Helsingborg Birth Cohort (HbgBC)
The HbgBC study is a register-based follow-up of mothers and children aiming to evaluate early life exposures and the risk of adult respiratory disease. The cohort consists of pregnant women who delivered between February 1st, 1964, and January 31st, 1967, at the Department of Obstetrics, Helsingborg Hospital, Sweden. Over 3,500 pregnancies were included, of which 46% of the children were female. The average age of pregnant women within the cohort was 26.5 years.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
3,675 (mothers)
3,675 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
1964 - 1967 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1964
Primary Institutions
Lund University (Lunds Universitet)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Lund University (Lunds Universitet)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
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