Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort Phase 3 (MEC3)
The Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort Phase 3 (MEC3) builds on the Singapore Multi-Ethnic Cohort Phases 1 (MEC1) and 2 (MEC2) as a third phase to add 30,000 new participants aged 21 to 99 and to increase the proportion of the Malay and Indian participants. The recruitment of participants into MEC3 (MEC3pilot_T1) started in 2019 but was paused in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MEC3 re-commenced its recruitment in 2022 (MEC3_T1) with a modified protocol and additional data collection to align with the study team's SG100K protocol.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,000 (participants - pilot)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
21 - 99 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
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Biomedical Research Council
Ministry of Health
National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
National University Health System (NUHS)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
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
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
