Dr. Christoph Buck
- Department: Biometry and Data Management
- Unit: Statistical Modeling of Primary Data
- Aug. 2015: PhD degree at the University of Bremen (Title: Geostatistical Modeling of Built
Environment Characteristics of Urban Moveability) - Since April 2009: research associate at BIPS
- 2008: diploma in mathematics
- 2003-2008: studies in mathematics, University of Bremen
- Longitudinal modelling of cohort and observational data
- Health Geography and geostatistical data analysis
- assessment of environmental factors on urban-lifestyle-induced health effects based on geographic information systems (GIS)
- Growing up healthy: Obesity prevention tailored to critical transition periods in the early life-course
- Monitoring of physical activity and promotion of physical activity - development of indicators for the prevention indicator system of the federal states
- Record linkage of cancer registry data and multimodal, reporting-based diagnostic data for Al-based biomarker detection
- Spatial-temporal analysis of small-scale determinants of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Wearable sensor assessment of physical and eating behaviours
Articles with peer review
- Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Brandes M, Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Vallis LA. Energy expenditure prediction in preschool children: A machine learning approach using accelerometry and external validation. Physiological Measurement. 2024;45(9):095015.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ad7ad2 - Mikolajczyk R, Diexer S, Klee B, Pfrommer L, Purschke O, Fricke J, Ahnert P, Gabrysch S, Gottschick C, Bohn B, Brenner H, Buck C, Castell S, Gastell S, Greiser KH, Harth V, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Kaaks R, Keil T, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Velásquez IM, Obi N, Panreck L, Peters A, Pischon T, Schikowski T, Schmidt B, Standl M, Stang A, Völzke H, Weber A, Zeeb H, Karch A. Likelihood of post-COVID condition in people with hybrid immunity: Data from the German National Cohort (NAKO). Journal of Infection. 2024;89(2):106206.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106206 - Redlich J-P, Feuerhake F, Weis J, Schaadt NS, Teuber-Hanselmann S, Buck C, Luttmann S, Eberle A, Nikolin S, Appenzeller A, Portmann A, Homeyer A. Applications of artificial intelligence in the analysis of histopathology images of gliomas: A review. NPJ Imaging. 2024;2:16.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-024-00020-8 - Weber A, van Hees VT, Stein MJ, Gastell S, Steindorf K, Herbolsheimer F, Ostrzinski S, Pischon T, Brandes M, Krist L, Marschollek M, Greiser KH, Nimptsch K, Brandes B, Jochem C, Sedlmeier AM, Berger K, Brenner H, Buck C, Castell S, Dörr M, Emmel C, Fischer B, Flexeder C, Harth V, Hebestreit A, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Keil T, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Mikolajczyk R, Kluttig A, Obi N, Peters A, Schmidt B, Schipf S, Schulze MB, Teismann H, Waniek S, Willich SN, Leitzmann M, Baurecht H. Large-scale assessment of physical activity in a population using high-resolution hip-worn accelerometry: The German National Cohort (NAKO). Scientific Reports. 2024;14:7927.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58461-5 - Brandes B, Sell L, Buck C, Busse H, Zeeb H, Brandes M. Use of a toolbox of tailored evidence-based interventions to improve children's physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary schools: Results of the ACTIPROS cluster-randomized feasibility trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023;20:99.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01497-z - Nagrani R, Marron M, Bongaerts E, Nawrot TS, Ameloot M, de Hoogh K, Vienneau D, Lequy E, Jacquemin B, Günther K, De Ruyter T, Mehlig K, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Buck C, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Association of urinary and ambient black carbon, and other ambient pollutants with risk of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. Environmental Pollution. 2023;317:120773.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120773 - Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media exposure and cognitive functioning in European children and adolescents of the I.Family study. Scientific Reports. 2023;13:18855.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45944-0 - Breau B, Brandes M, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Lissner L, Eiben G, Lauria F, Kaprio J, De Henauw S, Ahrens W, Buck C. Longitudinal association of childhood physical activity and physical fitness with physical activity in adolescence: Insights from the IDEFICS/I.Family study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2022;19:147.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01383-0 - González-Gil EM, Santaliestra-Pasías AM, Buck C, Gracia-Marco L, Lauria F, Pala V, Molnár D, Veidebaum T, Iacoviello L, Tornaritis M, Eiben G, Lissner L, Schwarz H, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Fraterman A, Moreno LA. Improving cardiorespiratory fitness protects against inflammation in children: The IDEFICS study. Pediatric Research. 2022;91(3):681-689.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01471-0
https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118622 - Scholle O, Asendorf M, Buck C, Grill S, Jones C, Kollhorst B, Riedel O, Schüz B, Haug U. Regional variations in outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Germany: A small area analysis based on claims data. Antibiotics. 2022;11(7):836.
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11070836 - Breau B, Brandes B, Wright MN, Buck C, Vallis LA, Brandes M. Association of individual motor abilities and accelerometer-derived physical activity measures in preschool-aged children. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 2021;4(3):227-235.
https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2020-0065
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6428750 - Busse H, Buck C, Stock C, Zeeb H, Pischke CR, Matos Fialho PM, Wendt C, Helmer S. Engagement in health risk behaviours before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in German university students: Results of a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1410.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041410 - Fridolfsson J, Buck C, Hunsberger M, Baran J, Lauria F, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Börjesson M, Lissner L, Arvidsson D, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. High-intensity activity is more strongly associated with metabolic health in children compared to sedentary time: A cross-sectional study of the I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:90.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01156-1 - Helmer S, Burkhart G, Matias J, Buck C, Engling Cardoso F, Vicente J. "Tell me how much your friends consume"- Personal, behavioral, social, and attitudinal factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use among European school students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1684.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041684 - Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Günther K, Hebestreit A. The association between leptin and inflammatory markers with obesity indices in Zanzibari children, adolescents, and adults. Obesity Science & Practice. 2021;7(1):71-81.
https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.466 - Santaliestra-Pasías AM, Moreno LA, Gracia-Marco L, Buck C, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Hebestreit A, Kourides Y, Lauria F, Lissner L, Molnár D, Veidebaum T, González-Gil EM, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Prospective physical fitness status and development of cardiometabolic risk in children according to body fat and lifestyle behaviours: The IDEFICS study. Pediatric Obesity. 2021;16(11):e12819.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12819 - Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, De Henauw S, Jilani H, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Reisch LA, Siani A, Solea A, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media use in association with sensory taste preferences in European children and adolescents - Results from the I.Family study. Foods. 2021;10(2):377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10020377 - Sina E, Buck C, Veidebaum T, Siani A, Reisch LA, Pohlabeln H, Pala V, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Lissner L, Kourides Y, De Henauw S, Eiben G, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:134.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01186-9 - Sprengeler O, Pohlabeln H, Bammann K, Buck C, Lauria F, Verbestel V, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pitsiladis Y, Page A, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Ahrens W. Trajectories of objectively measured physical activity and childhood overweight: Longitudinal analysis of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:103.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01171-2 - Thumann B, Buck C, De Henauw S, Hadjigeorgiou C, Hebestreit A, Lauria F, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Hunsberger M. Cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sleep characteristics and body mass index in European children and adolescents. Sleep Medicine. 2021;84:32-39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.004
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6428516 - Brandes B, Buck C, Wright MN, Pischke CR, Brandes M. Impact of "JolinchenKids - fit and healthy in daycare" on children's objectively measured physical activity: A cluster-controlled study. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2020;17(10):1025-1033.
https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2019-0536
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6422936 - Sprengeler O, Hebestreit A, Gohres H, Bucksch J, Buck C. Effects of installing height-adjustable standing desks on daily and domain-specific duration of standing, sitting, and stepping in 3rd grade primary school children. Frontiers in Public Health. 2020;8:396.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00396 - Zhou Y, Buck C, Maier W, von Lengerke T, Walter U, Dreier M. Built environment and childhood weight status: A multi-level study using population-based data in the city of Hannover, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(8):2694.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082694 - Aleksovska K, Puggina A, Giraldi L, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Biological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. Sports Medicine - Open. 2019;5:2.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0173-9 - Arvidsson D, Fridolfsson J, Buck C, Ekblom Ö, Ekblom-Bak E, Lissner L, Hunsberger M, Börjesson M. Reexamination of accelerometer calibration with energy expenditure as criterion: VO2net instead of MET for age-equivalent physical activity intensity. Sensors. 2019;19(15):3377.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s19153377 - Böttcher S, Buck C, Zeeb H, Laschewski G, Hauer C, Wagner G, Sachse MM. Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the influence of mHealth and eHealth skin cancer prevention education among young organ transplant recipients: The HIPPOlino intervention study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(12):e028842.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028842 - Brackmann K, Buck C, Nyangasa MA, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Hebestreit A. Anthropometric and biochemical predictors for hypertension in a cross-sectional study in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Frontiers in Public Health. 2019;7:338.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00338 - Buck C, Bolbos A, Schneider S. Do poorer children have poorer playgrounds? A geographically weighted analysis of attractiveness, cleanliness, and safety of playgrounds in affluent and deprived urban neighborhoods. Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2019;16(6):397-405.
https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0177 - Buck C, Eiben G, Lauria F, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Urban moveability and physical activity in children: Longitudinal results from the IDEFICS and I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2019;16:128.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0886-2 - Buck C, Loyen A, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, De Craemer M, MacDonncha C, Oppert J-M, Brug J, Lien N, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Factors influencing sedentary behaviour: A system based analysis using Bayesian networks within DEDIPAC. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(1):e0211546.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211546 - Fridolfsson J, Börjesson M, Buck C, Ekblom Ö, Ekblom-Bak E, Hunsberger M, Lissner L, Arvidsson D. Effects of frequency filtering on intensity and noise in accelerometer-based physical activity measurements. Sensors. 2019;19(9):2186.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s19092186 - Müllmann S, Buck C, Voelcker-Rehage C, Bragina I, Lippke S, Meyer J, Peters M, Pischke CR. Effects of two web-based interventions promoting physical activity among older adults compared to a delayed intervention control group in Northwestern Germany: Results of the PROMOTE community-based intervention trial. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019;15:100958.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100958 - Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Brackmann K, Hebestreit A. Association between cardiometabolic risk factors and body mass index, waist circumferences and body fat in a Zanzibari cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e025397.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025397 - Nyangasa MA, Buck C, Kelm S, Sheikh M, Hebestreit A. Exploring food access and sociodemographic correlates of food consumption and food insecurity in Zanzibari households. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(9):1557.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091557 - Schneider S, Bolbos A, Fessler J, Buck C. Deprivation amplification due to structural disadvantage? Playgrounds as important physical activity resources for children and adolescents. Public Health. 2019;168:117-127.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.016 - Sina E, Buck C, Jilani H, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Russo P, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Eiben G, Mårild S, Pala V, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Association of infant feeding patterns with taste preferences in European children and adolescents: A retrospective latent profile analysis. Nutrients. 2019;11(5):1040.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11051040 - Sprengeler O, Buck C, Hebestreit A, Wirsik N, Ahrens W. Sports contribute to total moderate to vigorous physical activity in school children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2019;51(8):1653-1661.
