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Publication rules of the IDEFICS study
The IDEFICS publication rules shall express the intention that each participating researcher in the IDEFICS study can contribute and has access to publications emergig from this study on an equal basis. Please find this document (English, Ver. June 2011) here.
EU White Book: Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity: A strategy for Europe
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IDEFICS study publications
Michels, N. et al. "Stress, emotional eating behaviour and dietary patterns in children" Appetite 2012 [Article in English].
Buck, C. et al. "Clustering of unhealthy food around German schools and its influence on dietary behavior in school children: a pilot study" International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition andPhysical Activity 2013 [Article in English].
Regber, S. et al. "Assessment of selection bias in a health survey of children and families - the IDEFICS Sweden-study" BMC Public Health 2013 [Article in English].
Hense, S. et al. "Determinants of Attrition to Follow-Up in a Multicentre Cohort Study in Children - Results from the IDEFICS Study" Epidemiology Research International 2013 [Article in English].
Gwozdz, W. et al. "Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A European Perspective" Journal of Health Economics 2013 [Article in English].
Olafsdottir, S. et al. "Young children's screen habits are associated with consumption of sweetened beverages independently of parental norms", International Journal of Public Health 2013 [Article in English].
Dello Russo, M. et al. "Gestational weight gain and adiposity, fat distribution, metabolic profile, and blood pressure in offspring: the IDEFICS project", International Journal of Obesity 2013 [Article in English].
Nicholls, S.G. "Standards and classification: A perspective on the ‘obesity epidemic’ ", Social Science & Medicine 2013 [Abstract in English].
Cugino, D. et al. "Polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase gene and adiposity indices in European children: results of the IDEFICS study ", International Journal of Obesity 2012 (in press).
Vanaelst, B. et al. "Hair Minerals and Metabolic Health in Belgian Elementary School Girls ", Biological Trace Element Research 2012, doi: 10.1007/s12011-012-9573-8 [Abstract in English].
Vanaelst, B. et al. "Prevalence of negative life events and chronic adversities in European pre- and primary-school children: results from the IDEFICS study ", Archives of Public Health 2012, doi:10.1186/0778-7367-70-26 [Abstract in English].
Michels, N. et al. "Relation between salivary cortisol as stress biomarker and dietary pattern in children", European Journal of Applied Physiology 2012 (in press).
Michels, N. et al. "Determinants and reference values of short-term heart rate variability in children", European Journal of Applied Physiology 2012 [Abstract in English].
Börnhorst, C. et al. "Rebuttal letter: re. Börnhorst et al. Eur. J. Pediatr.171: 1029-38 (2012)", European Journal of Pediatrics 2012 [Link to Article].
Ojiambo,R. et al. "Validity of hip-mounted uniaxial accelerometry with heart-rate monitoring vs. triaxial accelerometry in the assessment of free-living energy expenditure in young children: the IDEFICS Validation Study", Journal of Applied Physiology 2012 [Abstract in English].
Lauria,F. et al. "Prospective Analysis of the Association of a Common Variant of FTO (rs9939609) with Adiposity in Children: Results of the IDEFICS Study", PloS ONE 2012, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048876 [Abstract in English].
Bel-Serrat, S. et al. "Relative validity of the Children's Eating Habits Questionnaire food frequency section among young European children: the IDEFICS study", Public Health Nutrition 2012 (in press).
Regber, S. et al. "Parental perceptions of and concerns about child' s body weight in eight European countries - the IDEFICS study", Pediatric Obesity 2012 [Abstract in English].
Lanfer, A. et al. "Predictors and correlates of taste preferences in European children: The IDEFICS study", Food Quality and Preference 2013, DOI 10.1007/s10995-012-1136-2 [Abstract in English].
Sparano, S. et al. "Being Macrosomic at Birth is an Independent Predictor of Overweight in Children: Results from the IDEFICS Study", Maternal and Child Health Journal 2012, DOI 10.1007/s10995-012-1136-2 [Abstract in English].
Bel-Serrat, S. et al. " Food consumption and cardiovascular risk factors in European children: the IDEFICS study", Pediatric Obesity 2012 (in press).
Van den Bussche, K. et al. "Influence of Birth Weight on Calcaneal Bone Stiffness in Belgian Preadolescent Children", Calcif Tissue Int 2012, DOI 10.1007/s00223-012-9636-z [Abstract in English].
Sioen, I. et al. "Relationship Between Markers of Body Fat and Calcaneal Bone Stiffness Differs Between Preschool and Primary School Children: Results from the IDEFICS Baseline Survey Calcif Tissue Int (2012) 91:276-285, DOI 10.1007/s00223-012-9640-3 [Abstract in English].
