Electron-Beam Tomography, Risk Factor Assessment Among Japanese and U.S. Men in the Post-World War II Birth Cohort Study (ERA JUMP Study)
The ERA JUMP Study was an international, population-based study of atherosclerosis in men. Participants were approximately 300 Japanese men from Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, 300 White American men from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America (USA), and 300 White American men from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Participants were offspring of fathers who participated in the Honolulu Heart Program, were without clinical cardiovascular disease, and were aged 40 to 49 years at baseline between 2002 and 2006. Participants completed a follow-up examination between 2007 and 2013.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
313 (Japanese participants)
310 (White participants)
303 (Japanese American participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 49 years (Japanese participants)
40 - 49 years (White participants)
40 - 49 years (Japanese American participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (Japanese participants)
Varied (White participants)
Varied (Japanese American participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Shiga University of Medical Science (滋賀医科大学)
University of Pittsburgh
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT/Monbusho)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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