Cohort
These studies satisfy the following conditions:
- Principle (or main) investigator is a JEA member.
- The number of the participants at the baseline study is more than 10,000.
- The follow-up period is more than 5 years.
- Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study I
- Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study II
- The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
- The Miyagi Cohort Study
- Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study
- The Three Prefecture Study Aichi
- The Three Prefecture Study Miyagi
- The Three Prefecture Study Osaka
- Takayama Study
- Life Sapn Study (LSS)
- Circulatory Risk in Communities Study: CIRCS
- NIPPON DATA
- Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study: IPHS
- Komo-Ise Gunma Cohort Study
- Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (J-MICC Study)
- Japan Nurses' Health Study，JNHS
- The Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health
| Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study II | |
|---|---|
| Population | Japanese residents of 6 public health center areas in Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-69 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1993-1994 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 78,825 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
80% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Research registry (Cancer, Stroke, Myocarial infarction) Cancer registry |
| HP | http://epi.ncc.go.jp/jphc/ |
| Contact address | Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study (JPHC Study) Cordination and Data Center Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 Japan. E-mail: jphcadmin@ml.res.ncc.go.jp |
| Date updated | July 28, 2016 |
| The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study | |
| Population | Residents of 45 areas throughout Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-79 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1988-1990 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 110,792 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
83% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry and Research registry |
| HP | http://publichealth.med.hokudai.ac.jp/jacc/index.html |
| Contact address | jacc_study@med.hokudai.ac.jp |
| The Miyagi Cohort Study | |
| Population | Residents of 14 municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-64 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1990 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 47,605 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
92% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| HP | http://www.pbhealth.med.tohoku.ac.jp/ |
| Contact address | thkpbh-office@umin.ac.jp |
| Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study | |
| Population | National Health Insurance beneficiaries in Ohsaki Public Health Center, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-79 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1994 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 52,029 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
95% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| HP | http://www.pbhealth.med.tohoku.ac.jp/ |
| Contact address | thkpbh-office@umin.ac.jp |
| The Three Prefecture Study Aichi | |
| Population | Residents of 2 municipalities in Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-103 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1985 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 33,529 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
90% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| The Three Prefecture Study Miyagi | |
| Population | Residents of 3 municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-79 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1983-1985 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 31,345 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
66.2-93.2% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| Contact address | thkpbh-office@umin.ac.jp |
| The Three Prefecture Study Osaka | |
| Population | Residents of 4 municipalities in Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-97 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1983-1985 |
| End year of follow-up |
1998-2000 |
| Population size | 35,755 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
76.4-88.0 (81.5) % |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| Contact address | tsobue@envi.med.osaka-u.ac.jp |
| Date updated | July 28, 2016 |
| Takayama Study | |
| Population | Japanese residents of Takayama, Gifu, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
≥35 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1992 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 31,552 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
85% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| HP | http://www1.gifu-u.ac.jp/~ph/(Japanese Only) |
| Contact address | chisato@gifu-u.ac.jp |
| Life Sapn Study (LSS) | |
| Population | Atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
All age range |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1950 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 120,321 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
100% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry |
| HP | https://www.rerf.or.jp/en/programs/general_research_e/rpindex_e/platexpl/ |
| Contact address | https://www.rerf.or.jp/en/contact/rinfo-en/ |
| Circulatory Risk in Communities Study: CIRCS | |
| Population | Japanese residents of 4 populations, Ikawa (Akita), Kyowa, Chikusei (Ibaraki), Minamitakayasu, Yao (Osaka), and Noichi (Kochi) |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-69 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1st cohort, 1963-1971 2nd cohort, 1975-1984 3rd cohort, 1985-1994 4th cohort, 1995-2000 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 1st cohort, 5,555 2nd cohort, 10,167 3rd cohort, 11,997 4th cohort, 9,502 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
99% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cardiovascular disease registry |
| HP | http://www.osaka-ganjun.jp/effort/cvd/r-and-d/circs/ http://www.pbhel.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/ http://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/community-med/publicmd/index.html |
| Contact address | kiyama@osaka-ganjun.jp iso@pbhel.med.osaka-u.ac.jp yamagishi.kazumas.ge@u.tsukuba.ac.jp |
| NIPPON DATA | |
| Population | Japanese residents in 300 randomly selected health dstricts arcoss Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
≥30 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1980, 1990, and 2010 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | Approximately 21,000 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
77% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
National Vital Statistics |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
N/A |
| HP | http://hs-web.shiga-med.ac.jp/Study.html#NIPPONDATA |
| Contact address | misabn@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp |
| Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study: IPHS | |
| Population | 1st cohort, Residents of 38 municipalities in Ibaraki, Japan 2nd cohort, Residents of 21 municipalities in Ibaraki, Japan Health-checkup cohort, Residents of 85 municipalities in Ibaraki, Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
1st cohort, ≥40 2nd cohort, 40-74 Health-checkup cohort, ≥40 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1st cohort, 1993 2nd cohort, 2009 Health-checkup cohort, 1993- |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 1st cohort, 98,326 2nd cohort, 53,339 Health-checkup cohort, approx. 700,000 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
1st cohort: approx. 40% 2nd cohort: approx 20% Health-checkup cohort: approx. 40% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
1st cohort: National Vital Statistics 2nd cohort: National vital statictics, health claims, and long term care claims Health-checkup cohort: Health checkup data. |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
N/A |
| HP | http://www.hsc-i.jp/05_chousa/seimeiyogo_chousa.htm |
| Contact address | f.irie@pref.ibaraki.lg.jp tossair@dokkyomed.ac.jp iso@pbhel.med.osaka-u.ac.jp |
| Komo-Ise Gunma Cohort Study | |
| Population | Japanese residents of Komochi Village and the downtown of Isesaki City, Gunma |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-69 years old, men and women |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1993-1994 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 11,565 men & women living in a village and in an urban district |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
91.6% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Psycho-social factors and mental disorders assessed by a quetionnaire, THI, the Total Health Index; collaborated with Alameda County Study |
| HP | http://www.ecohealth.info/ |
| Contact address | S. Suzuzuki, MD/PhD Horiguchi 133-4, Isesaki City, Gunma, 372-0834 JAPAN Tel: 81+270-61-7983; FAX: 81+270-61-7984; ecohealthg@mbh.nifty.com |
| Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study | |
| Population | Residents of 14 areas throughout Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
35-69 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
2005-2014 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | Approximately 101,000 (including affiliated cohorts) |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
34% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Cancer registry and extracting information from medical records, et al. |
| HP | http://www.jmicc.com/en/ |
| Contact address | Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (J-MICC Study) J-MICC Study Central Office Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan E-mail: jmicc@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
| Date posted | July 31, 2016 |
| Japan Nurses' Health Study，JNHS | |
| Population | registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, public health nurses, and midwives |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
1st cohort, ≥30 2st cohort, ≥30 3st cohort, ≥30 4st cohort, ≥25 5st cohort, ≥25 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1st cohort, November 2001 - March 2003 2st cohort, April 2003 - March 2004 3st cohort, April 2004 - March 2005 4st cohort, April 2005 - March 2006 5st cohort, April 2006 - March 2007 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 1st cohort, 7,331 2st cohort, 3,398 3st cohort, 1,520 4st cohort, 1,574 5st cohort, 1,196 Total, 15,019 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
Among 49,927 women who responded to the baseline survey, 15,019 agreed to be followed up. |
| Method of follow-up, death |
National Vital Statistics |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
● Self-reported incidence of 40 diseases in biennial follow-up survey. ● Validation study ( cancers and major CVDs ) : Self-reported diagnosis will be confirmed by medical records |
| HP | http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/~jnhs/e_index.html |
| Contact address | Japan Nurses' Health Study Coordination & Data Center Epidemiological Research Office School of Health Sciences, Gunma University 3-39-22,Showamachi,Maebashi,371-8514,Japan Phone & FAX ： +81-27-220-8974 E-mail ： jnhs.jimu@gmail.com |
| Date posted | September 7, 2017 |
| The Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health | |
| Population | ①Sapporo Cohort: One obstetric hospital in Sapporo city ②Hokkaido Cohort: 37 hospitals and clinics in Hokkaido prefecture |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
Pregnant women |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
①Sapporo Cohort: 2001~2005 ②Hokkaido Cohort: 2002~2012 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | ①Sapporo Cohort: 514 ②Hokkaido Cohort: 20,926 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
①Sapporo Cohort: About 38% of those approached and eligible pregnant women ②Hokkaido Cohort: About 50% of those approached and eligible pregnant women |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Not applicable |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Pregnancy complicaitons, Birth defects, Anthropometric measurements, Asthma and Allergics, Infectional diseases, ADHD, Onset of purberty etc |
| HP | https://www.cehs.hokudai.ac.jp/hokkaidostudyen/ |
| Contact address | Hokkaido University Center for Environmental and Health Sciences Kita 12, Nishi 7. Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812 TEL：+81-(0)11-706-4749 FAX：+81-(0)11-706-4725 E-mail ：kodomo＠cehs.hokudai.ac.jp |
| Date posted | July 20, 2018 |
| Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study I | |
| Population | Japanese residents of 5 public health center areas in Japan |
| Age (years) at baseline survey |
40-59 |
| Year(s) of baseline survey |
1990 |
| End year of follow-up |
ongoing |
| Population size | 61,595 |
| Rate of response (%) to baseline questionnaire |
82% |
| Method of follow-up, death |
Death certificates |
| Method of follow-up, incidence |
Research registry (Cancer, Stroke, Myocarial infarction) Cancer registry |
| HP | http://epi.ncc.go.jp/jphc/ |
| Contact address | Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study (JPHC Study) Cordination and Data Center Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045 Japan. E-mail: jphcadmin@ml.res.ncc.go.jp |
| Date updated | July 28, 2016 |