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Wilma J Nusselder

UD Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
Verified email at erasmusmc.nl
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Trends in health inequalities in 27 European countries

JP Mackenbach, JR Valverde, B Artnik… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Unfavorable health trends among the lowly educated have recently been reported from the
United States. We analyzed health trends by education in European countries, paying …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of inequalities in life expectancy: an international comparative study of eight risk factors

JP Mackenbach, JR Valverde, M Bopp… - The Lancet Public …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in longevity have been found in all European
countries. We aimed to assess which determinants make the largest contribution to these …

Physical activity and life expectancy with and without diabetes: life table analysis of the Framingham Heart Study

JT Jonker, C De Laet, OH Franco, A Peeters… - Diabetes …, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of developing diabetes and
with reduced mortality among diabetic patients. However, the effects of physical activity on …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of chronic disease to the burden of disability

B Klijs, WJ Nusselder, CW Looman, JP Mackenbach - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Population ageing is expected to lead to strong increases in the number of
persons with one or more disabilities, which may result in substantial declines in the quality …

[HTML][HTML] Lifetime risk and projected population prevalence of diabetes

DJ Magliano, JE Shaw, SM Shortreed, WJ Nusselder… - Diabetologia, 2008 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis With incidence rates for diabetes increasing rapidly worldwide, estimates of
the magnitude of the impact on population health are required. We aimed to estimate the …

Decomposition of differences in health expectancy by cause

WJ Nusselder, CWN Looman - Demography, 2004 - Springer
Health expectancy is a widely used measure for monitoring trends in the health of a
population and assessing differences in health among population groups. However, no …

Adult obesity and the burden of disability throughout life

A Peeters, L Bonneux, WJ Nusselder… - Obesity …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of disability throughout life and life expectancy free of
disability, associated with obesity at ages 30 to 49 years. Research Methods and …

Mortality risk associated with disability: a population-based record linkage study

IM Majer, WJ Nusselder… - … Journal of Public …, 2011 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We assessed the association between mortality and disability and quantified the
effect of disability-associated risk factors. Methods. We linked data from cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality and life expectancy in homeless men and women in Rotterdam: 2001–2010

WJ Nusselder, MT Slockers, L Krol, CT Slockers… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Data on mortality among homeless people are limited. Therefore, this study
aimed to describe mortality patterns within a cohort of homeless adults in Rotterdam (the …

Rectangularization of the survival curve in the Netherlands, 1950-1992

WJ Nusselder, JP Mackenbach - The Gerontologist, 1996 - academic.oup.com
In this article we determine whether rectangularization of the survival curve occurred in the
Netherlands in the period 1950–1992. Rectangularization is defined as a trend toward a …