Our studies
The 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep had a significant biomedical focus, with objective health measurements and assessments being conducted for the first time in the cohort members’ adulthood.
Nurses administered a range of biomeasures, including tests to measure blood pressure, grip strength and balance. Cohort members provided blood samples with cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin being measured.
They also wore an activPAL device that recorded their physical activity and time spent in different sedentary postures – such as sitting, standing, moving and sleeping – over seven days and completed an online diet questionnaire for two random days in a week. Data from the Age 46 Survey is a rich resource for researchers exploring the factors that predict health risk in midlife and can be used comparatively with the older 1958 National Child Development Study.
Read more about the Age 46 Sweep and its special features.
Ryan Bradshaw
Senior Communications Officer
Phone: 020 7612 6516
Email: r.bradshaw@ucl.ac.uk
Find the latest developments and insights from across all our longitudinal studies.
The CLS Bibliography is a searchable database of published work based on our cohort studies. Search by keyword, author, date range and journal.
Data from our studies are mainly available through the UK Data Service. We run training to support researchers who are interested in using our studies in their work.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
UCL Social Research Institute
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Email: clsdata@ucl.ac.uk
