Chennai Prospective Study

            
            Start year: 1998
        
            Adult and Aging Cohort
        
            National
        
            Prospective

Participants

                            500,000
                        
Age group
≥35 years
Gender
Men & Women

Study overview

Overview

Study title: Chennai Prospective Study
Participants enrolled: 500,000
Lead institute: Epidemiological Research Center (ERC), Chennai
Principal investigator (PI): Vendhan Gajalakshmi (ERC)
Study design: Prospective
Location: Tamil Nadu
Single / multiple sites: Single Site
Key highlights: The Chennai Prospective Study recruited over 500,000 adults, nearly one-third of Chennais population, to investigate factors contributing to higher mortality rates compared with Western populations. The study uses verbal autopsy methods to determine causes of death where official records are unreliable. It evaluates the associations of tobacco use, quid chewing, alcohol consumption, obesity, blood pressure, respiratory function, and other lifestyle factors with overall and cause-specific mortality.
Reference paper 1: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dym091

Published Year

2007

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