Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort (CCCC)
CCCC was a community cohort study designed to investigate the relationships between lifestyle factors and cardiovascular disease in a cohort of adults from Taiwan. Between 1990 and 1991, CCCC recruited over 3,000 adults aged 35 years and older from Chin-shan Community in Taiwan. Participants completed follow-ups every two years for the first six years after baseline.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,602 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 35 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1990
Primary Institutions
Chang Gung University (長庚大學; CGU)
National Taiwan University (NTU)
National Taiwan University Hospital (國立台灣大學醫學院附設醫院, NTUH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Health and Welfare (衛生福利部, MOHW)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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