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    Higher thyrotropin leads to unfavorable lipid profile and somewhat higher cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from multi-cohort Mendelian randomization and metabolomic profiling

    Observational studies suggest interconnections between thyroid status, metabolism, and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but causality remains to be proven. The present study aimed to investigate the pote...

    Nicolien A. van Vliet, Maxime M. Bos, Carisha S. Thesing, Layal Chaker in BMC Medicine (2021)

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    Investigating the relationships between unfavourable habitual sleep and metabolomic traits: evidence from multi-cohort multivariable regression and Mendelian randomization analyses

    Sleep traits are associated with cardiometabolic disease risk, with evidence from Mendelian randomization (MR) suggesting that insomnia symptoms and shorter sleep duration increase coronary artery disease risk...

    Maxime M. Bos, Neil J. Goulding, Matthew A. Lee, Amy Hofman, Mariska Bot in BMC Medicine (2021)

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    Childhood overweight and obesity and the risk of depression across the lifespan

    Obesity has been longitudinally associated with depression but only few studies take a life course approach. This longitudinal study investigates whether being overweight or obese at age 8 and 13 years is asso...

    Deborah Gibson-Smith, Thorhallur I. Halldorsson, Mariska Bot in BMC Pediatrics (2020)

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    Major depression and enhanced molecular senescence abnormalities in young and middle-aged adults

    Recent evidence suggests a significant overlap in biological changes between major depression and aging across the lifespan. We aim to evaluate the impact of a major depressive episode on the Senescence-Associate...

    Breno S. Diniz, Charles F. Reynolds III, Etienne Sibille in Translational Psychiatry (2019)

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    The relation between obesity and depressed mood in a multi-ethnic population. The HELIUS study

    To examine the association between obesity and depressed mood in a large multi-ethnic population and check for consistency in this association across six ethnic groups.

    Deborah Gibson-Smith, Mariska Bot in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2018)

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    Prevention of depression through nutritional strategies in high-risk persons: rationale and design of the MooDFOOD prevention trial

    Obesity and depression are two prevalent conditions that are costly to individuals and society. The bidirectional association of obesity with depression, in which unhealthy dietary patterns may play an importa...

    Miquel Roca, Elisabeth Kohls, Margalida Gili, Ed Watkins, Matthew Owens in BMC Psychiatry (2016)

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    Diabetes MILES – The Netherlands: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining the psychosocial aspects of living with diabetes in Dutch adults

    As the number of people with diabetes is increasing rapidly worldwide, a more thorough understanding of the psychosocial aspects of living with this condition has become an important health care priority. Whil...

    Giesje Nefs, Mariska Bot, Jessica L Browne, Jane Speight in BMC Public Health (2012)