Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966)
University of Oulu, Faculty of Medicine
The NFBC1966 is a longitudinal birth cohort of children born in northern Finland in 1966, with follow-up data collected from childhood through adulthood (now age 60). The study contains detailed health examination data, clinical measurements, questionnaire information on lifestyle and environmental factors, and biological samples, with long-term outcomes linked to national health registers.
Category
Research database
Access
By application
Region
Nordic — Finland
Coverage
Northern Finnish birth cohort 1966
Size
12,058 births
Data types
birth cohort data, clinical measurements, lifestyle factors, biosamples