Table 1.
Selection of ongoing mega-cohort studies in adults
| Web site | Cohort study | Country | Country size | Focus | Sample size | Baseline | Biologic samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- |
CONOR/HUNT |
Norway |
4,9 Mio |
Common disease etiology |
185′000 |
1994-1995 |
Blood |
|
http://www.millionwomenstudy.org/ |
Million women study |
United Kingdom |
62,3 Mio |
Women’s health |
1′300′000 |
1996 - 2001 |
Blood, saliva, in a sub-sample |
|
http://epic.iarc.fr/ |
EPIC |
Europe |
738,2 Mio |
Nutrition, life style and cancer other diseases |
520′000 |
1997 |
Blood |
| -- |
Mexico city prospective study |
Mexico |
117,4 Mio |
Major determinants of morbidity and premature mortality |
150′000 |
1998-2004 |
Blood |
|
http://www.decode.com/research/ |
deCODE |
Iceland |
0.4 Mio |
Research company |
200′000 |
2000 |
Various |
|
http://www.milleniumcohort.org/ |
Millennium |
USA |
313,3 Mio |
US military family cohort |
150′000 |
2001 |
Not specified |
|
http://www.geenivaramu.ee/en/ |
Estonian biobank |
Estonia |
1.3 Mio |
Biologic resource |
50′000 |
2002 |
Blood |
|
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/Guangzhou/index.aspx |
Guanghzou Biobank Cohort study |
China |
1339,7 Mio |
Genetic, lifestyle, occupational and environmental factors, and life course Causes of the common chronic diseases |
40′000 |
2003 |
Blood, urine |
|
http://www.ckbiobank.org/ |
China Kandoorie Biobank |
China |
1339,7 Mio |
Chronic disease etiology, complex interplay of lifestyle, environmental, and genetic susceptibility |
500′000 |
2004-2008 |
Blood |
|
http://www.phri.ca/pure/index.html |
PURE |
Several countries |
3223,7 Mio |
Maladaptation to urbanization and cardiovascular health |
120′000 |
2006 |
Blood |
|
http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/ |
UK biobank |
United Kingdom |
62,3 Mio |
Common disease etiology |
500′000 |
2007 - 2010 |
Blood, saliva, urine |
|
http://www.lifelines.net/ |
LifeLines |
The Netherlands |
16,8 Mio |
causes and prognosis of burden of disease, co-determinants, rather than comorbidity, family study |
165′000 |
2007 |
Blood, urine |
|
https://www.etude-nutrinet-sante.fr/fr/common/login.aspx |
Nutrinet Santé |
France |
65,4 Mio |
Nutrition and health |
500′000 |
2009 |
Blood, urine |
|
http://www.partnershipfortomorrow.ca/ |
The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) |
Canada |
34,4 Mio |
Cancer and chronic disease etiology |
300′000 |
2009 |
Blood |
|
http://lifegene.ki.se/ |
Life gene |
Sweden |
9,4 Mio |
Nealth and lifestyle |
500′000 |
2011 |
Blood, urine |
|
http://www.constances.fr |
CONSTANCES |
France |
65,4 Mio |
Biologic and research resource |
500′000 |
2011 |
Blood |
| http://www.nationale-kohorte.de/index_en.html | German national cohort | Germany | 81,8 Mio | Common disease etiology | 200′000 | 2012 | Blood |
Listed by date of baseline examination start.