Date of filling in this questionnaire or last update: 17/04/2021
1. IDENTIFICATION & BASIC DESCRIPTION
Cohort name
  CONSTANCES
Country
 

  • France

Please provide any other information on the cohort location/s if needed
  Main regions of France
Name
  Marie Zins
Institution
  INSERM and Paris University
Email
  marie.zins@inserm.fr
Phone
  +33 6 83850131
Name
  Marcel Goldberg
Institution
  INSERM and Paris University
Email
  marcel.goldberg@inserm.fr
Phone
  +33 687172997
Website
 

  • http://constances.fr/

Name of committee
  CNIL and INSERM IRB
Contact Principal Investigator (name)
  Pr Marie Zins
Data access policy (briefly describe)
  Formal application, review by the Scientific Committee,
Is this cohort part of a consortium? (name consortium)
  EPHOR, OMEGA-NET, IDEAR, LONGITOOLS
Main aim of cohort, please briefly describe the main objectives of the cohort
  The CONSTANCES general-purpose cohort is intended to serve as an epidemiological research infrastructure accessible to the epidemiologic research community with a focus on occupational factors and on chronic diseases and ageing.
Source population (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • General population: National

Comparators (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • Internal study population
  • External study population (includes SMR/SIR studies)

Inclusion criteria
  Randomly selected sample of French adults aged 18-69 years at inception
Exclusion criteria
  None
Enrollment
  Completed
Age range at entry (main cohort)
 

Minimum Maximum Mean
18 69 46

Men at enrollment
  99000
Women at enrollment
  116000
Children (<18 years) at enrollment
  0
Men at last follow-up
  98800
Women at last follow-up
  115700
Children (<18 years) at last follow-up
  0
Participation rate at enrollment (if known)
  7.5
2. OUTCOME FOLLOW-UP
Type of data for outcome follow-up (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • Active (contact with participants)
  • Death certificate

Active (contact with participants) (specify)
 

  • Annual self-questionnaire

Death certificate (specify)
 

  • Annual linkage to the "Système national des données de santé" national which includes date and cause of death

First follow-up period (provide year)
  2013
Last follow-up period (provide year)
  2020
Number of follow-ups after baseline (provide number)
  8 for the participants included in 2012, 7 for those included in 2013, etc.
Participation at last follow-up (if known)
  75
3. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES
Source of exposure data collected (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • Questionnaire, Personal (Self-reporting or interview)
  • Job-employment records
  • Job calendar

Occupational history/time frame
  Lifetime
Occupational coding performed
  Yes
Occupation (specify coding system used)
 

  • French PCS 2003

Industry (specify coding system used)
 

  • French NAF

Methods for exposure assessment (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • Job Exposure Matrix
  • Self-report

 

  • Other

Specify: Job Exposure Matrix / Other
  JEM-Constances
Main categories
 

  • Dusts and fibres
  • Solvents
  • Pesticides
  • Metals and metal oxides
  • Other chemicals
  • Biological factors
  • Physical agents
  • Ergonomics, physical workload, and injury related
  • Psychosocial domains
  • Organisation of work including working time

Dusts and fibres | Fibres
 

  • Asbestos (any form of asbestos chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, etc. or asbestos-containing material)
  • Glass wool
  • Rock wool

Dusts and fibres | Inorganic dusts
 

  • Cement
  • Coal dust
  • Inorganic dusts, not specified
  • Stone (Natural or Artificial)

Dusts and fibres | Organic dusts
 

  • Textile dust
  • Wood dust (not specified)

Solvents | Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents
 

  • Gasoline
  • White spirit

Solvents | Aromatic hydrocarbon solvents
 

  • Benzene

Solvents | Organic solvents, other than aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated
 

  • Formaldehyde

Pesticides | Other
 

  • Other

Pesticides | Other | Specify: Other
  Pesticides not specified
Metals and metal oxides
 

  • Copper
  • Iron (metallic iron and all compounds)

Other chemicals | Detergents and cleaning products
 

  • Cleaning products
  • Detergents

Other chemicals | Engine exhaust
 

  • Diesel engine exhaust
  • Gasoline engine exhaust

Other chemicals | Oil mist
 

  • Synthetic metal processing or drilling oils or fluids

Other chemicals | Welding fumes
 

  • Welding fumes, not specified

Physical agents
 

  • Cold
  • Hand-arm vibration
  • Heat
  • Noise
  • Radiation
  • Whole body vibration

