Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS)
HCHS aims to identify previously unknown risk factors for the most common diseases such as heart attacks, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke and dementia. The study collects data from a random sample of 45,000 participants between 45 and 74 years of age from the general population of Hamburg, Germany. Baseline assessment began in 2016 and participants will be followed-up annually through a mail questionnaire and linked healthcare/mortality data. After 6 years, all participants will be invited to repeat the baseline measures.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
45,000 (participants)
Age at first data collection
45 - 74 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, UKE)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Fondation Leducq
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
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Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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