Hoveyzeh Cohort Study (HCS)
HCS is a population-based cohort study conducted in Hoveyzeh County in South-west Iran, focusing on common chronic diseases, disorders, and risk factors of non-communicable diseases in the Arab ethnicity. A total of just above 10,000 participants (35-70 years old) were recruited from May 2016 to August 2018. Biological samples including blood, urine, hair, and nail were collected and stored in the biobank. The follow-up is conducted annually for at least 15 years after enrolment, including active follow-up (telephone call) and passive follow-up (self-reporting and report of death and disease by registration centres).
Study design
Cohort, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
10,009 (participants)
Age at first data collection
35 - 70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جندی شاپوراهواز, AJUMS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS)
Ministry of Health and Medical Education (وزارت بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی, MOHME)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Passive electronic data collection (e.g. screen time, scroll speed)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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