Differences in Gut Microbial Patterns in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort-The HELIUS Study. Metabolites. 2021;11(12):858.

• BP van Nieuwenhuizen, P de Goede, HL Tan, BJ van den Born, A Kunst. Is there an association between socioeconomic status and the degree of diurnal variation in heart rate? In J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev 2021;11:200118.

• B Ferwerda, A Abdellaoui, M Nieuwdorp, K Zwinderman. A Genetic Map of the Modern Urban Society of Amsterdam. Front Gen 2021;12:727269.

• R Hertzberger, J van de Wijgert, D Molenaar, R Kort. Research report ‘Genetic factors of host glycogen metabolism and its relationship with the vaginal microbiome.

• RFJ Kullberg, BW Haak, MI Abdel-Aziz, M Davids, F Hugenholtz, M Nieuwdorp, H Galenkamp, M Prins, AH Maitland- van der Zee, WJ Wiersinga. Gut microbiota of adults with asthma is broadly similar to non-asthmatics in a large population with varied ethnic origins. Gut Microbes 2021;13(1):1995279.

• MM Bos et al. Investigating the relationships between unfavourable habitual sleep and metabolomic traits: evidence from multi-cohort multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses. BMC Med 2021;19(1):69.

• JM Hagen, AL Sutterland, D Collard, CDE de Jonge, M van Zuiden, JB Zantvoord, HL Tan, IGM van Valkengoed, BJH van den Born, AH Zwinderman, L de Haan, A Lok. Ethnic discrimination and depressed mood: The role of autonomic regulation. J Psychiatr Res. 2021;144:110-117.

• M Balvers, M Deschaseaux, BJH van den Born, K Zwinderman, M Nieuwdorp, E Levin. Analyzing type 2 diabetes associations with the gut microbiome in individuals from two ethnic backgrounds living in the same geographic area. Nutrients 2021;13(9):3289.

• BP Nieuwenhuizen, A Sekercan, HL Tan, MT Blom, A Lok, BJH van den Born, AE Kunst, IGM van Valkengoed. Is the association between education and sympathovagal balance mediated by chronic stressors? Int J Behav Med 2021 [Epub ahead of print]

• P Bel Lassen, I Attaye, S Adriouch, M Nicolaou, J Aron-Wisnewsky, T Nielsen, R Chakaroun, E Le Chatelier, S Forslund, E Belda, P Bork, F Bäckhed, M Stumvoll, O Pedersen, H Herrema, AK Groen, SJ Pinto-Sietsma, AH Zwinderman, M Nieuwdorp, K Clement, On Behalf Of Metacardis Consortium. Protein intake, metabolic status and the gut microbiota in different ethnicities: results from two independent cohorts. Nutrients 2021;13(9):3159.

• LA van Tuijl et al. Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY-CA): Protocol for individual participant data meta-analyses. Brain Behav 2021;11(10):e2340.

• CF Hayfron-Benjamin, C Mosterd, AH Maitland – van der Zee, DH van Raalte, AGB Amoah, C Agyemang, BJ van den Born. Inflammation and its associations with aortic stiffness, coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease in different ethnic groups: The HELIUS Study. EClinicalMedicine 2021;38:101012.

• K Anujuo, K Stronks, MB Snijder, A Lok, G Jean-Louis, C Agyemang. Association between depressed mood and sleep duration among various ethnic groups-The Helius Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18(13):7134.

• JC Hoenink, H Galenkamp, EJ Beune, MA Hartman, MB Snijder, H Dijkshoorn, RJG Peters, E Bal, K Stronks, M Nicolaou. Body size ideals and body satisfaction among Dutch-origin and African-origin residents of Amsterdam: The HELIUS study. PLOS One 2021;16(5):e0252054.

• MP Poelman, M Nicolaou, SC Dijkstra, JD Mackenbach, M Lu, D Karssenberg, MB Snijder, I Vaartjes, K Stronks. Does the neighbourhood food environment contribute to ethnic differences in diet quality? Results from the HELIUS study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Public Health Nutr. 2021; 24(15):5101-5112.

• M Zethof, CM Mosterd, D Collard, H Galenkamp, C Agyemang, M Nieuwdorp, DH Van Raalte, BJH van den Born. Differences in Body Composition Convey a Similar Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Different Ethnic Groups With Disparate Cardiometabolic Risk-The HELIUS Study. Diabetes Care 2021;44(7):1692-1698.

