T. Vrijkotte PhD

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PhD T. Vrijkotte

Position
Associate Professor
Main activities
Education, Research, Other
Specialisation
Epidemiology
Focus of research

Early life  programming of the cardiometabolic functions by intrauterine and early postnatal nutritional, metabolic, and hormonal environment. Specific interest in:

  • maternal psychosocial stress
  • maternal obesity
  • ethnic differences
Key publications
  • Djelantik A. A. A. M. J., Kunst A. E., van der Wal M. F., Smit H. A., Vrijkotte T. G. M. Contribution of overweight and obesity to the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in a multi-ethnic cohort: population attributive fractions for Amsterdam BJOG 2012;119 (3):283-290 [PubMed]
  • Vrijkotte Tanja G. M., Krukziener Náthalie, Hutten Barbara A., Vollebregt Karlijn C., van Eijsden Manon, Twickler Marcel B. Maternal Lipid Profile During Early Pregnancy and Pregnancy Complications and Outcomes: The ABCD Study Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2012;97 (11):3917-3925 [PubMed]
  • Oostvogels Adriëtte J. J. M., Stronks Karien, Roseboom Tessa J., van der Post Joris A. M., van Eijsden Manon, Vrijkotte Tanja G. M. Maternal prepregnancy BMI, offspring's early postnatal growth, and metabolic profile at age 5-6 years: the ABCD Study Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2014;99 (10):3845-3854 [PubMed]
  • van Deutekom Arend W., Chinapaw Mai Jm, Gademan Maaike Gj, Twisk Jos Wr, Gemke Reinoud Jbj, Vrijkotte Tanja Gm The association of birth weight and infant growth with childhood autonomic nervous system activity and its mediating effects on energy-balance-related behaviours-the ABCD study International journal of epidemiology 2016;45 (4):1079-1090 [PubMed]
  • Loomans Eva M., van Dijk Aimée E., Vrijkotte Tanja G. M., van Eijsden Manon, Stronks Karien, Gemke Reinoud J. B. J., van den Bergh Bea R. H. Psychosocial stress during pregnancy is related to adverse birth outcomes: results from a large multi-ethnic community-based birth cohort European journal of public health 2013;23 (3):485-491 [PubMed]
All Publications
Curriculum Vitae
  • 1991 Msc Department of Human Movement Sciences, specfic interest in excercise physiology and biomechanics, Free University, Amsterdam.
  • 2001 PhD Workstress and cardiovascular disease risk, Department of Biological Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam 
  • 2001-2007 OPZI study: Evaluation of the national program on screening for pregnancy immunization
  • 2003-currently ABCD-study projectleader www.abcd-study.nl/ 
Research programmes

PhD T. Vrijkotte (Early life programming of obesity and cardiometabolic functions by nutritional, metabolic and hormonal environment.)

To do research in the field of early programming. More specific, research that focuses on maternal lifestyle factors (including stress and obesity) during pregnancy, pregnancy outcome, and the development of obesity and cardio-metabolic risk profile in the offspring. Study origins in health outcomes in minority groups.

To continue internatial research collaborations in the field of early programming of health and diseases.

 

Faculty
PhD D. de Rooij

PhD Students
MSc W.M. Harskamp-van Ginkel
MD MSc C.J. van 't Land

Others
MSc S.M. van der Zwan
MSc N. van Lieshout

Medewerkers buiten research programmes van afdeling Sociale Geneeskunde

Current research funding
  • AMC
  • Gemeente Amsterdam, GGD
  • Stichting Amsterdams Universititeitsfonds