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Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM)

SND-ID: EXT 0051

This study is part of the collection Swedish Diet Cohort Consortium (SDCC) , Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Description

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) participated in the investigation. The men were thereafter investigated again at ages 60, 70, 77, 82, 88 and 93 years. In the 93 years investigation, which was completed in spring 2015, even spouses to the men from original cohort have participated. ULSAM is focused on several areas with a wide range of phenotypes collected. These areas include glucose and insulin metabolism, blood pressure, anthropometry, lipids and fatty acid composition, diet, cognitive function, socio-economic factors, heredity, medical history, and common risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In the latest investigation we are particularly focusing on the factors leading to healthy ageing. The longitudinal design of the study contributes to the collection of the same (or similar) phenotypes at several points in time. The loss of follow up end points is very low due to yearly matching with official cause-of-death a

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Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Responsible department/unit

Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Protection and ethical review
Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Men born 1920-1924 in Uppsala county

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Time period(s) investigated

1970 – ongoing

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Geographic description: Uppsala county

Lowest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Topic and keywords

Research area

HEALTH (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

ageing, blood pressure, cohort studies, health surveys, dementia, dyspnea, residence characteristics, life style, medicine, nursing care, movement, exercise, muscular diseases, osteoporosis, urinary incontinence, mortality, neoplasms, diet, alcohol drinking, chest pain, diabetes mellitus, leisure activities, genetics, cardiovascular diseases, dietary supplements, body weight, angina pectoris, lung diseases, food habits, oral health, smoking, tobacco, smokeless, dairy products, family relations, focus groups, foods, specialized, sedentary behavior, disabilities, swedish diet cohort consortium (sdcc), swedish cohort consortium (scc), sdcc, cohorts.se, lifestyle factors

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Dataset 1
ULSAM: Age 50

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

1970 – 1973

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Focus group: face-to-face
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1970–1973
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1970–1973
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1970–1973
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

2322

Dataset 2
ULSAM: Age 60

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

1980 – 1984

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1980–1984
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1980–1984
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1980–1984
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

1860

Dataset 3
ULSAM: Age 70

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

1991 – 1995

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1990–1995
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1990–1995
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1990–1995
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

1221

Dataset 4
ULSAM: Age 77

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

1997 – 2001

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1997–2001
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1997–2001
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1997–2001
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

839

Dataset 5
ULSAM: Age 82

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

2003 – 2005

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2002–2005
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2002–2005
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2002–2005
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

530

Dataset 6
ULSAM: Age 88

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

2008 – 2009

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Focus group: face-to-face
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2008–2009
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2008–2009
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Measurements and tests
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2008–2009
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

354

Dataset 7
ULSAM: Age 93

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lars Lannfelt - Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Time period(s) investigated

2014 – 2015

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Telephone interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2013–2015
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Participant laboratory observation
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2013–2015
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples

Data collection 3

  • Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2013–2015
  • Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts: Medical/Clinical, Population group, Biological samples
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Number of individuals/objects

168

Contact for questions about the data

Is part of collection at SND

Swedish Diet Cohort Consortium (SDCC)

Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)

Published: 2015-04-23
Last updated: 2017-08-11