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Table 1 Large-scale cohort studies of cardiometabolic risk factors in China

From: Landscape of cardiometabolic risk factors in Chinese population: a narrative review

Cohort

Years of study

Geographic coverage

Sample sizea

Age

China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

2011–2018

150 county-level units from 28 provinces

17 500

 ≥ 45 years

InterAsia

2000–2001

20 primary sampling unites covering 10 provinces

15 838

35–74 years

China National Nutrition Surveys/China Health and Nutrition Survey/China National Nutrition and Health Surveillance

1959–2015

31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities

44 097

All ages

China Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance 2010

2010

162 study sites covering 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities

98 658

 ≥ 18 years

China Kadoorie Biobank

2004–2014

Five urban (Qingdao, Harbin, Haikou, Suzhou, Liuzhou) and 5 rural (Gansu, Sichuan, Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan) areas

512 891

30–79

China Chronic Disease and Risk Factors Surveillance study

2004–2018

31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities

746 020

 ≥ 18 years

China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study

2007–2008

152 urban street districts and 112 rural villages

54 240

 ≥ 20 years

Thyroid Disorders, Iodine Status and Diabetes Epidemiological Survey

2015–2017

31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities

75 880

 ≥ 18 years

China Multi-Ethnic Cohort

2018–2019

Participants from six ethnic minority groups and the Han group were enrolled in Southwest China

99 556

30–79

China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Million Persons Project

2014–2019

3041 primary care institutions covering 31 provinces

2 660 666

35–75 years

China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort Study

2010–2016

20 communities covering 16 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities of mainland China

193 846

 ≥ 40 years

China National Stroke Screening and Prevention Project

2014–2015

200 project areas covering 31 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities of mainland China

726 451

 ≥ 40 years

China Hypertension Survey

2012–2015

31 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities of mainland China

487 349

 ≥ 15 years

  1. aIf sample size differs between rounds of study, the maximum sample size is provided