@article{SchwingshacklRuzanskaAntonetal.2018,
  author    = {Schwingshackl, Lukas and Ruzanska, Ulrike Alexandra and Anton, Verena and Wallroth, Raphael and Ohla, Kathrin and Knueppel, Sven and Schulze, Matthias Bernd and Pischon, Tobias and Deutschbein, Johannes and Schenk, Liane and Warschburger, Petra and Harttig, Ulrich and Boeing, Heiner and Bergmann, Manuela M.},
  title     = {The NutriAct Family Study: a web-based prospective study on the epidemiological, psychological and sociological basis of food choice},
  series = {BMC public health},
  volume    = {18},
  journal   = {BMC public health},
  publisher = {BMC},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1471-2458},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12889-018-5814-x},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Background: Most studies on food choice have been focussing on the individual level but familial aspects may also play an important role. This paper reports of a novel study that will focus on the familial aspects of the formation of food choice among men and women aged 50-70 years by recruiting spouses and siblings (NutriAct Family Study; NFS). Discussion: Until August 4th 2017, 4783 EPIC-Participants were contacted by mail of which 446 persons recruited 2 to 5 family members (including themselves) resulting in 1032 participants, of whom 82\% had started answering or already completed the questionnaires. Of the 4337 remaining EPIC-participants who had been contacted, 1040 (24\%) did not respond at all, and 3297 (76\%) responded but declined, in 51\% of the cases because of the request to recruit at least 2 family members in the respective age range. The developed recruitment procedures and web-based methods of data collection are capable to generate the required study population including the data on individual and inter-personal determinants which will be linkable to food choice. The information on familial links among the study participants will show the role of familial traits in midlife for the adoption of food choices supporting healthy aging.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WittenbecherOuniKuxhausetal.2019,
  author    = {Wittenbecher, Clemens and Ouni, Meriem and Kuxhaus, Olga and J{\"a}hnert, Markus and Gottmann, Pascal and Teichmann, Andrea and Meidtner, Karina and Kriebel, Jennifer and Grallert, Harald and Pischon, Tobias and Boeing, Heiner and Schulze, Matthias Bernd and Sch{\"u}rmann, Annette},
  title     = {Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 (IGFBP-2) and the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes},
  series = {Diabetes : a journal of the American Diabetes Association},
  volume    = {68},
  journal   = {Diabetes : a journal of the American Diabetes Association},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {American Diabetes Association},
  address   = {Alexandria},
  issn      = {0012-1797},
  doi       = {10.2337/db18-0620},
  pages     = {188 -- 197},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Recent studies suggest that insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) may protect against type 2 diabetes, but population-based human studies are scarce. We aimed to investigate the prospective association of circulating IGFBP-2 concentrations and of differential methylation in the IGFBP-2 gene with type 2 diabetes risk.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChristakoudiTsilidisMulleretal.2020,
  author    = {Christakoudi, Sofa and Tsilidis, Konstantinos K. and Muller, David C. and Freisling, Heinz and Weiderpass, Elisabete and Overvad, Kim and S{\"o}derberg, Stefan and H{\"a}ggstr{\"o}m, Christel and Pischon, Tobias and Dahm, Christina C. and Zhang, Jie and Tj{\o}nneland, Anne and Schulze, Matthias Bernd},
  title     = {A Body Shape Index (ABSI) achieves better mortality risk stratification than alternative indices of abdominal obesity: results from a large European cohort},
  series = {Scientific Reports},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Scientific Reports},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  address   = {Berlin},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Abdominal and general adiposity are independently associated with mortality, but there is no consensus on how best to assess abdominal adiposity. We compared the ability of alternative waist indices to complement body mass index (BMI) when assessing all-cause mortality. We used data from 352,985 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) and Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for other risk factors. During a mean follow-up of 16.1 years, 38,178 participants died. Combining in one model BMI and a strongly correlated waist index altered the association patterns with mortality, to a predominantly negative association for BMI and a stronger positive association for the waist index, while combining BMI with the uncorrelated A Body Shape Index (ABSI) preserved the association patterns. Sex-specific cohort-wide quartiles of waist indices correlated with BMI could not separate high-risk from low-risk individuals within underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m(2)) or obese (BMI30 kg/m(2)) categories, while the highest quartile of ABSI separated 18-39\% of the individuals within each BMI category, which had 22-55\% higher risk of death. In conclusion, only a waist index independent of BMI by design, such as ABSI, complements BMI and enables efficient risk stratification, which could facilitate personalisation of screening, treatment and monitoring.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ChristakoudiTsilidisMulleretal.2020,
  author    = {Christakoudi, Sofa and Tsilidis, Konstantinos K. and Muller, David C. and Freisling, Heinz and Weiderpass, Elisabete and Overvad, Kim and S{\"o}derberg, Stefan and H{\"a}ggstr{\"o}m, Christel and Pischon, Tobias and Dahm, Christina C. and Zhang, Jie and Tj{\o}nneland, Anne and Schulze, Matthias Bernd},
  title     = {A Body Shape Index (ABSI) achieves better mortality risk stratification than alternative indices of abdominal obesity: results from a large European cohort},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-52582},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-525827},
  pages     = {17},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Abdominal and general adiposity are independently associated with mortality, but there is no consensus on how best to assess abdominal adiposity. We compared the ability of alternative waist indices to complement body mass index (BMI) when assessing all-cause mortality. We used data from 352,985 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) and Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for other risk factors. During a mean follow-up of 16.1 years, 38,178 participants died. Combining in one model BMI and a strongly correlated waist index altered the association patterns with mortality, to a predominantly negative association for BMI and a stronger positive association for the waist index, while combining BMI with the uncorrelated A Body Shape Index (ABSI) preserved the association patterns. Sex-specific cohort-wide quartiles of waist indices correlated with BMI could not separate high-risk from low-risk individuals within underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m(2)) or obese (BMI30 kg/m(2)) categories, while the highest quartile of ABSI separated 18-39\% of the individuals within each BMI category, which had 22-55\% higher risk of death. In conclusion, only a waist index independent of BMI by design, such as ABSI, complements BMI and enables efficient risk stratification, which could facilitate personalisation of screening, treatment and monitoring.},
  language  = {en}
}