Rotterdam Study
The aim of the Rotterdam Study is to investigate factors that determine the occurrence of cardiovascular, neurological, ophthalmological, endocrinological, dermatological, oncological, lung, liver, ENT and psychiatric diseases in elderly people.
Overview
- Acronym
- RS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1989 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Following the initial phase (from 1989-1993), participants were followed up every 3 to 4 years.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 18,926
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 10,000
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Initially, there were 7983 participants. In 2000, 3011 participants (out of 4472 invitees) who had become 55 years of age or moved into the study district since the start of the study were added to the cohort. In 2006 a further extension of the cohort was initiated in which 3932 subjects were included, aged 45–54 years, out of 6057 invited, living in the Ommoord district. Since summer of 2016, another extension has started that includes all participants aged 40 years and over. The recruitment of this extension is expected to be completed in 2019 and yield around 4000 new participants.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Ikram MA, Brusselle GGO, Murad SD, Van Duijn CM, Franco OH, Goedegebure A, Klaver CCW, Nijsten TEC, Peeters RP, Stricker BH, Tiemeier H, Uitterlinden G, Vernooij Meike W, Hofman A.The Rotterdam Study: 2018 update on objectives, design and main results. Eur J Epidemiol. 2017 Oct 24;32(9):807-850.
PUBMED 29064009Timeline
Population
Rotterdam study population
The population consists of individuals who were 40 years of age or over at the baseline examination and living in the Ommoord district in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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40
- Countries
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- Netherlands
- Territory
- Ommoord district in the city of Rotterdam
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 18,926
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 10,000
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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RS-I-1: 7983 participants
RS-I-2: 6315 participants
RS-I-3: 4797 participants
RS-I-4: 3550 participants
RS-I-5: 2140 participants
RS-II-1: 3011 participants
RS-II-2: 2389 participants
RS-III-1: 3932 participants
RS-IV-1: 4000 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | RS-I-1 |
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1989 (September) | 1993 (September) |
| 1 | RS-I-2 |
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1993 (September) | 1995 (December) |
| 2 | RS-I-3 |
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1997 (March) | 1999 (December) |
| 3 | RS-II-1 |
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2000 (February) | 2001 (December) |
| 4 | RS-I-4 |
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2002 (January) | 2004 (July) |
| 5 | RS-II-2 |
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2004 (July) | 2005 (December) |
| 6 | RS-III-1 |
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2006 (February) | 2008 (December) |
| 7 | RS-I-5 |
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2009 (March) | 2011 (January) |
| 8 | RS-II-3 |
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2011 (February) | 2012 (February) |
| 9 | RS-III-2 |
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2012 (March) | 2014 (June) |
| 10 | RS-I-6 |
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2014 (May) | 2015 (July) |
| 11 | RS-II-4 |
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2015 (April) | 2016 (February) |
| 12 | RS-IV-1 |
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2016 (June) | 2020 |
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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Last Update: 2023-08-10T18:19:22.488