Cohort of Swedish Men
The general aim of the study is to assess a wide range of modifiable lifestyle factors (diet, dietary supplements, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, body weight and other anthropometric measures, etc.) and genetic factors in a large population-based longitudinal cohort of Swedish middle-aged and elderly men.
- Extensive questionnaire-based data on diet and other lifestyle factors enables studies of relevance for primary and secondary prevention of cancer (common and rare types), cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative diseases, age-related cataract, rheumatoid arthritis, lower urinary tract symptoms, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity etc.
- Extensive register-based information on health status facilitates studies of multimorbidity, polypharmacy, ageing, and overall and cause-specific mortality.
- Biorepository with a broad spectrum of samples (saliva, blood, urine, adipose tissue, faeces), complemented with clinical data, enables studies of genetic factors and other factors of relevance for detection of biomarkers for early diagnosis and progression.
Overview
- Acronym
- COSM
- Website
- COSM
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1997 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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After the baseline, the participants were followed-up twice for updated exposure information, in 2008 and 2009.
Information on health status is updated every year by linkage to registries. - Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 48,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,194
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Saliva sample: 31 162 participants
Clinical subcohort samples: ~3,500 (June 2016; ongoing)
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Harris H, Håkansson N, Olofsson C, Stackelberg O, Julin B, Åkesson A, et al. The Swedish mammography cohort and the cohort of Swedish men: study design and characteristics of two population-based longitudinal cohorts. OA Epidemiology 2013 Oct 01;1(2):16.
Timeline
Population
COSM - Population
The cohort is composed of men born between 1918 and 1952 and residing in Central Sweden (Västmanland and Örebro Counties) at the time of recruitment.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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Men only
- Minimum age
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45
- Maximum age
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79
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Västmanland and Örebro Counties (central Sweden)
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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All men born between 1918 and 1952 were invited to participate.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 48,850
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,194
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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1997: 48 850 participants
2008: 29 503 participants
2009: 26 156 participants
Saliva sample: 31 162 participants
Clinical subcohort samples: ~3,500 (June 2016; ongoing)
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | COSM - 1997 |
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1997 (September) | 1997 (December) | |
| 1 | COSM - Registries |
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1997 (September) | 2016 (December) | |
| 2 | COSM - Saliva |
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2005 (January) | 2008 (December) |
| 3 | COSM - 2008 (2nd (a) follow-up) |
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2008 (September) | 2008 (December) | |
| 4 | COSM - 2009 (2nd (b) follow-up) |
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2009 (April) | 2009 (December) | |
| 5 | COSM - Clinical examination |
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2010 (April) | 2016 (December) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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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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