Cooperative health research in the Region of Augsburg

KORA stands for “Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg” (Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Region). KORA studies are conducted at regular intervals in order to assess the health status of the population in Augsburg and the surrounding area since 1984. The extensive database and biological specimen repository provide an excellent platform for national and international health research. More than 200 research projects a year are conducted with regional, national and international partners. To date, more than 2,000 publications have been issued. The main research areas are:
– Lifestyle and environmental factors as risk factors in the development of chronic diseases
– Identifying new genes for the most important chronic diseases and related risk factors
– Integrating research into risk factors and functional genomics
– Research on health systems: usage, costs and health status

Last Update 21/09/2017

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Germany
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 10,000 to 19,999
Ages 20 to 39|40 to 59|60 to 100
Brain related measures Cognitive function|Mental health|Neurological
Funtional rating
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular|Hearing and Vision|Musculoskeletal|Respiratory
Biological samples Blood|Microbiome|Saliva|Urine
Genotyping Gene screening
Brain imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Income and finances|Informal support|Marital status|Occupation and employment|Unpaid care
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names Institute for Epidemiology II
Current Sample Sizes 10,000 to 19,999

age at recruitment 25-74
last updated
recruitment period 1984-2001
estimated current sample size number value 13000
cohort acronym KORA
start date 1984-2001
pi Prof. Dr. Annette Peters|KORA Board Members: Prof. Dr. Reiner Leidl|Prof. Dr. Konstantin Strauch|Prof. Holger Schulz|Dr. Christian Gieger
website http://www.bioshare.eu/content/kora-cooperative-health-research-region-augsburg
contact details Helmholtz Centre Munich –
German Research Center
Health and Environment (GmbH)
Institute of Epidemiology II
Ingolst’dter Landstr. 1
D-85764 Neuherberg
Germany
abstract  KORA is a regional research platform for population-based surveys which began in 1984. The extensive database and biological specimen repository provide an excellent platform for national and international health research.
funders  Helmholtz Zentrum M’nchen ‘ German Research Center for Environmental Health, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and by the State of Bavaria.
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estimated current sample size 10,000 to 19,999
sample sizes 18000