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Researchers and collaborators can find all the study documentation, data dictionaries, and protocols on this webpage.

OVERVIEW OF DATA COLLECTED IN THE BRHS COHORT
BRHS of questions included in the questionnaires from 1978 to 2023
BRHS Cohort Overview of measurements collected through physical examinations
BRHS Cohort Overview of blood biomarkers baseline to 2018
BRHS Major morbidity outcomes Baseline (1978-80) to 2020

QUESTIONNAIRES
Postal Questionnaire	Questionnaire data notes and coding protocol	Data dictionaries
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 questionnaire Q1	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Questionnaire Data dictionary
BRHS 1983-85 questionnaire (Q5)	BRHS 1983-85 (Q5) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol BRHS1983-85 (Q5) Derived variables Documentation	BRHS1983-85 (Q5) Questionnaire Data dictionary BRHS1983-85 (Q5) Derived variables Data dictionary
BRHS 1992 questionnaire Q1992	BRHS 1992 (Q92) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol BRHS1992(Q92) Derived variables Documentation	BRHS 1992 (Q92) Questionnaire Data Dictionary BRHS1992 (Q92) Derived variables Data dictionary
BRHS 1996 questionnaire Q1996	BRHS 1996 (Q96) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol BRHS1996(Q96) Derived variables Documentation	BRHS 1996 (Q96) Questionnaire Data Dictionary BRHS1996 (Q96) Derived variables Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 20 year follow-up survey Main Qr Q20	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20yr follow-up Main Qr Data notes and Coding protocol	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20yr follow-up survey Main Qr Data Dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 20 year follow-up survey Physical activity and Diet Qr Q20	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20yr follow-up survey Physical Activity and Diet Qr Data notes and coding protocol V2	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20yr follow-up survey Physical Activity and Diet Qr Data dictionary
BRHS 2003 questionnaire Q2003 V1	BRHS 2003 (Q03) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol V2 BRHS2003(Q03) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2003 (Q03) Qr Data Dictionary V2 BRHS2003(Q03) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2005 questionnaire Q2005 V1	BRHS 2005 (Q05) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding Protocol V2 BRHS2005(Q05) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2005 (Q05) Qr Data Dictionary V2 BRHS2005(Q05) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2007 questionnaire Q2007 V1	BRHS 2007 (Q07) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol V2 BRHS2007(Q07) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2007 (Q07) Qr Data Dictionary V2 BRHS2007(Q07) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2010-12 30 year follow-up survey Qr Q30 V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Qr Data Dictionary V1
BRHS 2014 questionnaire Q2014 V1	BRHS 2014 (Q2014) Questionaire Data notes and Coding Protocol V1 BRHS2014(Q2014) Derived variables Documentation V2	BRHS 2014 (Q2014) Qr Data Dictionary V1 BRHS2014(Q14) Derived variables Data dictionary V2
BRHS 2015 questionnaire Q2015 V1	BRHS 2015 (Q2015) Questionnaire Data notes & Coding Protocol V1 BRHS2015(Q15) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2015 (Q2015) Qr Data Dictionary V1 BRHS2015(Q15) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2016 questionnaire Q2016 V1	BRHS 2016 (Q2016) Questionnaire Data notes & Coding Protocol V1 BRHS2016(Q2016) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2016 (Q2016) Qr Data dictionary V1 BRHS2016(Q2016) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2017 questionnaire Q2017 V1	BRHS 2017 (Q2017) Questionnaire Data notes & Coding Protocol V1 BRHS2017(Q2017) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2017 (Q2017) Qr Data Dictionary V1 BRHS2017(Q2017) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2018 questionnaire Q2018 (Q40) V1	BRHS 2018 (Q40) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding Protocol V1	BRHS 2018 (Q40) Qr Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2020 questionnaire Q2020 V1	BRHS 2020 (Q2020) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding protocol V1 BRHS2020(Q2020) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS Q2020 Qr Data dictionary V1 BRHS2020(Q2020) Derived variables Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2023 questionnaire Q2023 V1	BRHS 2023 (Q2023) Questionnaire Data notes and Coding Protocol V1 BRHS2023(Q2023) Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2023 (Q2023) Qr Data Dictionary V1 BRHS2023(Q2023) Derived variables Data dictionary V1

PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS DATA COLLECTION FORMS	NUMBER OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS
BRHS Q1 Baseline 1978-80 datasheet	7735
BRHS Q20 1998-2000 datasheet	4252
BRHS Q30 2010-2012 datasheet	1722
BRHS Q40 2018 datasheet	667

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PROTOCOLS
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Physical examination protocol
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20yr follow-up Physical examination protocol
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Physical examination protocol
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Physical examination protocol

DATA DOCUMENTATION AND DATA DICTIONARIES
Q1 BRHS BASELINE 1978-80 DATA DOCUMENTATION	Q1 BRHS BASELINE 1978-80 DATA DICTIONARIES
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Physical exam measurements Documentation V1	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Physical exam measurements Data Dictionary V1
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) ECG Documentation V2	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) ECG Data Dictionary V2
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Blood biomarkers Documentation V2	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Blood biomarkers Data dictionary V2
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Derived variables Documentation V2	BRHS Baseline (Q1) Derived variables Data dictionary
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Participant profile data Documentation	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Participant profile Data dictionary
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Bortner questionnaire Documentation_V2	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Bortner questionnaire Data dictionary V2
BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Migration data Documentation_V1	BRHS Baseline 1978-80 (Q1) Migration Data dictionary V1

DATA DOCUMENTATION AND DATA DICTIONARIES
Q20 BRHS DATA DOCUMENTATION FILES	Q20 BRHS DATA DICTIONARIES
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 yr Physical exam measurements Documemtation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 yr Physical exam measurements Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up ECG Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up ECG Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Blood biomarkers Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Blood biomarkers Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Derived & adjusted variables Doc V2	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Derived Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 yr follow-up Participant profile data Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 yr follow-up Participant profile Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Climate data Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Climate Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Air pollution UKDS data Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Air pollution UKDS Data dictionary
BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Metabolite data Documentation	BRHS 1998-2000 (Q20) 20 year follow-up Metabolites Data dictionary

DATA DOCUMENTATION AND DATA DICTIONARIES
Q30 BRHS DATA DOCUMENTATION FILES	Q30 BRHS DATA DICTIONARIES
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Physical exam measurements Documentation	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Physical exam measurements Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) ECG Documentation V2	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) ECG Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Blood biomarkers Documentation V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Blood biomarkers Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Vascular Measures Documentation V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Vascular Measures Data Dictionary V1
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Dental Exam Documentation V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Dental Exam Data dictionary V1
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up TYM Cognitive assessment Documentation V2	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up TYM Cognitive assessment Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Derived & adjusted variables Documentation V2	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Derived & adjusted variables Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Participant profile data Documentation V1	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) Participant profile Data Dictionary V1
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Air Pollution UKDS Documentation	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Air Pollution UKDS Data Dictionary
BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Derived Accelerometer variables Documentation	BRHS 2010-12 (Q30) 30yr follow-up Derived Accelerometer variables Data Dictionary

DATA DOCUMENTATION AND DATA DICTIONARIES
Q40 BRHS DATA DOCUMENTATION FILE	Q40 DATA DICTIONARIES
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Physical exam measurements Documentation UKDS V3.pdf	BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Physical exam measurements UKDS Data Dictionary V2
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40 year follow-up Blood biomarkers Documentation V3	BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Blood biomarkers Data dictionary V2
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up TYM Cognitive assessment Documentation V1	BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up TYM Cognitive assessment Data Dictionary V1
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Derived variables Documentation V1	BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Derived variables Data Dictionary V1
BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Participant profile data Documentation V1	BRHS 2018-19 (Q40) 40yr follow-up Participant profile Data Dictionary V1

BRHS MORBIDITY FOLLOW-UP OF BRHS COHORT PARTICIPANTS THROUGH GENERAL PRACTICE (GP) RECORDS
BRHS Baseline (1978-80) to 2023 GP(Primary Care) Record review V1 BRHS Record Review Diagnoses details list of searchable definition terms BRHS Record Review form -example GP Record Review BRHS MI -Validation form GP Record Review BRHS Stroke Supplementary Information GP Record Review BRHS Heart Failure Supplementary Information GP Record Review BRHS PE DVT Supplementary Information

BRHS ACTIVITY SURVEY

Accelerometer - Actigraph GT3X Monitor -1 week usage

Year of activity survey	Activity survey questionnaire	Activity survey diary/ log
2010	BRHS Activity Survey A1	BRHS Activity Survey Diary
2011	BRHS Activity Survey A2 Post Examination	BRHS Activity Survey Diary
2012	BRHS Activity Survey A3	BRHS Activity Survey Monitor Log
2013	BRHS Activity Survey A4	BRHS Activity Survey Monitor Log
2015	BRHS Activity Survey A5	BRHS Activity Survey Monitor Log
2017	BRHS Activity Survey A6	BRHS Activity Survey Monitor Log