Darwin Region Urban Indigenous Diabetes Study (DRUID)
The DRUID study aimed to advance understanding of the impact of diabetes and related metabolic disorders on the development of heart disease and early death in urban Indigenous Australians. Participants were people aged 15 years and over who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, had lived within or around Darwin, Australia for at least 6 months, and who lived in a private dwelling (i.e., who did not live in an institution, such as a hospital, prison, boarding school or nursing home). Over 1000 participants completed the baseline examination between 2003 and 2005, There was a follow-up in 2012 via linked mortality and medical records, as well as a brief survey.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,004 (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
2003
Primary Institutions
Menzies School of Health Research
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Diabetes Australia
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Northern Territory Department of Health
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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