Birth cohort consortium of Asia: Current and future perspectives

Reiko Kishi; Jun Jim Zhang; Eun Hee Ha; Pau Chung Chen; Ying Tian; Yankai Xia; Kenji J. Tsuchiya; Kunihiko Nakai; Sungkyoon Kim; Soo Jong Hong; Yun Chul Hong; Jeong Rim Lee; Hamid Jan B. Jan Mohamed; Rajendra Prasad Parajuli; Linda S. Adair; Yap Seng Chong; Yue Leon Guo; Shu Li Wang; Muneko Nishijo; Teruhiko Kido; Pham The Tai; Sumal Nandasena

doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000698

Birth cohort consortium of Asia: Current and future perspectives

Reiko Kishi, Jun Jim Zhang, Eun Hee Ha, Pau Chung Chen, Ying Tian, Yankai Xia, Kenji J. Tsuchiya, Kunihiko Nakai, Sungkyoon Kim, Soo Jong Hong, Yun Chul Hong, Jeong Rim Lee, Hamid Jan B. Jan Mohamed, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Linda S. Adair, Yap Seng Chong, Yue Leon Guo, Shu Li Wang, Muneko Nishijo, Teruhiko KidoPham The Tai, Sumal Nandasena

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Background: The environmental health of children is one of the great global health concerns. Exposures in utero and throughout development can have major consequences on later health. However, environmental risks or disease burdens vary from region to region. Birth cohort studies are ideal for investigating different environmental risks. Methods: The principal investigators of three birth cohorts in Asia including the Taiwan Birth Panel Study (TBPS), the Mothers and Children's Environmental Health Study (MOCEH), and the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children' Health (Hokkaido Study) coestablished the Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia (BiCCA) in 2011. Through a series of five PI meetings, the enrolment criteria, aim of the consortium, and a first-phase inventory were confirmed. Results: To date, 23 birth cohorts have been established in 10 Asian countries, consisting of approximately 70,000 study subjects in the BiCCA. This article provides the study framework, environmental exposure and health outcome assessments, as well as maternal and infant characteristics of the participating cohorts. Conclusions: The BiCCA provides a unique and reliable source of birth cohort information in Asian countries. Further scientific cooperation is ongoing to identify specific regional environmental threats and improve the health of children in Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S19-S34
Journal	Epidemiology
Volume	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000698
State	Published - Oct 2017

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Kishi, R., Zhang, J. J., Ha, E. H., Chen, P. C., Tian, Y., Xia, Y., Tsuchiya, K. J., Nakai, K., Kim, S., Hong, S. J., Hong, Y. C., Lee, J. R., Jan Mohamed, H. J. B., Parajuli, R. P., Adair, L. S., Chong, Y. S., Guo, Y. L., Wang, S. L., Nishijo, M., ... Nandasena, S. (2017). Birth cohort consortium of Asia: Current and future perspectives. Epidemiology, 28, S19-S34. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000698

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