Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study
The aim of the Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study was to study the prevalence, incidence, disease burden, progression, and prognostic risk factors of osteoarthritis in China, and to provide a useful data reference for the exploration and practice of chronic osteoarthritis management. The target population for the baseline survey was people aged 50 years and above living in rural communities in Northern China. Five communities were randomly selected from a total of 8 rural communities in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia. A follow-up visit of study participants was conducted approximately 8 years later. During the follow-up visit the participants were queried with the same questionnaires and received the same clinical examinations as that in the baseline visit.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,025 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 50 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Rural communities in Northern China.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
Peking University People's Hospital
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
