Marga B M Bekkers

Summary

Affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi BMI and waist circumference; cross-sectional and prospective associations with blood pressure and cholesterol in 12-year-olds
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e51801. 2012
  2. ncbi Maternal use of folic acid supplements during pregnancy, and childhood respiratory health and atopy
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Eur Respir J 39:1468-74. 2012
  3. ncbi Childhood overweight and asthma symptoms, the role of pro-inflammatory proteins
    M B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Exp Allergy 42:95-103. 2012
  4. ncbi Parental reported compared with measured waist circumference in 8-year-old children
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e78-86. 2011
  5. ncbi Early-life determinants of total and HDL cholesterol concentrations in 8-year-old children; the PIAMA birth cohort study
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e25533. 2011

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi BMI and waist circumference; cross-sectional and prospective associations with blood pressure and cholesterol in 12-year-olds
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e51801. 2012
    ..We studied associations between BMI and WC and blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in 12-year-old children and prospectively changes in BMI or WC status between age 8 and 12 years and BP and cholesterol at age 12...
  2. ncbi Maternal use of folic acid supplements during pregnancy, and childhood respiratory health and atopy
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Eur Respir J 39:1468-74. 2012
    ..Apart from a small increased risk of early wheeze, we observed no adverse respiratory or allergic outcomes associated with pre-natal FACSs exposure in our study population...
  3. ncbi Childhood overweight and asthma symptoms, the role of pro-inflammatory proteins
    M B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Exp Allergy 42:95-103. 2012
    ..Systemic inflammation is suggested as a mechanism by which overweight might induce asthma. However, few studies have linked childhood overweight, inflammation and asthma...
  4. ncbi Parental reported compared with measured waist circumference in 8-year-old children
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e78-86. 2011
    ..In this study the agreement between parental reported and measured WC in 8-year-old children was investigated and compared with the agreement between parental reported and measured body mass index (BMI)...
  5. ncbi Early-life determinants of total and HDL cholesterol concentrations in 8-year-old children; the PIAMA birth cohort study
    Marga B M Bekkers
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 6:e25533. 2011
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