Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study - Health Examinees Study (HEXA)
The HEXA study aims to investigate epidemiologic characteristics, genomic features, and gene-environment interactions of major chronic diseases, including cancer, in the Korean population. Participants were adult males and females aged between 40 and 69 who were recruited between 2004 and 2014 at 38 participating health examination centers and training hospitals located in eight regions of Korea. Between 2004 and 2013, close to 170,000 subjects were recruited for the study. The first wave of follow-up began in 2012 and continued until 2015.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
167,169 (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
2004
Primary Institutions
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (질병관리청, KDCA)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
Seoul National University (서울대학교, SNU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
National Research Institute of Health
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