Michels, N. et al. "Caucasian children's fat mass: routine anthropometry versus air-displacement plethysmography", British Journal of Nutrition 2012, DOI:Â 10.1017/S0007114512003303 [Abstract in English].
Vanaelst, B. et al. "Intercorrelations between serum-, salivary- and hair-cortisol and child-reported estimates of stress", Psychophysiology 49: 1072-1081; 2012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01396.x [Abstract in English].
Vanaelst, B. et al. "Mineral concentrations in hair of Belgian elementary school girls: reference values and relationship with food consumption frequencies", Biological Trace Element Research 2012, doi: 10.1007/s12011-012-9495-5 [Abstract in English].
Lissner, L. et al. "Television habits in relation to overweight, diet and taste preferences in European children: the IDEFICS study", European Journal of Epidemiology 2012, doi: 10.1007/s10654-012-9718-2 [Abstract in English].
Hunsberger, M. et al. "Infant feeding practices and prevalence of obesity in eight European countries - the IDEFICS study", Public Health Nutrition 2012, doi: 10.1017/S1368980012003850 [Abstract in English].
Bammann, K. et al. "Socioeconomic factors and childhood overweight in Europe: results from the multi-centre IDEFICS study", Pediatric Obesity 2012 [Abstract in English].
Boernhorst, C. et al. "Prevalence and determinants of misreporting among European children in proxy-reported 24-hour dietary recalls", British Journal of Nutrition 2012, DOI:10.1017/S0007114512003194 [Abstract in English].
Hunsberger, M. et al. "Overweight in singletones compared to children with siblings - the IDEFICS study"; Nutrition and Diabetes 2012, DOI:10.1038/nutd.2012.8 [Abstract in English].
Fernández-Alvira et al. "Parental education and frequency of food consumption in European children: the IDEFICS study"; Public Health Nutrition 2012 (in press).
Johansson, B. et al. "Proper food and a tight budget - German and Swedish parents reflecting on children, food and health"; Food, Culture and Society 2012 (in press).
Verbestel,V. et al. Book chapter "The IDEFICS intervention toolbox - a guide to successful obesity prevention at community level" on Public Health - Social and Behavioral Health, ISBN 978-953-51-0620-3 (online published: May 2012) [Link to document].
Michels, N. et al. "Parental and children's report of emotional problems: agreement, explanatory factors and event-emotion correlation" Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2012 [Abstract in English].
Michels, N. et al. "Negative life events, emotions and psychological difficulties as determinants of salivary cortisol in Belgian primary school children"; Psychoneuroendocrinology 2012 [Abstract in English].
Sánchez, J. et al. "Blood cells as a source of transcriptional biomarkers of childhood obesity and its related metabolic alterations. Results of the IDEFICS study"; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, April 2012. DOI 10.1210/jc.2011-2209 [Abstract in English].
Vanaelst, B. et al. "Prevalence of psychosomatic and emotional symptoms in European school-aged children and its relationship with childhood adversities: results from the IDEFICS study"; European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2012. DOI 10.1007/s00787-012-0258-9 [Abstract in English]
Boernhorst, C. et al. "From sleep duration to childhood obesity - what are the pathways?"; European Journal of Pediatrics Januar 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1670-8 [Abstract in English]
Herrmann, D. et al. "Impact of physical activity and exercise on bone health in the life course. A review"; Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2011, 55:35-54. DOI: 10.1007/s00103-011-1393-z [Abstract in English/German]
Michels, N. et al. "Children’s Morning and Evening Salivary Cortisol: Pattern, Instruction Complianceand Sampling Confounders"; Hormone Research in Paediatrics November 2011:1-9. DOI: 10.1159/000334412 [Abstract in English]
Sioen, I. et al. "Determinants of vitamin D status in young children: Results from the Belgian arm of the IDEFICS study"; Public Health Nutrition 2011:1-7. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011002989 [Abstract in English].
