Glostrup Population Studies - The 1897 cohort
The Glostrup Population Studies are population-based cohort studies performed in the western part of Greater Copenhagen, Denmark, since 1964. The studies are health examination studies with clinical and biochemical data and data from questionnaires and interviews. In 1967, the 1897 cohort was initiated to investigate somatic medical, psychological, psychiatric, and social medical conditions of persons aged 70 years. All individuals born in 1897 in nine selected municipalities were invited for a health examination. Follow-up examinations were conducted at ages 80 and 85 years.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
592 (participants)
Age at first data collection
70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1897 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The general population of individuals born in 1897 in Denmark.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1967
Primary Institutions
Research Centre for Prevention and Health (Forskningscenter for Forebyggelse og Sundhed)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
