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Type of database: survey; biobank; genomics.
Primary purpose: Store the sample collection and data information of participants from the FINRISK survey. The purpose of the survey was to assess the risk factors of chronic diseases, including cancer.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: THL Biobank.
Type of information: cross-sectional. education; marital status; income; employment status; age; sex; region; year; self-perceived health; self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases; diagnosis; check-up examinations; quality of life; medical procedures; alcohol consumption; smoking habit; number of drugs; medication use; length of stay; periodicity of physician consultation.
Data Dictionary: FINRISK.
Click here to learn more in "Variable Descriptions". Click here to learn more about the questionnaires.
Data level: patient level.
Number of Records: About 35,000.
Date Range: 1972 - 2012.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: not publicly available. Data has access costs.
Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
Contact information: Click here to access.
Mouth
Throat
Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Salivary glands
Lips
Tonsils
base of tongue
Voice box
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Colon
Rectum
Anus
Liver
Gallbladder
Bile ducts
Pancreas
Lung
Trachea
Bronchi
Pleura
Mediastinum
Bone
Cartilage
Osteosarcoma
Ewings sarcoma
Skin
Melanoma
Scalp
Lips
Hands
Feet
Muscle
Fat
Tendon
Ligament
Blood vessels
Connective tissue
Sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Liposarcoma
Lobular
Breast
Nipple
Areola
Ductal
Vulva
Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Ovary
Fallopian tubes
Endometrium
Prostate
Testicles
Penis
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Eye
Brain
Spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Thymus gland
Peritoneum
Pericardium
Retroperitoneum
Mesothelium
Blood
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Leukemia
databaseType::survey
databaseType::biobank
databaseType::genomics
dataOwner::THL Biobank
databaseStructure::cross-sectional
hasVariable::education
hasVariable::marital status
hasVariable::income
hasVariable::employment status
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::self-perceived health
hasVariable::self-reported prevalence of chronic diseases
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::check-up examinations
hasVariable::quality of life
hasVariable::medical procedures
hasVariable::alcohol consumption
hasVariable::smoking habit
hasVariable::number of drugs
hasVariable::medication use
hasVariable::length of stay
hasVariable::periodicity of physician consultation
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: FINRISK
dataLevel::patient level
dataStart::1972
dataEnd::2012
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::not publicly available
hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://thl.fi/en/research-and-development/thl-biobank/for-researchers/application-process click here to access
