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Metals, hormones and sexual maturation in Flemish adolescents in three cross-sectional studies (2002-2015) Ghent University Hasselt University University of Antwerp KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Childhood adversities increase the risk of psychosis: a meta-analysis of patient-control, prospective- and cross-sectional cohort studies KU Leuven
Evidence suggests that adverse experiences in childhood are associated with psychosis. To examine the association between childhood adversity and trauma (sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, neglect, parental death, and bullying) and psychosis outcome, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, and Web of Science were searched from January 1980 through November 2011. We included prospective cohort studies, large-scale cross-sectional ...
Cross-sectional associations between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body mass index among European teenagers in the HBM4EU aligned studies KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread pollutants that may impact youth adiposity patterns. We investigated cross-sectional associations between PFAS and body mass index (BMI) in teenagers/adolescents across nine European countries within the Human Biomonitoring for Europe (HBM4EU) initiative. We used data from 1957 teenagers (12-18 yrs) that were part of the HBM4EU aligned studies, consisting of nine HBM studies (NEBII, ...
Prevalence estimates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Belgium: results from two cross-sectional studies Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) is the most diagnosed sexually transmitted infection in Belgium. Screening programs focus on young women, due to the implications of chronic asymptomatic infections for reproductive health. Thereby, the frequency of infections in men and older adults is underestimated. This study aimed to estimate the point-prevalence of chlamydia in the broader Belgian population, to inform evidence-based ...
Impact of duration of critical illness and level of systemic glucocorticoid availability on tissue-specific glucocorticoid receptor expression and actions: A prospective, observational, cross-sectional human and two translational mouse studies. KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Reduced glucocorticoid-receptor (GR) expression in blood suggested that critically ill patients become glucocorticoid-resistant necessitating stress-doses of glucocorticoids. We hypothesised that critical illness evokes a tissue-specific, time-dependent expression of regulators of GR-action which adaptively guides glucocorticoid action to sites of need. METHODS: We performed a prospective, observational, cross-sectional human study ...
Measurable Serum Estradiol and Estrone in Women 36-56 Years During Adjuvant Treatment With Aromatase Inhibitors for a Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. Case Studies and Cross-sectional Study Using an Ultra-sensitive LC-MS/MS-Method . KU Leuven
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ovarian function recovery (OFR) during adjuvant use of an aromatase inhibitor (AI) negatively impacts breast cancer outcome. We measured serum FSH and estrogen levels in consecutive AI-users with an uncertain menopausal status during follow-up and report associated risk factors of OFR METHODS: A retrospective cross sectional observational monocentric study including breast cancer patients in follow-up using an adjuvant ...
Change in psychotropic drug use among community-dwelling people aged 75 years and older in Finland: repeated cross-sectional population studies KU Leuven
ABSTRACTBackground: Older people are at high risk of experiencing psychotropic-related adverse drug events. The objective of this study was to compare and contrast the use of psychotropic drugs among community-dwelling people aged ≥75 years in 1998 and 2004.Methods: Comparable random samples of people aged ≥75 years were extracted from the population register in Kuopio, Finland, in 1998 (n = 700) and 2003 (n = 1000). In 1998 and 2004, 523 and ...