Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS)
YFS investigates the factors contributing to cardiovascular risk using a prospective cohort of 3,596 children and adolescents (baseline age 3-18 years) established in 1980. Participants and their parents were recruited from five Finnish cities with medical schools (Helsinki, Kuopio, Oulu, Tampere, Turku) and their surrounding rural areas. The cohort has been followed up eight times with large-scale field studies in 1983, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2011, and 2018-2020.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - intergenerational
Number of participants at first data collection
3,596 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Finnish children and adolescents
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1980
Primary Institutions
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Academy of Finland
European Research Council (ERC)
Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto)
Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research (Sydäntutkimussäätiö)
Heart Disease Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
