January 12, 2020, 14:15 - 14:45
Qatar Biobank (QBB), the first very large scale, long-term public biorepository in Qatar, is designed to build a powerful research infrastructure for future investigations of the lifestyle, metabolic and genetic risk factors by collecting comprehensive phenotypic baseline data, detailed personal lifestyle and clinical data, blood, urine and saliva samples.
QBB understands that building a successful biobank depends on the willing participation of the public to come forward to contribute. From September 2013 to June 2019, 21570 participants completed the baseline visit; 54% Participants were referred when an abnormal out of range clinical measurement is recorded to the ambulatory care clinic or their own doctor, 81.7 % of them were new cases and 18.3 % were known cases. Most of these referrals were caused by out of range values on related tests for abnormal bone density 44.0 %, dyslipidemia 14.0%, diabetes 13.0%, thyroid function tests 11.0% and osteoporosis 6%.