Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)

Sample details

The HUNT Study constitutes a large population database for medical and health-related research. Four health surveys of the general adult population in the Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway have been completed, including HUNT1 in 1984 to 1986, HUNT2 in 1995 to 1997, HUNT3 in 2006 to 2008, and HUNT4 in 2017 to 2019. In 1984 to 1986 every citizen of Nord-Trøndelag County aged 20 years or older (or turning 20 years during the year of survey) were invited to the baseline HUNT1 survey. A total of 77,212 individuals participated. All the data collected are structured and stored in HUNT Databank.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

77,212 (participants)

Recruitment is ongoing

Age at first data collection

≥ 20 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Adults

Dataset details

Country

Norway

Year of first data collection

1984

Primary Institutions

Central Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Midt-Norge RHF)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet, FHI, NIPH)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, NTNU)

Trøndelag County Municipality (Trøndelag fylkeskommune)

Links

ntnu.edu/hunt

maelstrom-research.org/study/hunt

doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1114-2

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys095

Funders

AstraZeneca

Central Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Midt-Norge RHF)

Gjensidige Foundation (Gjensidigestiftelsen)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality (Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection

Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
Interview – face-to-face
Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
Secondary data
Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted

Qualitative data collection