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Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (HBCS) 1934-44 is a unique birth study including 13,345 subjects in the epidemiological cohort. The cohort is a longitudinal study cohort with data throughout the life span including prenatal life, early childhood and later life. Besides extensive epidemiological data over 2000 subjects have been randomly selected for a clinical part. The subjects have been followed up clinically for over one decade with extensive phenotypic data available including metabolic data, dietary information as well as other lifestyle data. Psychological factors including personality, depression and anxiety has been focused upon.
Last update – 07/02/2017
Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Finland
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 10,000 to 19,999
Ages 0 to 9|10 to 19|20 to 39|40 to 59|60 to 100
Brain related measures Mental health
Funtional rating
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Family circumstances|Income and finances|Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation
Institute names Institute of Clinical Medicine Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
Current Sample Sizes 10,000 to 19,999
age at recruitment 0
last updated
recruitment period 1934
estimated current sample size number value 1080
cohort acronym HBCS
start date 1934
pi Professor Johan Eriksson
website http://research.med.helsinki.fi/obesity/Eriksson/
contact details Institute of Clinical Medicine Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care,
407 P.O. Box 20,
Tukholmankatu 8 B 00014 University of Helsinki,
Finland
abstract HBCS is an epidemiological cohort including 13,345 participants from birth and recruited between 1934-1944. Subjects were followed up clinically for over a decade. Psychological factors including personality, depression and anxiety has been focused upon.
funders EU FP7, EU Horizon 2020
Academy of Finland
Samfundet Folkhälsan
Finnish foundations
contact email PI Email: [email protected]
contact phone number +358 405016595
estimated current sample size 0 to 4,999
sample sizes 13345