The Danish General Suburban Population Study [GESUS]
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name | The Danish General Suburban Population Study |
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| Acronym | GESUS |
| Last update | 01/07/2013 |
Affiliation
Principal investigator
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Christina Ellervik (Chief Physician, Ph.D., Associate Professor)
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital |
Contact
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Christina Ellervik (Chief Physician, Ph.D., Associate Professor)
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital
Copenhagen Phone: +45 2446 4663 Email: christina@ellervik.dk 
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Website
Funding agency
| Percentage | Category | |
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| National Board of Health (Denmark) | -- | Ministry |
| Trygfonden | -- | Private |
| Johan and Lise Boserup Foundation | -- | Public |
| Naestved University Hospital | -- | Hospital |
| Møbelhandler Clausens Fond | -- | Private |
| University of Copenhagen | -- | University |
| City Council | -- | City Council |
| Momsfondet | -- | State |
OBJECTIVES
A general population study.
Research Focus
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Broad approach with no specific target of interest (study built as an infrastructure for a broad range of unspecified scientific activities/questions).
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Target specific questions of interest (predefined scientific targets like, cardiovascular diseases, social environment, specific health trajectories etc.)
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ICD-10 classification
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Neoplasms (C00-D48)
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
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Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
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Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
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Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
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Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
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METHODS
Legend
Yes
No
Unknown
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General design
| Study design | No information available |
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| Type of participants | No information available |
| Target or final number of participants | No information available |
| Target or final number of DNA | No information available |
Participant selection / Characteristics of the population
Data Sources
| Cross-sectional | Longitudinal follow-up | |
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 Questionnaires to participants/respondents
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Sample management
Biological samples
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Blood
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Buccal cells
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Cord blood
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Tissues
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Saliva
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Urine
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GOVERNANCE
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Legend
Yes
No
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Allow access to data or samples to external researchers
| Academia | Industry | |
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Data (questionnaire-derived, measured…)
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Biological samples
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STATUS
Current status
| Phase | Start | End |
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| Preparation phase/Pilot | -- | -- |
| Baseline recruitment / initial data collection | 2010 | 2012 |
| Follow-up of participants | 2020 | 2022 |
Supplementary informations
We have one center as of April 2010. But the aim is to get one or two more centrers during the next years, or otherwise we will move location in 2012, which enables us to collect up to 100,000 individuals until 2019 hopefully.
| Current number of participants recruited | -- |
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| Current number of collected DNA samples | -- |
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COMMENT
Members of the Sterring Committee:
Christina Ellervik, MD/PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lise Bathum, MD/PhD, Head of Dep. Clin. Bioch., Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Jan Kvetny, MD/DMSci, Chief physisian, associate professor, Dep. Int. Med., Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Vagn Bach, Vice President, Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Dorthe Berg Rasmussen, Health Specialist, City Hall, Naestved City, Denmark
Gregor Jemec, MD/DMSci, Professor, Head of Department, Dep. of Dermatology, Roskilde University Hospital, Denmark
Dorthe Berg Rasmussen, Health Specialist, City Hall, Naestved City, Denmark
General Information
| Name | DK-Biobank |
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| Last update | 02/23/2008 |
| Phase | Baseline |
| Year interval | 2010 to 2012 |
Questionnaire owner
- DK-Biobank
Contact
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Christina Ellervik (Chief Physician, Ph.D.)
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital
Copenhagen Phone: +45 2446 4663 Email: christina@ellervik.dk
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Utilization conditions
None
Information on validity
The questionnaire has been validated by external source
Methods
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Legend
Yes
No
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Respondent
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Participant
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Proxy
Administration environment
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Over the phone
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Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center
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Respondent / Proxy residence
Administration mode
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Auto administered
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Auto administrated with face to face validation by trained personnel
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Administrated by trained personel / Physician
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Other
(administered by mail)
Administration format
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Paper questionnaire
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Computerized
Administration language
- Danish
- English
Documents
Available Format
NOTICE: HTML document format may differ slightly from the actual questionnaire. Please refer to the original PDF document for exact reproduction.
General Information
| Name | DK-Biobank |
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| Number of Question Blocks | 50 |
Questionnaire and Question Block List
Click on the
to see the
block of questions related to a domain or a group of domains.
