NCC is a unique infrastructure of prospective cohort studies in the Netherlands with a focus on collection, harmonization and pooling of extensive data to address multimorbidity. Through NCC researchers will have access to a diversity of data concern...
NEO
The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity...
Description
Insights into how obesity leads to chronic diseases are just emerging. It has become clear that the fat cell is a potent regulator of signaling networks that affect whole body metabolism. These systemic effects include inflammation, hypercoagulabilit...
General Design
- Type
- Cohort study
- Start/End data collection
- 2008 (ongoing)
Population
- Countries
- Netherlands (the)
- Number of participants
- 6671
- Population age groups
- Middle-aged (45-64 years)
- Inclusion criteria
- BMI range inclusion criterion
Organisations
Lead organisations
- Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)Netherlands (the)https://www.lumc.nl
Networks
Part of networks...
Access conditions
Researchers who wish to perform research with the NEO database can contact the scientific director of the NEO study, Renée de Mutsert....