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British Regional Heart Study (BRHS)
Dataset
Summary
DOI Name:
10.5255/UKDA-SN-9402-1
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) is a long-term cohort investigating the causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in men and seeking to understand the effect of co-morbidities on CVD & ageing. The BRHS provides a geographically and socially representative cohort for the prospective investigation of CVD in British men spanning over four decades. Established in 1978-80, with 7735 male participants, the BRHS study has benefited from four repeated assessments of the men at ages in middle (40-59 years) and later life (60-79, 72-91 and 79-98 years). Participants have been followed up at four life stages for a wide range of health outcomes, including all-cause mortality and CVD morbidity, physical disability and frailty using GP records and participant questionnaires. This unique ageing cohort with extensive phenotyping, genotyping and detailed follow-up will contribute and allow us to study healthy cardiovascular ageing including prevention of CVD, heart failure, stroke, diabetes and related disabilities (frailty, dementia) in older age and to add to our understanding of the biological ageing process on CVD risk.
The survey data are accessible to bona fide researchers by applying direct to the study - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-health-care/research/primary-care-and-population-health/research/ageing/british-regional-heart-study-brhs/brhs-2
For further information on study description and data dictionaries please see the study webpages - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-health-care/research/primary-care-and-population-health/research/brhs
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,England; United Kingdom,Scotland; United Kingdom,Wales
Typical Age Range:
40-100
Follow Up:
Continuous
Pathway:
The BRHS provides a geographically and socially representative cohort for the
prospective investigation of CVD in British men spanning over four decades.
Established in 1978-80, with 7735 male participants, the BRHS study has
benefited from four repeated assessments of the men at ages in middle (40-59
years) and later life (60-79, 72-91 and 79-98 years).
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Study
Sources:
Paper-based
Collection Situations:
- Primary care - Clinic
- Community
- Home
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Static
Distribution Release Date:
28 April 2025
Start Date:
01 January 1978
End Date:
29 September 2025
Time Lag:
Not applicable
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
Data is available through UK Data Service http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-9402-1
Delivery Lead Time:
2-4 weeks
Jurisdictions:
- GB-ENG
- GB-SCT
- GB-WLS
Data Controller:
University College London and Newcastle University
Data Processor:
University College London and Newcastle University
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- Research use only
- General research use
Data Use Requirements:
Not for profit use
Resource Creators:
The British Regional Heart Study was funded by the British Heart Foundation. We thank the BRHS team for collecting the data and acknowledge the valuable contributions from the cohort participants and their GPs. Linked data have been provided by patients and collected by the National Health Service as part of their care and support.
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
cvs
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
In 1978-80, 7735 male participants were recruited into the BRHS study. The Study has benefited from three further repeated assessments of the men at ages 60-79 (n=4752), 72-91 (n= 1722) and 79-98 years (n=667 ) and multiple postal questionnaires on lifestyle
7735
count
01 January 1978