Cohort Profile update: The 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort follow-up visits in adolescence

In this paper we update the profile of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, with emphasis on a shift of priority from maternal and child health research topics to four main categories of outcome variables, collected throughout adolescence: (i) mental health; (ii) body composition; (iii) ris...

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Published in:International journal of epidemiology 2014-08, Vol.43 (4), p.1082-1088
Main Authors: GONCALVES, Helen, ASSUNCAO, Maria C.F, WEHRMEISTER, Fernando C, OLIVEIRA, Isabel O, BARROS, Fernando C, VICTORA, Cesar G, HALLAL, Pedro C, MENEZES, Ana M.B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Brazil - epidemiology
Cohort Profiles
Cohort Studies
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Miscellaneous
Obesity - epidemiology
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Smoking - epidemiology
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Summary:In this paper we update the profile of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, with emphasis on a shift of priority from maternal and child health research topics to four main categories of outcome variables, collected throughout adolescence: (i) mental health; (ii) body composition; (iii) risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); (iv) human capital. We were able to trace 81.3% (n = 4106) of the original cohort at 18 years of age. For the first time, the 18-years visit took place entirely on the university premises, in a clinic equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for the assessment of body composition. We welcome requests for data analyses from outside scientists. For more information, refer to our website (http://www.epidemio-ufpel.org.projetos_de_pesquisas/estudos/coorte_1993) or e-mail the corresponding author.
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/dyu077