Iwate Kenpoku Cohort Study (Iwate-KENCO)
Iwate-KENCO investigates the prevalence and risk factors of cardiovascular disease in the adult population of Northeastern Japan. The study recruited participants from Ninohe City, Ichinohe Town, Karumai Town, Kunohe Village, Yamada Town, Miyako City, Iwaizumi Town, Tanohata Village, Kuji City, Fudai Village, Noda Village, and Hirono Town municipalities of Iwate prefecture in Northern Japan. Recruited participants were community-dwelling adults aged at least 18 years. At baseline, over 26,000 participants were included in the cohort, approximately 65% of whom were women. Over 94% of baseline participants were 40 years and older. Participants were followed up routinely using health insurance data until December 2014.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
26,472 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture (I-RIEP)
Fukushima Medical University (福島県立医科大学)
Iwate Health Service Association
Iwate Medical University (岩手医科大学)
Iwate University (岩手大学)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Iwate Medical University (岩手医科大学)
Japan Arteriosclerosis Prevention Fund
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
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
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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