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Total physical activity might not be a good measure in the relationship with HDL cholesterol and triglycerides in a multi-ethnic population: a cross-sectional studyJeroen S L de Munter
Academic Medical Center, Department of Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lipids Health Dis 10:223. 2011..It is unclear whether this is due to differences in the PA composition. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of the total PA, along with its intensity and duration, with HDL and triglycerides in a multi-ethnic population...- Large ethnic variations in recommended physical activity according to activity domains in amsterdam, the netherlandsJeroen Sl de Munter
Academic Medical Center, Dept, of Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:85. 2010..abstract:.. - Pilot study evaluating the effects of an intervention to enhance culturally appropriate hypertension education among healthcare providers in a primary care settingErik Jaj Beune
Department of General Practice Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Implement Sci 5:35. 2010..This pilot study evaluates how the intervention affected the attitudes and perceived competence of hypertension care providers with regard to culturally appropriate care... - Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and established risk factors among populations of sub-Saharan African descent in Europe: a literature reviewCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Global Health 5:7. 2009..There is a clear need for intervention studies among these populations in Europe... - DiAlert: a lifestyle education programme aimed at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes and overweight, study protocol of a randomised controlled trialWieke H Heideman
Department of Medical Psychology, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:751. 2011..In view of the high risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in immigrants from Turkish origin living in Western Europe, a culturally appropriate Turkish version of DiAlert will be developed and tested... - Overweight at age two years in a multi-ethnic cohort (ABCD study): the role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factorsMarieke L A de Hoog
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:611. 2011..Therefore, the present study assessed possible ethnic differences in overweight at age 2 years, and the potential explanatory role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factors... - Suicide death and hospital-treated suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: a national registry-based studySimone Goosen
Netherlands Association for Community Health Services, P, O, Box 85300, 3508 AH Utrecht, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:484. 2011..The main objective of this study is to assess the burden of suicide and hospital-treated non-fatal suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands and to identify factors that could guide prevention... - Factors affecting the disclosure of diabetes by ethnic minority patients: a qualitative study among Surinamese in the NetherlandsMirjam J E Kohinor
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:399. 2011..The aim of our study was to explore why diabetes patients from ethnic minority populations either share or do not share their condition with people in their wider social networks... - A prospective cohort study of dietary patterns of non-western migrants in the Netherlands in relation to risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: HELIUS-Dietary PatternsLouise H Dekker
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:441. 2011..This paper outlines the design and methods used in the HELIUS-Dietary Patterns study and describes a systematic approach to overcome difficulties in the assessment and analysis of dietary intake data in ethnically diverse populations... - How do psychosocial determinants in migrant women in the Netherlands differ from these among their counterparts in their country of origin? A cross-sectional studyVera Nierkens
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:397. 2011..To gain more insight into how to prevent this increase, we compared psychosocial determinants of smoking between Surinamese women in Suriname and those in the Netherlands... - Development and evaluation of a patient centered cardiovascular health education program for insured patients in rural Nigeria (QUICK - II)Aina Olufemi Odusola
Dept of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1105 BM, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:171. 2011.... - Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: a cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the NetherlandsKaren Hosper
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 11:105. 2011..We studied the role of social and cultural factors associated with generational differences in overweight among young Turkish and Moroccan men and women in the Netherlands... - The effectiveness of "Exercise on Prescription" in stimulating physical activity among women in ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands: protocol for a randomized controlled trialKaren Hosper
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 8:406. 2008..This paper describes the study design for the evaluation of the effect of "Exercise on Prescription" on level of physical activity and related health outcomes... - Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the performance of a risk score among Hindustani Surinamese, African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch: a cross-sectional population-based studyNavin R Bindraban
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 8:271. 2008..Second, to develop a new risk score for DM. Third, to evaluate the performance of the risk score and to compare it to criteria derived from current guidelines... - Acculturation does not necessarily lead to increased physical activity during leisure time: a cross-sectional study among Turkish young people in the NetherlandsKaren Hosper
