Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Description
The Cohort of Swedish Men is a large population-based cohort of over 45,000 men in the counties of Västmanland and Örebro. All men born 1918-1952 who were residing in Västmanland and Örebro County in 1997 received an invitation to participate in this research study and a questionnaire to answer and return. Approximately 48,000 men responded. Follow-ups were done during 2008/2009 and 2019. The study examine associations of environmental/modifiable risk factors with several cancer sites (e.g., prostate, colorectal and renal cell cancer), myocardial infarction, stroke, cataracts, as well as death causes. The study has a longitudinal design, and to complement the update on exposure data record linkages to the nationwide Cancer Register, the In-Patient Register, and the Cause of Death Register and Population Register are also done.
The questionnaires used in the Cohort of Swedish men are the same as the ones that have been used in the Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC). For updated information on questionnaires and variable lists please visit https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/.
Purpose:
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Language
English
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Uppsala University, Department of Surgical ScienceData contains personal data
Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
health data
Code key exists
Yes
Ethics Review
Uppsala - Ref. 2018/262 och 2018/263
Population
Men born 1918-1952 in Örebro and Västmanland counties.
Study design
Observational study
Cohort study
Description of study design
Longitudinal cohort study
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1997 – ongoing
Biobank is connected to the study
The study has collected samples/material which are stored in a scientific collection or biobank
Scientific collection or biobank name: Uppsala biobank/SIMPLER
Type(s) of sample: DNA
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Geographic description: Örebro och Västmanland counties, Sweden.
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research area
Medical and Health Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Cancer and Oncology, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems, Orthopaedics, Geriatrics, General Practice, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Nutrition and Dietetics
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
anthropometry, cohort studies, hearing, life style, follow-up studies, heart failure, longitudinal studies, prospective studies, exercise, population surveillance, survival, tinnitus, urination disorders, arthritis, rheumatoid, drug therapy, risk factors, myocardial infarction, stroke, diet, alcohol drinking, medical history taking, work, asthma, fractures, bone, thrombosis, bronchitis, chronic, crohn disease, diabetes mellitus, cause of death, eczema, obesity, leisure activities, intermittent claudication, gallstones, cataract, glaucoma, dermatitis, atopic, health, health status, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, cholesterol, dietary supplements, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, body height, body weight, angina pectoris, arthralgia, lung neoplasms, drug utilization, gastritis, migraine disorders, environment, multiple sclerosis, oral health, depression, kidney calculi, kidney neoplasms, parkinson disease, prostatic neoplasms, psoriasis, registries, rhinitis, allergic, seasonal, smoking, disease, social support, stress, psychological, vision, ocular, sleep, colonic neoplasms, colitis, ulcerative, vitamins, vertigo, heredity, hypersensitivity, swedish cohort consortium (scc), near - national e-infrastructure for aging research, cohorts.se
Harris H, Håkansson N, Olofsson C, Julin B, Åkesson A, Wolk A. The Swedish Mammography Cohort and the Cohort of Swedish Men: Study design and characteristics of 2 population-based longitudinal cohorts. OA Epidemiology;1(2):16, 2013.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13172/2053-079X-1-2-943
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Description
In the fall of 1997 all men born between 1918 and 1952 in Västmanland and Örebro Counties (central Sweden), received an invitation to participate in the study, in total 100,303 men. The invitation included the same self-administered questionnaire used for the follow up of women in the Swedish Mammography Cohort in year 1997. The questionnaire included information about modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, smoking, weight, use of dietary supplements, some prescribed drugs
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Response rate/participation rate
49%
100 303 men received the invitation, 48 850 answered the questionnaire and 45 906 participants remained after exclusions (wrong or missing personal number, cancer diagnosis etc.).
Description
In 2008, a second questionnaire was sent to all members of the Cohort of Swedish Men who were still alive, 37,861 men. The 2008 Health questionnaire collected information on general health status, disease diagnoses, current weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, dental health, medication use, sleep habits, urine and bowel habits, family history of selected diseases, stress, and social support. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/questionnaires/.Citation
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Response rate/participation rate
78%
37 861 participants received a questionnaire, 29 503 participants remained after exclusions (wrong or non-given personal number).
Description
An additional third questionnaire was sent in 2009 to those cohort members who completed the 1997 questionnaire. The 2009 Life style questionnaire collected information on diet and alcohol intake (132-item FFQ), dietary supplements, smoking, physical activity, and sun habits. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/questionnaires/.Citation
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Response rate/participation rate
90%
The questionnaire was sent to 29 068 paticipants, 26 156 participants answered the questionnaire.
Description
Using the same version of the questionnaire as in 2008 the Health questionnaire was sent in January 2019 to all living participants in the cohort. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/questionnaires/.Citation
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Response rate/participation rate
72%
The questionnaire was sent to 26 392 participants, 18 901 participants answered the questionnaire.
Description
The Lifestyle questionnaire used in 2009 was sent in September 2019 to all respondents answering the Health questionnaire 2019 sent in January and were alive. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/questionnaires/.Citation
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Karl Michaëlsson
- Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences
Response rate/participation rate
86%
The questionnaire was sent to 18 746 participants, 16 166 participants answered the questionnaire.