Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Methods in Epidemiology Symposium
Content (57 Articles)
Health benefits of smoke-free legislation in early and in later life
Bianca Cox, Evelyne Martens, Benoit Nemery, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tim Nawrot
Epidemiology in primary care: opportunities and challenges
Viviane Van Casteren
Current and future Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Belgium
Charline Maertens de Noordhout, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Diallo Lamarana, Juanita Haagsma, Arie Havelaar, Sophie Quoilin, Sophie Bertrand, Yves Dupont, Olivier Vandenberg, Patrick Brandt, Niko Speybroeck
Seasonal variation in cutaneous melanoma incidence: link with recent UV exposure. A Belgian population-based study
Kristine Rommens, David Jegou, Hugo De Backer, Joost Weyler
Comparing MCMC and INLA for disease mapping with Bayesian hierarchical models
Tom De Smedt, Koen Simons, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Geert Molenberghs
Prediction models in multicenter studies: methodological aspects and current state of the art
Laure Wynants, Sabine Van Huffel, Ben Van Calster
Marginal models for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies in frequentist and Bayesian framework using rstan and CopulaREMADA
Victoria Nyaga, Aerts Marc, Arbyn Marc
Altered neonatal cord blood oxylipidome in association with exposure to particulate matter in the early life environment
Dries Martens, Sandra Gouveia-Figueira, Narjes Madhloum, Bram G Janssen, Michelle Plusquin, Bertil Forsberg, Malin L Nording, Tim S Nawrot
The healthy user and healthy adherer bias: a nested case-control study among statin users in the Rotterdam Study
Loes Hollestein, Ömer Baser, BHCh Stricker, T Nijsten
Atopic dermatitis and melanoma: A case-control study
Vivien Marasigan, Marie-Anne Morren, Julien Lambert, Karen Medaer, Steffen Fieuws, Marjan Garmyn
The effects of individual and area-level socioeconomic status on mortality from cancer of the head and neck in Belgium, 2001-2011
Paulien Hagedoorn, Hadewijch Vandenheede, Katrien Vanthomme, Sylvie Gadeyne
Influence of metformin intake on the risk of bladder cancer in type 2 diabetes patients
Maria (Mieke) Goossens, Frank Buntinx, Maurice Zeegers, Annemariek Driessen, Marie De Bruin, Frank De Vries
Risk of bladder cancer in patients with diabetes: a retrospective cohort study
Maria (Mieke) Goossens, Maurice Zeegers, Marloes Bazelier, Marie De Bruin, Frank Buntinx, Frank De Vries
Phase III randomised chemoprevention study of Selenium on the recurrence of non-invasive bladder cancer. The SELEnium and BLAdder cancer Trial (SELEBLAT)
Maria (Mieke) Goossens, Maurice Zeegers, Hendrik Van Poppel, Steven Joniau, Koen Ackaert, Filip Ameye, Ignace Billiet, Kurt Dillen, Lieven Goeman, Siska Van Bruwaene, Frank Van der Aa, Kris Vekemans, Frank Buntinx
The impact of body mass index on age at breast cancer diagnosis and breast cancer phenotype
Olivier Brouckaert, An Poppe, Annouschka Laenen, Giuseppe Floris, Karin Leunen, Patrick Berteloot, Frederic Amant, Ignace Vergote, Ann Smeets, Caroline Weltens, Stephanie Peeters, Erik Van Limbergen, Hans Wildiers, Marie-Rose Christiaens, Patrick Neven
Survival among rectal cancer patients in Belgium receiving different preoperative and postoperative treatment: a population-based comparison
Geert Silversmit, Tamara Vandendael, Ines Joye, Annelies Debucquoy, Freddy Penninckx, Evelien Vaes, Karin Haustermans
Validity and reliability of the HeartQoL questionnaire based on the EUROASPIRE IV study