Ergonomics, physical workload, and injury related
 

  • Awkward work postures (e.g. kneeling/squatting, elevated arms, neck flection, back bent forward without support)
  • Physical work load (e.g. heavy lifting of people or objects, pushing/pulling)
  • Repetitive work movements
  • Sedentary work
  • Standing work
  • Work with video display units (VDU)

Psychosocial domains | Job task characteristics/organization of work
 

  • Effort-reward imbalance (ERI)
  • Social support at work from supervisors

Organisation of work including working time | Employment conditions
 

  • Contract duration
  • Low pay
  • Size of the workplace and company
  • Work contract type (i.e. permanent, term-contract, subcontract, temporary)

Organisation of work including working time | Shift work
 

  • Night (permanent or rotating)

Organisation of work including working time | Working hours
 

  • Regular/variable

4. OUTCOMES EVALUATED
Baseline - type of outcome data collected (select more than one if applicable)
 

  • Biomarker (specify)
  • Medical records
  • Questionnaire, individual (self-recording or interview)

Specify: Biomarker
  Blood sugar level, lipid work-up, liver function tests, blood creatinine levels, complete blood cell counts, urine tests
Follow-up - type of outcome data collected (select more than one if applicable)
 

  • Biomarker (specify)
  • Death certificates
  • Medical records
  • Questionnaire, individual (self-recording or interview)

Specify: Biomarker
  Blood sugar level, lipid work-up, liver function tests, blood creatinine levels, complete blood cell counts, urine tests
Outcome type (please select as many as appropriate)
 

  • Mortality
  • Morbidity
  • Disability

Diagnostic groups based on ICD10
 

  • A Bacterial infectious disease, type of microorganisms*
  • B Viral infections, type of microorganisms*
  • B99 Other and unspecified infectious diseases, type of microorganisms*
  • C + D Neoplasms
  • D Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs excl. leukemia
  • E Endocrinological disease
  • E Malnutrition and obesity
  • E Metabolism disease
  • F Mental disorders
  • G Disease in the nervous system
  • H Disorders of the eye
  • H Disorders of the ear
  • I Heart disease
  • I Cerebrovascular diseases
  • J Respiratory disease
  • K Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
  • K Diseases of oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and appendix
  • K Hernia, colon and intestine disease
  • K Diseases of peritoneum, liver
  • L Skin, nail and hair disorders
  • M Arthritis, arthrosis, systemic connective disorders, spine disorders
  • M Disorders of muscles, bones, synovialis, bursa, cartilage
  • N Kidney, renal pelvis disease
  • N Male and female related disorders
  • O+P Pregnancy and labour
  • S Injuries
  • Other (specify)

A Bacterial infectious disease, type of microorganisms*
 

  • Anasakis
  • Bartonella
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Borrelia
  • Brucella
  • Campylobacter
  • Coxiella
  • Clostridium tetani
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Francisella tularensis
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Legionella
  • Leishmania
  • Leptospira
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Neisseria meningitides
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Rickettsia
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • Staphylococcus
  • Streptococcus
  • Toxocara
  • Toxoplasma gondii
  • Trachomatis
  • Treponema pallidum
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • Other bacterial infections, please state

B Viral infections, type of microorganisms
 

  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Hantavirus
  • Hepatitis (A,B,C,E)
  • HIV virus
  • Human herpes virus
  • Human papilloma virus
  • Human T-lymphotrophic virus
  • Influenza virus
  • Measles virus
  • Monkey pox virus
  • Mumps virus
  • Parvovirus
  • Rhinovirus
  • Rubella virus
  • Tick-borne encephalitis virus
  • Varicella zoster virus
  • West Nile virus
  • SARS coronavirus
  • Other viral infections, please state

B99 Other and unspecified infectious diseases, type of microorganisms
 

  • Giardia lamblia
  • Chlamydia
  • Other infections, please state

C + D Neoplasms
 

  • Benign neoplasm
  • Carcinoma in situ
  • Leukemia
  • Malignant neoplasms gastro intes. system including liver, gall bladder, pancreas
  • Malignant neoplasm lung
  • Mesothelioma
  • Other malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs, heart, pleura
  • Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
  • Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin
  • Neoplasms connective and soft tissue including nerves
  • Malignant neoplasm of breast
  • Malignant neoplasms, females gynecological
  • Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs
  • Malignant neoplasm of urinary tract and kidney
  • Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system
  • Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands
  • Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites
  • Malignant neoplasm without specification of site including excl. leukemia
  • Other, please state

D Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs excl. leukemia
 

  • Diseases of spleen
  • Polycythaemia vera
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Essential (haemorrhagic) thrombocythaemia
  • Other neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue
  • Iron deficiency
  • Vitamin deficiency
  • Aplastic and other anemias
  • Acquired haemolytic anaemia
  • Enzyme disorders including Thalassaemia and Sickle-cell disorders
  • Other anaemias
  • Anaemia, unspecified
  • Coagulation defects
  • Purpura and other haemorrhagic conditions
  • Other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Other, please state

E Endocrinological disease
 

  • Thyroidea
  • Parathyroidea
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Pituitary
  • Other endocrinological disease
  • Adrenogenital disorders
  • Testicular dysfunction
  • Other, please state

E Metabolism disease
 

  • Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Disorders of sphingolipid metabolism and other lipid storage disorders
  • Disorders of glycosaminoglycan and glucoprotein metabolism metabolism
  • Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
  • Disorders of porphyrin and bilirubin metabolism
  • Disorders of mineral metabolism
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Other, please state

F Mental disorders
 

  • Dementia
  • Personality and behavioural disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Mood [affective] disorders
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Mental retardation
  • Disorders of psychological development including autism and Aspergers syndrome
  • Other mental disorder, not otherwise specified
  • Other, please state

G Disease in the nervous system
 

  • Infectious diseases of the central nervous system
  • Non-infectious encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis
  • Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma
  • Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system including
  • Huntington's disease and Hereditary ataxia
  • Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Dystonia
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Other degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Epilepsy
  • Migraine
  • Sleep disorders
  • Facial nerve disorders
  • Disorders of other cranial nerves
  • Nerve root and plexus disorders
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Lesion of ulnar nerve
  • Lesion of radial nerve
  • Other mononeuropathies
  • Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system
  • Myasthenia gravis and other myoneural disorders
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Muscular myopathy
  • Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes
  • Toxic encephalopathy
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Other, please state

H Disorders of the eye
 

  • Disorders of eyelid
  • Xanthelasma of eyelid
  • Disorders of lachrymal system
  • Disorders of orbit
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Disorders of sclera
  • Disorders of cornea
  • Iridocyclitis
  • Senile cataract
  • Other cataract
  • Other disorders of lens
  • Retinal disorders
  • Glaucoma
  • Other disorders of vitreous body and globe in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
  • Disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction
  • Visual disturbances and blindness
  • Other, please state

H Disorders of the ear
 

  • Diseases of middle ear and mastoid
  • Diseases of inner ear
  • Other, please state

I Heart disease
 

  • Rheumatic heart disease, unspecified
  • Hypertensive diseases
  • Angina pectoris
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Other pulmonary heart diseases
  • Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders
  • Pulmonary valve disorders
  • Endocarditis
  • Myocarditis
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Atrioventricular arrhythmia
  • Heart failure
  • Other, please state

I Cerebrovascular diseases
 

  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage
  • Intracerebral haemorrhage
  • Cerebral infarction
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Aneurysm and dissection
  • Raynaud's syndrome
  • Thromboangiitis obliterans [Buerger]
  • Arterial embolism and thrombosis
  • Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Oesophageal varices
  • Varicose veins of other sites
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Hypotension
  • Other, please state

J Respiratory disease
 

  • Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
  • Influenza
  • Viral pneumonia
  • Bacterial pneumonia
  • Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, not elsewhere classified
  • Abscess of lung and mediastinum
  • Pyothorax
  • Acute bronchitis
  • Acute bronchiolitis
  • Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis
  • Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Nasal polyp
  • Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
  • Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Emphysema
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Asthma
  • Byssinosis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
  • Other interstitial lung disease
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Pneumothorax
  • Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
  • Other, please state

K Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
 

  • Dental caries
  • Gingivitis and periodontal diseases
  • Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
  • Stomatitis and related lesions
  • Diseases of tongue
  • Other, please state

K Diseases of oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and appendix
 

  • Oesophagitis
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • Other diseases of oesophagus
  • Gastric ulcer
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Peptic ulcer, site unspecified
  • Gastrojejunal ulcer
  • Gastritis and duodenitis
  • Dyspepsia
  • Other, please state

K Hernia, colon and intestine disease
 

  • Hernia
  • Crohn's disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Other non-infective gastro-enteritis and colitis
  • Vascular disorders of intestine
  • Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
  • Diverticular disease of intestine
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
  • Abscess of anal and rectal regions
  • Intestinal malabsorption
  • Other, please state

