50-year-olds in Gothenburg (50YMG)
50YMG investigated coronary risk factors and the development of coronary heart disease using cohorts of men in Sweden. In 1963, the study recruited 855 men aged 50 from the Swedish population register. New cohorts of 50-year-old men living in Gothenburg were recruited every ten years until 2013. In 2003 and 2013, cohorts of 50-year-old women living in Gothenburg were recruited. In 1973 and 1980, 30-year-old sons to the cohort of men recruited in 1963 were also recruited. A total of 4,503 individuals participated in this study. All participants were followed up regularly until death or until December 31, 2021.
Study design
Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
855 (1913 cohort)
266 (1923 cohort)
776 (1933 cohort)
798 (1943 cohort)
1,344 (1953 cohort)
656 (1963 cohort)
263 (children of the 1913 cohort)
Age at first data collection
50 years (1913 cohort)
50 years (1923 cohort)
50 years (1933 cohort)
50 years (1943 cohort)
50 years (1953 cohort)
50 years (1963 cohort)
30 years (children of the 1913 cohort)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1963 (1913 cohort)
1973 (1923 cohort)
1983 (1933 cohort)
1993 (1943 cohort)
2003 (1953 cohort)
2013 (1963 cohort)
1973 (children of the 1913 cohort)
Primary Institutions
University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs universitet)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Forenade Liv (now known as Folksam)
Goteborg Medical Association
Gothenburg County Councils
Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sveriges regering)
King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria's Foundation of Freemasons (Konung Gustav V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
