The Gothenburg BEDA Study
The aim of the study is to investigate risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other diseases in women.
Overview
- Acronym
- BEDA
- Website
- BEDA
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1979 - 1999
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants are followed-up in 1997.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 1,413
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,413
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Rosengren A, Wilhelmsen L, Lappas G, et al. Body mass index, coronary heart disease and stroke in Swedish women. A prospective 19-year follow-up in the BEDA study. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2003 Dec;10(6):443-50.
PUBMED 14671467Supplementary Information
Timeline
Population
BEDA population
The population is composed of women living in Gothenburg aged 39 to 65 years and without prior cardiovascular disease. None of the women were pregnant when the study started.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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Women only
- Minimum age
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39
- Maximum age
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65
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
- Health Status
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- Women without prior cardiovascular disease
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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A random sample of the female population in Gothenburg born between 1915 and 1941 were invited to a screening examination. Questionnaire was sent to all subjects along with an invitation to the study.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,413
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,413
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Baseline: 1403 participants.
Follow-up: 875 participants.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | BEDA - Baseline |
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1979 (November) | 1981 (February) |
| 1 | BEDA - Follow-up |
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1997 (January) | 1999 (December) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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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
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