Metropolit 1953 Danish Male Birth Cohort (Metropolit cohort)
The Metropolit cohort initially aimed to investigate the life course of men to explore intergenerational mobility. In 1965, the study recruited over 11,500 boys born in 1953 in the Copenhagen Metropolitan area (Denmark). Data was collected on participants in 1965, 1966, and 1968. In 2001, the study was revived with a new aim to study the development of chronic disease, including conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Parkinson's disease, and Vascular Dementia. Participants were followed up once more in 2004, and in 2009, eligible members of the Metropolit cohort participated in the Copenhagen Ageing Midlife Biobank (CAMB) study. Approximately 500 participants underwent further neurocognitive testing in 2011. Retrospective data from 1953 and 1971 were collected through birth and healthcare registries. Through national registers, participants were followed up until 2016.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
11,532 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 - 12 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1953 (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1965
1953 (Administrative data)
Primary Institutions
Frederiksberg Hospital
University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet, KU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Danish Health Insurance Foundation
Danish Heart Foundation
Else og Mogens Wedell Wedellsborgs Fond
Lundbeck Foundation
Velux Foundation
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- 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
- None
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Existing research data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
- Other government data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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