Cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study Cohort - evaluation of risk factors and their interactions.
The purpose of this paper is, first, to describe the organization, sampling procedures, availability of samples/database, ethical considerations, and quality control program of the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study Cohort. Secondly, some examples are given of studies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes with a focus on the biomarker programme. The cohort has been positioned as a national and international resource for scientific research.
Hallmans
Göran
G
Nutritional Research, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. goran.hallmans@nutrires.umu.se
Agren
Asa
A
Johansson
Gerd
G
Johansson
Anders
A
Stegmayr
Birgitta
B
Jansson
Jan-Håkan
JH
Lindahl
Bernt
B
Rolandsson
Olle
O
Söderberg
Stefan
S
Nilsson
Mats
M
Johansson
Ingegerd
I
Weinehall
Lars
L
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology