TY - JOUR
T1 - The Chinese Children and Families Cohort Study: The Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Collection
AU - Potischman, Nancy
AU - Fang, Liwen
AU - Hao, Ling
AU - Bailey, Regan R.
AU - Berrigan, David
AU - Berry, Robert John
AU - Brodie, Alison
AU - Chao, Ann
AU - Chen, Jing
AU - Dodd, Kevin
AU - Feng, Yajing
AU - Ma, Guansheng
AU - He, Yuna
AU - Fan, Jing
AU - Kimlin, Michael
AU - Kitahara, Cari
AU - Linet, Martha
AU - Li, Zhu
AU - Liu, Ailing
AU - Liu, Yashan
AU - Sampson, Joshua
AU - Su, Joseph
AU - Sun, Jiandong
AU - Tasevska, Natasha
AU - Yang, Lichen
AU - Yang, Ruilan
AU - Zhang, Qian
AU - Wang, Ning
AU - Wang, Linhong
AU - Yu, Wang
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was provided by the Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies and the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, US National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - This article reports the study design, methodological issues and early results of a pilot study testing methods for collecting nutrition, physical activity, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure data in a groundbreaking study in China. Epidemiological studies suggest that exposures across the entire life course, including in utero, early childhood, and adolescence, may be important in the etiology of adult cancers and other chronic diseases. The Chinese Children and Families Cohort Study intends to follow-up subjects from the 1993 to 1995 Community Intervention Program of folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects. This cohort is unique in that only folic acid exposure during pregnancy varies between groups as other supplements were not available, and there were nutrient deficiencies in the populations. Prior to launching a large-scale follow-up effort, a pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of recontacting original study participants to collect extensive diet, physical activity, and UV radiation exposure data in this population. The pilot study included 92 mothers and 184 adolescent children aged 14 to 17 years from 1 urban and 1 rural Community Intervention Program site. Subjects completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire, a 3-day food record, a physical activity questionnaire, a 3-day sun exposure diary together with 3 days of personal UV dosimetry, and 7 days of pedometry measurements and provided blood, saliva, and toenail samples. Grip strength and body composition measurements were taken, and ambient solar UV radiation was monitored in both study sites. While most of the assessments were successful, future studies would likely require different dietary intake instruments. The purpose of this report is to describe the study design and methodological issues emerging from this pilot work relevant for the follow-up of this large birth cohort.
AB - This article reports the study design, methodological issues and early results of a pilot study testing methods for collecting nutrition, physical activity, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure data in a groundbreaking study in China. Epidemiological studies suggest that exposures across the entire life course, including in utero, early childhood, and adolescence, may be important in the etiology of adult cancers and other chronic diseases. The Chinese Children and Families Cohort Study intends to follow-up subjects from the 1993 to 1995 Community Intervention Program of folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects. This cohort is unique in that only folic acid exposure during pregnancy varies between groups as other supplements were not available, and there were nutrient deficiencies in the populations. Prior to launching a large-scale follow-up effort, a pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of recontacting original study participants to collect extensive diet, physical activity, and UV radiation exposure data in this population. The pilot study included 92 mothers and 184 adolescent children aged 14 to 17 years from 1 urban and 1 rural Community Intervention Program site. Subjects completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire, a 3-day food record, a physical activity questionnaire, a 3-day sun exposure diary together with 3 days of personal UV dosimetry, and 7 days of pedometry measurements and provided blood, saliva, and toenail samples. Grip strength and body composition measurements were taken, and ambient solar UV radiation was monitored in both study sites. While most of the assessments were successful, future studies would likely require different dietary intake instruments. The purpose of this report is to describe the study design and methodological issues emerging from this pilot work relevant for the follow-up of this large birth cohort.
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U2 - 10.1097/NT.0000000000000275
DO - 10.1097/NT.0000000000000275
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048665670
SN - 0029-666X
VL - 53
SP - 104
EP - 114
JO - Nutrition Today
JF - Nutrition Today
IS - 3
ER -