Miyama Study
The Miyama Study investigated the rate of bone loss in an ageing population in rural Japan. The study recruited participants aged 40 to 79 years from Miyama Village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At baseline in 1990, over 1,500 people were included in the study. Four hundred participants were selected from the baseline cohort for follow-up, with 50 men and 50 women from each age decade. Participants were followed up in 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,543 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 79 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1910 - 1949 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1990
Primary Institutions
Wakayama Medical University (和歌山県立医科大学)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT/Monbusho)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (厚生労働省, MHLW)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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