Uppsala Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
This prospective, population-based study aims to find biomarkers for the cause and progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). All men born from 1941-1942 in the Swedish county of Uppsala were identified from the National Population Registry and consequently invited to screening for AAA with aortic ultrasound examinations at the age of 65 across 2006-2007. The initial screening cohort included over 3,200 men. Additional screening is planned to occur every 5 years at ages 70, 75, and 80.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,268 (participants)
Age at first data collection
65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1941 - 1942 (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Uppsala University (Uppsala universitet, UU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centre for Clinical Research (Centrum för klinisk forskning Dalarna, CKF)
Swedish Heart Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden)
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
