HEALTH OF CIVIL SERVANTS 2
Research type
Research Study
Full title
THE WHITEHALL STUDY OF LONDON CIVIL SERVANTS: 25 YEAR FOLLOW.UP SURVEY A Collaborative Study Between The Universities.of London and Oxford
Contact name
Dave Leon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Research summary
The study aims (i) to determine the combined influence on cause-specific mortality in old age of lifestyle, socioeconomic circumstances and cardiovascular risk factors measured both in middle and in old age; (ii) to provide reliable estimates of mortality risks associated with these factors and plasma or genetic markers when measured in old age alone; (iii) to determine whether mortality differentials by employment grade before retirement persist into old age and determine whether these are modified by additional circumstances measured in old age alone; (iv) to examine the associations between characteristics measured at the original survey and morbidity 25 years later including CVD morbidity, and self-assessment of physical and mental health.
REC name
South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0073
Date of REC Opinion
1 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion