National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS)
NGHS is an epidemiologic study of 1,213 Black and 1,166 White girls (ages 9 – 10) of risk factors for obesity. NGHS participants are non-institutionalised black and white females ages 9 and 10 at the time of enrolment exam in three clinical centres in the United States of America: University of California, Berkeley; University of Cincinnati and Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Westat, Inc., Rockville, Maryland. The girls were enrolled from primary schools and were assessed annually.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
2,379 (participants)
Age at first data collection
9 - 10 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1976 - 1977 (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1986
Primary Institutions
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
University of Cincinnati (UC)
Westat
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Ongoing?
No
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
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
