The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT): Study Design and Participants.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Lifestyle and life-environment factors have undergone drastic changes in Japan over the last few decades. Further, many molecular epidemiologic studies have reported that genetic, epigenetic, and other biomarker information may be useful in predicting individual disease risk. METHODS:The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT) was launched in 2011 to identify risk factors for lifestyle-related disease, elucidate factors that extend healthy life expectancy, and contribute toward personalized healthcare based on our more than 20 years' experience with the JPHC Study. From 2011 through 2016, a baseline survey was conducted at 16 municipalities in seven prefectures across the country. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to

SUBMITTER: Sawada N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6908844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature