Hisayama Study
The Hisayama Study is an ongoing population-based prospective cohort study in the town of Hisayama, a suburb of the Fukuoka metropolitan area in the southern part of Japan. This study was started in 1961 to determine the prevalence and incidence of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors. In addition, comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment in the elderly living in this town have been conducted since 1985.
Overview
- Acronym
- HS
- Website
- HS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1961 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The participants were followed up by repeated comprehensive health examinations every 2-3 years until 1974 and then every 5 years after that, in addition to usual annual health check-ups.
Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment in the elderly living in Hisayama town were also conducted every 6-7 years since 1985 (1985, 1992, 1998, 2005, and 2012).
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 9,833
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 9,833
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Ninomiya, T. Japanese Legacy Cohort Studies: The Hisayama Study. Journal of Epidemiology, 2018; 28(11): 444-451.
PUBMED 30298863Timeline
Populations
HS - Cohort 1
The study population consists of residents of the town of Hisayama aged 40 years and older.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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40
- Countries
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- Japan
- Territory
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Hisayama, a suburb of the Fukuoka metropolitan area in the southern part of Japan
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,658
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,658
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 1 |
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1961 | 1961 |
| 1 | HS - Cohort 1 - early health check-ups |
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1961 | 2014 | |
| 2 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 2 |
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1963 | 1963 |
| 3 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 3 |
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1965 | 1965 |
| 4 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 4 |
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1967 | 1967 |
| 5 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 5 |
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1970 | 1970 |
| 6 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 6 |
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1973 | 1974 |
| 7 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 7 |
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1978 | 1978 |
| 8 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 8 |
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1983 | 1983 |
| 9 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 1 |
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1985 | 1985 | |
| 10 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 9 |
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1988 | 1988 |
| 11 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 2 |
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1992 | 1992 | |
| 12 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 10 |
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1993 | 1993 |
| 13 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 11 |
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1998 | 1998 |
| 14 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 3 |
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1998 | 1998 | |
| 15 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 12 |
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2002 | 2003 |
| 16 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 4 |
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2005 | 2005 | |
| 17 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 13 |
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2007 | 2008 |
| 18 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 5 |
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2012 | 2012 | |
| 19 | HS - Cohort 1 - Comprehensive health check-up 14 |
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2012 | 2013 |
HS - Cohort 2
The study population consists of residents of the town of Hisayama aged 40 years and older.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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40
- Countries
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- Japan
- Territory
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Hisayama, a suburb of the Fukuoka metropolitan area in the southern part of Japan.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,135
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,135
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 6 |
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1973 | 1974 |
| 1 | HS - Cohort 2 - Yearly health check-ups |
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1973 | 2014 | |
| 2 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 7 |
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1978 | 1978 |
| 3 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 8 |
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1983 | 1983 |
| 4 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 1 |
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1985 | 1985 | |
| 5 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 9 |
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1988 | 1988 |
| 6 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 2 |
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1992 | 1992 | |
| 7 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 10 |
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1993 | 1993 |
| 8 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 3 |
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1998 | 1998 | |
| 9 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 11 |
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1998 | 1998 |
| 10 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 12 |
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2002 | 2003 |
| 11 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 4 |
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2005 | 2005 | |
| 12 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 13 |
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2007 | 2008 |
| 13 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 5 |
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2012 | 2012 | |
| 14 | HS - Cohort 2 - Comprehensive health check-up 14 |
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2012 | 2013 |
HS - Cohort 3
The study population consists of residents of the town of Hisayama aged 40 years and older.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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40
- Countries
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- Japan
- Territory
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Hisayama, a suburb of the Fukuoka metropolitan area in the southern part of Japan.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,742
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,742
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 9 |
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1988 | 1988 |
| 1 | HS - Cohort 3 - Yearly health check-ups |
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1988 | 2014 | |
| 2 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 2 |
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1992 | 1992 | |
| 3 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 10 |
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1993 | 1993 |
| 4 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 11 |
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1998 | 1998 |
| 5 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 3 |
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1998 | 1998 | |
| 6 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 12 |
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2002 | 2003 |
| 7 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 4 |
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2005 | 2005 | |
| 8 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 13 |
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2007 | 2008 |
| 9 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 5 |
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2012 | 2012 | |
| 10 | HS - Cohort 3 - Comprehensive health check-up 14 |
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2012 | 2013 |
HS - Cohort 4
The study population consists of residents of the town of Hisayama aged 40 years and older.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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40
- Countries
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- Japan
- Territory
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Hisayama, a suburb of the Fukuoka metropolitan area in the southern part of Japan.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 3,298
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 3,298
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | HS - Cohort 4 - Comprehensive health check-up 12 |
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2002 | 2003 |
| 1 | HS - Cohort 4 - Yearly health check-ups |
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2002 | 2014 | |
| 2 | HS - Cohort 4 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 4 |
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2005 | 2005 | |
| 3 | HS - Cohort 4 - Comprehensive health check-up 13 |
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2007 | 2008 |
| 4 | HS - Cohort 4 - Comprehensive surveys of cognitive impairment 5 |
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2012 | 2012 | |
| 5 | HS - Cohort 4 - Comprehensive health check-up 14 |
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2012 | 2013 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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