Delphine De Smedt, Els Clays, Stefan Höfer, Neil Oldridge, Kornelia Kotseva, Dirk De Bacquer
Risk factors for predicting heart failure: a subject-level meta-analysis from the HOMAGE database
Ljupcho Efremov, Lotte Jacobs, Lutgarde Thijs, Faiez Zannad, Jan A Staessen
Low free testosterone is associated with hypogonadal signs and symptoms in men with normal total testosterone levels: results from the European Male Ageing Study
Leen Antonio, Frederick Wu, Terrence O'Neill, Stephen Pye, Emma Carter, Joseph Finn, Michaël Laurent, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Martin Rutter, Giulia Rastrelli, Gianni Forti, Gyorgy Bartfai, Felipe Casanueva, Krzysztof Kula, Margus Punab, Aleksander Giwercman, Frank Claessens, Brigitte Decallonne, Dirk Vanderschueren
Respiratory function and its predictive value for health related outcomes in the BELFRAIL cohort
Eralda Turkeshi, Bert Vaes, Elena Andreeva, Catharina Mathei, Wim Adriaensen, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Jean-Marie Degryse
An outbreak of gastroenteritis following an international conference in Brussels, January 2015
Cristina Valencia, Sophie Quolin, Javiera Rebolledo, Jean-Marie Tremerie
Context matters: faculty norms on binge drinking relate to binge drinking behaviour in higher education
Joris Van Damme, Anne Hublet, Bart De Clercq, John McAlaney, Guido Van Hal, Johan Rosiers, Lea Maes, Els Clays
Vulnerability of wives of Nepalese labor migrants to HIV infection: a socio-epidemiological study
Subash Thapa, Nirmala Bista, Karin Hannes, Anne Buve, Mieke Vermandere, Catharina Mathei
Counting asbestos bodies in bronchoalveolar lavage: trend analysis and a systematic review
Valerie Nuyts, Hadewijch Vanhooren, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Ben Nemery
Impact of green/blue spaces on specific morbidity and cause-specific mortality in Belgium: the GRESP-HEALTH project protocol (2015-2019)
Lidia Casas, Isabelle Thomas, Tim Nawrot, Catherine Bouland, Patrick Deboosere, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Benoit Nemery
Placental nitrosative stress and in utero exposure to particulate matter
Nelly Saenen, Karen Vrijens, Bram Janssen, Narjes Madhloum, Martien Peusens, Wilfried Gyselaers, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Harry Roels, Tim Nawrot
Microvascular responses in association with recent and chronic exposure to particulate air pollution in school children
Eline Provost, Nelly Saenen, Michal Kicinski, Tijs Louwies, Karen Vrijens, Luc Int Panis, Patrick De Boever, Tim Nawrot
Carbon loading in airway macrophages to traffic-derived particulate matter air pollution
Yang Bai, Sven Seys, Tim Nawrot, Benoit Nemery
Relationships between irregular work arrangements and occupational injuries in EU 27. Findings from the fifth European working condition survey
Hanan Alali, Magd Abdel Wahab, Tanja Van Hecke, Bart De Clercq, Heidi Janssens, Lutgart Braeckman
Changing places to study the medium-term effects of air pollution: carotid arterial stiffness
Hans Scheers, Lidia Casas, Tim Nawrot, Ben Nemery
Cattle mortality as a sentinel for the effects of ambient air pollution on human health
Bianca Cox, Antonio Gasparrini, Boudewijn Catry, Frans Fierens, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tim Nawrot
Dairy cattle mortality as a sensitive warning system for the effects of high and low ambient temperature on human health
Bianca Cox, Antonio Gasparrini, Boudewijn Catry, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tim Nawrot
Changes in miRNA expression and retinal blood vessels are associated with short-term air pollution exposure.
