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measure Cyberball Task
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 yearsThe Cyberball task is a computerized game used to study the effects of social exclusion on individuals. Participants play a virtual ball-tossing game with other players, who are actually controlled by the computer. The participant is sometimes excluded from the game.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Shortened Nonword Repetition Task (NWR-S)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 yearsThe Nonword Repetition Task assesses interactions between the auditory system, phonological representations, articulation, vocabulary, and literacy. During the task, children are asked to repeat nonwords of two, three, four or five syllables with differing phonotactic probabilities. The original NWR task consists of 40 nonwords, whereas the short version...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Lung function - Spirometry
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 years 13-14 yearsLung function was measured by spirometry. Measures included FEV1, forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC ratio, and forced expiratory flow at 75% of FVC (FEF75).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure LC-MS lipids
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Birth 9-10 yearsLiquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform targeting lipid species.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Body composition and bone mineral density (Dual X energy absorptiometry)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 years 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsDual X energy absorptiometry scans (iDXA; General Electric, formerly Lunar Corp., Madison, WI) were used to obtain measurements of bone and soft tissue for the total body and sub regions, including bone mineral content (g), fat mass (g), and lean mass (g).Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Lungs - Allergy test
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 yearsSensitization for birch, cat or dog, or five grass mixture was measured with skin prick tests. Allergy outcomes were categorized into the groups “no inhalant allergic sensitization, no physician-diagnosed inhalant allergy,” “inhalant allergic sensitization but no physician-diagnosed inhalant allergy,” “no inhalant allergic sensitization but...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Donating task
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 7 yearsThe Donating Task aims to measure costly prosocial behavior by giving a child the option to donate money to charities or to keep it for themselves. Children are shown a short video from a charity organization on a computer, such as Unicef, SOS Kinderdorpen, or Liliane Fonds. The video features the life of a poor, malnourished child in a developing...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Columbia Card Task (CCT)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Behavioral/cognitive task Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 yearsThe Columbia Card Task (CCT) is a psychological test that measures cognitive functions related to executive functioning, such as planning, set shifting, decision-making, and inhibitory control. During the CCT, participants are presented with a deck of cards and are required to sort the cards based on different categories, with the rules for sorting...Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Urine sample
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R Early pregnancy Mid pregnancy Late pregnancy 5-6 years 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsFirst-morning, spot, or 24 hour urine sample.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Airway inflammation and airway resistance
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 yearsAirway interrupter resistance (Rint) was measured in kilo-pascals per liter during tidal expiration, with occlusion of the airway at peak expiratory flow. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in parts per billion (ppb) was measured using the NIOX chemiluminescence analyzer.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Heart ultrasound
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Echo Available measurements: Generation R 5-6 yearsHeart ultrasound, also known as echocardiography, is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that uses sound waves to create real-time images of the heart's structures, chambers, valves, and blood flow, providing information about its functioning and potential abnormalities.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Cardiac measurements - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests MRI Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 yearsMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans were made to assess cardiac structure, diastolic volume, systolic volume, functional cardiac measurements, ejection fraction, stroke volume and aortic diameter.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Audiometry
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Biological sample/measurement Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsAudiometry measurements evaluate an individual's hearing abilities, with pure-tone audiometry assessing hearing sensitivity across different frequencies and intensities, and tympanometry measuring the middle ear's response to changes in air pressure.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Dental development
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests X-ray Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 years 13-14 yearsPanoramic radiographs were used to ascertain dental development.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
measure Cardiac and renal structure
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Echo Available measurements: Generation R 6 weeks 6 months 2 years 9-10 yearsUltrasound measurements were performed to obtain measures of cardiac and renal structure.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024 -
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 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 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 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 Craniofacial growth (face development)
Study: Generation R Mode of collection: MeasurementsAndTests Anthropometrics/Body measures Available measurements: Generation R 9-10 years 13-14 years 17-18 yearsCraniofacial growth was determined using lateral cephalograms.Created October 17, 2024 • Updated October 20, 2024