PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)
The Guilan cohort study was conducted on just over 10,000 men and women between 35 and 70 years of age in Guilan province and Some'e Sara county, northern Iran, from October 8, 2014, to January 20, 2017, as part of the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in Iran (PERSIAN). A 15-year active follow-up was planned for all of the participants.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
10,520 (participants)
Age at first data collection
35 - 70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
Gilan University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی - درمانی گیلان, GUMS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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