Study of Health in Pomerania
The Study of Health In Pomerania is a population-based cohort study. It has two main objectives:
* To assess prevalence and incidence of common risk factors, subclinical disorders and clinical diseases; and * To investigate the complex associations among risk factors, subclinical disorders and clinical diseases.A particular characteristic of the SHIP is that it does not focus on a selected disease; it rather attempts to describe health-related conditions with the widest focus possible. Important medical areas of investigation include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, liver and biliary tract diseases, neurological diseases, thyroid diseases, dental diseases, lung diseases, addiction and risk behaviour, among others.
Overview
- Acronym
- SHIP
- Website
- SHIP
- Investigators
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Dr. Carsten-Oliver SchmidtResearch Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)
- Contacts
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Dr. Carsten-Oliver SchmidtResearch Network Community Medicine / Forschungsverbund Community Medicine (FVCM)
General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1997 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants of the START cohort have been followed up four times: 5 years, 11 years, 16 years, and 21 years after the initial data collection
Participants of the TREND cohort have been followed up once 6 years after the initial data collection.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 12,728
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 12,728
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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START cohort: 4308 participants
TREND cohort: 4420 participants
NEXT cohort: data collection is ongoing, target N=4000 participants
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Völzke H, Schössow J, Schmidt CO, et al. Cohort Profile Update: The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP), International Journal of Epidemiology, 2022;dyac034.
PUBMED 35348705Völzke H, Alte D, Schmidt CO, et al. Cohort profile: the study of health in Pomerania. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2011;40(2):294-307.
PUBMED 20167617Supplementary Information
Timeline
Populations
A representative sample of men and women aged between 20 and 79 years was drawn using a two-stage stratified and cluster sampling scheme. First, 32 communities in the region were selected. Second, within the communities a simple random sample was drawn from residence registries, stratified by gender and age.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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20
- Maximum age
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79
- Countries
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- Germany
- Territory
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Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern
- Ethnic Origin
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- While not being an explicit selection criterion, the entire sample is Caucasian.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 4,308
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 4,308
- Supplementary Information about Population
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START-0: 4308 participants
START-1: 3300 participants
Legende: 2264 participants
START-2: 2333 participants
START-3: 1718 participants
START-4: 1182 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 | SHIP - START cohort - START-0 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (education, marital ... | 1997 (October) | 2001 (May) |
| 1 | SHIP - START cohort - Mortality follow-up | Information on vital status is collected annually from Vital Statistics databases such ... | 1997 (October) | Ongoing |
| 2 | SHIP - START cohort - Morbidity follow-up | Information is collected about morbidity annually through questionnaires, from the ... | 1997 (October) | Ongoing |
| 3 | SHIP - START cohort - START-1 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (education, marital ... | 2002 (October) | 2006 (September) |
| 4 | SHIP - START cohort - Legende | Information was collected about positive and negative life events (Childhood Trauma ... | 2007 (July) | 2010 (October) |
| 5 | SHIP - START cohort - START-2 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (marital status, ... | 2008 (June) | 2012 (September) |
| 6 | SHIP - START cohort - START-3 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (marital status, ... | 2014 (January) | 2016 (December) |
| 7 | SHIP - START cohort - START-4 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (marital status, ... | 2019 (January) | 2021 (December) |
A representative sample of men and women aged 20 - 79 years was drawn from the central population registry using a stratified random sampling scheme with age, sex and county as strata. The SHIP-TREND population largely overlaps with the SHIP-START-0 population, but the samples do not overlap.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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20
- Maximum age
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79
- Countries
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- Germany
- Territory
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Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern
- Other Criteria
- Individuals who have participated in the START cohort are excluded.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 4,420
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 4,420
- Supplementary Information about Population
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TREND-0: 4420 participants
TREND-1: 2507 participants
COVID Survey: 1200 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP - TREND cohort - TREND-0 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (education, marital ... | 2008 (September) | 2012 (September) |
| 1 | SHIP - TREND cohort - Mortality follow-up | Information on vital status is collected annually from Vital Statistics databases such ... | 2008 (September) | Ongoing |
| 2 | SHIP - TREND cohort - Morbidity follow-up | Information is collected about morbidity annually through questionnaires and from the ... | 2008 (September) | Ongoing |
| 3 | SHIP - TREND cohort - TREND-1 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics (education, marital ... | 2015 (January) | 2019 (June) |
| 4 | SHIP - TREND cohort - COVID Survey | Information was collected about COVID-19 infections (infection status, symptoms), ... | 2022 (March) | 2022 (July) |
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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20
- Maximum age
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79
- Countries
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- Germany
- Territory
- Western Pomerania (federal state: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), primary residence in the cities of Greifswald and Stralsund or counties Ostvorpommern and Nordvorpommern
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 4,000
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 4,000
- Supplementary Information about Population
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Data collection is ongoing. The target number of participants is 4000.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 | SHIP - Next cohort - NEXT-0 | Information is collected about sociodemographic characteristics, addiction and risk ... | 2021 (May) | 2024 (May) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Networks
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