Children's Health and the Environment in the Faroes - COHORT 5 (CHEF)
The CHEF research projects focus on the health of children and adults in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, with an emphasis on the impact of seafood diets and marine contaminants. Cohort 5 included participants born during an 18-month period between October 2007 and April 2009. The total number of mother-child pairs included was 475. In addition, 281 of the fathers participated in an examination of sperm quality along with a blood sample, and both grandmothers were invited for a dietary questionnaire and blood sampling. The children have been examined at age 18 months. Follow-up included a 42-month examination and detailed clinical examinations at 5 years of age.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
475 (mother-child pairs)
281 (fathers)
343 (maternal grandmothers)
206 (paternal grandmothers)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (parents and grandparents)
Participant year of birth
2007 (children)
Varied (parents and grandparents)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Faroese Hospital System
Harvard University
University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet, SDU)
Links
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
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
