Collaborative study
The Collaborative study is one of four separate cardiorespiratory cohort studies that were carried out in Scotland, United Kingdom, in the 1960s and 1970s, known collectively as the Midspan studies. The Collaborative Study cohort included around 6,000 men and 1,000 women of working age who were recruited from 27 workplaces throughout the central belt of Scotland, in 1970-1973. Between 4 and 7 years after the initial screening, in 1977, participants were followed up with the same questionnaire and physical examinations as at baseline. Participants have also been followed up for around 30 years via linkage to morbidity and mortality registers.
Study design
Cohort - occupational, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
7,028 (participants)
Age at first data collection
21 - 75 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1970
Primary Institutions
University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu) (Academic, United Kingdom)
World Health Organisation (WHO) (Third Sector, Switzerland)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Scottish Home and Health Department (Government, Scotland)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Education data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
