The Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) is a large, prospective, long-term, population-based cohort study and a unique research platform and network to obtain substantial knowledge about several risk and prognostic factors in major chronic diseases.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
45 Years
Max age
74 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Inhabitant of the city of Hamburg at the time of inclusion into the study (Inclusion is time of written consent)
* Age 45 to 74 years
* Personally signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Insufficient knowledge of the German language, in order to understand study documents and computer assisted interview without translation
* Physical or psychological incapability to travel to the study center and to cooperate in the investigations
Primary outcome measure(s)
self-reported Information on changes in health in the participants — yearly up to 12 years coronary artery disease atrial fibrillation heart failure dementia stroke cancer such as prostate cancer and skin cancer chronic kidney diseases migraine musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoporosis and bone metastasis ocular diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, fundus hypertonicus, retinal vessel disease and neoplasm oral health including periodontal disease, oropharyngeal cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV)-infection psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders such as mental disorder or late - last depression pulmonary diseases such as obstructive lung disease sexual disorder skin diseases such as psoriasis, chronic wounds and inflammation vascular diseases such as aortic aneurysm, thrombosis and peripheral arterial disease
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg
Germany
Recruiting
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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