• The PEAK-25 cohort

The PEAK25-cohort, women 25 yrs at inclusion, addresses factors contributing to peak bone mass. In 2014 the PEAK25 cohort is still unique since there are no cohorts nationally or internationally which have been specifica...

• Malmö Osteoporosis Prospective Risk Assessment cohort (OPRA)

In OPRA, a total of 1,044 women (response rate 65%) underwent baseline investigation (1995-1999). Enrollment was continuous throughout the year to avoid seasonal bias. All women were 75 years at inclusion, community dw...

• 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...

• 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...

• Women's lifestyle and health

Oral contraceptives, use of hormone replacement therapy, dietary habits and other lifestyle factors affect the risk for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases in young women. Starting in 1991, a compr...

• DIWA - Diabetes and Impaired glucose tolerance in Women and Atherosclerosis development study

All 64-year old women in the county of Gothenburg were invited to a screening examination including an OGTT. Glucose tolerance was defined for each participant according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. P...

• Women and Alcohol in Gothenburg (WAG)

The study Women and Alcohol in Gothenburg (WAG) is a longitudinal study that started in 1986. WAG has data from three interview waves, 1989-1992, 1994-1998 and 2000-2002. It comprises data from 2421 interviews, including...

• Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA)

The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study invited all women (n = 10,766) living in the Lund area of Southern Sweden by 1995, who were born between 1935 and 1945. The health screening program included a postal val...

• OPRA: Population based prospective study of bone metabolism, bone mineral, tendency to fall and fracture incidence in 75-year-old women

In the study a group of women in which age-related bone loss is already clear and common fractures at baseline are investigated. The expected increase in fracture incidence, especially of the hip, takes place within the ...

• The importance of physical and psychosocial risk factors for disease / disorder of the muscles and joints-a prospective study of women in health care and school

Primary outcome variables: pain neck / shoulder and elbow / hand. Primary exposures: Physical exertion (ergonomic factors) and psychosocial work environment (demand-control, fatigue, etc.). Monitoring will take place 2 ½...