Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study (CDAH)
The CDAH Study is a follow-up study of individuals who had participated in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey (ASHFS) when they were aged 7 to 15 years. Traced individuals were contacted in 2001–2005 and invited to participate in the follow-up study. The first follow-up took place in 2004-2006 and the second took place in 2009-2011. A subset of participants residing in Sydney and Melbourne also participated in the CDAH Knee Cartilage Study in 2010.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
5,170 (participants)
Age at first data collection
7 - 15 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Australian schoolchildren in the age range of 9 to 15 years in 1985.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004 (CDAH)
1985 (ASHFS)
Primary Institutions
University of Tasmania
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
National Heart Foundation of Australia
Tasmanian Community Fund
Veolia Environmental Services
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
