UK Biobank (UKB)
UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and detailed prospective study containing de-identified genetic, lifestyle and health information and biological samples from over 500,000 participants in the United Kingdom. Between 2006 and 2010, participants aged 40 to 69 years were recruited from Nation Health Service (NHS) central registers across the United Kingdom. Participants have been followed up with regularly since 2006.
Study design
Biobank, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
503,317 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 69 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1937 - 1970 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
University of Manchester (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Industry, United States of America)
British Heart Foundation (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) (Government, United Kingdom)
Diabetes UK (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Wearable devices
- None
- Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
