Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study
The Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study aims to assess the role of lifestyle factors towards the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk of diabetes. Participants include a multi-cohort sample, whereby the first cohort, recruited in 1998 from practices across counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland, consisted of 1,018 individuals. A second cohort, known as the Mitchelstown cohort, was recruited in 2010 from the clinic in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland, with 2,047 participants, all aged 50-69. Data has been collected through baseline assessments, with the first cohort followed up 10 years later in 2008, while the second cohort had follow-up visits 5 years later in 2015.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,018 (participants)
Age at first data collection
50 - 69 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
University College Cork (UCC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
Atlantic Philanthropies
Health Research Board (HRB)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- Wearable devices
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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