Stockholm Public Health Cohort (SPHC)
The SPHC was set up to inform on determinants and consequences of significant contributors to the current burden of disease. Over 100,000 participants have been randomly selected from the adult population of respondents to the Public Health Survey, in Stockholm County, Sweden. Five sub-cohorts have been created with between 20,000 and 35,000 participants in each, and baseline data collection being carried out in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2021, respectively. All groups were re-contacted at each data collection following their baseline. All participants are also linked to administrative data.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
31,182 (2002 cohort)
34,707 (2006 cohort)
30,767 (2010 cohort)
22,250 (2014 cohort)
23,066 (2021 cohort)
Age at first data collection
18 - 84 years (2002 cohort)
18 - 84 years (2006 cohort)
≥ 18 years (2010 cohort)
≥ 16 years (2014 cohort)
≥ 16 years (2021 cohort)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Karolinska Institute (Karolinska Institutet, KI)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Karolinska Institute (Karolinska Institutet, KI)
Stockholm County Council (now known as Region Stockholm)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Police & judicial system data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
