Representativeness in population-based studies of older adults: five waves of cross-sectional examinations in the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe representativeness in the Gothenburg H70 1930 Birth Cohort Study.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional examinations of a population-based study.

Setting

Gothenburg, Sweden.

Participants

All residents of Gothenburg, Sweden, born on specific birth dates in 1930 were invited to a comprehensive health examination at ages 70, 75, 79, 85 and 88. The number of participants at each examination was 524 at age 70, 767 at age 75, 580 at age 79, 416 at age 85, and 258 at age 88.

Primary outcome measures

We compared register data on sociodemographic characteristics and hospital discharge diagnoses between participants and (1) refusals, (2) all same-aged individuals in Gothenburg and (3) all same-aged individuals in Sweden. We also compared mortality

SUBMITTER: Wetterberg H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9764666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature