Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being & Health Study (DASH)
DASH follows is a study that investigates the social and biological influences on the health of adolescents from different ethnic backgrounds in London. Study participants were recruited when they were in Years 7 and 8, attending one of 51 inner London secondary schools with high proportions and numbers of people from ethnic minority groups.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
6,643 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 - 13 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1990 - 1992 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
King's College London (KCL)
University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Education data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
