K. Viljoen
University College Dublin
17 Papers
43 Citations
K. Viljoen is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cohort study & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications.
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Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children
Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort,Lidia R. Arends,Johan C. de Jongste,Isabella Annesi-Maesano,S. Hasan Arshad,Henrique Barros,Mikel Basterrechea,Hans Bisgaard,Hans Bisgaard,Leda Chatzi,Eva Corpeleijn,Sofia Correia,Leone C A Craig,Graham Devereux,Cristian Dogaru,Miroslav Dostal,Karel Duchén,Merete Eggesbø,C. Kors van der Ent,Maria Pia Fantini,Francesco Forastiere,Urs Frey,Ulrike Gehring,Davide Gori,Anne C. van der Gugten,Wojciech Hanke,A. John Henderson,Barbara Heude,Carmen Iñiguez,Hazel Inskip,Thomas Keil,Cecily Kelleher,Manolis Kogevinas,Eskil Kreiner-Møller,Claudia E. Kuehni,Leanne K. Küpers,Kinga Lancz,Pernille Stemann Larsen,Susanne Lau,Johnny Ludvigsson,Monique Mommers,Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen,Lubica Palkovicova,Katharine C. Pike,Costanza Pizzi,Kinga Polańska,Daniela Porta,Lorenzo Richiardi,Graham Roberts,Anne Schmidt,Radim J. Sram,Jordi Sunyer,Carel Thijs,Maties Torrent,K. Viljoen,Alet H. Wijga,Martine Vrijheid,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Liesbeth Duijts +58 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed an individual participant data meta-analysis for 147,252 children of 31 birth cohort studies to determine the associations of birth and infant growth characteristics with the risks of preschool wheezing (1-4 years) and school-age asthma (5-10 years).
Longitudinal follow-up of the relationship between dietary intake and growth and development in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study 2001-2013.
Cecily Kelleher,K. Viljoen,H. Khalil,R. Somerville,John T. O'Brien,A. Shrivastava,Celine Murrin +6 more
- 01 Feb 2014
TL;DR: Empirical evidence to date shows consistent familial and cross-generational patterns, particularly in the maternal line, in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study in the Republic of Ireland.
Body mass index is associated with the maternal lines but height is heritable across family lines in the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study
TL;DR: The results suggest that BMI is predominantly associated with the maternal line, possibly either with intrauterine development, or inherited through the X chromosome, or both, while height is a more complex trait with genetic influences of the parents and that of the paternal grandfather predominating.
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Pregnancy diet and offspring asthma risk over a 10-year period: the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study, Ireland.
TL;DR: Higher daily average intake of vitamin D in pregnancy is associated with asthma risk in offspring over the first 10 years of life, suggests this analysis.
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Childhood central adiposity at ages 5 and 9 shows consistent relationship with that of the maternal grandmother but not other grandparents
R. Somerville,H. Khalil,Ricardo Segurado,John Mehegan,K. Viljoen,Mirjam M. Heinen,Celine Murrin,Cecily Kelleher +7 more
TL;DR: The importance of a life course approach to childhood obesity has been emphasized, but few studies can prospectively investigate relationships in three‐generation families and the need for more research into this approach is emphasized.
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