Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn (WHISTLER)

Sample details

WHISTLER investigates the prevention of respiratory illness in children using a cohort study in the Netherlands. Between 2002 and 2013, the study recruited newborn babies from Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Over 2,400 newborns completed the baseline data collection sweep. Participants were followed up monthly during the first year of life and at ages 3, 5, 8, and between 12 and 16 years.

Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

2,456 (participants)

Age at first data collection

Birth (participants)

Participant year of birth

2002 - 2013 (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Newborns, infants and babies

Urban populations

Dataset details

Country

Netherlands

Year of first data collection

2002

Primary Institutions

University Medical Center Utrecht (Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, UMCU)

Links

whistler.umcutrecht.nl/

doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.07.013

doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12523

doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.06.006

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000040530.98310.0c

Funders

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Stichting Tetri

The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCC)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection

Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted

Qualitative data collection