Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort Phase 1 (MEC1)
The Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort Phase 1 (MEC1) is a large population-based cohort comprising Chinese, Indian, and Malay participants aged 21 years and older during recruitment. The cohort was formed by combining two existing population-based studies with measurements from 2004 to 2007, the Singapore Prospective Study Program (SP2) and the Singapore Cardiovascular Cohort Study (SCCS2), with additional recruitment of participants from 2007 to 2010. Data has been collected at 3 different time points: baseline, 2004 to 2010 (MEC1_T1); first follow-up, 2011 to 2016 (MEC1_T2); and second follow-up, 2016 to 2021 (MEC1_T3).
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
14,465 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 21 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Biomedical Research Council
Ministry of Health
National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
National University Health System (NUHS)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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 – online
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
