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Growing up in Bradford: protocol for the age 7-11 follow up of the Born in Bradford birth cohort.

Bird, PK; McEachan, RRC; Mon-Williams, M; Small, N; West, J; Whincup, P; Wright, J; Andrews, E; Barber, SE; Hill, LJB; et al. Bird, PK; McEachan, RRC; Mon-Williams, M; Small, N; West, J; Whincup, P; Wright, J; Andrews, E; Barber, SE; Hill, LJB; Lennon, L; Mason, D; Shire, KA; Waiblinger, D; Waterman, AH; Lawlor, DA; Pickett, KE (2019) Growing up in Bradford: protocol for the age 7-11 follow up of the Born in Bradford birth cohort. BMC Public Health, 19 (1). p. 939. ISSN 1471-2458 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7222-2
SGUL Authors: Whincup, Peter Hynes

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Born in Bradford (BiB) is a prospective multi-ethnic pregnancy and birth cohort study that was established to examine determinants of health and development during childhood and, subsequently, adult life in a deprived multi-ethnic population in the north of England. Between 2007 and 2010, the BiB cohort recruited 12,453 women who experienced 13,776 pregnancies and 13,858 births, along with 3353 of their partners. Forty five percent of the cohort are of Pakistani origin. Now that children are at primary school, the first full follow-up of the cohort is taking place. The aims of the follow-up are to investigate the determinants of children's pre-pubertal health and development, including through understanding parents' health and wellbeing, and to obtain data on exposures in childhood that might influence future health. METHODS: We are employing a multi-method approach across three data collection arms (community-based family visits, school based physical assessment, and whole classroom cognitive, motor function and wellbeing measures) to follow-up over 9000 BiB children aged 7-11 years and their families between 2017 and 2021. We are collecting detailed parent and child questionnaires, cognitive and sensorimotor assessments, blood pressure, anthropometry and blood samples from parents and children. Dual x-ray absorptiometry body scans, accelerometry and urine samples are collected on subsamples. Informed consent is collected for continued routine data linkage to health, social care and education records. A range of engagement activities are being used to raise the profile of BiB and to disseminate findings. DISCUSSION: Our multi-method approach to recruitment and assessment provides an efficient method of collecting rich data on all family members. Data collected will enhance BiB as a resource for the international research community to study the interplay between ethnicity, socioeconomic circumstances and biology in relation to cardiometabolic health, mental health, education, cognitive and sensorimotor development and wellbeing.

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Keywords: Birth cohort study, Born in Bradford, Cardiorespiratory health, Cognitive development, Ethnicity, Mental health, Sensorimotor development, Socio-economic status, 1117 Public Health And Health Services, Public Health
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Public Health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
12 July 2019Published
20 June 2019Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Projects:
Project IDFunderFunder ID
WT101597MAWellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440
G0600705Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
MR/N024397/1Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
CS/16/4/32482British Heart Foundationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000274
CLARHC Yorkshire and HumberNational Institute for Health ResearchUNSPECIFIED
MC_UU_00011/6Medical Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
NF-SI-0611-10196National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
R01 DK10324National Institutes of Healthhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000002
669545European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013UNSPECIFIED
PubMed ID: 31300003
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/111047
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7222-2

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