Study overview
Overview
- Study title
- PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology) Study
- Study link
- https://www.phri.ca/research/pure/
- Participants enrolled
- 29,298
- Lead institute
- Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) / McMaster University
- Principal investigator (PI)
- Salim Yusuf (PHRI)
- Principal investigator profile
- Open profile
- Study design
- Prospective
- Location
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan & Punjab
- Single / multiple sites
- Multiple Sites
- Key highlights
- The study primarily examines the causes and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, but also covers other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).It Covers urban and rural populations, making it one of the most diverse longitudinal cohort studies ever conducted.It further explores how social, economic, and environmental factors such as income, education, pollution, food systems affect health outcomes globally.
- Reference paper 1
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36521498/
Insights & criteria
Insights
- Inclusion criteria
- Individuals who remain in Communities for atleast 4 years and Stable population
- Socio‑demographic / economic
- Urban and Rural Setting, HIC, MIC and LIC
- Recruitment and timeline
- 2002-2030
- Follow‑up
- Annual Follow-up
- Keywords
- Epidemiology, Cardiometabilic Rrsk, Cardiovascular disease
Details
Details
- Age group
- ≥35 to 70 years
- Gender
- Men & Women
- Scope
- International
- Category
- Adult and Aging Cohort