Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Tehran University of Medical Sciences Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute
Approval date
2003
Starting date
Phase1: 2003
Phase2: 2006
Phase 3: 2009
Phase 4: 2011
Phase 5: 2015
Goals
To study prevalence and trend of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors and risky behaviors in Iranian children and adolescents
Study population
Iranian children and adolescents aged 6-18 years
Sampling method and sample size
Multi stage cluster sampling method
Data Collection
Interview, Filling questionnaire by parents and students, anthropometric measurements, biochemical measurements
Follow up Methods
The CASPIANs studies are repeated surveys
Main Exposures
Demographic, behavioral (e.g. nutrition, screen time, physical activity, active/passive smoking etc), communications with peers, injury and violence behaviors, medical history, family history, biological data(e.g. anthropometric, blood pressure), biochemical (e.g. FPG, lipids, ALT-AST, cr) and genetic factors
Outcomes
NCDs risk factors and risky behavio