Arctic Biobank data collections
Timepoints for data and sample collections
Biological samples collected at different stages of the Northern Finland Cohorts and related data have been transferred to Arctic Biobank after biobank informing.
Read more details on the data collections from the NFBC web pages:
Number of sample donors
Northern Finland cohort members with biological samples collected latest on 2013 and having a known address were informed on the sample and data transfer to Arctic Biobank in 2020-2022. The numbers* of biobank consents (active) and number of Biobank participants are presented below.
Population |
Active consents |
Participants in Biobank |
---|---|---|
NFBC1966 |
3577 |
7510 |
NFBC1986 |
964 |
6706 |
Oulu1935 |
473 |
769 |
Oulu1945 |
441 |
945 |
*6/2022 (n = 15930)
Biological samples
Biological sample types collected in different stages of data collections are presented below:
Population |
Age |
Samples |
---|---|---|
Oulu1935 |
55-58 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood |
Oulu1935 |
62 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood |
Oulu1935 |
72 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA-blood, Buffy coat |
Oulu1945 |
55-58 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood, urine |
Oulu1945 |
68-70 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood, urine, stool, hair |
NFBC1966 |
31 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood , DNA, white blood cells |
NFBC1966 |
46 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood , DNA, RNA, white blood cells, urine, stool, saliva, hair |
NFBC1986 |
15-16 |
Blood serum, plasma, EDTA blood , DNA |
The number of samples available will be updated later.
Data related to biological samples
Basic demographic data |
age, gender, weight, height, marital status |
Laboratory values |
available (for example NMR metabolomics) |
Genome data | available |
Medication and diseases |
self reported |
Lifestyle data |
Health information, sociodemographic characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, physical environment, mental health, familial disease history, individual disease history, individual history of injuries, medication use, perception of health/quality of life, woman's health, reproductive history, sleep, alcohol usage, smoking, diet, exercise, physical activity |
Data related to sample collections
For variables, see the NFBC variable catalogue: