eprintid: 10061670 rev_number: 18 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/06/16/70 datestamp: 2018-11-19 14:57:34 lastmod: 2021-09-26 22:24:29 status_changed: 2018-11-19 14:57:34 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rydberg Sterner, T creators_name: Ahlner, F creators_name: Blennow, K creators_name: Dahlin-Ivanoff, S creators_name: Falk, H creators_name: Havstam Johansson, L creators_name: Hoff, M creators_name: Holm, M creators_name: Hörder, H creators_name: Jacobsson, T creators_name: Johansson, B creators_name: Johansson, L creators_name: Kern, J creators_name: Kern, S creators_name: Machado, A creators_name: Mellqvist Fässberg, M creators_name: Nilsson, J creators_name: Ribbe, M creators_name: Rothenberg, E creators_name: Rydén, L creators_name: Sadeghi, A creators_name: Sacuiu, S creators_name: Samuelsson, J creators_name: Sigström, R creators_name: Skoog, J creators_name: Thorvaldsson, V creators_name: Waern, M creators_name: Westman, E creators_name: Wetterberg, H creators_name: Zetterberg, H creators_name: Zetterberg, M creators_name: Zettergren, A creators_name: Östling, S creators_name: Skoog, I title: The Gothenburg H70 Birth cohort study 2014-16: design, methods and study population ispublished: inpress divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C07 divisions: D07 divisions: F86 keywords: Ageing, Birth cohort, H70 study, Health, Population sample, Study design note: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativeco mmons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. abstract: To improve health care for older persons, we need to learn more about ageing, e.g. identify protective factors and early markers for diseases. The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies (the H70 studies) are multidisciplinary epidemiological studies examining representative birth cohorts of older populations in Gothenburg, Sweden. So far, six birth cohorts of 70-year-olds have been examined over time, and examinations have been virtually identical between studies. This paper describes the study procedures for the baseline examination of the Birth cohort 1944, conducted in 2014-16. In this study, all men and women born 1944 on specific dates, and registered as residents in Gothenburg, were eligible for participation (n = 1839). A total of 1203 (response rate 72.2%; 559 men and 644 women; mean age 70.5 years) agreed to participate in the study. The study comprised sampling of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health examinations, examinations of genetics and family history, use of medications, social factors, functional ability and disability, physical fitness and activity, body composition, lung function, audiological and ophthalmological examinations, diet, brain imaging, as well as a close informant interview, and qualitative studies. As in previous examinations, data collection serves as a basis for future longitudinal follow-up examinations. The research gained from the H70 studies has clinical relevance in relation to prevention, early diagnosis, clinical course, experience of illness, understanding pathogenesis and prognosis. Results will increase our understanding of ageing and inform service development, which may lead to enhanced quality of care for older persons. date: 2018-11-13 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1601176 doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8 pii: 10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8 lyricists_name: Zetterberg, Henrik lyricists_id: HZETT94 actors_name: Bracey, Alan actors_id: ABBRA90 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: European Journal of Epidemiology event_location: Netherlands issn: 1573-7284 citation: Rydberg Sterner, T; Ahlner, F; Blennow, K; Dahlin-Ivanoff, S; Falk, H; Havstam Johansson, L; Hoff, M; ... Skoog, I; + view all <#> Rydberg Sterner, T; Ahlner, F; Blennow, K; Dahlin-Ivanoff, S; Falk, H; Havstam Johansson, L; Hoff, M; Holm, M; Hörder, H; Jacobsson, T; Johansson, B; Johansson, L; Kern, J; Kern, S; Machado, A; Mellqvist Fässberg, M; Nilsson, J; Ribbe, M; Rothenberg, E; Rydén, L; Sadeghi, A; Sacuiu, S; Samuelsson, J; Sigström, R; Skoog, J; Thorvaldsson, V; Waern, M; Westman, E; Wetterberg, H; Zetterberg, H; Zetterberg, M; Zettergren, A; Östling, S; Skoog, I; - view fewer <#> (2018) The Gothenburg H70 Birth cohort study 2014-16: design, methods and study population. European Journal of Epidemiology 10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8>. (In press). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10061670/1/RydbergSterner2018_Article_TheGothenburgH70BirthCohortStu.pdf