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Lifelines participants were initially recruited through general practitioners in the three provinces in the [[location|northern part of the Netherlands]]: Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe((Scholtens, S., Smidt, N., Swertz, M.A., Bakker, S.J.L., Dotinga, A., Vonk, J.M., van Dijk, F., van Zon, S.K.R., Wijmenga, C., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., et al. (2015). Cohort Profile: LifeLines, a three-generation cohort study and biobank. Int. J. Epidemiol. 44, 1172–1180)).\\ | Lifelines participants were initially recruited through general practitioners in the three provinces in the [[location|northern part of the Netherlands]]: Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe((Scholtens, S., Smidt, N., Swertz, M.A., Bakker, S.J.L., Dotinga, A., Vonk, J.M., van Dijk, F., van Zon, S.K.R., Wijmenga, C., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., et al. (2015). Cohort Profile: LifeLines, a three-generation cohort study and biobank. Int. J. Epidemiol. 44, 1172–1180)).\\ | ||
- | General practitioners invited all their patients between 25 and 50 years old (on Terschelling 18+), resulting in ~81.500 participants at [[1A|baseline]].\\ | + | General practitioners (GP's) invited all their patients between 25 and 50 years old (on Terschelling 18+), resulting in ~81.500 participants at [[1A|baseline]].\\ |
These individuals were then asked to invite their family members (parents, partner, children, parents-in-law), resulting in an additional ~64.500 participants at [[1A|baseline]].\\ | These individuals were then asked to invite their family members (parents, partner, children, parents-in-law), resulting in an additional ~64.500 participants at [[1A|baseline]].\\ | ||
~21.500 interested individuals registered directly for [[1A|baseline]] participation via the Lifelines website. | ~21.500 interested individuals registered directly for [[1A|baseline]] participation via the Lifelines website. | ||
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Most questionnaires and measurements are performed in both sexes.\\ | Most questionnaires and measurements are performed in both sexes.\\ | ||
Notable exceptions: | Notable exceptions: | ||
- | * [[ROAQ]], an [[additional assessments|additional assessment]] in women | + | * [[ROAQ]], an [[additional assessments|additional assessment]] on reproductive health in women |
- | * [[VESP]], an [[additional assessments|additional assessment]] in men | + | * [[VESP]], an [[additional assessments|additional assessment]] on semen quality in men |
* [[NEXT]], our birth cohort with an emphasis on pregnant women (but fathers are also included) | * [[NEXT]], our birth cohort with an emphasis on pregnant women (but fathers are also included) | ||
Thus far, the *binary* gender of participants was assessed via self-report and via [[https://www.government.nl/topics/personal-data/personal-records-database-brp|BRP]] linkage.\\ | Thus far, the *binary* gender of participants was assessed via self-report and via [[https://www.government.nl/topics/personal-data/personal-records-database-brp|BRP]] linkage.\\ |