Scania Public Health Cohort

The Scania Public Health Cohort was initiated in 1999/2000 as a collaborative effort between Lund University and Region Skåne. Follow-up assessements of the people in the original cohort have been done in 2005, 2010, and 2016. During these, more people have been added to the cohort.

The present cohort was established in 1999/2000 (T1) and followed up in 2005 (T2) and 2010 (T3). At baseline, a postal questionnaire was sent out to 25,000 men and women, 18–80 years old. These individuals were randomly selected from the population register, such that equal representation was achieved from all municipalities in the region of Skania, Sweden. The response rate was 58 % (N=13,604). Those responding at baseline, and still residing in Skania, were invited to follow-up after five and 10 years. Out of 12,117 respondents alive and still living in the region after 10 years, there were 8206 who also participated in 2005 and 2010.