Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS)
SHELS aimed to examine the relationship between a person's ethnic group and several important health issues which affect the Scottish population. Participants include around 91% of the population of Scotland recorded in the 2001 census, around 4.65 million people. Data includes the 2001 census, which has been linked to several health-related databases, including death records, NHS hospitalisation and cancer registers. The study was completed in 2017.
Study design
Cohort, Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
4,650,000 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
91% of the population of Scotland in April 2001.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)
National Health Service (NHS)
University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Lung Foundation
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Chief Scientist Office of Scotland
Health Protection Scotland (now known as Public Health Scotland)
NHS Health Scotland
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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