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Cohort profile

Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase (PI-CHeCK)

Start year: 2023 Adult and Aging Cohort National Longitudinal /Prospective
Participants
10,000
Age group
≥18 years
Gender
Men & Women
Study overview
Overview
Study title
Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase (PI-CHeCK)
Participants enrolled
10,000
Lead institute
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Principal investigator (PI)
Shantanu Sengupta (CSIR-IGIB)
Principal investigator profile
Open profile
Study design
Longitudinal /Prospective
Location
17 States & 2 UTs (Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Odisha Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Chandigarh New Delhi)
Single / multiple sites
Multiple Sites
Key highlights
The PI-CHeCK study is a first-of-its-kind nationwide longitudinal cohort of over 10,000 participants designed to develop personalized risk prediction scores for cardio-metabolic diseases tailored specifically to the Indian population. It integrates deep phenotyping utilizing multi-omics and advanced scans with AI and machine learning to identify unique diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for precision medicine.
Published Year
2025
Insights & criteria
Insights
Inclusion criteria
Permanent CSIR staff, retirees, and their spouses
Exclusion criteria
Under 18 years of age orpregnant women
Socio‑demographic / economic
Urban Setting
Recruitment and timeline
2023-2027
Follow‑up
Planned Follow-up 2025-26 and 2026-27
Keywords
Cardiometabolic Diseases, Epidemiology
Details
Details
Age group
≥18 years
Gender
Men & Women
Scope
National
Category
Adult and Aging Cohort