Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study - Emigrant Study (KoGES )
The KoGES emigrant study consists of individuals who have emigrated from Korea to Japan and China, as well as native Japanese and Chinese participants. Only emigrants aged over 30 who emigrated more than 15 years ago were included in the study. The cities that had a large Korean population and a long immigration history were selected for this study, including Osaka and Kobe in Japan and Yanbian and Changchun in China. From 2005 to 2011, over 3,500 participants were enrolled. Approximately 72% of the baseline Japanese participants were re-examined during the first follow-up; the second and third follow-up rates were 51.7% and 49.0%, respectively.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,563 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 30 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (질병관리청, KDCA)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
Sungkyunkwan University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Health and Welfare (보건복지부, MOHW)
National Research Institute of Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
