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The MyHeART study is longitudinal cohort study of 1361 schoolchildren (13-years old) attending 15 public secondary schools from the central (Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) and northern (Perak) regions of Peninsular Malaysia. The study used a stratified sampling design to select the study participants. Data collected at baseline included socio-economic, lifestyle (e.g. smoking, physical activity assessment, fitness assessment, seven-day diet history), and environmental information, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, handgrip strength and bone mineral density. Blood samples for fasting blood glucose and lipid profiles, full blood count, renal profile, as well as bone profile and serum vitamin D were taken. This study cohort will be followed up again when participants turn 15, 17 and lastly, after a period of ten years (around the age of 27).
Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Malaysia
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 0 to 4,999
Ages 10 to 19
Brain related measures
Funtional rating
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Musculoskeletal
Biological samples Blood
Genotyping
Brain imaging
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Ethnic group|Family circumstances
Health service utilisation
Institute names University of Malaya
Current Sample Sizes 0 to 4,999
age at recruitment 13
last updated
recruitment period 2012
estimated current sample size number value
cohort acronym MyHeART
start date 2012
pi Majid Abdul Hazreen
website https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251135/
contact details Centre for Population Health (CePH) and Department of Social & Preventive Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Malaya,
50603 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
abstract The MyHeART study is longitudinal cohort study of 1361 schoolchildren (13-years old) attending 15 public secondary schools from the central (Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) and northern (Perak) regions of Peninsular Malaysia
funders
contact email [email protected]
contact phone number
estimated current sample size
sample sizes 1,361