Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS)

The Andhra Pradesh Children and Parent Study (APCAPS) is a large prospective, intergenerational cohort study in Southern India that began with the long-term follow-up of the Hyderabad Nutrition Trial (1987-1990). It is situated in 29 villages near the city of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh.
Extensive data have been collected including: socio-demographics; social position; lifestyle (diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol); household characteristics; general health, medical and family history; anthropometric and body composition measures (TANITA and DXA); vascular physiology (BP, arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness), lung function, and fasting biomarkers (e.g. glucose, lipids and insulin). Blood samples and DNA have also been banked.