Kungsholmen Project

Overview

Acronym
KP
Website
KP
Investigators
Prof. Laura Fratiglioni
Karolinska Institutet
Contacts
Maria Wahlberg
Karolinska Institute

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1987 - 2000
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
1,810
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,810

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Paper

Fratiglioni L, Viitanen M, Bäckman L, Sandman PO, Winblad B. Occurrence of dementia in advanced age: the study design of the Kungsholmen Project. Neuroepidemiology. 1992;11 Suppl 1:29-36.

PUBMED 1603245

Timeline

Populations

KP-12 population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
75
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Kungsholmen

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
1,810
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,810
Supplementary Information about Population

Data Collection Events

# Name Description Start End
0 KP - KP12 - Phase I 1987 1989
1 KP - KP12 - Phase II 1987 1989
2 KP - KP12 - Phase III 1991 1993
3 KP - KP12 - Phase IV 1994 1996
4 KP - KP12 - Phase V 1997 1998
5 KP - KP12 - Phase VI 1999 2000
KP-St-Göran population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
90
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

St-Göran parish

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
323
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
323
Supplementary Information about Population

Data Collection Events

# Name Description Start End
0 KP - StGoran - Phase III 1991 1993
1 KP - StGoran - Phase IV 1994 1996
2 KP - StGoran - Phase V 1997 1998
3 KP - StGoran - Phase VI 1999 2000
KP-15 population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
75
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Kungsholmen

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
123
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
123
Supplementary Information about Population

Data Collection Events

# Name Description Start End
0 KP - KP15 - Phase III 1991 1993
1 KP - KP15 - Phase IV 1994 1996
2 KP - KP15 - Phase V 1997 1998
3 KP - KP15 - Phase VI 1999 2000

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Networks

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies

Datasets

Name Type Data Collection Events Variables
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