Prospective Study of 500,000 Adults in Chennai, India
The Chennai Prospective Study follows a cohort of over 500,000 adults aged 35 and over in the city of Chennai, India. The cohort includes one-third of all adults in the city, with the average of participants being 49 years for women and 48 years for men, and 97% of participants aged between 35 and 74 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
500,816 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 35 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
University of Oxford
Links
ctsu.ox.ac.uk/research/prospective-study-of-500-000-adults-in-channai-india
richarddollconsortium.org/search-the-studies/chennai-prospective-study
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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
- Mortality data
Engagement
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