BMI and Waist Circumference; Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations with Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in 12-Year-Olds

• Marga B. M. Bekkers ,

  * E-mail: marga.bekkers@rivm.nl

  Affiliations Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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• Bert Brunekreef,

  Affiliations Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Gerard H. Koppelman,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Marjan Kerkhof,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Bioinformatics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Johan C. de Jongste,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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• Henriëtte A. Smit,

  Affiliation Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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• Alet H. Wijga

  Affiliation Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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