Hordaland Health Study '97-'99 (The) [HUSK]
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Name | Hordaland Health Study '97-'99 (The) |
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| Acronym | HUSK |
| Last update | 04/09/2009 |
Affiliation
Principal investigators
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Grethe S. Tell (Chair/Professor)
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University of Bergen, Norway |
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Haakon E. Meyer
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway |
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Stein Emil Vollset (Co-chair/Professor)
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University of Bergen, Norway |
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Maurice B. Mittelmark
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University of Bergen, Norway |
Contacts
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Grethe S. Tell (Chair/Professor)
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University of Bergen
Bergen N - 5018 Phone: 47 55 58 85 22 Email: Grethe.Tell@isf.uib.no 
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Kari Juul (Projectcoordinator/consultant)
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UNIFOB Health
Bergen N - 5018 Phone: 47 55 58 85 27 Email: Kari.Juul@isf.uib.no
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Websites
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http://www.fhi.no/eway/default.aspx?pid=233&trg=MainLeft_5670&MainArea_5661=5670:0:15,1865:1:0:0:::0:0&MainLeft_5670=5544:28287::1:5675:1:::0:0
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http://www.uib.no/isf/husk/
Funding agency
- The Research Council of Norway
OBJECTIVES
This study addresses questions about risk factors and health status, namely: specific diseases, health, use of blood pressure medication, physical activity, education, smoking and drinking habits and the occurrence of coronary heart disease in the family. Furthermore, there are questions about place of birth, housing situation, family, working situation and social security.
METHODS
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General design
| Study design | Cohort |
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| Type of participants | Individuals |
| Target or final number of participants | 29400 |
| A total of 8,598 men and 9,983 women participated in the study, yielding a participation rate of 57% for men and 70% for women. The study also included 2,291 men and 2,558 women born 1950-51 and 1,868 men and 2,470 women born 1925-27 and who had participated in an earlier study in 1992-93 (the Hordaland Homocysteine Study, referred to as the Homocysteine cohort). Participation rates in these groups were 73%, 81%, 79%, and 76%, respectively. | |
| Target or final number of DNA | No information available |
Participant selection / Characteristics of the population
Selection criteria
 Age
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Minimun: 40 years Maximun: 74 years |
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Country of residence
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Norway (Hordaland County) |
Data Sources
| Cross-sectional | Longitudinal follow-up | |
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Questionnaires to participants/respondents
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Direct physical measures
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Biological samples
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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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No
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Allow access to data or samples to external researchers
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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 | 1997 | 1999 |
| Follow-up of participants | 1997 | 2050 |
| Current number of participants recruited | 25634 |
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| Current number of collected DNA samples | 25310 |
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