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| Methods:
timetable |
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| Baseline |
Invited to join
the study |
78,000
people |
|
| |
Consented to join
study and completed 24-hour diet recall and health and lifestyle
questionnaire |
30,000
people |
|
| |
Completed first health check: food frequency questionnaire;
height, weight, waist, hip and chest measurements; readings
of blood pressure and lung capacity; blood and urine samples;
first 7-day food diary
|
26,000
people |
|
|
9-12 months
|
Calibration study
on sample of participants: computerised 24-hour diet recollection;
weight and height measurements; 24-hour urine collections |
600
people |
|
| 18 months |
Postal follow-up:
second 7-day food diary; first heath follow-up questionnaire |
21,000
people |
|
| 3 years |
Completed second health check: second follow-up health
questionnaire; second 24-hour diet recall; height, weight,
waist, hip and chest measurements; readings of blood pressure
and lung capacity; blood and urine samples; third 7-day
food diary; heel ultrasound; body fat measurement; food
frequency questionnaire
|
16,000
people |
|
| 10 years |
Follow-up Health Questionnaire
|
17,500
people |
|
| 13 years |
Third Health Check: follow-up health questionnaire; food frequency
questionnaire 7-day food diary; height, weight, waist, hip and chest
measurements; readings of blood pressure and lung capacity; repeat
analysis of blood including blood lipid profile, glycated haemoglobin,
plasma vitamin C, and DNA extraction for future genetic analysis;
heel ultrasound; body fat measurement; Assessment of physical and
cognitive performance and in depth measure of visual health and
optic nerve imaging.
|
about 10,000
people |
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