Kunshan Aging Research with E-health (KARE)
KARE is a population-based cohort designed to investigate chronic diseases among elderly people in Kunshan City, China. In 2019, the study began recruiting, and as of 2025, nearly 136,000 participants aged ≥60 years old had been recruited through inviting those attending annual health check-ups. Participants are all followed up annually, with those with established common chronic diseases followed up quarterly. As well as retrospectively analysing electronic healthcare and medical records from 2014 onwards.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
135,787 (participants, as of 2025)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2019
Primary Institutions
Guangzhou Medical University (广州医科大学, GZHMU) (Academic, China)
Guangzhou National Laboratory (Research, China)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Major Project of Guangzhou National Laboratory (Research, China)
National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKRDP, 国家重点研发计划) (Government, China)
Scientific research project of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission (Research, China)
Suzhou City Major Disease Multicentre Clinical Research Project (Research, China)
Suzhou Key Clinical Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Technology of Special Project (Research, China)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- 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
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