Table 1.
Status of cohorts in Korea National Institute of Health (as of Jan. 2012)
| Category | Cohort | Participant(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study | Population-Based Cohort | 225,850 |
| Gene-Environmental Model Cohort | 18,556 | |
| Community-Based Cohort | 12,046 | |
| Other Cohort | 3,070 | |
| Subtotal | 259,522 | |
| Disease Prevention Research | The Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey | 46,127 |
| National Infectious Disease Serosurveillance Study | 2,139 | |
| Subtotal | 48,266 | |
| Immunology and Communicable Disease Research | National Measles Serosurveillance Study | 16,251 |
| National Brucellosis Survey | 7,439 | |
| AIDS Cohort | 1,072 | |
| Subtotal | 24,762 | |
| Genome and Biomedical Science Research | Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Cohort/Genome Research | 2,704 |
| Major Birth Defect Cohort | 2,533 | |
| Korea Longitudinal Study of Aging | 911 | |
| Avellino Cohort | 871 | |
| Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Cohort/Biomedical Science Research | 633 | |
| Primary Care Family Cohort | 514 | |
| Subtotal | 8,166 | |
| Total | 352,952 | |