Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
The Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men is an ongoing longitudinal, epidemiologic study aiming at identifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men.
Overview
- Acronym
- ULSAM
- Website
- ULSAM
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1970 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants were followed at the ages of 50, 60, 70, 77, 82, and 88.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 2,322
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,322
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
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Marker Paper
Hedstrand H. A study of middle-aged men with particular reference to risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Ups J Med Sci Suppl. 1975;19:1-61.
PUBMED 1216390Timeline
Population
Between 1970 and 1973, all men born between 1920 and 1924 and resident in the municipality of Uppsala, Sweden, were invited to participate in a health survey.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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Men only
- Minimum age
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50
- Maximum age
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50
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Uppsala municipality
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,322
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,322
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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ULSAM-50: 2322 participants
ULSAM-60: 1860 participants
ULSAM-70: 1221 participants
ULSAM-77: 839 participants
ULSAM-82: 530 participants
ULSAM-88: 354 participants
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | ULSAM-50 |
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1970 (April) | 1973 (October) |
| 1 | ULSAM-60 |
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1980 (April) | 1985 (March) |
| 2 | ULSAM-70 |
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1991 (August) | 1995 (April) |
| 3 | ULSAM-77 |
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1997 (November) | 2001 (June) |
| 4 | ULSAM-82 |
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2003 (April) | 2005 (February) |
| 5 | ULSAM-88 |
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2008 (September) | 2009 (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
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
Networks
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