Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center (CMERC) cohort: study protocol and results of the first 3 years of enrollment.
- Author:
Jee Seon SHIM
1
;
Bo Mi SONG
;
Jung Hyun LEE
;
Seung Won LEE
;
Ji Hye PARK
;
Dong Phil CHOI
;
Myung Ha LEE
;
Kyoung Hwa HA
;
Dae Jung KIM
;
Sungha PARK
;
Won Woo LEE
;
Hyeon Chang KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Metabolic diseases; Cohort studies; Korea
- MeSH: Adult; Blood Pressure; Body Size; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cohort Studies*; Electrocardiography; Environmental Pollutants; Follow-Up Studies; Health Behavior; Health Services; Humans; Immunosenescence; Information Management; Information Storage and Retrieval; Interviews as Topic; Korea; Metabolic Diseases*; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Telephone; Ultrasonography
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2017;39(1):e2017016-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although the etiologies of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are widely understood, the goal of finding a globally effective solution for preventing CVD is unrealistic. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a community-based prospective study on the prevention and management of CVD in Korean adults. This study was designed to recruit 8,000 healthy adults over the course of 5 years. The baseline assessment includes a wide range of established CVD risk factors, including demographic characteristics, medical history, health behaviors, psychological conditions, body size and composition, blood pressure, the augmentation index, carotid ultrasonography, an electrocardiogram, and biochemical indicators, as well as some novel factors, such as social network characteristics, exposure to environmental pollutants, inflammatory markers, hemostatic markers, and immunosenescence markers. Annual telephone interviews and follow-up health examinations at 5-year intervals after the baseline assessment are planned to collect information on changes in health status and its determinants. Additionally, indirect follow-up using secondary data sources will be conducted to obtain information on health services utilization and death. So far, more than 6,000 adults have been enrolled during the first three and a half years, and almost all participants have been tracked by annual telephone follow-up surveys. The data have been uploaded to iCReaT, the clinical research information management system of the Korea National Institute of Health.
