The Malmö Offspring Study
The general aim of this study is to generate the information on how diseases are spread within families, not only through genetic inheritance but also through lifestyle, social patterns, and health habits.
Overview
- Acronym
- MOS
- Website
- MOS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2013 - 2021
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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After baseline, participants were followed-up in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 5,259
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 5,259
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Follow-up 1 (2016): 2644 participants
Follow-up 2 (2018): 4225 participants
Follow-up 3 (2019): 4225 participants - Supplementary Information
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MOS is family-based cohort study with register-based follow-up by use of the personal identification system in Sweden.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Brunkwall L, Jönsson D, Ericson U, et al. The Malmö Offspring Study (MOS): design, methods and first results. Eur J Epidemiol. 2021 Jan;36(1):103-116.
PUBMED 33222051Jönsson D, Orho-Melander M, Demmer RT, et al. Periodontal disease is associated with carotid plaque area: the Malmö Offspring Dental Study (MODS). J Intern Med. 2020 Mar;287(3):301-309.
PUBMED 31633250Timeline
Population
MOS population
The population is composed of adults 18 years and above and who are children and grandchildren of the participants in the Malmö Diet and Cancer study.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Skåne
- Other Criteria
- Children (G2) and grandchildren (G3) to index individuals in G1(Malmö Diet and Cancer Study) are recruited. Individuals with difficulties in understanding the Swedish language are not included
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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The first 150 participants in this study were recruited based on that their first-generation index individual (G1) had an early cardiac event.
Sources of Recruitment
- Other Sources
- Children (G2) and grandchildren (G3) to participants from Malmö Diet Cancer study(MDC)
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 5,259
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 5,259
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | MOS - Baseline |
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2013 (March) | Ongoing |
| 1 | MOS - Follow-up 1 |
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2016 | 2016 | |
| 2 | MOS - Follow-up 2 |
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2018 | 2018 | |
| 3 | MOS - Follow-up 3 |
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2019 | 2019 |
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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