Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study (TCRS)
TCRS aimed to investigate the relationships between various risk factors, lower respiratory tract illnesses (LRIs) during the first three years of life, and the development of chronic lung disorders later in life. Between 1980 and 1984, the study recruited over 1,200 infants immediately after the infants' delivery in the United States of America. Data were collected on participants at birth, 4 months, 9 months, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 22, 24, 26, 29, 32, 36 and 40 years. Data was also collected on participants' family members at each data collection point.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,246 (participants)
1,008 (mothers)
908 (fathers)
1,150 (siblings)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
Varied (siblings)
Participant year of birth
1980 (participants)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers)
Varied (siblings)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1980
Primary Institutions
Arizona Health Sciences Center
University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
