Reykjavik Study
The Reykjavik study aimed to investigate cardiovascular health. The study randomly recruited men and women born between 1907 and 1935 and currently living in Reykjavik, Iceland, and adjacent communes on December 1, 1966. Participants were randomised into six cohorts based on the day and year of their birth and invited to participate in data collection in stages. This resulted in a baseline cohort of over 30,000 participants.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
30,795 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1967
Primary Institutions
Icelandic Heart Association (Hjartavernd) (Research, Iceland)
Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland (Landspítali – Háskólasjúkrahús) (Healthcare/Medical, Iceland)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (Research, United States of America)
Funders
Icelandic Heart Association (Hjartavernd) (Research council, Iceland)
Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi Íslendinga) (Government, Iceland)
National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program (Research council, United States of America)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Government, United States of America)
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)
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
