Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Host and Microbiome
  • Immune Development
  • Intrauterine Hyperglycemia
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Pregnancy Outcomes
Type
Observational
Design
Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective

Participation Requirements

Age
Younger than 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Over the past three decades, China is undergoing rapidly economic development. At the same time, the Western diet and urban lifestyle has been more common than before, which may lead to an increase of incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes and malignancies. Notably, the cur...

Over the past three decades, China is undergoing rapidly economic development. At the same time, the Western diet and urban lifestyle has been more common than before, which may lead to an increase of incidence of non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes and malignancies. Notably, the current generation of Chinese adults, particularly those in their middle age or older, were born in an era where hardship and rationing was the norm and witnessed a social and epidemiological transition that might have a profound effect on their present health. In contrast, the younger generation is raised in relative material abundance, under the influence of traditional Chinese values such as a strong family orientation and an emphasis on academic success. A birth cohort with would provide an opportunity to examine the short- and long-term effects of exposure in early life on health consequences in this younger generation, in the context of rapid development in China.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT02526901
Collaborators
University of Birmingham
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Xiu Qiu, PhD Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, China