K Diseases of peritoneum, liver
 

  • Peritonitis
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Toxic liver disease
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
  • Cholelithiasis/Cholecystitis
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Other, please state

L Skin, nail and hair disorders
 

  • Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • Bullous disorders
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Allergic contact dermatitis
  • Irritant contact dermatitis
  • Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
  • Pruritus
  • Psoriasis/Parapsoriasis
  • Urticaria
  • Erythema nodosum
  • Sunburn
  • Nail disorders
  • Alopecia areata
  • Hypertrichosis
  • Acne
  • Vitiligo
  • Other, please state

M Arthritis, arthrosis, systemic connective disorders, spine disorders
 

  • Bacterial arthritis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Juvenile arthritis
  • Gout
  • Other arthritis
  • Polyarthrosis
  • Coxarthrosis
  • Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]
  • Arthrosis of first carpometacarpal joint
  • Other arthrosis
  • Deformities of fingers and toes
  • Deformities of limbs
  • Deformities of spine including scoliosis
  • Disorders of patella
  • Internal derangement of knee
  • Pathological dislocation and subluxation of joint
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Systemic sclerosis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatic
  • Other systemic involvement of connective tissue
  • Spine disk disorders
  • Lumbago with sciatica
  • Low back pain
  • Other, please state

M Disorders of muscles, bones, synovialis, bursa, cartilage
 

  • Myositis
  • Calcification and ossification of muscle
  • Contracture of muscle
  • Chronic crepitant synovitis of hand and wrist
  • Bursitis of hand
  • Olecranon bursitis
  • Prepatellar bursitis
  • Other bursitis
  • Rotator cuff syndrome
  • Bicipital tendinitis
  • Calcific tendinitis of shoulder
  • Impingement syndrome of shoulder
  • Medial epicondylitis
  • Lateral epicondylitis
  • Other Synovitis and tenosynovitis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteomalacia
  • Skeletal fluorosis
  • Osteomyelitis - Osteonecrosis
  • Chondropathies
  • Other, please state

N Kidney, renal pelvis disease
 

  • Glomerular diseases
  • Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
  • Obstructive and reflux uropathy
  • Nephropathy
  • Renal failure
  • Urolithiasis
  • Cystitis
  • Urethral stricture
  • Other, please state

N Male and female related disorders
 

  • Hyperplasia of prostate
  • Other disorders of prostate
  • Torsion of testis
  • Orchitis and epididymitis
  • Male infertility
  • Disorders of penis
  • Other disorders of male genital organs
  • Benign mammary dysplasia
  • Salpingitis and oophoritis
  • Inflammatory disease of uterus
  • Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri
  • Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified
  • Inflammation of vagina and vulva
  • Endometriosis
  • Other disorders of female genital and reproductive organs
  • Abnormal menstrual cycle
  • Female infertility
  • In vitro fertilisation
  • Spontaneous abortion
  • Molar pregnancy
  • Elective abortion
  • Other, please state

O+P Pregnancy and labour
 

  • Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Eclampsia in pregnancy, labour or puerperium
  • Excessive vomiting in pregnancy
  • Venous complications in pregnancy
  • Infections of genito-urinary tract in pregnancy
  • Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
  • Malnutrition in pregnancy
  • Other specified pregnancy-related conditions
  • Complications of labour and delivery
  • Preterm delivery
  • Extremely low birth weight
  • Other low birth weight
  • Exceptionally large baby
  • Birth trauma
  • Congenital viral diseases
  • Foetal death of unspecified cause
  • Other, please state

S Injuries
 

  • Injuries to the head
  • Injuries to the thorax
  • Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis
  • Injuries to the shoulder, arm and fingers
  • Injuries to the hip and thigh
  • Injuries to the knee and lower leg, ankle and foot
  • Other, please state

Other health related outcomes
 

  • Biomarkers
  • Lifestyle change
  • Sickness absence
  • Sleep
  • Work participation

5. BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES & ANALYSIS
Biological samples collected
 

  • Blood
  • Urine

6. Other Information
 

  • Alcohol
  • Anthropometry
  • Demographics
  • Diet
  • Education
  • Environmental, air pollution
  • Environmental other (specify)
  • Medical history
  • Physical exercise
  • Residential history
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Smoking

Specify: Environmental other
  Area deprivation index
Possibility for linkage to data registries/data enrichment via data linkage
 

  • Employment status
  • Hospital discharge
  • Medication usage
  • Mortality register

Please describe plans that are funded or most likely to be funded
  Pesticides, light, noise, water