Wave 1: 61.433 (1987)
Wave 2: 38.984 (1997)
Wave 3: 30.621 (2008)
Wave 4: 25.332 (2009)
Wave 5: 19.081 (2019)
Wave 6: 14.922 (2019)
Wave 7: ongoing (2020)
61.433
73+
73+
Questionnaires, health examination, phone interviews
Longitudinal
Clinical subcohort Uppsala (2003-2009):
Questionnaires:food and physical activity questionnaires
Health examination (weight, height, waist, hip, and blood pressure measurements, and body composition measurement using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, samples of fasting blood, urine, fecal sample and adipose tissue) physical function test
Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Physical measures (wearing a physical activity monitor and complete a 7-day activity record)
Second round of health examination (2015 – ongoing):
biological sample collection
Questionnaires: diet and lifestyle questionnaire
Home health examination Uppsala (2012-2013):
cognitive test phone interview,
food frequency questionnaire,
home health examination
physical measures: weight, height, waist, hip, and blood pressure measurements, physical function test, and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Bood, urine, adipose tissue, and fecal samples
Clinical subcohort Västerås (2010- 2019) Questionnaires: diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire
one-day food diary with an invitation to participate in a health examination.
Health examination: weight, height, waist, hip, blood pressure measurement and body composition measurement using a bio-electrical impedance scale (Tanita, Tokyo, Japan), samples of fasting blood, urine, fecal sample and adipose tissue
Second round (2021 – ongoing)
same procedure as in the first round, but adding a cognitive interview and a DEXA scan for all participants at their visit.
Lifestyle, genetic factors, morbidity and mortality in middle-aged and elderly women
To study the association among lifestyle, genetic factors, morbidity, and mortality in middle-aged and elderly persons.
Medicine, Social Science, Psychology
Uppsala University
Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics; The EpiHub
Prof. Karl Michaëlsson
Professor, PI of SMC & COSM, SIMPLER
Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics; The EpiHub
Uppsala University
Tel: +46186119545
karl.michaelsson@surgsci.uu.se
https://www.simpler4health.se/researchers/cohorts/smc/
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