Study on Air Pollution And Lung Disease In Adults (SAPALDIA)
SAPADLIA aims to investigate the effects of lifestyle and environment on chronic diseases and ageing in adults of the Swiss general population. Almost 10,000 adults were recruited from across Switzerland to take part in the baseline data collection in 1991. Since then, participants have been followed up in 2001 to 2003, 2009 to 2011, and 2016 to 2018. There is also another follow-up underway.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
9,651 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
University of Geneva (Université de Genève)
Links
swisstph.ch/en/topics/non-communicable-diseases/human-biomonitoring/sapaldia
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Hirslanden Klinik Aarau
Talecris Biotherapeutics GmbH
Abbott
European Commission
European Union FP7 programmes
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
