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Giel Nijpels is affiliated with VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to medical research, primarily focusing on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work spans 98 publications in the field of medicine, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, general health professions, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics include diabetes treatment and management, diabetes management and research, chronic disease management strategies, diabetes management and education, geriatric care and nursing homes, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nijpels include:

  • Petra J. M. Elders
  • Joline W. J. Beulens
  • Amber A. van der Heijden
  • Marieke T. Blom
  • Leen M. 't Hart

The main venues where Nijpels has published are:

  • International Journal of Integrated Care
  • Diabetologia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Biotechnology

Notable recent publications include:

  • "A reference map of potential determinants for the human serum metabolome," 2020, Nature
  • "Early detection of diabetic kidney disease by urinary proteomics and subsequent intervention with spironolactone to delay progression (PRIORITY): a prospective observational study and embedded randomised placebo-controlled trial," 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Discovery of drug-omics associations in type 2 diabetes with generative deep-learning models," 2023, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Performance of prediction models for nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and external validation study," 2021, BMJ
  • "Addressing safety risks in integrated care programs for older people living at home: a scoping review," 2020, BMC Geriatrics

Best Publications

  • Ankle brachial index combined with Framingham risk score to predict cardiovascular events and mortality: A meta-analysis

    F.G.R. Fowkes;G.D. Murray;I. Butcher;C.L. Heald

  • Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: 'establishing normal and reference values'.

    Francesco U. S. Mattace-Raso;Albert Hofman;Germaine C. Verwoert;Jacqueline C. M. Witteman

  • Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?

    Kevin D. Cashman;Kirsten G. Dowling;Zuzana Skrabakova;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross

  • Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality - Comparison of fasting and 2-hour diagnostic criteria

    K. Borch-Johnsen;A. Neil;B. Balkau;S. Larsen

  • Metabolic Syndrome and 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Hoorn Study

    Jacqueline M. Dekker;Cynthia Girman;Thomas Rhodes;Giel Nijpels

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction A Meta-analysis

    Hester M. den Ruijter;Sanne A.E. Peters;Todd J. Anderson;Annie R. Britton

  • Hyperglycaemia is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the Hoorn population: the Hoorn Study

    F. de Vegt;J. M. Dekker;H. G. Ruhé;C. D. A. Stehouwer

  • Relation of impaired fasting and postload glucose with incident type 2 diabetes in a Dutch population: The Hoorn Study.

    F. de Vegt;J.M. Dekker;A. Jager;E. Hienkens

  • Mild renal insufficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality: The Hoorn Study.

    Ronald M.A. Henry;Piet J. Kostense;Griët Bos;Jacqueline M. Dekker

  • Age- and sex-specific prevalences of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 13 European cohorts

    J. Tuomilehto;J. Lindstrom;S. Keinanen-Kiukaanniemie;L. Hiltunen

  • Associations of hip and thigh circumferences independent of waist circumference with the incidence of type 2 diabetes: the Hoorn Study

    Marieke B Snijder;Jacqueline M Dekker;Marjolein Visser;Lex M Bouter

  • Arterial stiffness increases with deteriorating glucose tolerance status: the Hoorn Study.

    Ronald M.A. Henry;Piet J. Kostense;Annemieke M.W. Spijkerman;Jacqueline M. Dekker

  • Increased central artery stiffness in impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes: the Hoorn Study.

    Miranda T. Schram;Ronald M.A Henry;Rob A.J.M van Dijk;Piet J. Kostense

  • Trunk fat and leg fat have independent and opposite associations with fasting and postload glucose levels : the Hoorn study

    Marieke B. Snijder;Jacqueline M. Dekker;Marjolein Visser;Lex M. Bouter

  • Blood pressure, lipids, and obesity are associated with retinopathy: the hoorn study.

    Hendrik A van Leiden;Jacqueline M Dekker;Annette C Moll;Giel Nijpels

  • Rheumatoid arthritis versus diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study, the CARRÉ Investigation

    V P van Halm;M J L Peters;A E Voskuyl;M Boers

  • Microalbuminuria and peripheral arterial disease are independent predictors of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, especially among hypertensive subjects: five-year follow-up of the Hoorn Study.

    Agnes Jager;Piet J. Kostense;Henricus G. Ruhé;Robert J. Heine

  • Mitochondrial Diabetes: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Presentation

    J. Antonie Maassen;Leen. M. ‘t Hart;Einar van Essen;Rob J. Heine

  • Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not using insulin: a systematic review.

    Laura M.C. Welschen;Evelien Bloemendal;Giel Nijpels;Jacqueline M. Dekker

  • Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Equal Diabetes Mellitus as an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease? A Prospective Study

    Mike J. L. Peters;Vokko P. van Halm;Alexandre E. Voskuyl;Yvo M. Smulders

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqueline M. Dekker
Jacqueline M. Dekker VU University Medical Center
Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Robert J. Heine
Robert J. Heine VU University Medical Center
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam
Caroline A. Baan
Caroline A. Baan Tilburg University
Michaela Diamant
Michaela Diamant VU University Medical Center
Casper G. Schalkwijk
Casper G. Schalkwijk Maastricht University
Jeroen Lakerveld
Jeroen Lakerveld University of Amsterdam
Stefan Pilz
Stefan Pilz Medical University of Graz

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