Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966)
All mothers with expected delivery dates between January 1st and December 31st 1966 in the two northernmost provinces of Finland, Oulu and Lapland, were recruited into the NFBC1966 study. Over 12,000 mothers were recruited from 157 antenatal clinics, and 13 mothers had more than one delivery during the recruitment phase. Over 300 children included in the cohort were twins, and 48% were girls. The cohort has been followed up four times, as well as linking with various databases.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
12,055 (mothers)
11,068 (fathers)
12,068 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
1965 - 1967 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1965
Primary Institutions
University of Oulu (Oulun yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
National Institute for Health and Welfare
Oulu Regional Institute of Occupational Health (ORIOH)
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)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
- Education data
- Healthcare data
- Other government data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