Tijs Louwies, Luc Int Panis, Patrick De Boever, Tim Nawrot
Differences between sectors in workers' health
Lode Godderis, Godewina Mylle, Martijn Schouteden
Factors driving co-occurrence of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium at the micro-geographical level
Lynn Meurs, Moustapha Mbow, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Katja Polman
Epidemiology of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in Belgium: a retrospective dynamic cohort study, 2000-2014
Koen Blot, Naïma Hammami, Stijn Blot, Dirk Vogelaers, Marie-Laurence Lambert
Risk calculation charts for multiclass prediction models
Vanya Van Belle, Ben Van Calster
Methodological considerations for combining wastewater-based epidemiology with survey research
Janelle Van Wel, Juliet Kinyua, Alexander Van Nuijs, Guido Van Hal, Adrian Covaci
Health care trajectories and medication consumption of substance users in treatment: linking TDI and IMA databases (Belgium)
Karin De Ridder, Jérôme Antoine, Lies Gremeaux, Els Plettinckx, Peter Blanckaert, Jean Tafforeau
Incorporating uncertainty measurement in the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas methodology for estimating global and national prevalence of diabetes in adults
Katherine Ogurtsova, Leonor Guariguata, David Whiting, Nigel Unwin, Clara Weil, Joao Da Rocha Fernandes, Ute Linnenkamp, Nam H Cho, David Cavan, Lydia Makaroff
A design to improve the comparability of area maps: the example of the premature mortality in Belgium
Francoise Renard, Patrick Deboosere, Jean Tafforeau
Perspectives and pitfalls of microbiome research through home based fecal sampling: the Flemish Gut Flora Project experience
Doris Vandeputte, Rianne Vanleeuwen, Gwen Falony, Marie Joossens, Jeroen Raes
Prenatal air pollution exposure and growth: The role of placental mtDNA content
Diana Clemente, Maribel Casas, Carmen Iñiguez, Loreto Santa Marina, Tim S Nawrot, Martine Vrijheid
Placental DNA methylation as a proxy for fetal neurodevelopment and sex-specific associations with in utero particulate air pollution
Nelly Saenen, Bram Janssen, Karen Vrijens, Harry Roels, Wim Vanden Berghe, Wilfried Gyselaers, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Patrick De Boever, Tim Nawrot
Placental miRNA expression in association with in utero particulate air pollution exposure
Maria Tsamou, Karen Vrijens, Narjes Madhloum, Wouter Lefebvre, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wilfried Gyselaers, Tim S Nawrot
Use of different genetic predisposition score techniques to predict muscle mass and muscle function over the adult life span in Flemish Caucasians
Ruben Charlier, Maarten Caspers, Sara Knaeps, Evelien Mertens, Diether Lambrechts, Johan Lefevre, Martine Thomis
(Epi)genetic variation in ageing of metabolic fitness
Maarten Caspers, Ruben Charlier, Sara Knaeps, Evelien Mertens, Diether Lambrechts, Johan Lefevre, Katrien De Bock, Martine Thomis
Individual- and population-level effects of childhood adversity and emotional problems on early-onset suicide plans and/or attempt(s)
Philippe Mortier, K Demyttenaere, RP Auerbach, JG Green, RC Kessler, G Kiekens, MK Nock, R Bruffaerts
Surveillance of suicidal behaviour by the Belgian Network of Sentinel General Practices: trends over two decades
Nicole Boffin, Sarah Moreels, Viviane Van Casteren
The Maternal Nutrition and Offspring's Epigenome (MANOE) study: a prospective, monocentric, observational study.
Sara Pauwels, Inge Huybrechts, Roland Devlieger, Gudrun Koppen, Lode Godderis
Drug interactions with QT-prolonging antibiotics: an epidemiological study in community pharmacies
Eline Vandael, Chantal Leirs, Margaux Claes, Amelie Matheve, Elien Verbeeck, Delphine Demeyer, Veerle Foulon
Caring for homecare: A mixed methods analysis of the current and future role of home nurses
Kristel De Vliegher, Anja Declercq, Bert Aertgeerts, Philip Moons
Inter-rater agreement of an alternative guideline for the assessment of the activities of daily living in home nursing
Louis Paquay, Lut De Prins, Kelly Wauters, Kristel De Vliegher
AURORA: Bariatric surgery registration in women of reproductive age - a multicenter prospective cohort study
Goele Jans, Christophe Matthys, Matthias Lannoo, Bart Van der Schueren, Bruno Dillemans, Luc Lemmens, Jean-Pierre Saey, Yves Van Nieuwenhove, Ben De Becker, Pascale Grandjean, Hilde Logghe, Kristien Roelens, Anne Loccufier, Johan Verhaeghe, Roland Devlieger
Predicting pregnancy rate and live birth rate in the IVF clinic by analysing patient profiles
Shangshang Wang, Geert Molenberghs, Carl Spiessens, Diane De Neubourg, Adelheid Soubry
The effects of paternal obesity on sperm characteristics and early embryonic development: results from a retrospective study
Tessy Boedt, Koen De Winne, Carl Spiessens, Adelheid Soubry
Selecting the embryo with the highest implantation potential using developmental and morphometric scoring.
Fang Chen, Sophie Debrock, Karen Peeraer, Thomas D'hooghe, Carl Spiessens