Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study (SPCS)
The SCS is a population-based prospective study that recruited participants in November 2015 from the Chahrmahal and Bakhtiari provinces in southwest Iran. Around 10,000 participants were recruited from the districts of Shahrekord and Ardal, situated in urban (7,034 participants) and rural (3,041 participants) areas, respectively. Shahrekord cohort center included people of both sexes between the ages of 35 and 70, living in ten urban areas in Shahrekord and ten rural areas in Ardal district. Annual follow-ups of the cohort were designed to be conducted up to 2036.
Study design
Cohort - clinical, Biobank, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
10,075 (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
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (SKUMS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education
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 – online
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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