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Groningen Expert Center for Kids with Obesity (GECKO) Drenthe cohort
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Groningen Expert Center for Kids with Obesity (GECKO) Drenthe cohort

Initiatives -
Start Year
2005
End Year
2018
Funding
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, University of Groningen and WellBaby Clinic Foundation Icare.
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Investigators Contacts
  • Carianne L'Albée
    University Medical Center Groningen
  • Dr. Prof. Pieter Sauer
    University Medical Center Groningen

Design

Study design
Population cohort
Follow Up
During the first 9 months of life, the children were measured every month (incl. questionnaire), thereafter this frequency decreased until once every 2 years from 3 years onwards.

Marker Paper

L'Abée C, Sauer PJ, Damen M, Rake JP, Cats H, Stolk RP. Cohort Profile: the GECKO Drenthe study, overweight programming during early childhood. Int J Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;37(3):486-9. doi: 10.1093/ije/dym218. Epub 2008 Jan 31.

PUBMED 18238823

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Families
  • Other : Pregnant women and their newborns.

Number of participants

Number of participants
2,997
Number of participants with biosamples

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Data
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