Cohort Profile: 1970 British Birth Cohort (BCS70)

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⭐ Important

• & BCS70 began as the British Births Survey, when data was collected about the births and social circumstances of over 17 000 babies born in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. (p. 836)
• & The study aimed to examine the social and biological characteristics of the mother in relation to neonatal morbidity, and to compare the results with those of the 1958 National Child Development Study. (p. 836)
• & Current participants are survivors from an original sample of over 17 000 births, all born in England, Wales, and Scotland, during 1 week in 1970 (p. 837)
• & It can be seen that the samples reached at age 26 yr and subsequently are somewhat smaller than at age 16 yr and earlier. (p. 837)
• & Sweep 3 Youthscan (p. 837)
• & weep 4 BCS70 19 (p. 837)
• & easons for sample loss over time are individuals moving to a new address and not being subsequently traced. Refusal rates are relatively low but also contribute to sample loss over time (p. 838)
• & The strength of the study is its multidisciplinary nature resulting in the ability to link data across different life domains (p. 838)
• & Strengths include the large study sample; extensive data coverage; seven ages studied to date; information on cohort members and a sample of their children in 2004; and use of objective measures, standardized tests, or scales, especially in the earliest phases of follow-up (e.g. for height and cognition). (p. 842)