Study of Health in Pomerania

Overview

Acronym
SHIP
Website
SHIP
Investigators
Dr. Carsten-Oliver Schmidt
Research Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)
Dr. Henry Völzke
Research Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)
Contacts
Dr. Henry Völzke
Research Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)
Dr. Carsten-Oliver Schmidt
Research Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1997 -
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
12,728
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
12,728
Supplementary information about number of participants

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Papers

Völzke H, Schössow J, Schmidt CO, et al. Cohort Profile Update: The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP), International Journal of Epidemiology, 2022;dyac034.

PUBMED 35348705

Völzke H, Alte D, Schmidt CO, et al. Cohort profile: the study of health in Pomerania. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2011;40(2):294-307.

PUBMED 20167617

Supplementary Information

Timeline

Populations

SHIP - START cohort

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
20
Maximum age
79
Countries
  • Germany
Territory

Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern

Ethnic Origin
  • While not being an explicit selection criterion, the entire sample is Caucasian.

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Volunteer enrolment
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
4,308
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
4,308
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 SHIP - START cohort - START-0
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
1997 (October) 2001 (May)
1 SHIP - START cohort - Mortality follow-up
  • Administrative databases
1997 (October) Ongoing
2 SHIP - START cohort - Morbidity follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1997 (October) Ongoing
3 SHIP - START cohort - START-1
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
2002 (October) 2006 (September)
4 SHIP - START cohort - Legende
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
2007 (July) 2010 (October)
5 SHIP - START cohort - START-2
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Saliva
  • Other : Stool samples, nose, mouth, and throat swabs.
2008 (June) 2012 (September)
6 SHIP - START cohort - START-3
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Saliva
  • Other : Stool
2014 (January) 2016 (December)
7 SHIP - START cohort - START-4
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Saliva
  • Other : Stool
2019 (January) 2021 (December)
SHIP - TREND cohort

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
20
Maximum age
79
Countries
  • Germany
Territory

Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern

Other Criteria

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Volunteer enrolment
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
4,420
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
4,420
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 SHIP - TREND cohort - TREND-0
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Buccal cells
  • Other : Stool samples, nose, mouth, and throat swabs.
2008 (September) 2012 (September)
1 SHIP - TREND cohort - Mortality follow-up
  • Administrative databases
2008 (September) Ongoing
2 SHIP - TREND cohort - Morbidity follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
2008 (September) Ongoing
3 SHIP - TREND cohort - TREND-1
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Saliva
  • Other : Stool samples, nose, mouth, and skin swabs.
2015 (January) 2019 (June)
4 SHIP - TREND cohort - COVID Survey
  • Questionnaires
2022 (March) 2022 (July)
SHIP - NEXT cohort

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
20
Maximum age
79
Countries
  • Germany
Territory
Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Volunteer enrolment
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
4,000
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
4,000
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 SHIP - Next cohort - NEXT-0
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Hair
  • Nail
2021 (May) 2024 (May)

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Datasets

Name Data Collection Events Variables

Areas of Information Collected

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Death
Lifestyle and behaviours
Physical measures and assessments
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Laboratory measures
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Diseases
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Symptoms and signs
Preschool, school and work life
Medication and supplements
Social environment and relationships
Non-pharmacological interventions
Physical environment
Health and community care services utilization
Administrative information

Variables Content Summary

Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected

Networks

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies
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