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Block 1
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Activities/Exercise and Frequency
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Block 2
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Physical activity / Perception of physical health
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Block 3
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- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Block 4
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- Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Biological environmental exposures / Others
- Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Biological environmental exposures / Allergens
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Block 5
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- Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Diagnostic Interventions / Diagnostic Interventions On Body System NEC
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the respiratory system
- Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239) / Clinical Laboratory Interventions
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Block 6
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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Block 7
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the respiratory system
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Block 8
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Block 9
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Mental and behavioural disorders
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Neoplasms
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the digestive system
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the circulatory system
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Block 10
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- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the circulatory system
- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
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Block 11
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- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice
- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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Block 12
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- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
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Block 13
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- Physical Environment / Occupational Exposures / Chemical Occupational Exposures / Others
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Block 14
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the respiratory system
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Block 15
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the respiratory system
- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / General symptoms and signs
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Diseases of the genitourinary system
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Block 16
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
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Block 17
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- Health Information / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified / General symptoms and signs
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Block 18
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Sleep Behaviours
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Block 19
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- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
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Block 20
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- Body structures / Anthropometric structures / Anthropometric measures / Weight
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Block 21
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- Health Information / Participants Early Life Conditions / Participant's Birth weight
- Health Information / Participants Early Life Conditions / Participant's Pregnancy duration
- Health Information / Participants Early Life Conditions / Participant's Newborn/childhood health
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Block 22
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- Health Information / Women's health / Menopause
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Block 23
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- Health Information / Reproductive history / Number of children
- Health Information / Reproductive history / Parity/Gravidity
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Block 24
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- Health Information / Women's health / Breast feeding
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Block 25
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- Health Information / Reproductive history / Parity/Gravidity
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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Block 26
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Tobacco use
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Block 27
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- Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
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Block 28
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- Physical Environment / Early life and in utero exposures / Chemical Exposures / Passive Smoke Exposure
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Block 29
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Nutritional Behaviours and Perception of Nutritional Habits
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Block 30
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Cereals, Bread, Starches
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Block 31
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Fat Intake
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Block 32
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
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Block 33
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Beverages (other than water or alcohol)
- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Caffeine
- Life Habits/Behaviours / Alcohol use
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Block 34
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Milk products
- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Meat, Eggs, Fish and Alternatives
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Block 35
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Meat, Eggs, Fish and Alternatives
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Block 36
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Vegetables and Fruits
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Block 37
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- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Meat, Eggs, Fish and Alternatives
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Block 38
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- Socioeconomic Characteristics / Education level / Subject education level
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Block 39
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- Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Subjet Household Status
- Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Structure of the Household
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Block 40
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- Health Information / Reproductive history / Number of children
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Block 41
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- Sociodemographic Characteristics / Household Status / Subjet Household Status
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Block 42
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- Physical Environment / Environmental exposures / Chemical environmental exposures / Others
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Block 43
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- Socioeconomic Characteristics / Income
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Block 44
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- Socioeconomic Characteristics / Working status / Subject Working status/history
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Block 45
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- Health Information / Perception of health/quality of life
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Block 46
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- Social Environment / Familial and social environment
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Block 47
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- Socioeconomic Characteristics / Education level / Subject's parents education level
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Block 48
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- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the digestive system
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Mental and behavioural disorders
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the circulatory system
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Neoplasms
- Health Information / Familial Disease History (ICD10*) / Diseases of the respiratory system
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Block 49
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- Health Information / Medical Health Intervention (C239)
- Health Information / Individual Disease history / Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
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Block 50
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- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Dermatologicals (D)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Nervous system (N)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Respiratory system (R)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins (H)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Blood and blood forming organs (B)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Alimentary tract and metabolism (A)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents (P)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Musculo-skeletal system (M)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Genito urinary system and sex hormones (G)
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Various
- Life Habits/Behaviours / Nutrition / Food intake and Frequency / Salt and Food Supplement
- Health Information / Medication Intake (ATC/DDD) / Cardiovascular system (C)
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Study name | The Danish General Suburban Population Study [GESUS] |
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| Last update | 02/23/2008 |
| Collected at phase | Recruitment |
| Year interval | 2010 to 2012 |
Contact
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Christina Ellervik (Chief Physician, Ph.D., Associate Professor)
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Naestved Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital
Copenhagen Phone: +45 2446 4663 Email: christina@ellervik.dk
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Physical and cognitive measures collected
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Legend
Yes
No
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BODY STRUCTURES
Bioimpedance (fat, muscle, bone, whater, basal metabolic rate, free fat mass)
STRUCTURES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
Structure of the cardiovascular system
Heart structure (Vascular stiffness and flexibility, ECG)
Structure of the respiratory system
Other measures of the respiratory structures
(Spirometry, CO concentration in lungs)
BODY FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
Functions of the cardiovascular system
Blood pressure (proximal and distal)
Other measures of the cardiovascular functions
(vascular stiffness and flexibility, arm-ankle index for atherosclerosis)
Functions of the respiratory system
Respiratory functions (Spirometry, CO concentration in lungs, oxygen saturation in blood)
NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL AND MOVEMENT-RELATED FUNCTIONS
Grip strength (may be included later, we have the technique for that)
Administration mode
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Legend
Yes
No
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Administration environment
Hospital, clinic, university or recruitment center
Staff administering test
Professionals (nurses, clinicians, etc)
Interviewers/research assistants
Other
(Students studying at various health care institutions)
Documentation on procedures
| Administration language | Danish |
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