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, P, O, Box 22700, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 7:230. 2007..We explored whether this is also true for migrants who experience contextual barriers such as having children, living in a less attractive neighbourhood, or having occupational physical activity... - Which factors engage women in deprived neighbourhoods to participate in exercise referral schemes?Melanie Schmidt
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 8:371. 2008..The second aim was to determine which elements of the intervention make it appealing to participate in the scheme... - Ethnic differences in the effect of environmental stressors on blood pressure and hypertension in the NetherlandsCharles Agyemang
Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 7:118. 2007.... - Cardio-metabolic risk in 5-year-old children prenatally exposed to maternal psychosocial stress: the ABCD studyAimee E van Dijk
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 10:251. 2010..e. effects in childhood. Therefore, our general aim is to study whether prenatal maternal psychosocial stress is associated with an adverse cardio-metabolic risk profile in the child at age five... - Negative health care experiences of immigrant patients: a qualitative studyJeanine Suurmond
Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Department of Social Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 11:10. 2011..Patients' perceptions of negative events are regarded as a potentially important source of information about the quality of health care. We explored negative events in hospital care as perceived by immigrant patients... - Suboptimal asthma care for immigrant children: results of an audit studyJ J Nathalie Urbanus-van Laar
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 8:22. 2008..This study aimed to assess (1) ethnic differences in suboptimal asthma care for children with an asthma exacerbation who consulted a physician, and (2) ethnic differences in the nature of suboptimal care... - Blood pressure and body mass index in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in Paramaribo, SurinameCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 9:19. 2009..Hence, we assessed ethnic differences in BP, and the association of BP with body mass index (BMI) among adolescents aged 12-17 years in Paramaribo, Suriname... - Immigrants in the Netherlands: equal access for equal needs?K Stronks
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Epidemiol Community Health 55:701-7. 2001..This paper examines whether equal utilisation of health care services for first generation immigrant groups has been achieved in the Netherlands... - [Male-female differences in health and healthcare are largely determined by social factors]K Stronks
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Sociale Geneeskunde, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:2163-4. 2008..Examples include the underrepresentation of women in health research as well as in guidelines committees, thereby affecting the production and implementation of medical evidence... - Public health research among immigrant populations: still a long way to goKarien Stronks
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Epidemiol 18:841-2. 2003 - The utility of 'country of birth' for the classification of ethnic groups in health research: the Dutch experienceKarien Stronks
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ethn Health 14:255-69. 2009.... - Evaluating the effect of policies and interventions to address inequalities in health: lessons from a Dutch programmeKarien Stronks
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Public Health 16:346-53. 2006..In this paper, we report on this investigation, and draw lessons from the methodology used to evaluate such interventions... - Learning from policy failure and failing to learn from policyKarien Stronks
Eur J Public Health 16:343-4. 2006 - Cultural, material, and psychosocial correlates of the socioeconomic gradient in smoking behavior among adultsK Stronks
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Prev Med 26:754-66. 1997..The aim was to identify the correlates of educational differences in smoking among adults... - Asthma beliefs among mothers and children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam, the NetherlandsQ M van Dellen
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 8:380. 2008..In a multi-ethnic society, it is becoming increasingly significant that doctors understand the different beliefs of their patients in order to improve patient/doctor communication as well as patient adherence to treatment... - Educational differences in excessive alcohol consumption: the role of psychosocial and material stressorsM Droomers
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P O Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Prev Med 29:1-10. 1999..In this paper we examined educational differences in excessive alcohol consumption in The Netherlands and whether these may be explained by educational differences in experienced stress and stress-moderating factors... - Dutch versus English advantage in the epidemic of central and generalised obesity is not shared by ethnic minority groups: comparative secondary analysis of cross-sectional dataC Agyemang
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Obes (Lond) 35:1334-46. 2011..Investigating relative differences between countries could enable an investigation of the importance of national context in determining these inequalities... - Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma and their parentsQ M van Dellen
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Respir Med 102:755-63. 2008..These results emphasise the importance of involving parents in the treatment of their child's asthma in order to enhance adherence to ICSs... - Explaining educational differences in mortality: the role of behavioral and material factorsC T Schrijvers
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Public Health 89:535-40. 1999..This study examined the role of behavioral and material factors in explaining educational differences in all-cause mortality, taking into account the overlap between both types of factors... - A new tool, a better tool? Prevalence and performance of the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program criteria for metabolic syndrome in different ethnic groupsN R Bindraban
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Epidemiol 23:37-44. 2008..The results suggest that, before the criteria can be used to guide practice, they may need to be changed and refined to take into account the differences between ethnic groups as well as the variations by gender... - Ethnic differences in maternal underestimation of offspring's weight: the ABCD studyM L A de Hoog
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Obes (Lond) 36:53-60. 2012..To determine the ethnic variation in maternal underestimation of their child's weight status and the explanatory role of socio-economic status (SES), acculturation and parental body mass index (BMI)... - The association of physical inactivity with Type 2 diabetes among different ethnic groupsW M Admiraal
Internal Medicine Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Diabet Med 28:668-72. 2011..To study differences in the association between physical inactivity and Type 2 diabetes among subjects from different ethnic groups... - Factors associated with hypertension awareness, treatment and control among ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: the SUNSET studyC Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Hum Hypertens 20:874-81. 2006..More effort is also needed in hypertension control among Dutch people with low education, obesity and inadequate physical activity, African Surinamese men and those without FHH and old Hindustani people... - Sex difference in blood pressure among South Asian diaspora in Europe and North America and the role of BMI: a meta-analysisJ S L de Munter
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Hum Hypertens 25:407-17. 2011..Sex differences in BMI might relate to the blunted sex differences in BP in Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations. Further research should focus on factors that underlie this intriguing sex difference among South Asian populations... - Acculturation and education level in relation to quality of the diet: a study of Surinamese South Asian and Afro-Caribbean residents of the NetherlandsM Nicolaou
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Hum Nutr Diet 19:383-93. 2006..The diet of migrants differ from host populations, suggesting that migrant groups should be considered in the development of nutrition health promotion activities... - Predictors of asthma control in children from different ethnic origins living in AmsterdamQ M van Dellen
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children s Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Respir Med 101:779-85. 2007..Special attention should be given to children from immigrants groups for example by calling in an interpreter by physicians when comprehension is insufficient... - The validity of self-reported use of health care across socioeconomic strata: a comparison of survey and registration dataS A Reijneveld
TNO Prevention and Health, Department of Public Health, Leiden, The Netherlands
Int J Epidemiol 30:1407-14. 2001..The aim of this study was to assess the validity of self-reported utilization of health care across socioeconomic groups in the general population... - [The Dutch National Colesterol Test: participants mainly healthy]M Deutekom
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 11055 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 152:2425-9. 2008.... - Micro grants as a stimulus for community action in residential health programmes: a case studyM Schmidt
Social Medicine, AMC UvA, PO Box 22660, Amsterdam 1100DD, The Netherlands
Health Promot Int 24:234-42. 2009.... - The effect of neighbourhood income and deprivation on pregnancy outcomes in Amsterdam, The NetherlandsC Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Epidemiol Community Health 63:755-60. 2009.... - Ethnic differences in the timely diagnosis of children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Netherlands: clinical presentation at onsetJ J N van Laar
Department of Social Medicine, Division of ClinicalMethods and Public Health, Academic MedicalCentre University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Diabet Med 24:296-302. 2007..In addition, we assessed whether these differences could be explained by differences in socio-economic status... - Risk of death after first admission for cardiovascular diseases by country of birth in The Netherlands: a nationwide record-linked retrospective cohort studyC Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
Heart 95:747-53. 2009..To examine differences in short- (28 days) and long-term (5 years) risk of death in patients hospitalised for the first time for various cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by country of birth and/or parental country of birth... - The impact of response bias on estimates of health care utilization in a metropolitan area: the use of administrative dataS A Reijneveld
Department of Public Health, Leiden, The Netherlands
Int J Epidemiol 28:1134-40. 1999..This study examines the impact of response bias on estimates of health care utilization and on risk estimates for utilization in relation to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, using administrative data on use of health care... - Inequalities in health--future threats to equityL J Gunning-Schepers
Institute of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Acta Oncol 38:57-61. 1999.... - Uptake of faecal occult blood test colorectal cancer screening by different ethnic groups in the NetherlandsM Deutekom
