The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies
The main objective of the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies is to examine mental, cognitive and somatic health, and its impact on functional ability and well-being, taking into account the complex interactions with age, sex, gender, socio-economic gradients, secular changes, psychosocial, neurobiological, and genetic factors occurring across the life course.
Overview
- Acronym
- H70
- Website
- H70
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1968 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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For the H70 study: cohort 1 was followed-up at 75, 79, 81, 83, 85, 88, 90, 92, 95, 97, 99 and 100 years old; cohort 2 was followed-up at 75 and 79 years old; cohort 3 was followed-up at 72 and 76 years old; cohort 4 was followed-up at ages 78, 83 and 87 year; cohort 5 was followed-up at ages 75, 79, and 85 years; cohort 6 is planned to be followed-up at ages 75, 79, and 85 years. For the H85 study, cohort 1 was followed-up at ages 88, 90, 92, 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, and 103 years; cohort 2 was followed-up at ages 88 and 90 years, and planned at ages 92 and 95 years etc...; cohort 3 was planned for re-examinations at ages 88, 90, 92 and 95. For the 95+ study, there were longitudinal examinations of 95-year olds and older born between 1901 and 1911 in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. For the Prospective Population Study of Women (PPSW), all 5 cohorts of women born 1908, 1914, 1918, 1922 and 1930 were followed-up in 1974-75, 1981-82, 1992-93, 2000-02, 2005-06, 2009-11 and 2015-16.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 9,209
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 3,565
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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For the H70 study: Cohort 1: 973 participants; Cohort 2: 1036 participants; Cohort 3: 619 participants; Cohort 4: 500 participants; Cohort 5: 522 participants; Cohort 6: 1203 participants. For the H85 study: Cohort 1 had 962 participants; Cohort 2 had 571 participants; Cohort 3 had 491 participants. For the 95+ study: 1020 participants. For the Prospective Population Study of Women (PPSW), there were 1427 women participating in the study.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Steen B, Djurfeldt H. The gerontological and geriatric population studies in Gothenburg, Sweden. Z Gerontol. 1993 May-Jun;26(3):163-9.
PUBMED 8337910Supplementary Information
Rydberg Sterner T., Ahlner F., et Al. The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Study 2014-16: design, methods and study population. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2019 Feb;34(2):191-209
Timeline
Populations
H70 - Cohort 1
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born between July 1901 and June 1902 and living in Göteborg in 1971-72.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 973
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 973
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Baseline |
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1971 | 1972 |
| 1 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1 |
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1976 | 1977 |
| 2 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2 |
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1980 | 1981 |
| 3 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3 |
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1982 | 1983 |
| 5 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4 |
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1984 | 1985 |
| 6 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 5 |
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1986 | 1987 |
| 7 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 6 |
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1989 | 1990 |
| 8 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 7 |
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1991 | 1992 |
| 9 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 8 |
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1993 | 1994 |
| 10 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 9 |
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1996 | 1997 |
| 11 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 10 |
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1998 | 1999 |
| 12 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 11 |
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2000 | 2001 |
| 13 | H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 12 |
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2001 | 2002 |
H70 - Cohort 2
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born between July 1906 and June 1907 and living in Göteborg in 1976-77.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
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City of Göteborg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,036
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,036
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Baseline |
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1976 | 1977 |
| 1 | H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1 |
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1981 | 1982 |
| 2 | H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2 |
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1985 | 1986 |
H70 - Cohort 3
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born between July 1911 and June 1912 and living in Göteborg in 1981-82. This cohort included participants from the intervention study of elderly people in Göteborg (IVEG).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
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City of Göteborg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- Intervention study of elderly people in Göteborg (IVEG)
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 619
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 619
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Baseline |
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1981 | 1982 |
| 1 | H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 1 |
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1983 | 1984 |
| 2 | H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 2 |
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1987 | 1988 |
H70 - Cohort 4
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born in 1922 and living in Göteborg in 1992.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- City of Göteborg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 500
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 500
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Baseline |
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1992 | 1992 |
| 1 | H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 1 |
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2000 | 2000 |
| 2 | H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 3 |
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2005 | 2005 |
| 3 | H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 4 |
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2009 | 2009 |
H70 - Cohort 5
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-years-old men and women born in 1930 and living in Göteborg in 2000. A subset of women was enrolled based on previous participation in the longitudinal study of women in Göteborg. These women were selected from the population register in 1968 and have since been followed up regularly.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
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City of Göteborg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- The longitudinal study of women in Gothenburg
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 522
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 522
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Baseline |
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2000 | 2001 |
| 1 | H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 1 |
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2005 | 2005 |
| 2 | H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 2 |
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2009 | 2009 |
| 3 | H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 3 |
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2015 | 2015 |
| 4 | H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 4 |
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2018 | 2018 |
H70 - Cohort 6
The population consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born in 1944 and living in Göteborg in 2014.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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70
- Maximum age
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70
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- City of Göteborg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the Swedish Population Register on birth dates.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,203
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,203
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H70 Cohort 6 - Baseline |
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2014 | 2014 |
H70 - H85 Cohort 1
The population consisted of a representative sample of 85-years-old men and women born in 1901-1902 living in Gothenburg.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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85
- Maximum age
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85
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 962
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 962
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Baseline |
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1986 | 1987 |
| 1 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1 |
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1989 | 1990 |
| 2 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2 |
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1991 | 1992 |
| 3 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3 |
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1993 | 1994 |
| 4 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4 |
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1996 | 1997 |
| 5 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 5 |
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1998 | 1999 |
| 6 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 6 |
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2000 | 2001 |
| 7 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 7 |
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2001 | 2002 |
| 8 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 8 |
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2003 | 2004 |
| 9 | H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 9 |
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2004 | 2005 |
H70 - H85 Cohort 2
The population consisted of a representative sample of 85-years-old men and women born in 1923-1924 living in Gothenburg.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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85
- Maximum age
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85
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 571
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 571
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Baseline |
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2008 | 2010 |
| 1 | H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1 |
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2011 | 2012 |
| 2 | H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2 |
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2013 | 2014 |
| 3 | H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 3 |
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2015 | 2016 |
| 4 | H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 4 |
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2018 | 2019 |
H70 - H85 Cohort 3
The population consisted of a representative sample of 85-years-old men and women born in 1930 living in Gothenburg.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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85
- Maximum age
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85
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 491
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 491
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H85 Cohort 3 - Baseline |
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2015 | 2015 |
| 1 | H70 - H85 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 1 |
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2018 | 2018 |
H70 - H95+ Study
The population consisted of a representative sample of 95-years-old and older men and women born in 1901-1911 living in Gothenburg.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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95
- Maximum age
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95
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,020
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,020
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - H95+ Study - Baseline |
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1996 | 2007 |
| 1 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 1 |
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1998 | 2007 |
| 2 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 2 |
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2000 | 2010 |
| 3 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 3 |
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2001 | 2011 |
| 4 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 4 |
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2002 | 2012 |
| 5 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 5 |
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2003 | 2013 |
| 6 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 6 |
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2004 | 2014 |
| 7 | H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 7 |
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2005 | 2018 |
H70 - PPSW
The population consisted of women born in 1908, 1914, 1918, 1922 and 1930 living in Gothenburg.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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38
- Maximum age
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60
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were drawn from the population register.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,467
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,467
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | H70 - PPSW - Baseline |
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1968 | 1969 |
| 1 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 1 |
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1974 | 1975 |
| 2 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 2 |
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1981 | 1982 |
| 3 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 3 |
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1992 | 1993 |
| 4 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 4 |
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2000 | 2002 |
| 5 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 5 |
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2005 | 2006 |
| 6 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 6 |
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2009 | 2011 |
| 7 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 7 |
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2015 | 2016 |
| 8 | H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 8 |
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2018 | 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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