Estonian Biobank (EstBB)
The EstBB is a population-based biobank cohort that currently comprises over 212, 000 individuals; representing around 20% of the adult population in Estonia. Participant enrolment is ongoing since 2000, and open to individuals over 18 years from all 15 Estonian countries. After initial baseline assessments and biospecimen collection, the cohort participants are followed-up via linkage with national electronic databases and registries.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
>212000 (participants as of July 2024)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The age, sex and geographical distribution of the adult Estonian population as of 2021.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikool, UT)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education and Research
Ministry of Social Affairs
University of Tartu
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
