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The Boyd Orr cohort is an historical cohort study carried out by the University of Bristol School of Social Medicine to investigate the long term impact of childrens diet, growth, living conditions and health on adult cardiovascular disease. It is based upon based on the 65 year follow-up of the Carnegie Survey of Diet and Health (1937-9).
It is based on the long term follow-up of 4,999 children who were surveyed in the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust’s study of Family Diet and Health in Pre-War Britain (1937-1939). With funding from the British Heart Foundation, the cohort was established in 1988 by Professors George Davey Smith and Stephen Frankel who retrieved the original research records of the pre-war survey from the Rowett Research Institute.
Last update: 11/01/2017
Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries United Kingdom
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages 0 to 9|10 to 19|20 to 39|40 to 59|60 to 100
Brain related measures
Funtional rating
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular|Reproductive|Respiratory
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Marital status|Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation
Institute names University of Bristol
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999
age at recruitment 0-19
last updated
recruitment period 1937-39
estimated current sample size number value 3762
cohort acronym BO
start date 1937-39
pi Professor Richard Martin
website http://www.bris.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/projects/boyd-orr/
contact details Boyd Orr Cohort Study
School of Social and Community Medicine
University of Bristol
Canynge Hall
39 Whatley Road
Bristol, BS8 2PS
United Kingdom
abstract The Boyd Orr cohort is a longitudinal cohort looking to investigate the long term impact of health and social factors during childhood on cardiovascular disease. 4,999 participants were followed up in 1988 originally recruited between 1937-1939.
funders Medical Research Council (UK)|The World Cancer Research Fund
Research into Ageing
UK Survivors
The Economic and Social Research Council
The Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation
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estimated current sample size 0 to 4,999
sample sizes 4999