The study is being carried out in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is an initiative of the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC and the Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD Amsterdam). The study focusses on three primary research areas: cardiovascular diseases (including diabetes); mental health, infectious diseases.
Baseline data collection took place in 2011-2015. Nearly 25.000 participants of Turkish, Moroccan, South-Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Ghanaian and Dutch origin were included in the study. Data were collected through a questionnaire/interview and a physical examination.
Follow-up data have been collected through linkage with health care registries and a first follow-up data collection that took part between 2019 and 2022 and included 11.035 participants. The data collection included information on demographics, medical history (including medication use and mental health status), anthropometrics, and fasting blood, urine and stool samples.
From medio 2026 onwards, we will start a second follow-up data collection. Participants will be invited to complete an (online) questionnaire and to undergo a physical examination.
You can find more information on the HELIUS cohort study website and in the HELIUS cohort profile paper
Meta-data of this cohort can be found on the website of GECCO.
APH contact person: Henrike Galenkamp
Contact: info@heliusstudie.nl