The Confucius Hometown Aging Project

The Confucius Hometown Aging Project (CHAP) is a longitudinal study of vascular risk factors, ageing, and health in people aged 60 years or older who live in a rural community near Qufu (hometown of Confucius), Shandong, China. The study was done by local hospital staff consisting of clinicians and nurses.

Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries China
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages
Brain related measures
Funtional rating Individual physiological|Individual psychological
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular|Hearing and Vision|Musculoskeletal|Reproductive|Respiratory
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Ethnic group|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Informal support|Martial status|Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation
Institute names Jining Medical University
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999

age at recruitment >60
last updated
recruitment period 2010-2011
estimated current sample size number value 850
cohort acronym CHAP
start date 2010-2011
pi Chengxuan Qiu; Zhongrui Yan
website https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895010/
contact details Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Health Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
abstract  The Confucius Hometown Aging Project (CHAP) is a longitudinal study of vascular risk factors, ageing, and health in people aged 60 years or older who live in a rural community near Qufu (hometown of Confucius), Shandong, China.
funders  Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Health of Shandong Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
contact email [email protected]
contact phone number 
estimated current sample size 0 to 4,999
sample sizes 1,480