Hisayama Study: 1961 Cohort (HS 1961 Cohort)
The Hisayama Study is a population-based cohort study conducted in Hisayama town, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The 1961 Cohort began in 1961 and included over 1,600 participants aged 40 or older from Hisayama town. Participants included approximately 75% of the town's residents aged 40 or older. Participants were followed every 1 to 2 years until 1974 and are now followed up every 5 years through health examinations and interviews, until death or until the end of the Hisayama study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,618 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 40 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The typical Japanese population.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1961
Primary Institutions
Kyushu University (九州大学)
Links
hisayama.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en
maelstrom-research.org/study/hs
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT/Monbusho)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (厚生労働省, MHLW)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
