Born in Shenyang Cohort Study (BISCS)
BISCS is a multi-centre prospective pre-birth cohort of over 1,200 healthy, single pregnancy women and their children in the urban area of Shenyang in Northeast China. Mothers were recruited between April and September 2017 at 21 - 24 weeks gestation across 54 hospitals and community healthcare centres in the area, with visits first occurring in the second trimester, whilst the children were first visited at home within 7 days of birth.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,260 (mothers)
1,260 (children)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2017 - 2018 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2017
Primary Institutions
China Medical University ( 中国医科大学, CMU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
China Scholarship Council (国家留学基金委员会, CSC)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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