Environment and Development of Children study (EDC)
The EDC study was designed to investigate the link between environmental exposures and childhood physical and neurobehavioral developments. EDC participants were recruited from the Congenital Anomaly Study (CAS), which enrolled pregnant women from eight local hospitals in Seoul and the wider Gyeonggi province of South Korea between 2008 and 2010. A total of 726 children aged between 2 and 4 years were enrolled in the study, 48.1% of whom were girls.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
726 (participants)
Age at first data collection
2 - 4 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
Seoul National University Hospital (서울대학교병원)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- 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
Engagement
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