Comparison of Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics of UK Biobank Participants With Those of the General Population

Fry, Anna; J. Littlejohns, Thomas; Sudlow, Cathie; Doherty, Nicola; Adamska, Ligia; Sprosen, Tim; Collins, Rory; E. Allen, Naomi

doi:10.1093/aje/kwx246

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Comparison of Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics of UK Biobank Participants With Those of the General Population

Published in American Journal of Epidemiology • Jun 13, 2017

Authors:

Anna Fry

Thomas J. Littlejohns

Cathie Sudlow

Abstract

The UK Biobank cohort is a population-based cohort of 500,000 participants recruited in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2006 and 2010. Approximately 9.2 million individuals aged 40-69 years who lived within 25 miles (40 km) of one of 22 assessment centers in England, Wales, and Scotland were invited...

Subject

Biobank

Medicine

Population

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