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General description
The Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM) is a long-term health study established in 1997 to investigate the impact of diet, lifestyle, and other factors on the health of Swedish men. The study includes detailed data on dietary habits, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors collected from a large cohort of men aged 45-79 years at the time of enrollment.
The COSM dataset is crucial for understanding the role of lifestyle choices in the prevention of chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular conditions, and supports extensive research into the determinants of men's health.
Benefit and categories
Benefits
- Comparative Studies: Enables comparisons with other cohorts and populations, contributing to global health research.
- Longitudinal Analysis: Supports the study of long-term health outcomes and the development of chronic diseases.
- Risk Factor Identification: Allows identifying and studying potential risk factors associated with cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other chronic conditions.
- Public Health Interventions: Facilitates the design and evaluation of public health interventions aimed at improving lifestyle behaviors.
- Comprehensive Lifestyle Data: Detailed data on dietary habits, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors, enabling thorough analysis of their impact on men's health.
Categories
- Health Status: Self-reported health, chronic conditions, and other health-related data.
- Dietary Habits: Detailed information on food intake and dietary patterns.
- Physical Activity: Data on frequency, duration, and types of physical activity.
- Lifestyle Behaviors: Information on smoking, alcohol consumption, and other lifestyle factors.
Limitations
- Self-Reported Data: Data may be subject to reporting bias due to self-reporting by participants.
- Population Specificity: Findings may be specific to Swedish men and not generalizable to other populations.
- Data Collection Variability: Changes in data collection methods over time may affect data consistency.
Related publications
- Tea consumption and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Coffee consumption and risk of fracture in the Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM)
- Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of hip fracture: a cohort study of Swedish men and women
- Dietary cadmium exposure and kidney stone incidence: a population-based prospective cohort study of men & women
Data access
Data from the Cohort of Swedish Men (COSM) is available to researchers upon request. Detailed information on how to access the data can be found on the Karolinska Institutet Website