Flemish Study on Environment, Genes and Health (FLEMENGHO)
The FLEMENGHO study aims to explore the interactions between environmental, genetic, and health factors in understanding health and disease. Participants initially included over 3,000 people recruited from Northern Belgium between 1985 and 1994 above the age of 20. Additional recruitments occurred between 1996 and 2007, including those from ages 10 to 20. The participants were followed up from 1 to more than 4 times until 2013, with 205 participating in more than four follow-ups.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,343 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1985
Primary Institutions
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Research Area Net for Cardiovascular Diseases (ERA-CVD)
European Research Council (ERC)
European Union (EU)
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
