Oxford Biobank (OBB)
The Oxford Biobank is a random, population-based collection of over 8,000 healthy Oxfordshire residents aged 30-50 years at recruitment. Participants were recruited via lists of Oxfordshire residents registered with a local general practitioner, with invitation letters subsequently sent out. All participants completed detailed baseline characterisation, beginning in 1999, and selected participants were invited to a second visit at varying time periods. In 2015, OBB also recruited a cohort of participants with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus aged 25-75 years.
Study design
Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
~8,000 (participants, as of 2025)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
30 - 50 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) (Academic, United Kingdom)
University of Oxford (Academic, United Kingdom)
Links
directory.biobankinguk.org/Profile/Biobank/GBR-1-300
oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-themes/metabolic-experimental-medicine/nihr-bioresource/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (Research, United Kingdom)
National NIHR Bioresource (now known as NIHR BioResource) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Wellcome Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – unspecified
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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