The Malaysian Cohort (TMC)
TMC is a population-based cohort study and biobank following over 106,000 adult Malaysian citizens. Participants aged 35-70 years were enrolled between April 2006 and September 2012 from rural and urban areas within Malaysia, using a mixed approach of voluntary participation as well as cluster and targeted sampling. Individuals from Indian and Chinese ethnic groups were oversampled to allow for better comparison with the Malay ethnic group. At baseline, the cohort was 44% Malay, 33% Chinese, 15% Indian, and 8% other ethnic groups.
Study design
Cohort - open, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
106,527
Recruitment is ongoing
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
2006
Primary Institutions
National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM)
Links
ukm.my/mycohort/ms/pengenalan/
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/the-malaysian-cohort-project/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