Buck, C. et al. "Development and application of a moveability index to quantify possibilities for physical activity in the built environment of children"; Health and Place August 2011: 1–11. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.011 [Abstract in English]
Lanfer, A. et al. "Taste preferences in association with dietary habits and weight status in European children: results from the IDEFICS study"; International Journal of Obesity July 2011: 1–8. DOI:10.1038/ijo.2011.164 [Abstract in English]
Nicholls, S.G. et al. "Fiscal food policy: Equity and practice"; Perspectives in Public Health July 2011, 131(4): 157-158 [Link to Journal]
Hense, S. et al. "Sleep duration and overweight in European children: is the association modified by geographic region?"; Sleep 2011, 34(7):885-890 [Abstract in English]
Verbestel, V. et al. "Using the intervention mapping protocol to develop a community-based intervention for the prevention of childhood obesity in a multi-centre European project: the IDEFICS intervention"; IJBNPA 2011, 8:82. DOI:10.1186/1479-5868-8-82 [Link to article (Open Access)]
Galli, C. et al. "Comprensione e prevenzione dell'obesità e patologie correlate nell'infanzia: Lo studio Europeo IDEFICS"; Natural1 2011 July-August :34-8 [See first page (Italian)]
Hense, S. et al. "Factors that influence weekday sleep duration in European Children"; Sleep 2011 May, 34(5):633-9 [Abstract in English]
Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants: Design, methodology and first results of the IDEFICS study. Int J Obes; Vol 35 (Supp 1), April 2011: - Editorial by the guest editors - 17 Original articles - Abstracts of lectures (17) and posters (56) from the 1st IDEFICS symposium "Child health in Europe - The IDEFICS study: towards a better understanding of obesity" in Zaragoza, Spain, in November 2010. [Content of supplement - English]
Gallois, K.M. et al. "Standardisierte Entwicklung der IDEFICS-Intervention und Implementierung in Deutschland"; Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Februar 2011, 25:607–17, DOI 10.1007/s00103-010-1220-y [Abstract in English/German]
Peplies, J. et al. "Quality management for the collection of biological samples in multicentre studies"; Eur J Epidemiol 2010, 25:607–17, DOI 10.1007/s10654-010-9481-1 [Abstract in English/German]
Reisch L.A. and Gwozdz W. "Einfluss des Konsumverhaltens auf die Entwicklung von Übergewicht bei Kindern. Ein Überblick"; Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2010, 53:725–732, DOI 10.1007/s00103-010-1077-0 [Abstract in English/German]
Wickins-Drazilova D. and Williams. G. "Ethical and public policy aspects of childhood obesity: opinions of scientists working on an intervention study"; Obesity reviews 2010, DOI 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00752. [Abstract in English]
Williams, G. et al. "Parental views on public-policy options regarding healthy eating"; EurSafe 2010 [Abstract in English]
Haerens, L. et al. "Formative research to develop the IDEFICS physical activity intervention component: findings from focus groups with children and parents"; J Phys Act Health 2010, 7(2):246-56 [Abstract in English]
Hebestreit, A. et al. "What do children understand? Communicating health behavior in a European multi-centre study“, J Phys Act Health 2010; DOI 10.1007/s10389-010-0316-z [Abstract in English]
Pigeot, I. et al. "Primary Prevention from the Epidemiology Perspective: Three Examples from the Practice", BMC Med Res Methodol. 2010; 3;10:10 DOI 10.1186/1471-2288-10-10 [Abstract in English]
Hebestreit, A., et al. "Relationship between dietary behaviours and obesity in European children", Int J Pediatr Obes. 2009: Supplement 1:45-47 [Abstract in English]
Pigeot, I. et al. "Prevalence and determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in European countries: pooled analysis of the existing surveys within the IDEFICS Consortium"; Int J Obes 2009, 33:1103-1110 [Abstract in English]
España-Romero, V., et al: „ Hand Span Influences Optimal Grip Span in Boys and Girls Aged 6 to 12 Years”; J Hand Surg Am 2008 Vol. 33(3):378-84 [Abstract in English]
Ahrens, W. et al: "Evidence-based primary prevention using an intervention study on childhood overweight as an example"; Springer - Praevention und Gesundheitsfoerderung 10.1007/s11553-008-0139-8 [Abstract in English/German]
Haerens, L. et al. "Developing the IDEFICS community based intervention program to enhance eating behaviors in 2-8 year old children: findings from focus groups with children and parents"; Health Educ Res 2008, 24(3):381-93 [Abstract in English]
Ahrens, W. et al. "IDEFICS - Ursachen und Prävention ernährungs- und lebensstilbedingter Erkrankungen im Kindesalter" Ernährung - Wissenschaft und Praxis 2007, 7:314-321 [Abstract in English/German]
Ahrens, W., et al. "Understanding and preventing childhood obesity and related disorders - IDEFICS: a European multilevel epidemiological approach." Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2006, 16(4): 302-08. [Abstract in English]
Bammann, K., et al. "Assessment of diet, physical activity and biological, social and environmental factors in a multi-centre European project on diet- and lifestyle-related disorders in children (IDEFICS)"; Public Health 2006 14(5):279-289 [Abstract in English]
Bammann, K., et al. "IDEFICS: a multicenter European project on diet and lifestyle-related disorders in children"; Med Klin 2007, 102(3): 230-35 [Abstract in English/German]

Related publications from members of the IDEFICS Consortium

Reisch, L.A., and Gwozdz, W., "Chubby cheeks and climate change: childhood obesity as a sustainable development issue"; Int. J Consumer Studies 2011, Vol. 35, issue 1 [Link to journal]

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