Epidemiological Study on the Chances of Cure, Early Detection and Optimized Therapy of Chronic Diseases in the Elderly Population
- The objectives of this study are:
- The examination and improvement of prevention, early detection and treatment of chronic diseases in older age, e.g. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, or cancer.
- Investigation of risk and predictive factors of chronic diseases.
- Early detection and prognosis of chronic diseases.
Overview
- Acronym
- ESTHER
- Website
- ESTHER
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2000 - 2022
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants have been followed-up after 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17 years so far.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 9,940
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 9,800
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Repeated blood samples were collected at the 5-, 8-, 11-, 14- and 17-year follow-ups.
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were recruited by their general practitioner in the context of a general health screening examination.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Schöttker B, Haug U, Schomburg L, et al. Strong Associations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels With All-Cause, Cardiovascular, Cancer and Respiratory Disease Mortality in a Large Cohort Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013;97(4):782-793.
PUBMED 23446902Timeline
Population
ESTHER population
The population consists of adults aged 50-75 years with their first residence in the federal state of Saarland, Germany. This population is a representative cohort for the older german general population.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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50
- Maximum age
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75
- Countries
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- Germany
- Territory
- Saarland (federal state)
- Other Criteria
- Sufficient german language skills
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 9,940
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 9,800
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | ESTHER - Baseline |
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2000 | 2002 |
| 1 | ESTHER - 2-year follow-up |
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2002 | 2004 | |
| 2 | ESTHER - 5-year follow-up |
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2005 | 2007 |
| 3 | ESTHER - 8-year follow-up |
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2008 | 2010 |
| 4 | ESTHER - 11-year follow-up |
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2011 | 2013 |
| 5 | ESTHER - 14-year follow-up |
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2014 | 2016 |
| 6 | ESTHER - 17-year follow-up |
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2017 | 2019 |
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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