Danish study of Functional Disorders cohort (DanFunD)
DanFunD was initiated to outline the epidemiology of functional somatic syndromes (FSS). The study population comprises a random sample of 9,656 men and women aged between 18 and 76 years, born in Denmark and living in the western part of greater Copenhagen, across ten municipalities. The survey comprises screening questionnaires for five types of FSS, such as fibromyalgia, whiplash-associated disorder, multiple chemical sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as for the unifying diagnostic category of bodily distress syndrome.
Study design
Cohort, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
9,656 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 76 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet, KU) (Academic, Denmark)
Links
frederiksberghospital.dk/ckff/sektioner/sfe/tidligere-undersoegelser/danfund/Sider/default.aspx
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Danish Foundation TrygFonden (Third Sector, Denmark)
Lundbeck Foundation (Third Sector, Denmark)
Novo Nordisk Foundation (Third Sector, Denmark)
Research Centre for Prevention and Health (RCPH) (Research council, Denmark)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
