Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
The Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men is an ongoing longitudinal, epidemiologic study aiming at identifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men.
- Start Year
- 1970
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
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Participants were followed at the ages of 50, 60, 70, 77, 82, and 88.
Marker Paper
Hedstrand H. A study of middle-aged men with particular reference to risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Ups J Med Sci Suppl. 1975;19:1-61.
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,322
- Number of participants with biosamples
- 2,322
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
ULSAM Population
Between 1970 and 1973, all men born between 1920 and 1924 and resident in the municipality of Uppsala, Sweden, were invited to participate in a health survey.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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Men
- Minimum age
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50
- Maximum age
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50
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
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Uppsala municipality.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,322
- Number of participants with biosamples
- 2,322
- Supplementary Information
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ULSAM-50: 2322 participants
ULSAM-60: 1860 participants
ULSAM-70: 1221 participants
ULSAM-77: 839 participants
ULSAM-82: 530 participants
ULSAM-88: 354 participants
Data Collection Events
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ULSAM-50
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Recruited men at age 50 underwent the first screening examination programme, including a medical questionnaire and interview, blood and urine sampling, blood pressure and ... |
1970-04 | 1973-10 |
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ULSAM-60
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Participants in the first survey were invited to the second investigation. The investigation procedures were similar to that at age 50. All participants underwent a ... |
1980-04 | 1985-03 |
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ULSAM-70
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All participants in the first investigation were invited to the third investigation. Procedures were carried out in a manner as similar as possible to the two previous ... |
1991-08 | 1995-04 |
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ULSAM-77
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The fourth investigation was performed when the men were aged 77 years. The first 44 participants only performed a mini mental test. Plasma/serum samples were available from ... |
1997-11 | 2001-06 |
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ULSAM-82
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Men who had participated at age 70 or 77 were invited to participate in the fifth investigation. This investigation included anthropometrical measurements, blood ... |
2003-04 | 2005-02 |
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ULSAM-88
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All men who were alive and had participated in any of the previous investigations were invited to participate in this investigation. Of these, 296 men were examined at the hospital and 58 ... |
2008-09 | 2009-12 |