• F Fernald, MB Snijder, BJ van den Born, A Lok, RJ Peters, C Agyemang. Depression and hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in a multiethnic population in the Netherlands: HELIUS study.Internal and Emergency Medicine 2021;16(7):1895-1903.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight. 2021 eLife 2021;10:e60060.

• C Hayfron-Benjamin, A Amoah, AH Maitland - van der Zee, E Moll van Charante, H Galenkamp, BJH van den Born, C Agyemang. Associations between macrovascular and microvascular dysfunction in diabetes and non-diabetes: The HELIUS Study. Microvasc Res 2021;136:104162.

• G Domínguez Armengol, BJ van den Born, H Galenkamp, C Hayfron-Benjamin, C Agyemang. Microvascular and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes in a multi-ethnic population based in Amsterdam. The HELIUS study. Prim Care Diab 2021;15(3):528-534.

• E Overdevest, BG Dorhout, M Nicolaou,IGM van Valkengoed, A Haveman-Nies, H Oztürk, LCPGM de Groot,M Tieland, PJM Weijs. Dietary Protein Intake in Older Adults from Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands, a Mixed Methods Approach. Nutrients 2021 2021;13(1):184.

• M Muilwijk, N Callender, S Goorden, FM Vaz, IGM van Valkengoed. Sex differences in the association of sphingolipids with age in Dutch and South-Asian Surinamese living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Biol Sex Differ 2021;12(1):13

• E van der Linden, D Collard, EJAJ Beune, PT Nieuwkerk, H Galenkamp, JA Haafkens, EP Moll van Charante, BJH van den Born, C Agyemang. Determinants of suboptimal blood pressure control in a multi-ethnic population: The Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. J Clin Hyp 2021;23(5):1068-1076.

• M Obura, IGM v Valkengoed, L ‘T Hart, S Rauh, F Rutters, E Moll van Charante, MB Snijder, J Beulens. Performance of risk assessment models for prevalent or undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in a multi-ethnic population-the Helius Study. Global Heart 2021;16(1):13.

• BP van Nieuwenhuizen, D Collard, HL Tan, MT Blom, BJH van den Born, AE Kunst, IGM van Valkengoed. Socioeconomic Differences in Sympathovagal Balance: The Healthy Life in an Urban Setting Study. Psychosom Med 2021;83(1):16-23.

• R Bolijn, W Perini, HL Tan, H Galenkamp, AE Kunst, IGM van Valkengoed. Gender-related characteristics and disparities in estimated cardiovascular disease risk in a multi-ethnic general population: The HELIUS study. Int J Cardiol 2021;327:193-200.

• D Kocevska et al. Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nat Hum Behav 2021;5(1):113-122.

• P Flores Sanchez, M Muilwijk, M Nicolaou, RJ Peters, MB Snijder, IGM v Valkengoed. Serum carotenoid concentrations and their association with ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes within the HELIUS study. Publ Health Nutr 2021;24(6):1362-1371.

Back to top

2020​

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants. Lancet 2020; 396: 1511–24.

• R Bolijn, CC ter Haar, RE Harskamp, HL Tan, JA Kors, PG Postema, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, AE Kunst, IGM van Valkengoed. Do sex differences in the prevalence of ECG abnormalities vary across ethnic groups living in the Netherlands? A cross-sectional analysis of the population-based HELIUS study. BMJ Open 2020;10(9):e039091.

• EB van den Akker et al. Metabolic Age Based on the BBMRI-NL 1H-NMR Metabolomics Repository as Biomarker of Age-related Disease. Circ Genom Precis Med 2020;13(5):541-547.

• R Miranda, KAC Meeks, MB Snijder, BJ van den Born, MP Fransen, RJG Peters, K Stronks, C Agyemang. Health literacy and hypertension outcomes in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study. Eur J Public Health 2020;30(3):545-550.

• M Nicolaou M, M Colpo M, E Vermeulen, LEM Elstgeest, M Cabout, D Gibson-Smith, A Knuppel, G Sini, DAJM Schoenaker, GD Mishra, A Lok, BWJH Penninx, S Bandinelli, EJ Brunner, AH Zwinderman, IA Brouwer, M Visser. Association of a priori dietary patterns with depressive symptoms: a harmonised meta-analysis of observational studies. Psychol Med 2020;50(11):1872-1883.

• W Perini, MB Snijder, C Agyemang, RJ Peters, AE Kunst, IG van Valkengoed. Eligibility for cardiovascular risk screening among different ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2020;27(11):1204-1211.

• B Dorhout, E Overdevest, M Tieland, M Nicolaou, PJM Weijs, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, IGM van Valkengoed, A Haveman-Nies, LCPGM de Groot. Sarcopenia and its relation to protein intake across older ethnic populations in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study. Ethn Health 2020 [Epub ahead of print]

• BJH Verhaar, D Collard, A Prodan, JHM Levels, AH Zwinderman, F Bäckhed, L Vogt, MJL Peters, M Muller, M Nieuwdorp, BJH van den Born. Associations between gut microbiota, faecal short-chain fatty acids, and blood pressure across ethnic groups: the HELIUS study. Eur Heart J 2020;41(44):4259-4267.

• LM Brewster, YC Haan, AH Zwinderman, BJ van den Born, GA van Montfrans. CK (Creatine Kinase) is associated with cardiovascular hemodynamics. The HELIUS Study. Hypertension 2020;76(2):373-380.

• L Crielaard, P Dutta, R Quax, M Nicolaou, N Merabet, K Stronks, PMA Sloot. Social norms and obesity prevalence: From cohort to system dynamics models. Obes Rev 2020;21(9):e13044.

• JHHM van de Wijgert, MC Verwijs, AC Gill, H Borgdorff, C van der Veer, P Mayaud. Pathobionts in the vaginal microbiota: individual participant data meta-analysis of three sequencing studies. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020;10:129.

• S van Etten, L Crielaard, M Muilwijk, I van Valkengoed, MB Snijder, K Stronks, M Nicolaou. Lifestyle patterns in a multi-ethnic population related to type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms: The HELIUS study. Prev Medicine 2020;137:106141.

• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol. Nature 2020;582(7810):73-77.

• K Stronks, A Sekerçan, MB Snijder, A Lok, A Verhoeff, AE Kunst, H Galenkamp. Higher prevalence of depressed mood in immigrants’ offspring reflects their social conditions in the host country: The HELIUS study. PLOS One 2020;15(6):e0234006.

• S van Binnendijk, J van Amsterdam, W van den Brink, EM Derks, AH Schene, MB Snijder, A Kunst. Contribution of alcohol and nicotine dependence to the prevalence of depressed mood in different ethnic groups in the Netherlands: The HELIUS study. J Dual Diagn 2020;16(3):271-284.

• CC ter Haar, JA Kors, RJG Peters, MWT Tanck, MB Snijder, AC Maan. CA Swenne, BJH van den Born, JSSG de Jong, PW Macfarlane, PG Postema. The prevalence of ECGs exceeding thresholds for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction in apparently healthy individuals: the role of ethnicity. JAHA 2020;9(13):e015477.

• A Prodan, V Tremaroli, H Brolin, AH Zwinderman, M Nieuwdorp, E Levin. Comparing bioinformatic pipelines for microbial 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. PLOS One 2020 16;15(1):e0227434.

• M Muilwijk, SMI Goorden, C Celis-Morales, MH Hof, K Ghauharali-van der Vlugt, FS Beers-Stet, JMR Gill, FM Vaz, IGM van Valkengoed. Contributions of amino acid, acylcarnitine and sphingolipid profiles to type 2 diabetes risk among South-Asian Surinamese and Dutch adults. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020;8(1):e001003.

• O Har-Shemesh, R Quax, J S Lansing, PMA Sloot. Questionnaire data analysis using information geometry. Sci Reports 2020 10:8633.

• CJ Alberts, R Jeske, C de Martel, W den Hollander, A Michel, M Prins, MB Snijder, MF Schim van der Loeff, T Waterboer. Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in six different ethnic groups living in Amsterdam: the HELIUS study. Helicobacter 2020;25(3):e12687.

• M Muilwijk, M Nicolaou, DJ Stenvers, K Stronks, MB Snijder, IGM van Valkengoed. Behavioural circadian timing system disruptors and incident T2D. The HELIUS study. Obesity;28:S55-S62.

• MJ Bakema, M van Zuiden, D Collard, JB Zantvoord, SR de Rooij, LK Elsenburg, MB Snijder, K Stronks, BJH van den Born, A Lok. Associations between child maltreatment, autonomic regulation, and adverse cardiovascular outcome in an urban population: the HELIUS study. Front Psychiatry 2020 11:29.

