title: Cohort Profile: The JS High School study (JSHS): a cohort study of Korean adolescents.
abstract: Major aetiologies of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases begin in childhood and atherosclerotic vascular abnormalities can be observed among children and adolescents. Adolescent cohort studies have important advantages because they can observe earlier changes in vascular structure and function. The purpose of the JS High School study (JSHS) is to identify biomarkers predicting or indicating early structural and functional vascular change in adolescents. The JSHS is a prospective cohort study of a Korean adolescent population. The target population of the JSHS was first-graders (aged 14 to17 years) at a high school of South Korea. Enrolment and baseline examinations were conducted in years 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Among the total eligible population of 1115 students, 1071 (96.1%) participated in the study and completed all baseline examinations. Informed consent forms were obtained from each participant and his/her parent or guardian. Baseline examinations include: questionnaires on demographics, health behaviours, medical history, and depression symptoms; fasting blood analysis; anthropometric measurement; body impedance analysis; blood pressure measurement; radial artery tonometry; bone densitometry; pulmonary function tests; and carotid ultrasonography. Participants enrolled from 2007 through 2012 were re-examined after 30 months of follow-up, and those who enrolled in 2012 were re-examined after 24 months of follow-up. The corresponding author may be contacted for potential collaboration and data access.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center.|National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, Korea and.
authors.forename: Dong Phil
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center.|Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D