Rafsanjan Cohort Study (RCS)
The RCS is a population-based prospective cohort of men and women aged between 35 and 70 years, and was launched in August of 2015. The RCS is part of the PERSIAN study consortium. Individuals from diverse socioeconomic levels and lifestyles were recruited from four urban and suburban areas of Rafsanjan, Iran. Close to 10,000 individuals were enrolled in RCS, 53.41% of which were females. Around 26% of men in the sample were pistachio farmers, and the average age of all participants at baseline was 49.91 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
9,990 (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
2015
Primary Institutions
Iran University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی ایران, IUMS)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
