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Cohort Profile: The HUNT Study, Norway

Krokstad, S., Langhammer, A., Hveem, K., Holmen, T., Midthjell, K., Stene, T., Bratberg, G., Heggland, J. +1 more·2013·International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract

The HUNT Study includes large total population-based cohorts from the 1980ies, covering 125 000 Norwegian participants; HUNT1 (1984-86), HUNT2 (1995-97) and HUNT3 (2006-08). The study was primarily set up to address arterial hypertension, diabetes, screening of tuberculosis, and quality of life. However, the scope has expanded over time. In the latest survey a state of the art biobank was established, with availability of biomaterial for decades ahead. The three population based surveys now contribute to important knowledge regarding health related lifestyle, prevalence and incidence of somatic and mental illness and disease, health determinants, and associations between disease phenotypes and genotypes. Every citizen of Nord-Trøndelag County in Norway being 20 years or older, have been invited to all the surveys for adults. Participants may be linked in families and followed up longitudinally between the surveys and in several national health- and other registers covering the total population. The HUNT Study includes data from questionnaires, interviews, clinical measurements and biological samples (blood and urine). The questionnaires included questions on socioeconomic conditions, health related behaviours, symptoms, illnesses and diseases. Data from the HUNT Study are available for researchers who satisfy some basic requirements (www.ntnu.edu/hunt), whether affiliated in Norway or abroad.

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  • GWAS using siblings have been previously limited by available data, but are now feasible by combining well-established family studies with recent large biobanks.

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Authors
Krokstad, S., Langhammer, A., Hveem, K., Holmen, T., Midthjell, K., Stene, T., Bratberg, G., Heggland, J., & Holmen, J.
Affiliations
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Corresponding author
Krokstad, S.
Venue
International Journal of Epidemiology
Published
2012-08-09
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
968-977
ISSN
  • 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3685
OpenAlex
W2135255861
Cited by
1,127
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Healthcare Systems and Public Health
Keywords
HUNT study, population-based cohort, biobanks, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis screening, quality of life, health-related lifestyle, health determinants, longitudinal follow-up, family ties, health registries, socioeconomic conditions, health behavior
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Norway, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Population Surveillance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Specimen Handling, Cohort Studies, Young Adult

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