https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001948 - Steenbock B, Buck C, Zeeb H, Rach S, Pischke CR. Impact of the intervention program "JolinchenKids - Fit and Healthy in Daycare" on energy balance related-behaviors: Results of a cluster controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics. 2019;19:432.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1817-8 - De Craemer M, Chastin S, Ahrens W, Bernaards C, Brug J, Buck C, Cardon G, Capranica L, Dargent-Molina P, De Lepeleere S, Hoffmann B, Kennedy A, Lakerveld J, Lien N, Ling FCM, Loyen A, MacDonncha C, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, O'Gorman DJ, Perchoux C, Pigeot I, Simon C, Stierlin A, van der Ploeg H, Van Cauwenberg J, Oppert J-M. Data on determinants are needed to curb the sedentary epidemic in Europe. Lessons learnt from the DEDIPAC European Knowledge Hub. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(7):1406.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071406 - O'Donoghue G, Kennedy A, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pesce C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Simon C, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0190737.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190737 - Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Colotto M, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Policy determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEDIPAC" umbrella systematic literature review. European Journal of Public Health. 2018;28(1):105-118.
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx174 - Carlin A, Perchoux C, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Lakerveld J, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182083.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182083 - Condello G, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Coppinger T, Cortis C, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Pesce C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Behavioral determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity” (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2017;14:58.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0510-2 - Cortis C, Puggina A, Pesce C, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, D'Haese S, De Craemer M, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Jaeschke L, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Luzak A, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, O'Donoghue G, Perchoux C, Pischon T, Polito A, Sannella A, Schulz H, Sohun R, Steinbrecher A, Schlicht W, Ricciardi W, Castellani L, MacDonncha C, Capranica L, Boccia S. Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182709.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709 - Jaeschke L, Steinbrecher A, Luzak A, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, Cardon G, Carlin A, Simon C, Ciarapica D, Condello G, Coppinger T, Cortis C, De Craemer M, D'Haese S, Di Blasio A, Hansen S, Iacoviello L, Issartel J, Izzicupo P, Kanning M, Kennedy A, Ling FCM, Napolitano G, Nazare J-A, Perchoux C, Polito A, Ricciardi W, Sannella A, Schlicht W, Sohun R, MacDonncha C, Boccia S, Capranica L, Schulz H, Pischon T, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Socio-cultural determinants of physical activity across the life course: A 'Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity' (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2017;14:173.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-017-0627-3 - Chastin S, De Craemer M, Lien N, Bernaards C, Buck C, Oppert J-M, Nazare J-A, Lakerveld J, O'Donoghue G, Holdsworth M, Owen N, Brug J, Cardon G, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. The SOS-framework (Systems of Sedentary behaviours): An international transdisciplinary consensus framework for the study of determinants, research priorities and policy on sedentary behaviour across the life course: A DEDIPAC-study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2016;13:83.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0409-3 - Buck C, Dreger S, Pigeot I. Anonymisation of address coordinates for micro-level analyses of the built environment: A simulation study. BMJ Open. 2015;5(3):e006481.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006481 - Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Assessing opportunities for physical activity in the built environment of children: Interrelation between kernel density and neighborhood scale. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2015;14:35.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-015-0027-3 - Buck C, Tkaczick T, Pitsiladis Y, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Objective measures of the built environment and physical activity in children: From walkability to moveability. Journal of Urban Health. 2015;92(1):24-38.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-014-9915-2
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6416346 - Chastin S, Buck C, Freiberger E, Murphy M, Brug J, Cardon G, O'Donoghue G, Pigeot I, Oppert J-M, on behalf of the DEDIPAC consortium. Systematic literature review of determinants of sedentary behaviour in older adults: A DEDIPAC study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2015;12:127.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0292-3 - Herrmann D, Buck C, Sioen I, Kourides Y, Mårild S, Molnár D, Mouratidou T, Pitsiladis Y, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Impact of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and muscle strength on bone stiffness in 2-10-year-old children: Cross-sectional results from the IDEFICS study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2015;12:112.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0273-6 - Barba G, Buck C, Bammann K, Hadjigeorgiou C, Hebestreit A, Mårild S, Molnár D, Russo P, Veidebaum T, Vyncke K, Ahrens W, Moreno LA, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Blood pressure reference values for European non-overweight school children: The IDEFICS study. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S48-S56.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.135 - Dreger S, Buck C, Bolte G. Material, psychosocial and sociodemographic determinants are associated with positive mental health in Europe: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2014;4(5):e005095.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005095 - Nagy P, Kovács E, Moreno LA, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, Kourides Y, Siani A, Lauria F, Sioen I, Claessens M, Mårild S, Lissner L, Bammann K, Intemann T, Buck C, Pigeot I, Ahrens W, Molnár D, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Percentile reference values for anthropometric body composition indices in European children from the IDEFICS study. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S15-S25. (Corrigendum: Nagy P, Intemann T, Buck C, Pigeot I, Ahrens W, Molnar D. International Journal of Obesity. 2016;40:1604-1605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2016.119).
https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.131 - Peplies J, Jimenez-Pavon D, Savva SC, Buck C, Günther K, Fraterman A, Russo P, Iacoviello L, Veidebaum T, Tornaritis M, De Henauw S, Mårild S, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Ahrens W, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Percentiles of fasting serum insulin, glucose, HbA1c and HOMA-IR in pre-pubertal normal-weight European children from the IDEFICS cohort. International Journal of Obesity. 2014;38(S2):S39-S47.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.134 - Buck C, Börnhorst C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, Pala V, Reisch LA, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Clustering of unhealthy food around German schools and its influence on dietary behavior in school children: A pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2013;10:65.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-65 - Gallois KM, Buck C, Dreas J, Hassel H, Zeeb H. Evaluation of an intervention using a self-regulatory counselling aid - Pre- and post intervention results of the OPTIMAHL 60plus study. International Journal of Public Health. 2013;58(3):449-458.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0420-7 - Müller S, Exeter DJ, Petousis-Harris H, Turner N, O'Sullivan D, Buck C. Measuring disparities in immunisation coverage among children in New Zealand. Health & Place. 2012;18(6):1217-1223.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.08.003 - Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Pitsiladis Y, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Development and application of a moveability index to quantify possibilities for physical activity in the built environment of children. Health & Place. 2011;17(6):1191-1201.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.011 - Huybrechts I, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Buck C, De Henauw S. Umweltbedingte Einflussfaktoren: Möglichkeiten und Barrieren für ein gesundes Ernährungs- und Bewegungsverhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2010;53(7):716-724.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-010-1085-0 - Pigeot I, Buck C, Herrmann D, Ahrens W. Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Die weltweite Situation. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2010;53(7):653-665.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-010-1083-2 Articles without peer review
- Buck C. Bewegungsfreundliche Merkmale im urbanen Raum. IPP Info. 2014;10(12):9-11.
http://www.public-health.uni-bremen.de/srv/www.ipp.uni-bremen.de/web/downloads/ippinfo/IPP_info_no12 - Buck C, Pigeot I. Quantifying environmental opportunities for physical activity in children: A pilot application. WHO Collaborating Centre for Housing and Health Newsletter. 2011;(10):3-5.
Book chapters
- Buck C. Das Walkability-Konzept als Ansatz der lebensweltbezogenen Prävention von Übergewicht. In: Dadaczynski K, Quilling E, Walter U, editors. Übergewichtsprävention im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Grundlagen, Strategien und Interventionskonzepte in Lebenswelten. Bern: Hogrefe. 2018. S. 139-153.
- Bödeker M, Buck C, Bucksch J, Schmidt A, Schneider S. Werkstattgespräch: Grenzen und offene Fragen zum Walkability-Konzept. In: Bucksch J, Schneider S, editors. Walkability - Das Handbuch zur Bewegungsförderung in der Kommune. Bern: Hans Huber. 2014. S. 301-320.
- Buck C, Tkaczick T. Geographische Informationssysteme. In: Bucksch J, Schneider S, editors. Walkability - Das Handbuch zur Bewegungsförderung in der Kommune. Bern: Hans Huber. 2014. S. 165-178.
PhD-Theses
- Buck C. Geostatistical modeling of built environment characteristics of urban moveability. Bremen: Universität Bremen; 2015.
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00104943-15 Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences
- Buck C, Swenne A, Sigcha L, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Hebestreit A. The WEALTH study design for labeled data assessment. 9th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM) of the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB), 18-21 June 2024, Rennes, France.
- Coyle-Asbil H, Burk L, Wright MN, Buck C, Brandes B, Brandes M, Vallis LA. Comparison of machine learning techniques for estimating energy expenditure in preschool children from Germany and Canada through accelerometry assessment. 9th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM) of the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB), 18-21 June 2024, Rennes, France.
- Sigcha L, Swenne A, Hebestreit A, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Buck C, Van de Ven P. Classification of physical behaviours from thigh-worn accelerometry. 9th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM) of the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB), 18-21 June 2024, Rennes, France.
- Swenne A, Hebestreit A, Sigcha L, Oppert J-M, Cimler R, Elavsky S, Vetrovsky T, Donnelly A, Buck C. Classification of physical behaviours using hip- and wrist-worn accelerometry. 9th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM) of the International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour (ISMPB), 18-21 June 2024, Rennes, France.
- Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Small-scale profiles of area-level deprivation and differences in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Bremen. 18. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-28. September 2023, Würzburg.
- Buck C, Scholle O, Kollhorst B, Haug U. Area-level analysis of regional socio-economic factors on outpatient antibiotic prescribing including claims data from 16 million persons in Germany. 18. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-28. September 2023, Würzburg.
- Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Pala V, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Exposure to the digital environment and cognitive functioning in children and adolescents - Findings from the I.Family study. 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 14-17 June 2023, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Buck C, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Spatial-temporal analysis of area-level social and environmental factors of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Bremen. 17. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-29. September 2022, Greifswald.
- Buck C, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Longitudinal effects of urban moveability on physical activity in the transition from childhood to adolescence. 13. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-28. September 2018, Bremen.
- Buck C, Lauria F, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. A longitudinal study of urban moveability and physical activity in the transition phase from childhood to adolescence. European Congress of Epidemiology, 4-6 July 2018, Lyon, France. (Abstract published in: Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 2018;66(Suppl.5):S274)
- Peters M, Buck C. Der Einfluss der objektiven und subjektiv wahrgenommenen physischen Umgebung auf die körperliche Aktivität bei Personen über 65. Gemeinsamer Workshop der AG Health Geography und der AG Epidemiologie des Alterns der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-27. Juli 2018, München.
- Peters M, Buck C, Pischke CR, Zeeb H. Räumlicher Einfluss auf die Teilnahme Älterer an Präventionsangeboten - Analyse der Response und Nutzungsstreue am Beispiel eines 12-wöchigen Bewegungsangebots für über 65jährige. Jahrestagung des AK Medizinische Geographie zusammen mit der AG Räumliche Statistik der Deutschen Region der Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft, 27.-29. September 2018, Remagen.
- Buck C, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, Loyen A, Oppert J-M, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S. Bayesian network analysis of interdependencies among factors associated with sedentary behaviour. 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 7-10 June 2017, Victoria, Canada.
- Buck C, Lauria F, Eiben G, Konstabel K, Page A, Ahrens W, Pigeot I. Urban moveability and physical activity in the transition from childhood to adolescence. 16th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 7-10 June 2017, Victoria, Canada.
- Schneider S, Bolbos A, Feßler J, Buck C. Deprivation amplification durch strukturelle Benachteiligung - Schlechtere Spielplätze in Wohngebieten sozial benachteiligter Kinder? Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Soziologie (DGMS) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention (DGSMP), 5.-8. September 2017, Lübeck. (Abstract publiziert in: Das Gesundheitswesen. 2017;79(8/9):672)
- Buck C. Urban Moveability und körperliche Aktivität im Übergang von der Kindheit zur Jugend. 52. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention (DGSMP), 14.-16. September 2016, Essen. (Abstract publiziert in: Das Gesundheitswesen. 2016;78(8/9):A146)
- Buck C, Dreger S, Pigeot I. Verrauschung von Adressdaten zur Verwendung in der räumlichen Epidemiologie. 10. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 30. September-2. Oktober 2015, Potsdam.
- Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Interrelation of kernel density methods and neighborhood context in the assessment of environmental opportunities for physical activity in children. 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 3-6 June 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- Buck C, Kneib T, Tkaczick T, Konstabel K, Pigeot I. Assessing spatial availability of urban point characteristics to explain physical activity in children: Evaluation of kernel approaches and neighborhood. 60. Biometrisches Kolloquium der Deutschen Region der Internationalen Biometrischen Gesellschaft (IBS-DR), 10.-13. März 2014, Bremen.
- Buck C, Pitsiladis Y, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. How the built environment influences physical activity in children. 12th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), IDEFICS-Symposium: "Physical Activity in Small Children - Assessment, Determinants, Health Outcomes and Methodological Challenges," 22-25 May 2013, Ghent, Belgium.
- Buck C, Börnhorst C, Pohlabeln H, Lanfer A, Hebestreit A, Huybrechts I, Pala V, Reisch LA, Pigeot I, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Does environmental food supply influence junk food consumption of school children? First results of the IDEFICS study. 8th International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM), 14-17 May 2012, Rome, Italy.
- Buck C, Pohlabeln H, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Pitsiladis Y, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Urban opportunities for physical activity in children. Development and application of a moveability index. 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 23-26 May 2012, Austin, USA.
- Buck C, Pohlabeln H, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, Pigeot I. Messung von Bewegungsmöglichkeiten in der urbanen Lebensumwelt von Kindern. 7. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-29. September 2012, Regensburg.
- Buck C. Development and application of a moveability index to assess the opportunities for physical activity in the neighborhood environment of children. Sahlgrenska School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 6 May 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Buck C. Geographic Information System: Assessing the urban environment of children. Intensivkurs "Tools Targeted on Obesity Intervention and Prevention Strategies for Efficient and Sustained Implementation" (TOOLTIPS) im Rahmen des Erasmus "Lifelong Learning Programme" der EU, 21. Februar - 7. März 2010, Grundlsee, Österreich.
- Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Pigeot I. Entwicklung eines Walkability-Index zur Quantifizierung der Bewegungsmöglichkeiten in urbaner Umgebung. Workshop "Health Geography - Geographische Methoden in Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung" der Arbeitsgruppe Health Geography in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 25. Juni 2010, München.
Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences (invited)
- Sina E, Buck C, Eiben G, De Henauw S, Lissner L, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pala V, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Siani A, Kourides Y, Veidebaum T, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Media use and metabolic syndrome and its components in European children and adolescents - Results from the I.Family study. ISBNPA XChange Initiative, 15-25 June 2020, online presentation.
- Buck C. Walkability: Präventionsmöglichkeiten im urbanen Raum. 54. Diabetes Kongress der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG), 29.-31. Mai 2019, Berlin.
- Buck C. Walkability Konzept - Erfassung und Bewertung urbaner Nachbarschaften. Competence Center Gesundheit (CCG) Ringvorlesung "Stadt und Gesundheit", 6. Juni 2018, Hamburg.
- Buck C. Walkability Konzept - Erfassung und Bewertung urbaner Nachbarschaften. "Walkability im Alter - Barrieren und Ressourcen", Gemeinsamer Workshop der AG Health Geography und der AG Epidemiologie des Alterns der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 26.-27. Juli 2018, München.
- Buck C, Foraita R, Van Cauwenberg J, Loyen A, De Craemer M, MacDonncha C, Oppert J-M, Brug H, Lien N, Cardon G, Pigeot I, Chastin S. Bayesian network analysis of factors associated with sedentary behaviour. Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity (DEDIPAC) Final Symposium, 12-13 October 2016, Bonn.
- Hebestreit A, Wiessner C, Buck C. Spatial variation in association between food consumption and obesity in Zanzibar. Sustainable Use of Tropical Aquatic Systems (SUTAS) Final Symposium, 19-22 September 2016, Stone Town, Zanzibar.
- Buck C. Micro-level analysis of urban opportunities for physical activity in children: A comparison of measurements and neighbourhoods. Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF) Workshop "Defining Neighbourhoods to Measure Contextual Effects on Inequalities: Large or Small? Pre-defined or Self-defined?", 2-4 June 2014, Bielefeld.
- Buck C, Tkaczick T. Geoinformationssysteme und ihre Potenziale für die Bewegungs- und Gesundheitsförderung. 4. Fachtagung des Zentrums für Bewegungsförderung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 15. November 2012, Düsseldorf.
- Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Pigeot I. Charakterisierung des bebauten Wohnumfeldes mit Hilfe von GIS am Beispiel der IDEFICS-Studie. Workshop des gemeinsamen Arbeitskreises "Umweltmedizin, Expositions- und Risikoabschätzungen" der DGEpi, DGSMP und GMDS, 31. März - 1. April 2011, Hannover.
Posters at scientific meetings/conferences
- Buck C, Kibele E, Langeheine M. Raum-zeitliche Untersuchung kleinräumiger Determinanten der COVID-19-Pandemie. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Demographie, 15.-17. März 2023, Koblenz.
- Scholle O, Buck C, Kollhorst B, Haug U. Explaining regional variations in outpatient antibiotic prescribing: A small area analysis including over 16 million persons in Germany. 39th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE), 23-27 August 2023, Halifax, Canada. (Abstract published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2023;32(Suppl. 1):602-603)
- Sina E, Buck C, Ahrens W, Coumans J, Eiben G, Formisano A, Pala V, Lissner L, Mazur A, Michels N, Molnár D, Moreno LA, Pohlabeln H, Reisch LA, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the I.Family consortium. Digital media use and cognitive functioning in European children and adolescents - The I.Family study. 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), 4-8 September 2023, Bremen.
- Hebestreit A, Wiessner C, Buck C. Spatial variation in association between food consumption and obesity in Zanzibar. Sustainable Use of Tropical Aquatic Systems (SUTAS) Final Symposium, 19-22 September 2016, Stone Town, Zanzibar.
- Buck C, Pigeot I. Methoden zur Untersuchung von urbanen Bewegungsmöglichkeiten: Definition von individuellen Nachbarschaften und adaptive Kernintensitäten. 10. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), 30. September-2. Oktober 2015, Potsdam.
- Pigeot I, Buck C, Pohlabeln H, Huybrechts I, Pitsiladis Y, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Reisch LA, on behalf of the IDEFICS consortium. Development and application of a moveability index to quantify possibilities for physical activity in the built environment of children. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, 21-24 June 2011, Montreal, Canada.
Selected BIPS-Publications
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- Shared 1st Place in the ISPAHackathon 2018
official satellite meeting of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) (2018)Challenge in compositional data analysis of physical activity and health data in the frame of the ISPAHACK 2018 (Advanced Data Analysis workshop & Data Challenge) - Posterpreis
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (2015)
- WiSe 2009/2010:
Practice class to the lecture statistic II multiple testing problems for mathematic (diploma) and medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen - WiSe 2010/2011- WiSe 2011/2012:
Practice class to the lecture statistical modelling I, II, and III for medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen - SoSe 2012:
Practice class to the lecture statistic II nonparametric statistics for mathematic (diploma, B.Sc., M.Sc.), University of Bremen - WiSe 2012/2013:
Practice class to the lecture biometrical methods for medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen - WiSe 2014/2015:
Practice class to the lecture biometrical methods for medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen
Practice class to the lecture biometrical methods for medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen
Practice class to the lecture biometrical methods for medical biometry/biostatistics (M.Sc.), University of Bremen
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