Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Taiwan Biobank Participants With Nonparticipants
The TWBB cohort exhibits disparities in sociodemographic and health-related attributes compared to the general population, comprising participants who were older, female, married, higher educated, higher income, and predominantly resided in urban areas. While mortality rates are slightly elevated within the TWBB cohort, cancer incidence rates are lower. Despite limitations in representativeness, the TWBB's size and exposure measures offer valuable insights into associations between exposures and health conditions.
Authors
- Chen‐Yang Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-9950)
- Shi‐Heng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8466-2698)
- Chun Chieh Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-2128)
- Mei‐Chen Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-6108)
- Chi‐Shin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-7295)
- Wei J. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-5870)
- Le‐Yin Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4552-5471)
Institutions
- National Health Research Institutes (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (US)
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research (US)
- Academia Sinica (TW)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20240297
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.52