PURE Sweden A pilot study – first 158 men and women
Sweden: 9 milj. inhabitants 20 persons/km 2 Göteborg: second largest city ( )
Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra Göteborg Sweden Population studies since 1963 – Data on ca 20,000 men and women Birth years: 1913 to 1978
PURE – Swedish collaborative effort Urban: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg Respiratory medicine – Prof Kjell Torén Dept of Work & Environmental Medicine Nutrition – Prof Lauren Lissner, Dept of Epidemiology and Community Medicine Cardiology – Prof Annika Rosengren, Dept of Cardiovascular and Emergency Medicine Rural: Skövde Rural populations – Dr Ulf Lindblad, dr Kristina Bengtsson, Dept of Family Medicine, Skövde
PURE Study
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PURE – Sweden pilot Feb-May 2005Preparation, training April 2005Ethics approval May-June grants submitted Aug 2005Start of recruitment Sept-dec subjects investigated Nov grants approved, partial funding
PURE – Sweden pilot * 164 visits scheduled for January/February URBANRURAL Total number of households surveyed (Contacted) 324- No of households with elgible subjects for the PURE Study 324- Total number of subjects eligible for the PURE study N/A- Total number of households responded 240 Total number of subjects for whom questionnaires were administered 158*- Total number of subjects for whom measurements were made 158- Total number of subjects for whom blood samples were collected 158-
Approach MONICA population, still living in Göteborg Subjects aged 25 to 44 in 1985, 1990 or household members Random population sample + household members. Company/neighborhood approach: not feasible.
Plans for 2006 Investigation of 1200 Göteborg subjects Pilot for rural population Submission of grant for regional support for Random population sample of defined rural communities.