Cohort information

NETHERLANDS WP3
Organization UMCG
Name of cohort Lifelines
Referring partner UMCG
Cohort Information Country(-ies), cities, regions or centers involved UMCG Groningen, Netherlands
Time of data collection 03/2020 10/2022
Enrolment Inactive
Study setting Single center
Population Age Adults,Elderly
Type Both
Total number of patients 107483
Data collection Clinical data True
Serological data True
Genetic data True
Sample collection True
Sample collected Whole blood No
PBMC No
Dry-spot blood No
Plasma No
Serum No
Stool No
NP swabs No
Other undefined
Description The Biobank is setup in 2007 and contains data of 167 000 participants and has a three-generation setup (parent, grandparent and child). The databank contains, information on various different topics, samples from different parts of the body, like blood, urine, hair and stool and genetic data of a large group of participants. During the corona pandemic we send out questionnaires regularly to all participants. Until now, 19 questionnaires are sent out and filled in by on average 40 000 participants. The questionnaire contains information on the topics: mental health, corona related & symptoms, physical health, social live, lifestyle, work & income We perform serology testing of 1 500 participants who live in a household with at least one SARS-CoV-2 infection person. The results are visualized on the interactive website https://coronabarometer.nl/ (English version available).
Publications - Integrative modelling of reported case numbers and seroprevalence reveals time-dependent test efficiency and infectious contacts [Epidemics]