Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The Nurse Cohort Study Xiamen (NCSX) is an open-ended prospective cohort study with very broad research aims. The primary objectives of the NCSX is planned to examine genetic, epigenetic, biological, psychological, social, lifestyle and other environmental factors of nurses in relation to incidence and progression of the common chronic diseases, such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and some cancers, which are emerging with economic development in Xiamen, China. Specifically, we intend to test whether empirically driven hypothesis and emerging risk factors mainly developed in response to observations in economically developed Western societies apply in a population living in a rapid changing lifestyle in China now.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Registered nurses of public hospitals in Xiamen, China; * aged 20 years or over; * Working in the public hospitals for at least 1 year; * Signed the informed consent and agreed to participate in the study; * Assuming not moved out of Xiamen for at least 5 years; Exclusion Criteria: * who are unambulatory; * who are receiving treatment modalities, which , if omitted, may result in immediate life threatening risk such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer, or dialysis for renal failure.