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Kungsholmen Project

Kungsholmen Project

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Start Year
1987
End Year
2000
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Investigators Contacts
  • Prof. Laura Fratiglioni
    Karolinska Institutet
  • Maria Wahlberg
    Karolinska Institute

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up

The KP involves 5 times of assessment spanning a period of 13 years.

Supplementary Information

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

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,810
Number of participants with biosamples
1,810

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
75
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

Kungsholmen district of Stockholm

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,810
Number of participants with biosamples
1,810
Supplementary Information

Phase I: 1810 participants

Phase II: 668 participants

Phase III: 1099 participants

Phase IV: 680 participants

Phase V: 421 participants

Phase VI: 265 participants

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
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
90
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

St-Göran parish

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
323
Number of participants with biosamples
323
Supplementary Information

Phase III: 323 participants

Phase IV: 156 participants

Phase V: 71 participants

Phase VI: 29 participants

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
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
75
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

Kungsholmen district of Stockholm

Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
123
Number of participants with biosamples
123
Supplementary Information

Phase III: 123 participants

Phase IV: 88 participants

Phase V: 71 participants

Phase VI: 53 participants

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