Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) - initial questionnaire
SND-ID: ext0092-1.
Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)
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Contact
Jan Sundquist
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Jan Sundquist - Region Skåne, Center for Primary Health Care Research
Kristina Sundquist - Region Skåne, Center for Primary Health Care Research
Peter M Nilsson - Skåne University Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging and Physiology
Research principal
Region Skåne - Center for Primary Health Care Research
Description
The screening consisted of a routine physical examination with standardized blood pressure measurements, bone densitometry and an extended laboratory examination. A link with the mammography registry was established. 10766 women were invited to the study and the total cohort consists of 6917 (response rate 64.2%).
Purpose:
The aim was to study the health profile in a population based cohort of middle-aged women in a geographically well-defined area in relation to metabolic factors, bone density, quality of life, lifestyle, social conditions and various subjective symptoms.
Unit of analysis
Population
All women born between 1935-12-02 and 1945-12-01 residents in the municipality of Lund per 1995-12-01.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1995-12-01 – 2000-02-03
Biobank is connected to the study
Yes
Number of individuals/objects
6917
Response rate/participation rate
64.2%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic description: Lund Municipality
Responsible department/unit
Center for Primary Health Care Research
Ethics Review
Lund - Ref. LU 174-95
Research area
Endocrinology and diabetes (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Cardiac and cardiovascular systems (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Orthopaedics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Urology and nephrology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
General practice (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Keywords
Quality of life, Living conditions, Drinking behaviour, Smoking, Physical activities, Education, Cardiovascular diseases, Public health, Medical history, Epidemiologic studies, Cohort studies, Health surveys, Diet surveys, Population surveillance, Osteoporosis, Socioeconomic factors, Urinary incontinence, Glucose tolerance test, Hormone replacement therapy, Menopause, Women's health, Women, Diet, Surveys and questionnaires, Epidemiology, Glucose, Drug utilization, Mass screening, Tobacco, Working conditions, Biological specimen banks, Diabetes, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne
Samsioe G, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Nilsson P. The women's health in the Lund area (WHILA) study--an overview. Maturitas. 2010 Jan;65(1):37-45.
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Moberg L, Nilsson PM, Samsioe G, Borgfeldt C. Low androstenedione/sex hormone binding globulin ratio increases fracture risk in postmenopausal women. The Women's Health in the Lund Area study. Maturitas. 2013 Jul;75(3):270-5
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