British Columbia Generations Project
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The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP) is British Columbia's (Canada) largest, prospective, population-based cohort, health research databank and biobank. It aims at better understanding the effects of environmental exposures, lifestyle, and genetics on chronic diseases such as cancer.
- Start Year
- 2008
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
- After baseline assessment, participants were first followed-up in 2016-2017. Data linkage from BC Cancer registry is received annually for participants who consent to it. BCGP participants will continue to be followed periodically for up to 50 years, depending on funding.
- Supplementary Information
Marker Paper
Dhalla A, McDonald TE, Gallagher RP, Spinelli JJ, Brooks-Wilson AR, Lee TK, Lai C, Borugian MJ, Woods RR, Le ND, Dummer TJB, Cohort Profile: The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP), Int J Epidemiol, 2018 Aug 28, dyy160
PUBMED 30169793
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 29,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 26,459
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Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
BCGP population
The population is composed of persons aged 35 to 74 years and residing in British Columbia at the time of recruitment.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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35
- Maximum age
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74
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
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Participants were recruited using commercial mail directories, brochure distribution, media awareness campaigns, and word-of-mouth referrals.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 29,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 26,459
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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Baseline: 29,850 participants
Follow-up 1: 29,796 participants
Data Collection Events
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BCGP - Baseline
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At baseline, participants were asked to complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire at an assessment centre and /or at home. The questionnaire was used to collect self-reported data on personal ... | 2009-05 | 2016-08 |
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BCGP - Linkages
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Annually, the BC Cancer Registry identifies cancer diagnoses in the participants, and vital statistics is provided by the BC Vital Statistics Agency. Population Data BC provides linkage of ... | 2009-05 | |
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BCGP - Residential history
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Participants were asked to complete a residential history questionnaire to gather information about the history of places where the participant resided in for at least 3 months or longer. ... | 2015-05 | 2016-08 |
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BCGP - Follow-up 1
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During the first follow-up, participants were asked to complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire similar to the one completed at baseline. The questionnaire was used to collect self-reported ... | 2016-09 | 2017-01 |
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BCGP - COVID-19 Questionnaire
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Information on COVID-19 test results/suspected infection, symptoms experienced (if any), hospitalizations or received medical care, current health status and risk factors, potential source of ... | 2020-07 | 2020-10 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information