Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
The Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men is an ongoing longitudinal, epidemiologic study aiming at identifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men.
- Start Year
- 1970
- Supplementary Information
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
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Participants were followed at the ages of 50, 60, 70, 77, 82, 88 and 93.
Marker Paper
Hedstrand H. A study of middle-aged men with particular reference to risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Ups J Med Sci Suppl. 1975;19:1-61.
PUBMED 1216390
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 2,322
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,322
- Supplementary Information
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
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Availability of access information
On the study website : http://www.pubcare.uu.se/ulsam/
By contacting the study representative
Timeline
ULSAM population
Selection Criteria
- Sex
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Men
- Minimum age
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50
- Maximum age
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50
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Uppsala municipality
- 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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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were identified from the County Council register.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 2,322
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,322
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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ULSAM-50: 2322 participants
ULSAM-60: 1860 participants
ULSAM-70: 1221 participants
ULSAM-77: 839 participants
ULSAM-82: 530 participants
ULSAM-88: 354 participants
ULSAM-93: 147 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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ULSAM-50
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Recruited men at age 50 underwent the first screening examination programme, including a medical questionnaire and interview, blood and urine sampling, blood pressure and ... |
1970-04 | 1973-10 |
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ULSAM-60
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Participants in the first survey were invited to the second investigation. The investigation procedures were similar to that at age 50. All participants underwent a ... |
1980-04 | 1985-03 |
| 2 |
ULSAM-70
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All participants in the first investigation were invited to the third investigation. Procedures were carried out in a manner as similar as possible to the two previous ... |
1991-08 | 1995-04 |
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ULSAM-77
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The fourth investigation was performed when the men were aged 77 years. The first 44 participants only performed a mini mental test. Plasma/serum samples were available from ... |
1997-11 | 2001-06 |
| 4 |
ULSAM-82
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Men who had participated at age 70 or 77 were invited to participate in the fifth investigation. This investigation included anthropometrical measurements, blood ... |
2003-04 | 2005-02 |
| 5 |
ULSAM-88
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All men who were alive and had participated in any of the previous investigations were invited to participate in this investigation. Of these, 296 men were examined at the hospital and 58 ... |
2008-09 | 2009-12 |
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ULSAM-93
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To this examination 245 men have been invited. Totally 147 men (60%) participated in the investigation. Of these, 23 men were examined at the hospital and 102 were visited at home by a nurse. In ... | 2013-12 | 2015-03 |
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
- Cognitive functioning
- Personality
- Psychological distress and emotions
- Other psychological measures and assessments
- Perception of health
- Quality of life
- Life course development
- Functional limitations
- Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Physical activity
- Sleep
- Sexual behaviours and orientation
- Technological devices
- Misbehaviour and criminality
- Other and unspecified lifestyle information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Medication and supplements
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Administrative information
Cognitive functioning
Psychological distress and emotions
Quality of life
Functional limitations
Nutrition
Physical activity