• Uppsala Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

The primary cause to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is still unknown. The study is a prospective population-based case-control study which aims to find biomarkers for the cause and progression of the disease and consequ...

• Project X-69

Health assessments were performed on subjects living in a city area. In total was 24 179 invited and 18 543 responded. Of the responders were 5 885 later examined. The results of the ECG, X-ray and medical examinations c...

• Uppsala Family Study

The Uppsala Family Study was initiated in 2000-2001 when 602 families (mothers, fathers, two consecutive siblings age 5-14 years) living in Uppsala were examined with focus on anthropometry and blood pressure. Blood samp...

• Sleep and Health in Men (SHM)

Sleep and Health in Men (SHM) started in 1984 when participants were first investigated with postal questionnaires and a subgroup underwent full whole-night polysomnography. At that time this was the first population-bas...

• Respiratory Health In Northern Europe

The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) is a follow-up study of participants from seven Northern European centres who participated in European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) stage I. The target pop...

• Sleep and HEalth in women (SHE)

Most previous research on obstructive sleep apnea has been performed in men and male patients are still overrepresented at sleep clinics. This study started in year 2000 with postal questionnaires to a non-selected femal...

• Leisure activities in Uppsala county 1978

This survey was made at the request of the County Council of Uppsala, and the aim of the survey was to map the freetime habits of the gainfully employed population of the county. Questions were asked about the respondent...

• Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM): Age 77

ULSAM started as a health investigation, focused at identifying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, to which all 50 year-old men living in Uppsala in 1970 were invited. Of these, 82% (2322 men) participate...

• Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM): Age 70

ULSAM started as a health investigation, focused at identifying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, to which all 50 year-old men living in Uppsala in 1970 were invited. Of these, 82% (2322 men) participate...

• Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM): Age 88

ULSAM started as a health investigation, focused at identifying metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, to which all 50 year-old men living in Uppsala in 1970 were invited. Of these, 82% (2322 men) participate...