Shanghai Men's Health Study (SMHS)
The SMHS is a population-based cohort study of over 60,000 Chinese men between ages 40 and 74 who lived in eight urban communities in Shanghai at enrollment (2002 to 2006). Detailed information on dietary and other lifestyle factors was collected at baseline and updated in follow-up surveys. Biological samples (blood and/or urine) were collected from 89% of cohort members. The cohort has been followed up for cancer occurrence and deaths via linkage with the population-based Shanghai Cancer Registry and the Shanghai Vital Statistics Unit, as well as through visits to all living cohort members every 3 to 4 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
61,480 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 74 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Shanghai Cancer Hospital (上海市肿瘤医院)
Vanderbilt University (VU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
State Key Project Specialized for Infectious Diseases of China
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
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
