Center for Cohort Study of SUMS Employees’ Health
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Approval date
August 7, 2017
Starting date
August 14, 2018
Goals
determination the prevalence and incidence of non-communicable diseases and the association between different exposures and outcomes among SUMS employees.
Study population
About 10000 employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with the age range of 20 to 70 years old.
Sampling method and sample size
10,000 employees (employed in Shiraz) Sampling method: All the employees meeting the inclusion criteria
Data Collection
Invitation
All individuals were invited for interviews and medical examinations to the cohort study center and the field supervisor first familiarized them with the study objectives then they were asked to sign a written consent to start the procedure
Blood sampling
Blood samples were drawn after 10-12 hours of fasting.
Body analysis
body analysis is done in durity of fasting time, by inbody 770
Interview
Each interview was conducted by means of a structured questionnaire such as demographic ( personal, educational, occupational, and residential details), food frequency, food habits, disease history, family disease history, psychological disorders )such as: anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and depressive disorders
Medical examination
In this stage, trained technicians collected data on the medical history, blood pressure, peripheral pulse and obtained anthropometrical data such as height, weight, hip, and waist sizes Also ECG is taken for them
Optometry:
Laboratory test
CBC, FBS, TG, CHOL, HDL, LDL, BUN, Cr, ALT, AST, GGT, ALPH is perform
Bio-Bank
The storage of specimens such as blood (whole blood, serum, Buffy coat, plasma), hair, nails and urine is also done in the study center.
Follow up Methods
An annual follow-up phone call, and in-person comprehensive evaluations every 5 years, to update information on health status and its determinants
Main Exposures
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle pattern, fuel and pesticide exposures, occupational history and hazards, personal and familial medical history, medication profile, oral hygiene, reproduction history, dietary intake, and psychological conditions, Anthropometric measurements, optometry exam, electrocardiogram and measurement of biochemical parameters of NCDs and NCD-related morbidity and mortality.
Outcomes
NCDs events such as cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancers, diabetes, blood pressure, chronic lung, kidney and liver disease and neurological disease
1.Food frequency-questionnaire
2.Clinical-questionnaire
3.Psychological-questionnaire
4.General-questionnaire
1.Body analysis
2.Blood pressure
3.ECG
4.Antropometric exam
5.Optometry