Health Screening Survey X69
Networks
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Datasets
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Variables
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The objectives of this general health investigation were to identify individuals with possible deviations in the health conditions, and to identify which kind of examination methods would give the best outcomes when performing health-related screening activities.
- Start Year
- 1969
- End Year
- 1970
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
- Supplementary Information
- Out of the 24 179 individuals invited, 18 543 (women n= 10 127) participated. 5 885 (women n= 3522), were followed-up due to medical abnormalities during the primary examination.
Marker Paper
Lind L, Jakobsson S, Lithell H, et. al. Relation of serum calcium concentration to metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. BMJ 1988; 297.
PUBMED 3142567
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 18,543
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 18,543
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Supplementary Information
Data could be available for collaborative projects on request.
Timeline
X69 population
The population was composed of inhabitants in a selected part of the city of Gälve in Sweden, who were aged 25 years or older (born before 1944).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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25
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gävle
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 18,543
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 18,543
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
Data Collection Event
Questionnaires collected information on medical history, use of health services, diseases and smoking habits.
The participants did also undergo a detailed medical examination covering height and weight, blood pressure, physical measures including screening of the lungs and heart analysis.
Blood samples were collected.
Information about marital status, diseases, care event, life status and cause of death was compiled from governmental databases.
- Start Date
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1969-10
- End Date
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1970-10
- Data sources
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- Questionnaires
- Physical measures
- Biosamples
- Administrative databases
- Data sources - Biosamples
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- Blood
- Data sources - Administrative databases
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- Health databases
- Vital statistics databases
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
Residence
Lifestyle and behaviours
Tobacco
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Perception of health
Diseases
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories
Medication and supplements
Medication and supplement intake
Health and community care services utilization
Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Death
Vital status
Cause of death
Other end of life or death-related information
Physical measures and assessments
Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Laboratory measures
Hematology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Administrative information
Identifiers
Date and time-related information
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Other administrative information