Overview
Type of information
Survey/interview data
URL of the data source
Description
The Norwegian Growth Cohort is a population-based health study consisting of data on height and weight from children aged 8 and 13 years. Waist width was also measured on most 8-year-olds. Some data from well baby clinics and school nurses also included for the same individuals.
Governance and legal framework
FOR-2018-04-27-645
Funding
part of NIPH
Free keywords
growth cohort
WHO COSI
weigth
heigth
BMI
Birth weight
Topics
Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics » Birth weight
Demographics
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 3
Target Population
Specific groups
Age range
From 8 years to 13 years
Sex
Both
Dataset
Data Collection Period
Language(s)
English,
Norwegian
Updating Periodicity
Daily
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access - URL
https://helsedata.no/en/forvaltere/norwegian-institute-of-public-health/norwegian-growth-cohort/#nav-heading-0
Linkage possible
Yes
Contact
Data Owner(s)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contact name
Switchboard
Contact e-mail
Vekstkohorten@fhi.no
Contact info (address)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 222 Skøyen, 0213 OSLO
Updated on 24 February 2023