The Uppsala Birth Cohort Multigeneration Study (UBCoS) was established in 2004, collecting data on 14,192 males and females born in Uppsala from 1915 -1929 with information on their descendants from routine data registers, school archives, and Census 1930 records. Through additional data collection, the study extended its follow-up period until the end of 2010, allowing for the investigation of intergenerational associations among more than 140,000 study subjects from families spanning up to five generations. The study's primary aim is to explore the life course and intergenerational determinants of social inequalities in health.
Study design
Cohort - intergenerational, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
14,192 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
1915 - 1929 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet)
Links
snd.se/en/catalogue/dataset/ext0155-1
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/the-uppsala-birth-cohort-multigeneration-study/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv, hälsa och välfärd, FORTE)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups