Uppsala Family Study (UFS)
The Uppsala Family Study aimed to study the effects of birth weight and growth on cardiovascular, metabolic and bone-related outcomes. UFS recruited 602 families, comprising mother, father and two consecutive singleton offspring (aged 5 to 14) who were delivered at the Uppsala Academic Hospital, Sweden, between 1987 and 1995, using national population and birth registries. Baseline data collection occurred in 2000-2001, with a follow-up in 2010-2014.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
602 (mothers)
602 (fathers)
1,204 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
5 - 14 years (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
Varied (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
Uppsala University (Uppsala universitet, UU) (Academic, Sweden)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) (Research council, Sweden)
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) (Research council, Sweden)
Uppsala University (Academic, Sweden)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
