CRONICAS Cohort Study
The CRONICAS cohort study aims to investigate the impact of geographical variation on non-communicable diseases by examining participants' cardiovascular and chronic pulmonary diseases. The study began in 2010 and included over 3,500 participants from three settings in Peru, including Pampas de San Juan de Miraflores, Tumbes, and Puno. Participants were followed up at different intervals, with baseline assessments conducted between 2010 and 2012, a follow-up evaluation from 2013 to 2014, and the last evaluation conducted in 2018.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,601 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 35 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, UPCH)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Census data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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