The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies - H70, cohort 7: 70-year-olds born in 1944
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Principal's reference number:
- kohort 1906-1907: Dnr 477 75
- kohort 1930: Dnr S227 00, Dnr 377 99, Dnr Ö402 99
- kohort 1915-16: Dnr 263-90
- kohort 1911-12: Dnr 70 80
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Psydonymised data related to mental and physical health, as well as socio-demographics and social relationships
Code key exists:
Yes
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
Citation:
Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
The population originally consisted of a representative sample of 70-year-old men and women born in 1901/1902 and living in Gothenburg 1971/1972.
Study design:
- Observationsstudie
- Kohortstudie
- Kohortstudie: Prospektiv
Description of study design:
H70 started in 1971 with the recruitment of 973 70-year-olds born in 1901-02 and participants have been intermittently followed for up to 30 years. Additional birth cohorts of 70-year-olds as well as 75-year-olds have also been studied and all cohorts have been followed to some extent longitudinally.
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
The study participants were mainly drawn as a representative, systematic sample from the population register.
Time period(s) investigated:
Data format/data structure:
Samples/material - Collected from scientific collection/biobank
Samples/material - Collected from scientific collection/biobank
Name:
Type(s) of sample:
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Gothenburg
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
Commissioning organisation:
- University of Gothenburg
Ethics Review:
Göteborg - kohort 1906-1907: Dnr 477 75 kohort 1911-12: Dnr 70 80 kohort 1915-16: Dnr 263-90 kohort 1930: Dnr S227 00, Dnr 377 99, Dnr Ö402 99
