Introduction to data on death causes linked with the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) epidemiological data

Jung Eun Ju, Lee So Hyun, Na Jae Cheol, Kim Sung Soo
Division of Epidemiology and Health Index, Center for Genome Science, KNIH, KCDC

The Korea National Institute of Health has conducted a large-scale prospective cohort study of more than 246,000 participants, the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) since 2000.
To improve the utilization and completeness of the collected epidemiological data, we have performed data linkage by personal identification number between KoGES data and vital registration data (death as health outcome) in collaboration with the Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). By the end of 2015, 6,387 deaths were matched/identified among 215,113 KoGES participants through data linkage. External researchers can utilize the data on the causes of death linked with KoGES epidemiological data in accordance with standard procedures and regulations. In this paper, we introduce the procedure for requesting the cohort-based data linked with death outcomes for enabling longitudinal studies.

Keywords: Death certificates, Cause of death, Prospective cohort, Epidemiologic study, Death