The Cohort of Swedish Men
Initiatives
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To investigate major chronic diseases such as cancer (prostate, colon, bladder, kidney etc), cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cataracts, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and obesity.
- Start Year
- 1997
- End Year
- 2009
- Funding
- Karolinska Institutet
- Supplementary Information
- https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/47/3/691/4797561
Visit COSM
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Questionnaires were mailed in 1997, 2008 and 2009.
Marker Paper
Hallström H, Wolk A, Glynn A, Michaëlsson K, Byberg L. Coffee consumption and risk of fracture in the Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM). PLoS One. 2014 May 15;9(5):e97770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097770.
PUBMED 24830750
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 50,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- All men, born between 1918 and 1952 and residing in Central Sweden (Västmanland and Örebro Counties)
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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