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Chunk #28 — The multidisciplinary database

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The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: overview of the first 40 years, with an eye to the future.
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behaviours (self-reports, parent & teacher reports, informant reports, police records)××××××××××× Mental disorders and psychopathology (parent, teacher, self, and informant reports, medical records)××××××××××× Substance abuse and dependence (parent, teacher, self, and informant reports)××××××××Health-compromising behaviours Smoking, alcohol, cannabis, hard drugs××××××××× Risky sexual behaviour, dangerous driving××××× Self-harm, suicide attempts×××××× Paediatric neurological examinations and motor tests×××× Neuropsychological testing, IQ testing, language××××××× Foetal/newborn perinatal health (hospital records) and direct observations× Ratings of child’s health, ill-health checklists××××××× Pubertal timing (girls’ menarche, boys’ height spurt)×××××Health Status (many different measures) Respiratory: asthma, allergy, and lung function tests××××××××× Dental examinations: periodontal disease, caries×××××××××× Reproductive: STDs, sexuality, pregnancy history××××× Interviews: headache, pain, sleep, self-reported health×××× Injuries××××××××××××Fitness tests Cardiorespiratory Fitness (VO2 max; maximal aerobic capacity)×××× Grip strength×Balance×Physical exercise/activity××××××××××Diet×××Biomarkers Blood pressure, heart rate×××××××××××× Adiposity (including body composition), anthropometrics××××××××××××× Biomarker Assays, e.g. full blood count, cortisol, testosterone, lipids, inflammation (hsCRP, Fibrinogen, IL-6)××× Digital imaging of retinal micro-vasculature× Endothelial function× DNA/RNA bank, from blood,×× Genome-wide SNP scan×Leukocyte Telomere length×× Family history of psychiatric and medical illnesses, from interviews with three informants per family× Teacher/School reports×××××× I nformant reports of financial, social, physical and mental health, cognitive status, and personality traits.×××× Administrative records: national health records, pharmacy prescriptions, accident/injury compensation records, social welfare benefit records,