Northern Sweden Diet Database (NSDD)
type: Dataset
description: Northern Sweden Diet Database (NSDD) is a database with harmonised dietary data from Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study (NSHDS); from the two populationbased cohorts ”Västerbotten Intervention Programme” och ”the MONICA-study in northern Sweden”. Information is collected by a validated, semi-quantitative, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Data collection is done by identical instrument and in the same manner in the two projects. The FFQ has three main sections: portion size indication for staple foods, intake frequencies, and dietary supplements. Some information on dietary and meal regimens is available. In addition to information on intake frequencies of single food items or food groups, estimated energy and nutrient intake. The Section of Biobank and Registry Support (BRS) adminstrates the database. The Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) och the MONICA-study are population based projects studying life habits in the population and to reduce the incidence of cardiometabolic diseases. Detailed information NSDD can be found at the website. https://www.umu.se/brs/provsamlingar-och-register/kostdatabasen/ The dataset growths by approximately 5000 observations per year and the proportion with repeated observations increases. By January 2016, the combined VIP-MONICA diet dataset includes 121,996 unique subjects (equal proportion men and women) with at least one visit and a diet recording. Of these 8.2% are excluded because of incomplete food intake data, extreme (highest and lowest 1%) food Intake levels (FIL), extreme energy intakes (lowest 1% and >5,000 kcal). Nearly 40% have a second 10-year follow up and 7% a third 10-year follow-up. Intakes are reported on a fixed 9-level scale: never, a few times/year, 1-3 times/month, 1 time/week, 2-3 times/week, 4-6 times/week, 1 time/day, 2-3 times/day, ≥4 times/day. Variables in the dataset: 64-84 food items, 65 nutrients including alcohol, 12 on supplements, 3 diet indexes, In addition, some hundred variables on…
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creative work status: completed
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  term code: COMPLETED
creator: Anna Winkvist
  type: Person
  affiliation: University of Gothenburg
  family name: Winkvist
  given name: Anna
date modified: 2025-11-19
date published: 2016-11-15
language: English
language: Swedish
keywords: HEALTH
keywords: Health Sciences
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  term code: 303
keywords: Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
  type: DefinedTerm
  term code: 30311
keywords: Data Collection
keywords: Diet Surveys
keywords: Life Style
keywords: Longitudinal Studies
keywords: Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Risk Factors
keywords: Diet
keywords: Diabetes Mellitus
keywords: Physical Fitness
keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases
keywords: Dietary Supplements
keywords: Energy Intake
keywords: Food
keywords: Glycemic Index
keywords: Food frequency questionnaire
keywords: alcohol
keywords: FFQ
keywords: food consumption
keywords: validated FFQ
keywords: nutrient intake
keywords: Swedish Diet Cohort Consortium (SDCC)
keywords: food groups
publisher: Umeå University
size: QuantitativeValue
  unit text: cases
  value: 121996
spatial coverage: Västerbotten County
spatial coverage: Norrbotten County
temporal coverage: 1985
version: 1

University of Gothenburg
type: Organization
department: Department of internal medicine and clinical nutrition

English
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alternate name: eng

Swedish
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alternate name: swe

HEALTH
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term code: Health

Data Collection
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description: Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.
term code: D003625

Diet Surveys
type: DefinedTerm
description: Systematic collections of factual data pertaining to the diet of a human population within a given geographic area.
term code: D004034

Life Style
type: DefinedTerm
description: Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)
term code: D008019

Longitudinal Studies
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description: Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time.
term code: D008137

Socioeconomic Factors
type: DefinedTerm
description: Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.
term code: D012959

Risk Factors
type: DefinedTerm
description: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
term code: D012307

Diet
type: DefinedTerm
description: Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.
term code: D004032

Diabetes Mellitus
type: DefinedTerm
description: A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
term code: D003920

Physical Fitness
type: DefinedTerm
description: The ability to carry out daily tasks and perform physical activities in a highly functional state, often as a result of physical conditioning.
term code: D010809

Cardiovascular Diseases
type: DefinedTerm
description: Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.
term code: D002318

Dietary Supplements
type: DefinedTerm
description: Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.
term code: D019587

Energy Intake
type: DefinedTerm
description: Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes.
term code: D002149

Food
type: DefinedTerm
description: Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.
term code: D005502

Glycemic Index
type: DefinedTerm
description: A numerical system of measuring the rate of BLOOD GLUCOSE generation from a particular food item as compared to a reference item, such as glucose = 100. Foods with higher glycemic index numbers create greater blood sugar swings.
term code: D038321

DIET AND EXERCISE
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Umeå University
type: Organization

Västerbotten County
type: Place

Norrbotten County
type: Place