LifeLines
Lifelines is a large population-based cohort study and biobank that includes over 167,000 participants from the northern population of the Netherlands, with the aim to follow up for at least 30 years. Between 2006 and 2013, participants aged 0 to 93 years were enrolled using a three-generation recruitment design. At baseline, the cohort was 58% female, and the mean age was 41 years. Participants are followed up every 1.5-2.5 years with questionnaires, and every 5 years with physical examinations and biosample collection.
Study design
Cohort - intergenerational, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
167,729 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
6 months - 93 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The adult population of the north of the Netherlands
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
University Medical Center Groningen (Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, UMCG)
University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, UG)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Dutch Research Council (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO)
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Ministerie van Economische Zaken, EZ)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (厚生労働省, MHLW)
Northern Netherlands Alliance (Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland, SNN)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Census data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
