Odense Child Cohort (OCC)
The OCC study aims to provide new information about the environmental impact on child health through sequential follow-up to 18 years of age among children born between 2010 and 2012 within the Municipality of Odense, Denmark. A total of 2,874 out of 6,707 pregnancies (43%) were recruited between January 2010 and December 2012, and 2,500 families actively participated in the study, resulting in 2,549 children included.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
2,549 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2010 - 2012 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Mental Health Service (Region Syddanmark)
Odense University Hospital (Odense Universitetshospital, OUH)
University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet, SDU)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Health Insurance Foundation
K.A. Rohde’s and Wife’s Foundation
Mental Health Service of the Region of Southern Denmark
Municipality of Odense
Odense University Hospital (Odense Universitetshospital, OUH)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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