Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study

Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study

The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (often referred to as the Dunedin Longitudinal Study) is a long-running cohort study of 1037 people born over the course of a year in Dunedin, New Zealand.

The original pool of study members were selected from those born between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 and still living in the Otago region 3 years later. Study members were assessed at age three, and then at 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26 and most recently at age 32. Future assessments are scheduled for age 38, 44 and 50.

During an assessment, study members are brought back to Dunedin from wherever in the world they live. They participate in a day of interviews, physical tests, dental examinations, blood tests, computer questionnaires and surveys. Spin-off studies have also focussed on the parents of study members and, from 2007, the children of the original study members. This means that information across three generations of the same families will be available.

Great emphasis is placed on retention of study members. At the most recent (age 32) assessments, 96% of all living eligible study members, or 972 people, participated. This is unprecedented for a longitudinal study, with many others worldwide experiencing 20–40% drop-out rates.

The resulting database has produced a wealth of information on many aspects of human health and development. As of 2011 over 1,100 papers, reports, book chapters and other publications have been produced using findings from the study. The multidisciplinary aspect of the study has always been a central focus, with information ranging across:

  • Cardiovascular health and risk factors
  • Respiratory health
  • Oral health
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Mental health
  • Psychosocial functioning
  • Other health, including sensory, musculo-skeletal, and digestive

A book, From Child to Adult: Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, was published in 1996 and is aimed at presenting the major findings in a form accessible to the non-specialist. It only includes information up to the age-21 assessment. Future plans for the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study include another popular science book, upgrading their website for more non-specialist appeal, and introducing more resources for the general public.

Media reports of results

Research papers

A sample of the publications based on the Dunedin study:

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