British Columbia Generations Project
The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP) is British Columbia's (Canada) largest, prospective, population-based cohort, health research databank and biobank. It aims at better understanding the effects of environmental exposures, lifestyle, and genetics on chronic diseases such as cancer.
Overview
- Acronym
- BCGP
- Website
- BCGP
- Investigators
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- Contacts
General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2008 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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After baseline assessment, participants were first followed-up in 2016-2017. Data linkage from BC Cancer registry is received annually for participants who consent to it. BCGP participants will continue to be followed periodically for up to 50 years, depending on funding.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 29,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 26,459
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
| Other |
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Marker Papers
Dhalla A, McDonald TE, Gallagher RP, Spinelli JJ, Brooks-Wilson AR, Lee TK, Lai C, Borugian MJ, Woods RR, Le ND, Dummer TJB, Cohort Profile: The British Columbia Generations Project (BCGP), Int J Epidemiol, 2018 Aug 28, dyy160
PUBMED 30169793Timeline
Population
BCGP population
The population is composed of persons aged 35 to 74 years and residing in British Columbia at the time of recruitment.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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35
- Maximum age
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74
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- British Columbia
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Participants were recruited using commercial mail directories, brochure distribution, media awareness campaigns, and word-of-mouth referrals.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 29,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 26,459
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Baseline: 29,850 participants
Follow-up 1: 29,796 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | BCGP - Baseline |
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2009 (May) | 2016 (August) |
| 1 | BCGP - Linkages |
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2009 (May) | Ongoing | |
| 2 | BCGP - Residential history |
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2015 (May) | 2016 (August) | |
| 3 | BCGP - Follow-up 1 |
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2016 (September) | 2017 (January) | |
| 4 | BCGP - COVID-19 Questionnaire |
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2020 (July) | 2020 (October) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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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
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