Civil Service Workers Study
The Civil Service Workers Study aimed to explore associations between lifestyle factors and diseases such as cancers, circulatory diseases and other life-threatening events. In 1989, baseline data were collected from over 18,000 civil service workers in Nagoya, Japan. Participants were followed up for retirement and mortality during active service until 1995.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
18,708 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1989
Primary Institutions
Aichi Cancer Center (愛知県がんセンタ)
Aichi Medical University (愛知医科大学)
Kyoto University (京都大学, KyotoU)
Nagoya University (名古屋大学, NU)
Links
web.archive.org/web/20180409113925/http:/www.apcsc.info/ParticipatingStudies.html
ghdx.healthdata.org/record/japan-civil-service-workers-study-1989-1995
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (文部省)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Employer data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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