Design of the Shunyi study on cardiovascular disease and age-related brain changes: a community-based, prospective, cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid economic growth and increasing lifespan have contributed to an increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in China. Population-based studies focusing on cardiovascular disease and age-related brain changes, with extensive clinical, genetic, and imaging data as well as a comprehensive evaluation of brain function are lacking in China. The Shunyi cohort study aimed to investigate the determinants and consequences of cardiovascular disease and age-related brain alterations among individuals residing in a rural area of Beijing.

Methods

This prospective, community-based study included individuals aged 35 years and older living in five villages in Shunyi, a rural district located 20 miles from urban Beijing. A total of 1,586 individuals were enrolled b

SUBMITTER: Han F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791225 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature