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Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) 2006-2007

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
DS2: SEBAS 2006
Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/2006 - 01/2007
Series or system 
Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Exam
  • Health facility
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) of Taiwan continues the work of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA) that began in 1989. SEBAS gathers information on the physical, psychological, and social well-being of Taiwanese adults ages 54 and above. Data are collected with physical exams, blood tests, urine tests, anthropometric measurements, health assessment measures, and face-to-face interviews. The 2006 SEBAS added an eye exam and cognitive assessment. A total of 1,284 individuals completed the interviews and 1,036 participated in the physical examinations.

Keywords 
Aged adults, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihypertensive drugs, Anxiety, Appendicitis, Appetite loss, Blood disorders, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Burns, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Causes of morbidity, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cognitive assessment, Community action, Congenital anomalies, Coping behavior, Crime, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disasters, Drug consumption, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Falls, Fatigue, Fever, Fruits and vegetables, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Goiter, Gout, Health behaviors, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Heart disease, Height, Hepatitis B, Hospitals, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Infectious diseases, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Insulin, Interpersonal violence, Ischemic heart disease, Leisure activities, Limited mobility, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Milk, Mobility aids, Mortality, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Occupations, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Peptic ulcer disease, Periodontal diseases, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Prescriptions, Prostate cancer, Public social assistance, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin diseases, Sleep, Smokeless tobacco use, Socioeconomic risk factors, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Survival, Symptoms, Thyroid gland disorders, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Tuberculosis, Ultrasound, Unintentional injuries, Urban ambient air pollution, Urine tests, Violence-related risk factors, Vision loss, Visual acuity, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 25, 2024

Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) 2000

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
DS1: SEBAS 2000
Provider 
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/2000 - 12/2000
Series or system 
Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Health facility
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) of Taiwan continues the work of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA) that began in 1989. SEBAS gathers information on the physical, psychological, and social well-being of Taiwanese adults ages 54 and above. Data are collected with physical exams, blood tests, urine tests, anthropometric measurements, health assessment measures, and face-to-face interviews. In the 2000 SEBAS a total of 1,497 individuals were interviewed, 1,023 of which also completed the health exam.

Keywords 
Aged adults, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Analgesics, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihypertensive drugs, Anxiety, Appendicitis, Appetite loss, Blood disorders, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Burns, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Causes of morbidity, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cognitive assessment, Community action, Congenital anomalies, Coping behavior, Crime, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disasters, Drug consumption, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Ethnicity, Falls, Fatigue, Fever, Fruits and vegetables, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Goiter, Gout, Health behaviors, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Heart disease, Height, Hepatitis B, Hospitals, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Infectious diseases, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Insulin, Interpersonal violence, Ischemic heart disease, Leisure activities, Limited mobility, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrient supplements, Milk, Mobility aids, Mortality, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Occupations, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Peptic ulcer disease, Periodontal diseases, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Prescriptions, Prostate cancer, Public social assistance, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin diseases, Sleep, Smokeless tobacco use, Socioeconomic risk factors, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Survival, Symptoms, Thyroid gland disorders, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Tuberculosis, Ultrasound, Unintentional injuries, Urban ambient air pollution, Urine tests, Violence-related risk factors, Vision loss, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jul 25, 2024

Annual Report on Kidney Disease in Taiwan 2016

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Original or alternative title 
台灣腎病年報
Provider 
National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2000 - 12/2015
Series or system 
Taiwan Annual Report on Kidney Disease
Data type
Disease registry
Keywords 
Chronic kidney diseases
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 22, 2020

Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2009-2010

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Original or alternative title 
2009 National Health Access and Drug Abuse Survey
Provider 
National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
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Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2009 - 02/2010
Series or system 
Taiwan National Health Interview Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2009 covered topics such as demographic information, health status, health care, and behaviors including smoking, drinking, and drug use. The sample size covered 23 cities and counties with approximately 30,528 participants. The questionnaires were divided by age groups: under 12 years, 12-64 years, and over 65 years of age. The self-answer questionnaires on drug use were also divided by age groups: 12-17 years and 18-64 years of age. In an aim to make processing more efficient and to enhance the quality of data collection, the 2009 survey utilized computer-assisted personal interviewing and computer-assisted self-interviewing. 

More information on questionnaire design and site visits is available on the 2009 survey page.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Analgesics, Anemia, Animal injuries, Anxiety, Assets, Asthma, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth weight, Bladder cancer, Blood pressure, Bone mineral density, Breast cancer, Burns, COPD, Cervix uteri cancer, Child anthropometry, Child care, Child development, Children, Colon and rectum cancers, Colonoscopy, Condoms, Corpus uteri cancer, Cough, Dairy products, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Diet, Disability, Drownings, Education, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Endocrine disorders, Secondhand smoke, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Falls, Family composition, Fishing, Food, Foreign bodies, Fruits, HIV and AIDS, Headache, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health promotion, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing tests, Heart disease, Hepatitis vaccines, Household air pollution, Household water treatment, Hygiene, Hypertension, Illicit drug use, Immunization, Income, Incontinence, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Leukemia, Lifestyle risk factors, Limited mobility, Liver cancer, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Mass media, Meat, Medicines, Meningococcal vaccines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Mining, Mobility aids, Mouth cancer, Musculoskeletal diseases, Needle sharing, Needles, Nurses, Nutrition, Obesity, Occult blood, Occupations, Oesophagus cancer, Oral hygiene, Osteoporosis, Ovary cancer, Pain, Pain management, Pap smears, Parkinson's disease, Personal health expenditures, Pesticides, Pharmacies, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Preterm birth complications, Preventive interventions, Prostate cancer, Prostheses and implants, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Religion, Rheumatoid arthritis, Road and vehicle safety, Road traffic injuries, Rotavirus vaccines, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Self-treatment, Sexual behavior, Sibling survival [Do not use], Skin cancers, Skin diseases, Smokeless tobacco use, Stomach cancer, Teachers, Telephones, Thyroid cancer, Tobacco smoking, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Unipolar depressive disorders, Upper respiratory infections, Urban ambient air pollution, Urinary diseases, Urine tests, Vaccination cards, Vegetables, Vision loss, Weight change, Whole grains
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021

Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2001

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Provider 
National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
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Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2001 - 12/2001
Series or system 
Taiwan National Health Interview Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2001 covered three geographic regions: urban villages and towns, mountains region, and outlying islands. The sample sizes were 26,685 participants in the urban region, 2,797 participants in the mountains region, and 1,954 participants in the islands region. The NHIS 2001 included five questionnaires: one for the household, one for participants over the age of 12, one for 12 year olds, a self-administered questionnaire for 12 to 19 year olds, and a self-administered questionnaire for participants ages 20 to 65. Questionnaires collected sociodemographic information, health status (including SF-36), health care use, and health behaviors including drug use and sexual behaviors.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Amputation, Antihypertensive drugs, Assets, Autism, Back pain, Bone mineral density, Burns, Cataracts, Cervix uteri cancer, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Clinical breast exams, Condoms, Congenital anomalies, Contraceptives, Corpus uteri cancer, Corrective lenses, Dental care, Diabetes, Disability, Education, Employment, Endometriosis, Secondhand smoke, Falls, Glaucoma, Gynecological diseases, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Height, Hospitals, Housing, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Illicit drug use, Income, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Insulin, Languages, Limited mobility, Marital status, Medicines, Menopause, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mobility aids, Neck pain, Neurological conditions, Oral hygiene, Ovary cancer, Pain, Pap smears, Paralysis, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Religion, Road and vehicle safety, Road traffic injuries, SF-36, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Sense organ diseases, Sexual behavior, Stroke, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Upper respiratory infections, Uterine fibroids, Vision loss, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021

Taiwan Survey on Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hyperlipidemia (TwSHHH) 2002

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Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2002 - 12/2002
Series or system 
Taiwan Survey on Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hyperlipidemia (TwSHHH)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Interview
Keywords 
Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Cholesterol
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 10, 2024

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