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

Networks

Part of networks...

  • 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...

Access conditions

Researchers who wish to perform research with the NEO database can contact the scientific director of the NEO study, Renée de Mutsert....