Maelstrom Research Staging

RHINE_Baseline

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Associated study RHINE Contingency Table

Population

RHINE population

The target population for the RHINE study were all subjects that participated in Stage 1 of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS).

Selection Criteria

Minimum age

Maximum age

Newborns

Twins

Countries

Iceland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Estonia

Territory

Reykajvik(Iceland), Bergen(Norway), Aarhus(Denmark), Gothenburg(Sweden), Uppsala(Sweden), Tartu(Estonia)

Ethnic Origin

Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment

General population
Participants from existing studies

General Population

Volunteer enrolment

Supplementary Information

Between the years 1990 and 1994, a postal questionnaire was sent to 3000–4000 subjects at each center. Adults 20–44 years of age were randomly selected from seven centers in Northern Europe.

Participants from Existing Studies

European Community Respiratory Health Survey, ECRHS

Number of Participants

Number of Participants: 21,802
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

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Data Collection Event

RHINE - Baseline

Questionnaires collected information about airways symptoms, smoking habits, indoor and outdoor environment, marital status, work, childhood and family, diseases, and general health. For the Swedish population, information was accessed from administrative database registries.

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Collected Dataset / RHINE_Baseline

RHINE_Baseline

Population

RHINE population

Data Collection Event

RHINE - Baseline

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Variables Classifications