Getting started

Information about the SDCA project database and how to get access to work with research projects on the database.

Presentation

The Project database is a common database for all epidemiological and clinical research projects affiliated to Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus. It gives the possibility to get access to a broad range of register data from e.g. Statistics Denmark, the Danish health data authorities and other data sources in a minimal cost with the possibility of yearly updates of the registers. Also there is a possibility to upload your own data to a sub-project and link it to the register-based data sources.

Purpose

The overall purpose of the project database is to study factors that can help predict and understand the development of diabetes and other chronic diseases or conditions that can be equated with chronic disease, as well as their related consequences and complications. In addition, the project database will form the basis of descriptive analyses in the field of disease and health. The project database provides the basis for creating sub-projects that fall under the overall purpose of the project database and that use (a subset of) data included in the project database.

Terms of use

All users need an affiliation with SDCA to obtain direct access (not necessarily paid employment) and need to have an active access to Statistics Denmark.

Contact

If you have any questions or need help please contact:

How to get access

There are several ways to get to work on the SDCA Project database at Statistics Denmark. If the purpose of your study fits under one of the already existing sub-projects, you can contact the person responsible for the project and request permission to access it. Below you can see a short description of all existing projects in the project database.

If the purpose of your study does not fit under any of the existing projects in the project database you can set up your own project under the project database (provided that your purpose is aligned with the overall purpose). On this page you can find information on the procedures and steps you will need to follow to set up a new sub-project under the project database.

Overview of currently active projects in the project database

Project number Project title Purpose Project owner Contact Enddate
708421 Interplay between diabetes and intergenerational transmission of health determinants over the life course The overall aim of this project is to identify the contributions of family and early life determinants on the development, management, and care of diabetes and the diseases that may arise following a diabetes diagnosis, under a life-course framework. Gunnar Vase Toft 31.12.2030
709964 Den aarhusianske børnekohorte for mental sundhed og længerevarende sygdom To create a child cohort for research on mental health, long-term illnesses and conditions that can be equated with long-term illness in Danish children and adolescents. Anette Andersen / Rasmus Møller Jørgensen / 31.12.2034
710017 Registeropfølgning på Tjek Dit Helbred To investigate what the initiation of a major health screening project means for the development of disease and later health behavior at the population level compared to non-invited citizens. Eeva-Liisa Røssell Johansen 31.12.2030
710055 Lokalsamfund i Bevægelse The purpose of the project is to follow the existing cohort and future cohorts of children and young people who have participated in the ‘Local Communities on the Move’ project or live in the participating school districts, including their parents, for research on children and young people’s health, well-being and movement. The purpose is also to study the effect of the efforts in ‘Local Communities on the Move’, where the first follow-up is expected to take place in the fall of 2026. Helene Kirkegaard 31.12.2034
710067 Feasibility and outcomes of flexible multidisciplinary teams for persons with diabetes and comorbidity The overall aim of this project is to study the feasibility and outcomes of Flexible multidisciplinary teams (MDT) for persons with diabetes and comorbidity. Rikke Bjerre Rokkjær 31.12.2028
710201 Medication trajectories and blood marker histories The overall purpose of the project is to characterise long-term patterns of medication use and biochemical lab test results (e.g., routine blood tests) in individuals with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes compared to individuals with normal blood sugar levels. In addition, the project aims to find optimal ways to summarise and use these medication and test result histories for the prediction of medication effects and clinical outcomes in people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Zheer Kejlberg Al-Mashhadi 31.12.2030
710276 The interplay between Cardiometabolic diseases and Cancer This project aims to explore the relationship between metabolic conditions and cancer by investigating whether individuals with cardiometabolic diseases participate in national cancer screening programs at the same rate as the reference group and whether the findings and the follow-up examinations are similar. Additionally, the study will examine whether individuals identified as high-risk through cancer screening are also at an elevated risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. Furthermore, the project aims to examine whether there are differences among cancer patients with cardiometabolic disease compared to the reference group in terms of symptoms, tumor biology, tumor stage, cancer treatment, late complications, and prognosis. Tinne Laurberg 01.04.2035