1934–66 Mysore Birth Records Cohort
The study identified over 6,000 singletons born in India between 1934 and 1966, with 3,427 successfully matched to their birth records. Of the matched individuals, just over a thousand participated in a study between 1993 and 2003, forming the Mysore Birth Records Cohort. The study aims to recruit individuals from the original 3,427 who were not previously approached, potentially increasing the cohort size for future research. In 2017, a subset of participants were followed up as part of the MYsore studies of Natal effects on Ageing and Health (MYNAH) study to measure cognitive function, cardiometabolic disorders and mental disorders in late life.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,069 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1934 (birth records)
1993 (study inception)
Primary Institutions
CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department for International Development (DFID) now known as Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Parthenon Trust
Wellcome Trust
Wessex Medical Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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