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Turin Longitudinal Study

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Start Year
1971
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Investigators Contacts
  • Prof. Giuseppe Costa
    University of Turin
  • Prof. Mario Cardano
    University of Torino
  • Paolo Carnà
    Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3
  • Dr Angelo D’Errico
    Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3
  • Moreno Demaria
    Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA)
  • Dr. Chiara Marinacci
    Piedmont Region
  • Dr. Domenica Rasulo
    Office for National Statistics
  • Dr. Teresa Spadea
    Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3
  • Dr. Silvia Stringhini
    Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
  • Dr. Morena Stroscia
    University of Turin
  • Dr. Nicolas Zengarini
    Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3
  • Dr. Michele Marra
    Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3
  • Prof. Giuseppe Costa
    University of Turin

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
The population of Turin was followed-up in the censuses of 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011.
Supplementary Information

Marker Paper

Marinacci C, Spadea T, Biggeri A, Demaria M, Caiazzo A, Costa G. 2004. The role of individual and contextual socioeconomic circumstances on mortality: analysis of time variations in a city of north west Italy. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health; 58(3): 199-207.

PUBMED 14966232

Recruitment

Recruitment Target
  • Individuals

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
2,391,833
Supplementary Information

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other
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Timeline

TLS - Population

Selection Criteria
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Italy
Territory
Turin
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
The study population was selected from censuses of Turin.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
2,391,833
Supplementary Information about selection criteria
1971: 1 023 957 participants
1981: 1 091 287 participants
1991: 930 072 participants
2001: 832 106 participants
2011: 849 686 participants
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 TLS - 1971 Census

Information was collected through the census data.

Socio-demographical information, vital status, and cause of death were obtained through record linkage with the local population ...

 1971 1980
1 TLS - Cause of Death Archives

Information about mortality was collected through the archives of causes of death.

 1971 2014
2 TLS - Civil Registry

Information was collected from the civil registry database .

 1971 2015
3 TLS - Residential History

Information was collected from the Turin residential history database .

 1971 2015
4 TLS - 1981 Census

Information was collected through the census data.

Socio-demographical information, vital status, and cause of death were obtained through record linkage with the local population ...

 1981 1990
5 TLS - Cancer Registries

Information was collected from cancer registries.

 1986 2010
6 TLS - 1991 Census

Information was collected through the census data.

Socio-demographical information, vital status, and cause of death were obtained through record linkage with the local population ...

 1991 2000
7 TLS - Hospital Admissions

Information was collected from hospital admissions records.

 1995 2014
8 TLS - Drug Prescriptions

Information was collected from drug prescription records.

 1997 2012
9 TLS - Outpatient Care

Information was collected from records of diagnostic tests and specialist visits.

 2000 2012
10 TLS - 2001 Census

Information was collected through the census data.

Socio-demographical information, vital status, and cause of death were obtained through record linkage with the local population ...

 2001 2010
11 TLS - Diabetes Registries

Information about patients with diabetes was collected from the diabetes registries .

 2002 2011
12 TLS - 2011 Census

Information was collected through the census data.

Socio-demographical information, vital status, and cause of death were obtained through record linkage with the local population ...

 2011 2020

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

Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Citizenship and immigrant status
Ethnicity, race and religion
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Lifestyle and behaviours

Transportation

Diseases

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration

Non-pharmacological interventions

Surgical interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions

Health and community care services utilization

Hospitalizations
Other health and community care

Death

Cause of death
Other end of life or death-related information

Physical environment

Housing characteristics

Administrative information

Identifiers
Date and time-related information
Data and sample collection center-related information
Other administrative information