Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study - Ansan and Ansung Study (KoGES)
The KoGES Ansan and Ansung Study is a community-based cohort study involving residents of Korea recruited from an industrialised community located southwest of the capital city of Seoul, Ansan, and from a rural area in the south of Seoul, Ansung. Registered inhabitants were randomly selected and contacted via mail, telephone, or home visits. More than 10,000 participants aged 40 to 69 years were voluntarily enrolled at baseline between 2001 and 2002. The follow-up examinations were conducted at every 2-year intervals.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
10,030 (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
2001
Primary Institutions
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (질병관리청, KDCA)
Korea University Medical Center (고려대학교의료원, KUMC)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
National Research Institute of Health
Ongoing?
Yes
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)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
