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Cohort Acronym
BiB

Cohort type
General population-based cohort

Disease


Participant type
No diagnosis

Profile
Recruitment Period 2006-2011 
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting 29724  
Estimated Current Sample Size 20,000 to 49,999 
Age at Recruitment 0-60   
Gender Male and Female 
Abstract

BiB – Children
Recruitment Period: 2007-11
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting: 13,857
Estimated current sample size: 13,500
Age at recruitment: 0

BiB – Mothers
Start date: 2006-10
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting: 12,453
Estimated current sample size: 12,000
Age at recruitment: 15-49

BiB – Fathers
Start date: 2006-10
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting: 3,414
Estimated current sample size: 3,000
Age at recruitment: 16-60

Born in Bradford is a long term study of a population cohort of 13,500 children, born at Bradford Royal Infirmary between March 2007 and December 2010, whose health is being tracked from pregnancy through childhood and into adult life. The information collected from the BiB families is being used to find the causes of common childhood illnesses and to explore the mental and social development of this new generation.

The Born in Bradford cohort study offers a unique window of opportunity to initiate an innovative and multidisciplinary programme of research. By recruiting pregnant women, their partners and their newborn babies to the cohort, this study offers the potential to:

  • assess the determinants of childhood and adult disease
  • assess the impact of migration
  • explore the influences of pregnancy and childbirth on subsequent health
  • generate and test hypotheses that have the potential to improve health for some of the most disadvantaged within our society.

The Bradford community provides a unique setting for a birth cohort study exploring the determinants of childhood and adult disease because of its diversity of population and high levels of ill-health.

Last Update 21/09/2017

 
Country United Kingdom 
Contact details
Institution name Bradford Royal infirmary 
Principal Investiator (PI) Professor John Wright 
Contact email Email: [email protected] PI Email: [email protected]  
Contact phone number Tel: 01274 364474 
Address Born in Bradford Office
Bradford Institute For Health Research
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ 
Funders (Core support)  

Variables Collected

Brain related measures: Cognitive function, Mental health
Funtional rating: N/A
Anthropometric: Blood pressure, Height, Hip circumference, Waist circumference, Weight
Physical: Cardiovascular, Hearing and Vision, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive, Respiratory
Biological samples: Blood, Other, Saliva, Urine
Genotyping: N/A
Brain imaging: N/A
Brain banking: N/A
Lifestyle: Alcohol, Dietary habits, Physical activity, Smoking
Socio-economic: Education, Ethnic group, Family circumstances, Housing and accommodation, Income and finances, Marital status, Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation: N/A
 
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