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Walker Study Data

Population Size

49,000

People

Years

1952 - 1966

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Scotland

Lead time

Not applicable

Summary

Cohort of over 48,000 birth records (pregnancy, labour, birth and care) in Dundee. Between 1952-1966. Contains information on the birthing events such as birth weight, date, feeding, and socio economic variables such as parent occupation.

Documentation

Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
49000

Keywords

Births, Scotland, Walker Study, Tayside, HIC

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

The Walker cohort is a database of over 48,000 birth records containing information on pregnancy, labour, birth and care before discharge for babies born in hospital in Dundee between 1952 and 1966.

49000

Count

01 Sep 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Study
Source of data extraction
Paper-based
Collection source setting
Other
Patient pathway description
Consented research project
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Static
Version
5.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

11/11/2021

Citation Requirements
University of Dundee

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1952

End date

31/12/1966

Time lag
Not applicable
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Scotland, Tayside Region
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Unknown

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
CSV, Database

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/governance-service
Time to dataset access
Not applicable
Access request cost
Quotation available on request
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description

HIC has implemented a remote-access Trusted Research Environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data.

Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis.

Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven

Jurisdiction
GB-SCT
Data use limitation
General research use
Data use requirements
Disclosure control
Data Controller
University of Dundee
Data Processor
University of Dundee, Health Informatics Centre

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other