Cohort profile: the ChicagO Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study (COMPASS).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The ChicagO Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study or 'COMPASS' is a population-based cohort study with a goal to examine the risk and determinants of cancer and chronic disease. COMPASS aims to address factors causing and/or exacerbating health disparities using a precision health approach by recruiting diverse participants in Chicago, with an emphasis on those historically underrepresented in biomedical research.

Participants

Nearly 8000 participants have been recruited from 72 of the 77 Chicago community areas. Enrolment entails the completion of a 1-hour long survey, consenting for past and future medical records from all sources, the collection of clinical and physical measurement data and the on-site collection of biological samples including blood, urin

SUBMITTER: Aschebrook-Kilfoy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497521 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature