Prospective Population Study of Women in Göteborg
The aim of the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg (PSWG) was to measure key health indicators for the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia, and other mental illnesses in women aged over their adult life course.
Overview
- Acronym
- PPSW
- Website
- PPSW
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
- Start - End Year
- 1968 - 2017
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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All women have been invited to participate at intervals of six years between 1-7 times after their baseline examination.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 2,689
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,689
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Baseline (1968): 1462 participants
Follow-up 1 (1974): 1302 participants
Follow-up 2 (1980): 1408 participants
Follow-up 3 (1992): 1078 participants
Follow-up 4 (2000): 562 participants
Follow-up 5 (2004): 500 participants
Follow-up 6 (2005): 594 participants
Follow-up 7 (2009): 406 participants
Follow-up 8 (2016): 573 participants
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Bengtsson C, Blohmé G, Hallberg L, et al. The study of women in Gothenburg 1968-1969--a population study. General design, purpose and sampling results. Acta Med Scand. 1973 Apr;193(4):311-8.
PUBMED 4717311Bengtsson C, Hallberg L, Hällström T, et al. The population study of women in Göteborg 1974--1975--the second phase of a longitudinal study. General design, purpose and sampling results. Scand J Soc Med. 1978;6(2):49-54.
PUBMED 675187Bengtsson C, Gredmark T, Hallberg L, et al. The population study of women in Gothenburg 1980-81--the third phase of a longitudinal study. Comparison between participants and non-participants. Scand J Soc Med. 1989;17(2):141-5.
PUBMED 2749200Timeline
Population
PPSW population
The population is composed of women living in Gothenburg, Sweden and ranging in age from 26, 38, 46, 54, or 60 years old at their baseline examinations.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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Women only
- Minimum age
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26
- Maximum age
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60
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Gothenburg
- Other Criteria
- Women were selected to participate if they were born in the years 1908, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1930, 1942, or 1954 and on days ending with 6, 12, 18, 24 or 30.
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Participants were selected from the Revenue Office Register
- Supplementary Information
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During the second follow-up (1988-1990) two new age groups of 26 and 38 were included. During the fifth follow-up, a new group aged 38 in 2004 was included in the study. During the sixth follow-up, another group of participants aged 38 in 2016 was included.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,689
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,689
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | PPSW - Baseline |
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1968 (January) | 1969 (December) |
| 1 | PPSW - Follow-up 1 |
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1974 (January) | 1975 (December) |
| 2 | PPSW - Follow-up 2 |
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1980 (January) | 1981 (December) |
| 3 | PPSW - Follow-up 3 |
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1992 (January) | 1993 (December) |
| 4 | PPSW - Follow-up 4 |
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2000 (September) | 2001 (June) |
| 5 | PPSW - Follow-up 5 |
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2004 (September) | 2005 (June) |
| 6 | PPSW - Follow-up 6 |
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2005 (January) | 2005 (December) |
| 7 | PPSW - Follow-up 7 |
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2009 (January) | 2009 (December) |
| 8 | PPSW - Follow-up 8 |
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2016 (January) | 2017 (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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