Gothenburg BEDA Study
The Gothenburg BEDA Study aimed to investigate risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other diseases in women. Participants were women living in Gothenburg, Sweden, born between 1915 and 1941, with no cardiovascular disease history. Around 1,400 women participated in baseline assessments between 1979 and 1981. Follow-up assessments were conducted between 1997 and 1999.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,413 (participants)
Age at first data collection
39 - 65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1915 - 1941 (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1979
Primary Institutions
University of Gothenburg (Göteborgs universitet)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Gothenburg Medical Society (Göteborgs Läkaresällskap)
Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research
Swedish Foundation for Health Care Sciences and Allergy Research (Vårdal Foundation)
Swedish Heart Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden)
Swedish Medical Research Council
Ongoing?
No
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
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
