Moncohort Study
The Moncohort Study is a nationwide, population-based prospective cohort study following a representative random sample of over 2,200 Mongolian adults aged 40 years and over. The sample was drawn in proportion to the target population from 5 areas of Mongolia: Western, Eastern, Khangai-Gobi, Central, and the capital city. Participants were randomly selected for the study between March and August 2009 by registration of general practitioners.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,280 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 40 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The national trends of the demographic, lifestyle, and anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of Mongolian adults.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Jichi Medical University (自治医科大学)
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (Анагаахын Шинжлэх Ухааны Үндэсний Их Сургууль, MNUMS)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
