Study of Environment, Lifestyle & Fibroids (SELF)
SELF is a longitudinal cohort study of 1,693 Black or African American women from Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. It is designed to investigate risk factors for the development and growth of uterine fibroids. Participants were recruited between 2010 and 2012 through community-based outreach in Detroit, with eligibility limited to women aged 23 to 35 years who had no prior diagnosis of fibroids. Participants have been followed up approximately every 20 months, with repeated ultrasound screenings and data collection on lifestyle, environmental exposures, and health outcomes.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,693 (participants)
Age at first data collection
23 - 35 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
Henry Ford Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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