Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center (CMERC) cohort:

• 발행기관: 한국역학회
• 저자명: Jee-Seon Shim 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
• 간행물 정보: 『Epidemiology and Health』39, 1~9쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 면역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.02.28

영문 초록

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.

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Cardiovascular diseases Metabolic diseases Cohort studies Korea