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The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies

The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies

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Start Year
1968
Supplementary 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
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Investigators Contacts
  • Pr. Ingmar Skoog
    University of Gothenburg
  • Pr. Ingmar Skoog
    University of Gothenburg
  • Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg
    University of Gothenburg
  • Lina Rydén
    University of Gothenburg

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
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.

Marker Paper

Steen B, Djurfeldt H. The gerontological and geriatric population studies in Gothenburg, Sweden. Z Gerontol. 1993 May-Jun;26(3):163-9.

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Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
9,209
Number of participants with biosamples
3,565
Supplementary Information
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.

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Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
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Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
973
Number of participants with biosamples
973
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Baseline 1971 1972
1 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1 1976 1977
2 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2 1980 1981
3 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3 1982 1983
5 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4 1984 1985
6 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 5 1986 1987
7 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 6 1989 1990
8 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 7 1991 1992
9 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 8 1993 1994
10 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 9 1996 1997
11 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 10 1998 1999
12 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 11 2000 2001
13 H70 - H70 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 12 2001 2002
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

City of Göteborg

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,036
Number of participants with biosamples
1,036
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Baseline 1976 1977
1 H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1 1981 1982
2 H70 - H70 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2 1985 1986
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

City of Göteborg

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
  • Participants from existing studies
General Population
  • Selected sample
Participants from existing studies
  • Intervention study of elderly people in Göteborg (IVEG)

Number of participants

Number of participants
619
Number of participants with biosamples
619
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Baseline 1981 1982
1 H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 1 1983 1984
2 H70 - H70 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 2 1987 1988
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
City of Göteborg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
500
Number of participants with biosamples
500
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Baseline 1992 1992
1 H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 1 2000 2000
2 H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 3 2005 2005
3 H70 - H70 Cohort 4 - Follow-up 4 2009 2009
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

City of Göteborg

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
  • Participants from existing studies
General Population
  • Selected sample
Participants from existing studies
  • The longitudinal study of women in Gothenburg

Number of participants

Number of participants
522
Number of participants with biosamples
522
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Baseline 2000 2001
1 H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 1 2005 2005
2 H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 2 2009 2009
3 H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 3 2015 2015
4 H70 - H70 Cohort 5 - Follow-up 4 2018 2018
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Maximum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
City of Göteborg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,203
Number of participants with biosamples
1,203
Data Collection Event
Start Date
2014
End Date
2014
Data sources
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Other : Medical records from in- and out-patient care, CT scans, MRI
Data sources - Biosamples
  • Blood
  • Urine
  • Other : CSF
Data sources - Administrative databases
  • Health databases
  • Vital statistics databases
  • Socioeconomic databases
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
85
Maximum age
85
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
962
Number of participants with biosamples
962
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Baseline 1986 1987
1 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1 1989 1990
2 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2 1991 1992
3 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3 1993 1994
4 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4 1996 1997
5 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 5 1998 1999
6 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 6 2000 2001
7 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 7 2001 2002
8 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 8 2003 2004
9 H70 - H85 Cohort 1 - Follow-up 9 2004 2005
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
85
Maximum age
85
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
571
Number of participants with biosamples
571
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Baseline 2008 2010
1 H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1 2011 2012
2 H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2 2013 2014
3 H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 3 2015 2016
4 H70 - H85 Cohort 2 - Follow-up 4 2018 2019
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
85
Maximum age
85
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
491
Number of participants with biosamples
491
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H85 Cohort 3 - Baseline 2015 2015
1 H70 - H85 Cohort 3 - Follow-up 1 2018 2018
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
95
Maximum age
95
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,020
Number of participants with biosamples
1,020
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - H95+ Study - Baseline 1996 2007
1 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 1 1998 2007
2 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 2 2000 2010
3 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 3 2001 2011
4 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 4 2002 2012
5 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 5 2003 2013
6 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 6 2004 2014
7 H70 - H95+ Study - Follow-up 7 2005 2018
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
38
Maximum age
60
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Gothenburg
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,467
Number of participants with biosamples
1,467
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 H70 - PPSW - Baseline 1968 1969
1 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 1 1974 1975
2 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 2 1981 1982
3 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 3 1992 1993
4 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 4 2000 2002
5 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 5 2005 2006
6 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 6 2009 2011
7 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 7 2015 2016
8 H70 - PPSW - Follow-up 8 2018 2019