LifeGene
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Citation:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
The total population of Sweden.
Time method:
Sampling procedure:
Time period(s) investigated:
Data format/data structure:
Data collections - 4 collections
Data collections - 4 collections
Data collection - Computer-based observation
Data collection - Computer-based observation
Mode of collection:
Computer-based observation
Time period(s) for data collection:
2009 - Ongoing
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
- Population group
- Biological samples
Data collection - Other
Data collection - Other
Mode of collection:
Other
Time period(s) for data collection:
2009 - Ongoing
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
- Population group
- Biological samples
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection:
2009 - Ongoing
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
- Population group
- Biological samples
Data collection - Measurements and tests
Data collection - Measurements and tests
Mode of collection:
Measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection:
2009 - Ongoing
Source of the data:
- Registers/Records/Accounts
- Population group
- Biological samples
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic description:
Sweden
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics [C8]
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Swedish Research Council
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ROR
Award number:
2013-02107_VR
Award title:
Database Infrastructure for Large Prospective Cohorts
Funding information:
LifeGene and EpiHealth are prospective cohort studies in which data concerning health status, physical measures, lifestyle, exposures, and biological samples are collected on large numbers of individuals spanning birth to 75 years of age. The aim of these cohorts is to study the influence of genes and lifestyle factors on health and diseases across the lifespan. Through these studies several scientific hypotheses can be investigated including, but not restricted to, the following areas: i) identification of etiological pathways from lifestyle and environmental risk factors through biomarkers to disease, ii) identification of premorbid disease phenotypes for early disease detection, iii) basic understanding of molecular mechanisms for disease and, iv) translational research. The purpose of this application is to provide a stable database platform for large-scale studies with individual-based data that have multiple sources of information and/or longitudinal measurements, building on the database structure built for LifeGene and implemented by EpiHealth as well. The aim is to further develop and maintain this nationally accessible database, which currently contains questionnaire data from 29,800 individuals and physical measurements from 24,700 individuals. Development of the platform will allow researchers for other studies to maintain, develop, and continue to make data already collected available for research in the medical, behavioral and social sciences.
