BMJ Open 2022 May 11;12(5):e048242. Epub 2022 May 11.
School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Purpose: To investigate the potential causal link between heredity, geographical environment, diet and other lifestyle factors with long-term health consequences, we established the Xinjiang Multiethnic Cohort Study (XMC), the first large-scale prospective cohort in Xinjiang, China.
Participants: XMC commenced in 2018 and enrolled participants from three study sites (Urumqi, Hotan and Ili) in Xinjiang, China. Data collected include standard baseline questionnaire, physical measurement, biological specimen. Read More