Kungsholmen Project

Overview

Acronym
KP
Website
KP
Investigators
Prof. Laura Fratiglioni
Karolinska Institutet
Contacts
Maria Wahlberg
Karolinska Institute

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1987 - 2000
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
1,810
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,810

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Paper

Fratiglioni L, Viitanen M, Bäckman L, Sandman PO, Winblad B. Occurrence of dementia in advanced age: the study design of the Kungsholmen Project. Neuroepidemiology. 1992;11 Suppl 1:29-36.

PUBMED 1603245

Timeline

Populations

KP-12 population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
75
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Kungsholmen

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
1,810
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,810
Supplementary information about number of participants

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 KP - KP12 - Phase I
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1987 1989
1 KP - KP12 - Phase II
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1987 1989
2 KP - KP12 - Phase III
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1991 1993
3 KP - KP12 - Phase IV
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1994 1996
4 KP - KP12 - Phase V
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1997 1998
5 KP - KP12 - Phase VI
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1999 2000
KP-St-Göran population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
90
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

St-Göran parish

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
323
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
323
Supplementary information about number of participants

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 KP - StGoran - Phase III
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1991 1993
1 KP - StGoran - Phase IV
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1994 1996
2 KP - StGoran - Phase V
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1997 1998
3 KP - StGoran - Phase VI
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1999 2000
KP-15 population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
75
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Kungsholmen

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample

Sample Size

Number of Participants
123
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
123
Supplementary information about number of participants

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 KP - KP15 - Phase III
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1991 1993
1 KP - KP15 - Phase IV
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1994 1996
2 KP - KP15 - Phase V
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1997 1998
3 KP - KP15 - Phase VI
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1999 2000

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Datasets

Name Data Collection Events Variables

Areas of Information Collected

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Death
Lifestyle and behaviours
Physical measures and assessments
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Laboratory measures
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Diseases
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Symptoms and signs
Preschool, school and work life
Medication and supplements
Social environment and relationships
Non-pharmacological interventions
Physical environment
Health and community care services utilization
Administrative information

Variables Content Summary

Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected

Networks

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies
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