Individual Study / ULSAM

Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men

Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men

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Start Year
1970
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Investigators Contacts
  • Dr. Lars Lannfelt
    Uppsala Universitet
  • Dr. Lars Lannfelt
    Uppsala Universitet

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up

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.

PUBMED 1216390

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
2,322
Number of participants with biosamples
2,322

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Data
Biosamples
Other

Timeline

ULSAM Population

Selection Criteria
Gender
Men
Minimum age
50
Maximum age
50
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory

Uppsala municipality.

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample

Number of participants

Number of participants
2,322
Number of participants with biosamples
2,322
Supplementary Information

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
# Name Description Start End
0 ULSAM-50

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
0 ULSAM-60

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
0 ULSAM-70

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
0 ULSAM-77

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
0 ULSAM-82

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
0 ULSAM-88

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

Classifications

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and health behaviours
Health status and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care utilization
Reproduction
Birth, infancy and childhood
End of life
Physical measures
Cognition, personality and other psychological measures
Laboratory measures
Social environment
Physical environment
Administrative information

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Age/birthdate

Lifestyle and health behaviours

Tobacco
Alcohol
Nutrition
Physical activity

Health status and functional limitations

Quality of life
Functional activities
Use of assistive devices

Diseases

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Circulatory system (I00-I99)

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplements

Physical measures

Physical characteristics
Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Muscles, skeleton and mobility
Skin and subcutaneous tissue

Cognition, personality and other psychological measures

Cognitive functioning
Psychological distress and emotions

Laboratory measures

Hematology
Biochemistry
Toxicology
Histology

Administrative information

Date and time