Fenland Study
The Fenland Study is a population-based prospective cohort of over 12,000 adults born between 1950 and 1975, and living in Cambridgeshire, England. Participants were contacted for recruitment between 2005 and 2015 if listed with a participating general practice surgery in the Cambridge, Ely and Wisbech areas.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
12,435 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
1950 - 1975 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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