China Jintan Child Cohort Study
The China Jintan Child Cohort Study follows the development of over 1,500 pre-school children in the city of Jintan, China. Participants were recruited between autumn 2004 and spring 2005 when aged between 3 and 6 years old from 4 pre-schools in Jintan, with the schools chosen to be representative of the geographic, social, and economic profile of the whole city. The cohort consisted of 55.5% boys, 44.5% girls, and 99.8% Han ethnicity, which when compared to census data for the city, indicated a representative sample of the city in terms of sex and Han ethnicity distribution for this age range.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,656 (participants)
Age at first data collection
3 - 6 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The baseline study sample was representative of the city in terms of sex and Han ethnicity distribution for the age range.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
University of Pennsylvania
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Jintan City Government
Jintan Hospital (金坛医院)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Wacker Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
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)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Education data
Engagement
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