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Rydberg Sterner T, Ahlner F, Blennow K, Dahlin-Ivanoff S, Falk H, Havstam Johansson L, Hoff M, Holm M, Hörder H, Jacobsson T, Johansson B, Johansson L, Kern J, Kern S, Machado A, Mellqvist Fässberg M, Nilsson J, Ribbe M, Rothenberg E, Rydén L, Sadeghi A, Sacuiu S, Samuelsson J, Sigström R, Skoog J, Thorvaldsson V, Waern M, Westman E, Wetterberg H, Zetterberg H, Zetterberg M, Zettergren A, Östling S, Skoog I. The Gothenburg H70 Birth cohort study 2014-16: design, methods and study population. Eur J Epidemiol 2018; 34:191-209. [PMID: 30421322 PMCID: PMC6373310 DOI: 10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
To improve health care for older persons, we need to learn more about ageing, e.g. identify protective factors and early markers for diseases. The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies (the H70 studies) are multidisciplinary epidemiological studies examining representative birth cohorts of older populations in Gothenburg, Sweden. So far, six birth cohorts of 70-year-olds have been examined over time, and examinations have been virtually identical between studies. This paper describes the study procedures for the baseline examination of the Birth cohort 1944, conducted in 2014–16. In this study, all men and women born 1944 on specific dates, and registered as residents in Gothenburg, were eligible for participation (n = 1839). A total of 1203 (response rate 72.2%; 559 men and 644 women; mean age 70.5 years) agreed to participate in the study. The study comprised sampling of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health examinations, examinations of genetics and family history, use of medications, social factors, functional ability and disability, physical fitness and activity, body composition, lung function, audiological and ophthalmological examinations, diet, brain imaging, as well as a close informant interview, and qualitative studies. As in previous examinations, data collection serves as a basis for future longitudinal follow-up examinations. The research gained from the H70 studies has clinical relevance in relation to prevention, early diagnosis, clinical course, experience of illness, understanding pathogenesis and prognosis. Results will increase our understanding of ageing and inform service development, which may lead to enhanced quality of care for older persons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Therese Rydberg Sterner
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg, . .,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg, . .,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Health and Rehabilitation at Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience/Ophtalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Unit of Audiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,School of Education and Environment, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Unit of Audiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden.,Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.,Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap) at the University of Gothenburg.,Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Skoog J, Jönsson H, Sigström R, Östling S, Falk H, Waern M, Thorvaldsson V, Skoog I, Johansson B. Do later-born birth cohorts of septuagenarians sleep better? A prospective population-based study of two birth cohorts of 70-year-olds. Sleep 2018; 42:5144107. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Johan Skoog
- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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