Children's Health and the Environment in the Faroes - COHORT 1 (CHEF)
The CHEF research projects focus on the health of children and adults in the Faroe Islands, with an emphasis on the impact of seafood diets and marine contaminants. A cohort of over a thousand singleton births was formed in the Faroe Islands during a 21-month period from 1986 to 1987. Umbilical cord blood and maternal hair were examined. Following this, the first detailed examination took place at age 7, just before school entry, in 1993 and 1994. A total of 917 of the surviving children (90.3%) completed the examinations. Follow-up examinations were completed at ages 14 years, 22 years, and 23 years.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,022 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
1986 - 1987 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1986
Primary Institutions
Faroese Hospital System
Harvard University
University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet, SDU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
Danish Council for Strategic Research (Strategiske Forskningsråd)
Danish Medical Research Council
European Commission
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
