HealthTwiSt: The Berlin Twin Registry for Health Research
The Berlin Twin Registry began as a cross-sectional twin study in 1994 and over time developed into a longitudinal follow-up and resource for health research with over 1,700 twin pairs. Some twins have been participating in ongoing studies and others remain part of the registry while opportunities are underway. The ages of twins in the registry range from under 11 to over 71 years, and there is a combination of monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs. Whenever possible, parents of twins are involved in studies as well.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
3,410 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
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
1994
Primary Institutions
HealthTwiSt
Profile paper DOI
Funders
HealthTwiSt
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
