Health and Living Conditions of the Population of Eindhoven and Surroundings (Gezondheid en Levens Omstandigheden Bevolking Eindhoven en omstreken)

Overview

Acronym
GLOBE
Investigators
Prof. Frank J. van Lenthe
Erasmus MC
Dr. Mariëlle A. Beenackers
Erasmus MC
Contacts
Dr. Mariëlle A. Beenackers
Erasmus MC

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1991 -
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
18,973
Supplementary information about number of participants

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Paper

van Lenthe FJ, Kamphuis CB, Beenackers MA, Jansen T, Looman CW, Nusselder WJ, Mackenbach JP. Cohort Profile: Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behaviours: the GLOBE study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2014 Jun; 43(3): 721-30.

PUBMED 23716619

Timeline

Population

GLOBE population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
15
Maximum age
75
Countries
  • Netherlands
Territory
Eindhoven and 15 surrounding villages in the Southern part of the Netherlands

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information

Sample Size

Number of Participants
18,973
Supplementary information about number of participants

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 GLOBE - Baseline
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1991 1991
1 GLOBE - 1992 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1992 1992
2 GLOBE - 1993 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1993 1993
3 GLOBE - 1994 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1994 1994
4 GLOBE - 1995 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1995 1995
5 GLOBE - 1997 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
1997 1997
6 GLOBE - 2004 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
2004 2004
7 GLOBE - 2005 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
2005 2005
8 GLOBE - 2011 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
2011 2011
9 GLOBE - 2012 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Administrative databases
2012 2012
10 GLOBE - 2014 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
2014 2014
11 GLOBE - 2016 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
2016 2016

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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