Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME)
The PRIME Study is a multicentre cohort study conducted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, and France. It included 10,600 men, of whom 9,758 (7,359 in France and 2,399 in Belfast) were free of coronary disease at entry, with 842 (496 in France and 346 in Belfast) having pre-existing coronary disease. At baseline, the men ranged in age from 50 to 59 years, and the mean age was 54.4 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
10,600 (participants)
Age at first data collection
50 - 59 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
The sample was representative of the social class structure of the background population.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM)
Pasteur Institute (Institut Pasteur)
Queen’s University Belfast
University of Strasbourg (Université de Strasbourg, Unistra)
University of Toulouse (Université de Toulouse)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
British Heart Foundation
Dunhill Medical Trust
Merck & Co., Inc.
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- 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
- Mortality data
Engagement
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