Study of Emerging Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Health in ALSPAC: the iNfluence of Growth and other Exposures (SEA CHANGE)
Professor Alun Hughes is studying how events in early adulthood influence our risk of heart and circulatory disease and diabetes in later life. We already know that events in the womb and in childhood influence our likelihood of developing certain diseases, including heart and circulatory disease and diabetes, when we are older. Scientists think that events in young adulthood, between 17 and 25 years, may also affect our future risk of disease, but until now this association has not been studied in detail. In this project, Professor Hughes will carry out a range of detailed measurements on 25 year olds taking part in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), which has followed up nearly 5000 people since before they were born. This project will reveal which exposures and lifestyle factors may be important in determining normal or abnormal heart function later in life. It will investigate early adulthood factors in the context of early life exposures, gender differences and genetics. It may reveal what links exposures in childhood and early adulthood to a higher risk of heart and circulatory disease or diabetes. These findings will help us work out risk factors in these young adulthood years that could prevent heart and circulatory disease, and guide future health campaigns in this age group.
Project details
| Grant amount | £1,077,909 |
|---|---|
| Grant type | Clinical Studies |
| Application type | Clinical Study |
| Start Date | 01 October 2015 |
| Duration | 6 years |
| Reference | CS/15/6/31468 |
| Status | In Progress |
