The Manitoba Personalized Lifestyle Research (TMPLR) study protocol: a multicentre bidirectional observational cohort study with administrative health record linkage investigating the interactions between lifestyle and health in Manitoba, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lifestyle factors, such as diet, physical activity and sleep, are associated with the development of many chronic diseases. The objective of The Manitoba Personalized Lifestyle Research study is to understand how these lifestyle factors interact with each other and with other factors, such as an individual's genetics and gut microbiome, to influence health.

Methods

An observational study of adults, with extensive phenotyping by objective health and lifestyle assessments, and retrospective assessment of early life experiences, with retrospective and prospective utilisation of secondary data from administrative health records.

Study population

A planned non-random convenience sample of 840 Manitobans aged 30-46 recruited from the general population, stratif

SUBMITTER: Mackay D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797260 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature