RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís)

History, Objectives and Methods

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ID5166237
AuthorsSusana Cararo Confortin (0000-0001-5159-4062, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro (0000-0003-4289-4527, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Aluísio J D Barros (0000-0002-2022-8729, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Ana M B Menezes (0000-0002-2996-9427, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Bernardo L Horta (0000-0001-9843-412X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Fernando C Barros (0000-0001-5973-1746, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Helen Denise Gonçalves Da Silva (0000-0001-6470-3352, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Heloísa Bettiol (0000-0001-8744-4373, Universidade de São Paulo), Iná S Santos (0000-0003-1258-9249, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marco A Barbieri (0000-0001-8060-1428, Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Da Conceição Pereira Saraiva (0000-0001-6858-7029, Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Teresa Seabra Soares Britto E Alves (0000-0002-4806-7752, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Mariela Felisbino Da Silveira (0000-0002-2861-7139, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marlos R Domingues (0000-0002-2503-2944, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Natália Peixoto Lima (0000-0002-7181-3717, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Paulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha (0000-0002-4238-9603, Universidade de São Paulo), Ricardo Carvalho Cavalli (0000-0001-5010-4914, Universidade de São Paulo), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (0000-0002-1529-0165, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Viviane Cunha Cardoso (0000-0002-2677-5600, Universidade de São Paulo), Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões (0000-0001-8351-1348, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Antonio Augusto Moura Da Silva (0000-0003-4968-5138, Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Year2021
Volume37
Issue4
Pagese00093320-e00093320
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00093320
PMID33950086
OpenAlexW3158631476
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2021000400601
LanguagePT
Citations received18
References cited44

This paper describes the history, objectives and methods used by the nine Brazilian cohorts of the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) Common thematic axes are identified and the objectives, baseline periods, follow-up stages and representativity of the population studied are presented. The Consortium includes three birth cohorts from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State (1978/1979, 1994 and 2010), four from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State (1982, 1993, 2004 and 2015), and two from São Luís, Maranhão State (1997 and 2010). The cohorts cover three regions of Brazil, from three distinct states, with marked socioeconomic, cultural and infrastructure differences. The cohorts were started at birth, except for the most recent one in each municipality, where mothers were recruited during pregnancy. The instruments for data collection have been refined in order to approach different exposures during the early phases of life and their long-term influence on the health-disease process. The investigators of the nine cohorts carried out perinatal studies and later studied human capital, mental health, nutrition and precursor signs of noncommunicable diseases. A total of 17,636 liveborns were recruited in Ribeirão Preto, 19,669 in Pelotas, and 7,659 in São Luís. In the studies starting during pregnancy, 1,400 pregnant women were interviewed in Ribeirão Preto, 3,199 in Pelotas, and 1,447 in São Luís. Different strategies were employed to reduce losses to follow-up. This research network allows the analysis of the incidence of diseases and the establishment of possible causal relations that might explain the health outcomes of these populations in order to contribute to the development of governmental actions and health policies more consistent with reality

Environmental health · Geography · Population · Pregnancy · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology