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allergies_18 - [Table]

marthe (marthe@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-08T09:30:18+00:00

Allergies (<18) Adolescents and parents of underage participants were asked whether they/their children suffered from various kinds of (food) allergies (section: Children & Adolescents). A food allergy definition has been developed and is available for use. Variables Allergies children Questions English

io - created

marthe (marthe@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-08T08:57:07+00:00

*THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION* Import-only variables Import-only (IO) variables are not freely available for use due to privacy restrictions. If you are interested in using an IO variable in your research project, please contact data management at data@lifelines.nl to ask about the possibilities.

alcohol_drugs_smoking_18 - [Table]

marthe (marthe@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-08T08:15:41+00:00

Alcohol, drugs, smoking (<18) Alcohol use Alcohol use among underage participants was measured via parental report (children, 4-17 years old) and self-report (adolescents, 13-17 years old) (section: Children & Adolescents). Of note, quantitative assessment of alcohol intake was performed in adolescent participants using the

ugli - [Overlap between studies]

sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-07T14:32:27+00:00

UGLI UGLI is one of Lifelines' additional assessments. UGLI is the abbreviation for UMCG Genetics Lifelines Initiative. UGLI aims at facilitating and accelerating genetic data generation and data analysis and thereby scientific output through using the Lifelines genomics data. Background

omics_studies_overlap - created

sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-07T14:22:18+00:00

Overlap between studies Study name CytoSNP (GWAS) GSA (UGLI1) Affymetrix (UGLI2+3) DEEP DAG3 CytoSNP (GWAS) ~13800 ~850 GSA (UGLI1) ~36200 ~600 ~8000 Affymetrix (UGLI2+3) ~60150 ~50 DEEP ~850 ~600 ~50 ~1650 ~400 DAG3

deep - [Data availability]

sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-07T13:47:24+00:00

DEEP/DAG1 Lifelines-DEEP, also known as DAG1, is one of Lifelines' additional assessments performed in collaboration with the UMCG department of genetics (see also: DAG2, DAG3, DAG4 and DAG5). DAG is the abbreviation of DArmGezondheid, or “Gastrointestinal health” in Dutch, a research project in which the microbiome is analysed in faecal samples.

cancer_types

melinde (melinde@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-02T10:50:27+00:00

Cancer types At 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, and 3A type of cancer (tumor) was reported by participants in an open text field. From 2A onwards a limited number of cancer types (i.e., colon cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, brain tumor, bone cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer) are also directly assessed via yes/no questions. At

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jasper (jasper@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-24T10:38:27+00:00

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jasper (jasper@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-24T10:33:33+00:00

start

jasper (jasper@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-24T10:22:57+00:00

Lifelines Cohort and Biobank Lifelines collects, manages and shares longitudinal data and biosamples from thousands of individuals in the knowledge that the answers to a long and healthy life are hidden in our collection, ready to be discovered. Our cohort is large, diverse and constantly growing.

blood_pressure - [Calculation of average blood pressure]

simone (simone@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-19T13:13:25+00:00

Blood Pressure Blood pressure (section: physical state) was measured in all Lifelines participants aged 8 years and older during: * 1A Visit 1 (n = ~163.000, including ~11.000 children) * 2A Visit 1 (n = ~119.000) * 3A Visit 1 Blood pressure was measured with the participant seated. The size of the cuff was chosen according to the arm circumference of the participant. For systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the average of the final three readings was recorded.

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simone (simone@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-25T14:27:44+00:00

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laura (laura@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-12T13:13:43+00:00

qcreport_ugli2and3_oct2025.pdf - created

sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-19T15:12:17+00:00

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sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-02T09:42:27+00:00

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laura (laura@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-24T14:54:20+00:00

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laura (laura@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-24T14:53:18+00:00

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laura (laura@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-24T14:51:56+00:00

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sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-15T09:48:22+00:00

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sylvia (sylvia@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-15T09:43:09+00:00