Table 1 Overview of life course data available for MRC NSHD study participants
Time point (ages) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 (birth) | 1947–50 (1–4 yrs) | 1951–61 (5–15 yrs) | 1962–77 (16–31 yrs) | 1978–2003 (32–57 yrs) | 2006–10 (60–64 yrs) | 2014–15 (68–69 yrs) | |||
Number of data collections | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
Measure | Social factors | Socioeconomic position | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Social function (contacts, support, participation) | - | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Occupation | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Educational Qualifications | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Psychological measures | Behaviour and mental health | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Physical and health measures | Survival and morbidity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Anthropometric measures | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Smoking status | - | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Exercise and physical health | - | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Diet | - | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Respiratory function | - | - | - | - | ✓(36, 43, 53) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Cardiovascular function | - | - | - | - | ✓(36, 43, 53) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Musculoskeletal measures | - | - | - | - | ✓ (53) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Blood sample | - | - | - | - | ✓ (53) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Urine sample | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ | - | ||
Cognition | Cognitive function (verbal/non-verbal) | - | - | ✓ (8, 11, 15) | ✓ (26) | ✓ (43, 53) | ✓ | ✓ | |