BRHS
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia (unclassified), Subjective memory complaints (SMC) or subjective cognitive decline (SCD), Vascular dementia
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
The British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) is a prospective study in middle-aged men drawn from general practices in 24 British towns, 7,735 men were recruited in 1978-1980. It was set up to determine the factors responsible for the considerable variation in coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke in Great Britain. It also seeks to determine the causes of these conditions in order to provide a rational basis for recommendations towards their prevention.
Following the collection of baseline date in 1978-80 the cohort has been followed up through the participants, two-yearly GP Record Reviews, and the Office of Population and Census Surveys. Participants have been re-contacted through questionnaires or assessment in 1983-85, 1992, 1996, 1998-2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010-2012, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Last update – 21/02/2017
Department of Primary Care & Population Health
Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL Medical School
Royal Free Campus
Rowland Hill Street,
London NW3 2PF UK