Mammary Screening cohort
This study is part of the collection Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Description
Samples and data are collected in connection with mammography screenings from 1995-2006. The blood samples consist primarily of EDTA and heparin blood samples divided into plasma, erythrocyte concentrate and buffy coat and for a certain percentage, the DNA is also extracted. The cohort consists of women, 18-82 years old (95% between 48 and 70 years old). The same sampling procedures as in VIP, but another questionnaire is used with questions regarding pregnancies, hormon replacement therapy, menopaus etc.
The survey data can be linked to the blood samples.
Individuals: 28,800
Individuals with repeated samples: 14,600
Sampling occasions: 54,000
Purpose:
Prospectively collected cohort (women) for all disease areas.
Subject area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Homepage
Responsible department/unit
Umeå University, Department of Biobank Research
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Identifiers
SND-ID: EXT 0176
Description
Samples and data are collected in connection with mammography screenings from 1995-2006. The blood samples consist primarily of EDTA and heparin blood samples divided into plasma, erythrocyte concentrate and buffy coat and for a certain percentage, the DNA is also extracted. The cohort consists of women, 18-82 years old (95% between 48 and 70 years old). The same sampling procedures as in VIP, but another questionnaire is used with questions regarding pregnancies, hormon replacement therapy, menopaus etc.
The survey data can be linked to the blood samples.
Individuals: 28,800
Individuals with repeated samples: 14,600
Sampling occasions: 54,000
Purpose:
Prospectively collected cohort (women) for all disease areas.
Time period(s) investigated
1995 — 2006
Unit of analysis
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Subject area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Is part of collection at SND
Mammary Screening cohort
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1995 — 2006
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1995 — 2006
Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples