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measure Blood sample
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Birth 6 months 1 year 1.5 years 2 years 3 years 5-6 years 8 years 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsA blood sample consists of taking an amount of a person's blood from their body.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Outdoor residential noise
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Observation Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy Birth 6 weeks 2 months 3 months 4 months 6 months 1 year 1.5 years 2 years 2.5 years 3 years 4 years 5-6 years 7 years 8 years 9-10 years 11 years 12 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsExisting noise maps developed in 2012 for Rotterdam were used to assess the annual levels of outdoor noise exposure at each participant’s home address. Noise exposure levels for the Generation R Study consisted of data from residential road traffic, railway, aircraft, and industry.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Glucose metabolism
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Birth 5-6 yearsBlood sugar markers, for instance Glucose, Insulin, and C-peptide, measured with traditional enzymatic tests, such as Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R Mid pregnancy 1 year 2 years 8 yearsA food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) consists of a finite list of foods and beverages with response categories to indicate usual frequency of consumption over the time period queried.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Raven's Progressive Matrices Test (RPM) - set I
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 yearsRaven's Progressive Matrices (often referred to simply as Raven's Matrices or RPM) is a non-verbal test used to measure general intelligence and abstract reasoning. It is one of the most common tests administered to both groups and individuals ranging from 5-years-olds to the elderly. It consists of 60 multiple choice questions, listed in order of...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Income
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R Late pregnancy 2 years 3 years 5-6 years 17-18 yearsIncome assessment included assessment of household income, property or possession, social benefit, financial expenses, and financial distress.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Lifetime pregnancy history
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 4 years 5-6 yearsLifetime pregnancy history includes questions about mothers' pregnancies (including possible miscarriages or abortions) during the entire lifetime, assessing the frequency of pregnancies, the course of the pregnancy, pregnancy complications and birth outcomes.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure PROP taster status
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 yearsPROP taster status was determined by using a method developed by Keller et al. (2002). Children were classified as "tasters" or "non-tasters" by giving them 5 ml of 0.56 mmol l-1 solution of PROP (6-n-propylthiouracil; pharmacy of Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) after which they were asked the question: "Do you taste anything?"Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Peer nomination
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: Interview Available measurements: Generation R 7 yearsPeer nominations were assessed with a computerized tasks administered at schools. Information on self-reported bullying, victimization, peer-reported perpetration, peer acceptance and peer rejection within school classes was obtained, resulting in a peer network. Data were obtained through peer nominations and self-reports of the child and their classmates.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Height and weight
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Anthropometrics/Body measures Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy 6 weeks 2 months 3 months 4 months 6 months 1 year 1.5 years 2 years 2.5 years 3 years 4 years 5-6 years 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsHeight and weight were measured without shoes and heavy clothing.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Accidents
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 6 months 1.5 years 5-6 yearsAccidents assesses home and traffic accidents that a child has experienced.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Blood pressure
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy 6 weeks 6 months 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5-6 years 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsBlood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries as the heart pumps blood around the body. Systolic pressure is the pressure when the heart contracts and pushes blood out and diastolic pressure is the pressure when the heart relaxes and fills with blood. In adults, the systolic pressure normally ranges between 80 and 120 and the...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Eating habits
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 4 years 5-6 years 9-10 yearsEating habits assesses childrens' meal eating pattern, frequency of eating high calorie snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages, and caregivers' perception on their child's intake of sweet drinks.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Nasal and nasalpharyngeal swab
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 6 weeks 6 months 1 year 2 years 3 years 5-6 years 9-10 yearsNasal and nasalpharyngeal samples were taken by the use of swabs that were rubbed through the nostrils and the upper part of the throat located behind the nasal cavity. Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis was determined afterwards.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Work and education
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy 6 months 3 years 5-6 yearsWork and education includes items that assess highest education obtained, employment and working conditions, and occupations.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) - Prosocial behavior
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 years 9-10 yearsThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief questionnaire for assessing the psychosocial adjustment of children and adolescents. Versions are available for parents and teachers of 4- to 16-year-olds, and a nearly identical version can be completed independently by 11- to 16-years olds. The SDQ differs from related instruments in that it...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Abdominal fat mass
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Echo Available measurements: Generation R 2 years 5-6 years 13-14 yearsMeasures of abdominal fat mass were estimated by ultrasound.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Teacher Report Form (TRF) 6-18
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 yearsThe Teacher Report Form (6-18) is part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) taxonomy and is a validated instrument to assess psychiatric symptoms in both clinical and research settings. The ASEBA teacher report version for youths 6 to 18 years of age potentially includes the syndrome scales Anxious/Depressed,...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index - short (NOSI)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire Available measurements: Generation R 1.5 years 8 yearsThe Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Index (NOSI, Parental Stress Index) is a parent self-report measure to assess parental stress. Includes items about parental acceptance and sense of competence.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Hair sample
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 years 9-10 years 13-14 yearsA hair sample is a collection of hair strands, which are usually cut from a person's head. Hair samples usually contain hair that has grown over the last 12 months.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024