British Women’s Heart and Health Study (BWHHS)
The BWHHS was established in 1999 and aimed to complement the British Regional Heart Study by exploring risk factors for heart disease in women and comparing them with those in men. Between 1999 and 2000, the study recruited women aged 60 to 79 years from 23 towns in England, Scotland and Wales (United Kingdom). More than 4,200 women participated in the baseline data collection sweep. Further data was collected from participants in 2003, 2007 and 2010. Participants were followed up via GP medical records in 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2017.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,286 (participants)
Age at first data collection
60 - 79 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Academic, United Kingdom)
University College London (UCL) (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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