• FS Diemer, MB Snijder, C Agyemang, YC Haan, FA Karamat, GA van Montfrans, GP Oehlers, RJG Peters, LM Brewster, K Stronks.Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in Surinamese living in Suriname and the Netherlands: the HELISUR and HELIUS studies. Intern Emerg Med 2020; 15(6):1041-1049.

• AK Sunley, A Lok, MJ White, MB Snijder, M van Zuiden, J Zantvoord, EM Derks. Ethnic and sex differences in the association of child maltreatment and depressed mood. The HELIUS study. Child AbuseNeglect 2019;99:104239.

• J van Amsterdam, A Benschop, S Binnendijk, MB Snijder, A Lok, A Schene, E Derks, W van den Brink. A comparison of excessive drinking, binge drinking and alcohol dependence in ethnic minority groups: The HELIUS study. Eur Addict Res 2020:26:66-76.

• W Perini, IGM van Valkengoed, MB Snijder, RJG Peters, AE Kunst. The contribution of obesity to the population burden of high metabolic cardiovascular risk among different ethnic groups. Eur J Public Health2020;30(2):322-327.

• A Yau, J Adams, M White, M Nicolaou. Differences in diet quality and socioeconomic patterning of diet quality across ethnic groups: cross-sectional data from the HELIUS Dietary Patterns study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2020; 74: 387–396.

• H Galenkamp, H van Oers, K Stronks. To what extent do socioeconomic inequalities in SRH reflect inequalities in burden of disease? The HELIUS study. J Public Health 2020;42(4):e412-e420.

Back to top

2019

• M Muilwijk, C Celis-Morales, MB Snijder, M Hof, J Gill, IGM van Valkengoed. The high risk for type 2 diabetes among ethnic minority populations is not explained by low-grade inflammation. Sci Rep 2019;9(1):19871.

• E Schuts, E van Dulm, A Boyd, MB Snijder, SE Geerlings, M Prins, JM Prins. Knowledge and use of antibiotics in six ethnic groups. The HELIUS study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019;8:200.

• AP Miller, EC Merkle, H Galenkamp, K Stronks, EM Derks,IR Gizer. Differential item functioning analysis of the CUDIT and relations with alcohol and tobacco use among men across five ethnic groups: The HELIUS study. Psychol Addict Behav 2019;33(8):697-709.

• EJ Timmermans, EM Veldhuizen, T Maki-Opas, MB Snijder, J Lakerveld, AE Kunst. Associations of neighbourhood safety with leisure-time walking and cycling in specific population subgroups in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidem 2019;31:100300.

• X Zhang, ICL van den Munckhof, JHW Rutten, MG Netea, AK Groen, AH Zwinderman. Association of hemoglobin A1C with circulating metabolites in Dutch with European, African Surinamese and Ghanaian background. Nutr Diabetes. 2019;9(1):15.

• X Zhang, M Nieuwdorp, AK Groen, AH Zwinderman. Statistical evaluation of diet-microbe associations. BMC Microbiology 2019;19(1):90.

• 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;1(2):71-80.

• 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;26(17):1888-1896.

• 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. DrugAlcohol 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.

• 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 HygEnviron Health 2019;222(2)221-229.

Back to top

2018

• 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, RJPeters, 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 Metab2018;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. NatMed2018;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;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 Journal2018;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.

Back to top

2017

• EM Veldhuizen, UZ Ikram, S de Vos, AE Kunst. The relationship betweenethnic composition ofthe residential environment andself-reported health amongTurks andMoroccans inAmsterdam. Int J Health Geogr 2017;16(1):12.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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. MolNutrFood Res 2017;12:17000528.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• H Borgdorff, C van der Veer, R van Houdt,CJ Alberts, HJ de Vries, SM Bruisten, MBSnijder, 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.

• 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.

• R Brathwaite, LSmeeth, 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 analysisof 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 themetabolicsyndromein ethnic minority groups: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting study. Psychosom Med 2017;79:101-11.​

• 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.

Back to top

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.

• UZ 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.

Back to top

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 enautochtone Nederlandersin 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 Cardiol2015;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 Health2015;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 Health2015;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 Nutr2015;69:579-84.

Back to top

2011-2014

• 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.

• 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 Med2014;15:1115-21.

• 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 Hypertension2014;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 Pract2014;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 Open2014;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 Health2011;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 Health2013;13:402.

Back to top