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Cohort profile: The Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands
- Source :
- BMJ Open, 8(6):e021597. BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 8(6):e021597, 1-14. BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 8(6). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Timmermans, E J, Lakerveld, J, Beulens, J W J, Boomsma, D I, Kramer, S E, Oosterman, M, Willemsen, G, Stam, M, Nijpels, G, Schuengel, C, Smit, J H, Brunekreef, B, Dekkers, J E C, Deeg, D J H, Penninx, B W J H & Huisman, M 2018, ' Cohort profile : The Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands ', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 6, e021597 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021597, Timmermans, E J, Lakerveld, J, Beulens, J W J, Boomsma, D I, Kramer, S E, Oosterman, M, Willemsen, G, Stam, M, Nijpels, G, Schuengel, C, Smit, J H, Brunekreef, B, Dekkers, J E C, Deeg, D J H, Penninx, B W J H & Huisman, M 2018, ' Cohort profile: the Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands ', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 6, e021597, pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021597, BMJ Open
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- PURPOSE: In the Netherlands, a great variety of objectively measured geo-data is available, but these data are scattered and measured at varying spatial and temporal scales. The centralisation of these geo-data and the linkage of these data to individual-level data from longitudinal cohort studies enable large-scale epidemiological research on the impact of the environment on public health in the Netherlands. In the Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO), six large-scale and ongoing cohort studies have been enriched with a variety of existing geo-data. Here, we introduce GECCO by describing: (1) the phenotypes of the involved cohort studies, (2) the collected geo-data and their sources, (3) the methodology that was used to link the collected geo-data to individual cohort studies, (4) the similarity of commonly used geo-data between our consortium and the nationwide situation in the Netherlands and (5) the distribution of geo-data within our consortium.PARTICIPANTS: GECCO includes participants from six prospective cohort studies (eg, 44 657 respondents (18-100 years) in 2006) and it covers all municipalities in the Netherlands. Using postal code information of the participants, geo-data on the address-level, postal code-level as well as neighbourhood-level could be linked to individual-level cohort data.FINDINGS TO DATE: The geo-data could be successfully linked to almost all respondents of all cohort studies, with successful data-linkage rates ranging from 97.1% to 100.0% between cohort studies. The results show variability in geo-data within and across cohorts. GECCO increases power of analyses, provides opportunities for cross-checking and replication, ensures sufficient geographical variation in environmental determinants and allows for nuanced analyses on specific subgroups.FUTURE PLANS: GECCO offers unique opportunities for (longitudinal) studies on the complex relationships between the environment and health outcomes. For example, GECCO will be used for further research on environmental determinants of physical/psychosocial functioning and lifestyle behaviours.
- Subjects :
- Male
Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
Earth science
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Environmental data
0302 clinical medicine
Epidemiology
Longitudinal Studies
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective cohort study
Netherlands
Aged, 80 and over
geographic information systems
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Health
Cohort
Female
Environmental Health
Psychosocial
Cohort study
Adult
Societies, Scientific
Geological Phenomena
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Health geography
longitudinal cohort studies
exposome
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
parasitic diseases
medicine
Humans
Aged
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Cohort Profile
business.industry
Public health
Environmental Exposure
Earth Sciences
environmental data
health geography
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20446055
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Open, 8(6):e021597. BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 8(6):e021597, 1-14. BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 8(6). BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Timmermans, E J, Lakerveld, J, Beulens, J W J, Boomsma, D I, Kramer, S E, Oosterman, M, Willemsen, G, Stam, M, Nijpels, G, Schuengel, C, Smit, J H, Brunekreef, B, Dekkers, J E C, Deeg, D J H, Penninx, B W J H & Huisman, M 2018, ' Cohort profile : The Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands ', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 6, e021597 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021597, Timmermans, E J, Lakerveld, J, Beulens, J W J, Boomsma, D I, Kramer, S E, Oosterman, M, Willemsen, G, Stam, M, Nijpels, G, Schuengel, C, Smit, J H, Brunekreef, B, Dekkers, J E C, Deeg, D J H, Penninx, B W J H & Huisman, M 2018, ' Cohort profile: the Geoscience and Health Cohort Consortium (GECCO) in the Netherlands ', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 6, e021597, pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021597, BMJ Open
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5bf2f3a09100b087a360771072e21fcb