Adult Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Cohort Study (A-ECHORN)
A-ECHORN is designed to investigate the individual, familial, and environmental factors associated with cancer, diabetes, and heart disease in the Caribbean region. Recruited participants are at least 40 years old, live in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands, speak English or Spanish, and have a reliable address where they have resided for at least 10 years. At Wave one in 2013, over 2900 participants were included. Participants are followed up every 4 to 5 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,961 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 40 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR)
University of the Virgin Islands (UVI)
University of the West Indies Cave Hill (UWI Cave Hill)
University of the West Indies St. Augustine (UWI St. Augustine)
Yale University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- 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)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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