Caerphilly Prospective Study
Initiatives
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The initial aims of the study were to examine the importance of lipids, haemostatic factors, and hormones such as testosterone, cortisol and insulin in the development of ischaemic heart disease (IHD).
- Start Year
- 1979
Visit CaPS
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Men have been contacted on two further occasions by post.
Marker Paper
Creavin S, Fish M, Gallacher J, Bayer A, Ben-Shlomo Y. Clinical history for diagnosis of dementia in men: Caerphilly Prospective Study. Br J Gen Pract. 2015;65(637):e489-e499. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X686053
PUBMED 26212844
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,959
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Men aged 45 to 59 years were recruited from the town of Caerphilly and adjoining villages.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sci...