Y2K − The Swedish Youth 2000 Cohort - Data collection and tests from 20-year-olds
411 adolescents born in 1978 or 1979 in two socioeconomically different cities are included in the study. Collection of the material has occurred three times for each youth, at 15, 17 and 20 years of age. 103 boys and 106 girls in Uppsala, and 90 boys and 112 girls in Trollhättan participated in the study. In Part 1 of the longitudinal study, adolescents were examined at 15, 17 and 20.5 years of age. Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity, smoking and alcohol habits were studied to later be able to determine whether these are associated with health problems in adulthood such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes and cancer. The idea is also to analyze whether differences in adolescents’ socio-economic background correlates with lifestyle factors, health and development of disease in adulthood. Serum and in some cases whole blood from 15, 17 and 20.5 years of age are stored in Uppsala Biobank, in addition to measurement data and questionnaire responses. There is an opportunity to continue with Part 2 of the study, since the adolescents are now more than 35 years old. Purpose: Prospective study of adolescent health, nutrition and physical activity and its importance for future morbidity.
Samuelson G et al. Food habits and energy and nutrient intake in Swedish adolescents approaching the year 2000. Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1996 Sep;415:1-19.
Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research
Swedish farmers’ foundation for agricultural research
DRINKING HABITS, PATTERNS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND BEHAVIOUR ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL INTAKE
Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)
Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standards. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".
The state of the organism when it functions optimally without evidence of disease.
Willful or deliberate act of inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from burning substances or agents held by hand.
Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals.