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)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....