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Public Health 19:400-2. 2009..51 (0.43-0.61), South- or South-East Asian 0.56 (0.46-0.69) and 'other Western' 0.78 (0.63-0.96)]. Further studies are needed to explore whether ethnic minority groups are not reached or that low uptake is determined by other causes... - [Cardiovascular risk factors for Surinamese in the Netherlands: a literature review]N R Bindraban
Academisch Medisch Centrum Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd Sociale Geneeskunde, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 147:1591-4. 2003..To obtain an overview of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Surinamese (Hindustani and Creoles) individuals in the Netherlands and the implications of this for secondary prevention... - Indicators without a cause. Reflections on the development and use of indicators in health care from a public health perspectiveN Klazinga
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Qual Health Care 13:433-8. 2001..The methodological problems of turning epidemiological data into management information for health services are discussed. The key message is that the health of the community should be the ultimate cause of all indicators... - Generating evidence on interventions to reduce inequalities in health: the Dutch caseKarien Stronks
Department of Public Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scand J Public Health Suppl 59:20-5. 2002..On the other hand, it should be ensured that the lack of evidence is not used as an excuse for not taking policy measures at all... - A strategy for tackling health inequalities in the NetherlandsJohan P Mackenbach
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
BMJ 325:1029-32. 2002 - Beliefs of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in The Netherlands about smoking cessation: implications for preventionVera Nierkens
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Health Educ Res 20:622-34. 2005..When developing smoking cessation interventions, the results show that it is important to include ethnic-specific salient beliefs, such as the subjective norms of the religious leader... - Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Black Surinamese, South Asian Surinamese and White Dutch in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: the SUNSET studyCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
J Hypertens 23:1971-7. 2005..To assess ethnic differences in prevalence, levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Dutch ethnic groups and to determine whether these differences are consistent with the UK findings... - Attitudes, social influences and self-efficacy expectations across different motivational stages among immigrant smokers: replication of the Ø patternVera Nierkens
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prev Med 43:306-11. 2006..We analyzed whether this pattern also exists among Surinamese immigrants... - Creatine kinase and the correlates of blood pressure in a random population sampleLizzy M Brewster
Hypertension 51:e4-5. 2008 - The angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and differences in fasting plasma glucose in Hindustani Surinamese, African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch: the population-based SUNSET-studyIrene G M van Valkengoed
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, J2 207 Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:e12-4. 2008..Our results cast (further) doubts on the association between ACE and glycemic state... - Prevalence and determinants of prehypertension among African Surinamese, Hindustani Surinamese, and White Dutch in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: the SUNSET studyCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 14:775-81. 2007..Little is known about ethnic differences in prehypertension in Europe. We aimed to assess these ethnic differences and to determine the factors associated with prehypertension in Amsterdam, the Netherlands... - The association of neighbourhood psychosocial stressors and self-rated health in Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:1042-9. 2007.... - Racism in health and health care in Europe: where does the Netherlands stand?Charles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Public Health 17:240-1. 2007 - Behavioural risk factors in two generations of non-Western migrants: do trends converge towards the host population?Karen Hosper
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, P O Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Epidemiol 22:163-72. 2007..However, some subgroups and risk factors showed a different pattern... - Smoking in immigrants: do socioeconomic gradients follow the pattern expected from the tobacco epidemic?Vera Nierkens
Department of Social Medicine, K2 206, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tob Control 15:385-91. 2006..This paper aims to assess the smoking prevalence and its socioeconomic gradients among three immigrant populations... - Prevalence of microalbuminuria and its association with pulse pressure in a multi-ethnic population in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The SUNSET StudyCharles Agyemang
Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kidney Blood Press Res 31:38-46. 2008..Studies on ethnic differences in microalbuminuria have shown inconsistent results. It is unclear whether the relationship of PP with microalbuminuria differs between ethnic groups... - Ethnic differences in perinatal mortality. A perinatal audit on the role of substandard careMarianne E Alderliesten
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 138:164-70. 2008..The objective was to investigate the contribution of substandard care to ethnic inequalities in perinatal mortality... - Design and evaluation of a regional perinatal auditMarianne E Alderliesten
Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 137:141-5. 2008....