Prospective investigation of Obesity, Energy and Metabolism
The Prospective investigation of Obesity, Energy and Metabolism is aiming to study pathophysiological links between obesity and vascular dysfunction and future cardiovascular disorders.
Overview
- Acronym
- POEM
- Website
- POEM
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2010 - 2016
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 502
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 502
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Lind L. Relationships between three different tests to evaluate endothelium-dependent vasodilation and cardiovascular risk in a middle-aged sample. J Hypertens. 2013;31(8):1570-1574.
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Population
POEM population
The population is composed of inhabitants of Uppsala, Sweden aged 50.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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50
- Maximum age
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50
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Uppsala
- Other Criteria
- Participants needed to have a Swedish identification number.
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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To obtain a sufficient power, the study will also include a certain number of obese subjects.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The individuals were invited in a random order from the register of inhabitants in the city 1 month following their 50th birthday.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 502
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 502
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 1 | POEM - Baseline |
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2010 (October) | 2016 (October) |
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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