Vlagtwedde-Vlaardingen Study (VlaVla)
VlaVla aimed to investigate the effects of age, sex and allergy tendency on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in both rural and urban populations in the Netherlands. In 1965, participants aged 40 to 64 were recruited from rural Vlagtwedde and urban Vlaardingen in the northeast and western Netherlands. In 1967, a younger group aged 15 to 39 was recruited from Vlagtwedde, and from Vlaardingen in 1969. All Vlagtwedde participants were followed up in 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, and 1989, whilst Vlaardingen participants were followed up in 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, and 1990 when the study ended.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
450 (Vlagtwedde 40 - 64 participants)
859 (Vlaardingen 40 - 64 participants)
1,793 (Vlagtwedde 15 - 39 participants)
1,969 (Vlaardingen 15 - 39 participants)
Age at first data collection
15 - 64 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1901 - 1925 (Vlagtwedde 40 - 64 participants)
1901 - 1925 (Vlaardingen 40 - 64 participants)
1928 - 1952 (Vlagtwedde 15 - 39 participants)
1930 - 1954 (Vlaardingen 15 - 39 participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1965 (Vlagtwedde 40 - 64 participants)
1965 (Vlaardingen 40 - 64 participants)
1967 (Vlagtwedde 15 - 39 participants)
1969 (Vlaardingen 15 - 39 participants)
Primary Institutions
University Medical Center Groningen (Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, UMCG)
Links
research.rug.nl/en/datasets/vlagtwedde-vlaardingen-study-vlavla
umcgresearchdatacatalogue.nl/UMCG/ssr-catalogue/all/cohorts/VLAVLA
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Dutch Foundation for Asthma Prevention (Stichting Astma Bestrijding)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, VWS)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Mortality data
Engagement
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