Publications by authors named "C J Kruithof"
Article Synopsis
- Obesity in both women and men can lead to reduced fertility rates and an increased risk of miscarriage, which may apply across various BMI categories.
- A study conducted in Rotterdam from 2017 to 2021 examined how preconception BMI influences time to pregnancy and miscarriage among 3604 couples.
- Results indicated that higher BMI in both partners correlates with decreased chances of conceiving within a month, with every unit increase in BMI linked to lower fecundability and greater risks of subfertility and miscarriage.
Background: Infant weight gain is associated with lower lung function and a higher risk of childhood asthma. Detailed individual childhood growth patterns might be better predictors of childhood respiratory morbidity than the difference between two weight and height measurements. We assessed the associations of early childhood growth patterns with lung function and asthma at the age of 10 years and whether the child's current body mass index (BMI) influenced any association.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomen who drink light-to-moderately during pregnancy have been observed to have lower risk of unfavourable pregnancy outcomes than abstainers. This has been suggested to be a result of bias. In a pooled sample, including 193 747 live-born singletons from nine European cohorts, we examined the associations between light-to-moderate drinking and preterm birth, birth weight, and small-for-gestational age in term born children (term SGA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is growing interest in linking vitamin D deficiency with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The association between vitamin D deficiency during gestation, a critical period in neurodevelopment, and ASD is not well understood.
Aims: To determine the association between gestational vitamin D status and ASD.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of infant growth on childhood health by examining the associations of detailed longitudinal infant weight velocity patterns with childhood cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes.
Study Design: In a population-based prospective cohort study of 4649 children, we used repeated growth measurements at age 0-3 years to derive peak weight velocity (PWV), age at adiposity peak (AGEAP), and body mass index at adiposity peak (BMIAP). At age 6 years, we measured blood pressure, left ventricular mass, and cholesterol, triglyceride, and insulin concentrations and defined children with clusters of risk factors.