Yazd Cohort Study
Cohort facts:
Location of cohort: Shahedieh – Yazd Province
Main Ethnicities of participants: Fars
Conducted by: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Co-Investigators:
- Hassan Mozaffari Khosravi, MD
- Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, PhD
- Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, PhD
- Mohammad Hasan Lotfi, MD
- Hossein FallahZadeh, MD
- Masoud Mirzaei, MD, PhD
- Ali Dehghani, MD
- Fatemeh Ezzodini, MD
Study Execution:
The PERSIAN Cohort Study started in Shahedieh in May 2015, and enrollment ended in September 2017.
Current Activity: Yazd Cohort Study is currently performing annual follow-ups for the entire cohort population and also conducting a repeated measurement phase for 30% of the enrolled participants who have been selected randomly.
Principal Investigator: Mohammad Reza Mirjalili, PhD
Overview of Cohort Population
Final Enrolled Sample Size
9,956
individuals
Gender Distribution
50% Male
50% Female
50% Female
Age Distribution
41% ----35-44 years
32%----45-54 years
21%----55-64 years
6%----≥65
Residence Type
100% Urban
0% Rural
0% Rural
Contact information
Email: ah.mehrparvar@gmail.com