Turin Longitudinal Study
- The objective of this study was to:
- monitor health outcomes in the city of Turin since 1971
- to understand and to evaluate the contribution of socioeconomic inequalities to health inequalities
- to facilitate local decision making by informing stakeholders on the impact of social determinants on health.
Overview
- Acronym
- TLS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1971 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The population of Turin was followed-up in the censuses of 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 2,391,833
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
| Other |
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Marker Paper
Marinacci C, Spadea T, Biggeri A, Demaria M, Caiazzo A, Costa G. 2004. The role of individual and contextual socioeconomic circumstances on mortality: analysis of time variations in a city of north west Italy. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health; 58(3): 199-207.
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Population
TLS - Population
The population is composed of all men and women who resided in Turin according to at least one of the last four decennial censuses (1971, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011) and who were at least 15 years old at the time of the censuses.
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Italy
- Territory
- Turin
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The study population was selected from censuses of Turin.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,391,833
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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1971: 1 023 957 participants
1981: 1 091 287 participants
1991: 930 072 participants
2001: 832 106 participants
2011: 849 686 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | TLS - 1971 Census |
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1971 | 1980 | |
| 1 | TLS - Cause of Death Archives |
|
1971 | 2014 | |
| 2 | TLS - Civil Registry |
|
1971 | 2015 | |
| 3 | TLS - Residential History |
|
1971 | 2015 | |
| 4 | TLS - 1981 Census |
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1981 | 1990 | |
| 5 | TLS - Cancer Registries |
|
1986 | 2010 | |
| 6 | TLS - 1991 Census |
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1991 | 2000 | |
| 7 | TLS - Hospital Admissions |
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1995 | 2014 | |
| 8 | TLS - Drug Prescriptions |
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1997 | 2012 | |
| 9 | TLS - Outpatient Care |
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2000 | 2012 | |
| 10 | TLS - 2001 Census |
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2001 | 2010 | |
| 11 | TLS - Diabetes Registries |
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2002 | 2011 | |
| 12 | TLS - 2011 Census |
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2011 | 2020 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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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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