The Betula Project - Aging, memory and dementia
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Principal's reference number:
- 2013-92-31M
- 08-132
- 03-484
- 97-173 (§7/870303)
Data contains personal data:
Yes
Type of personal data:
Pseudonymized data
Code key exists:
Yes
Sensitive personal data:
Yes
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Indivduals in agegroups between 25-80 living in Umeå county.
Study design:
- Observational study
- Cohort study
- Cohort study: Prospective
Description of study design:
The study began with including 1000 randomly selected individuals from the Umeå municipality in the age groups 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 years. It was 100 in each age cohort, and the gender distribution was similar to the population with about as many men as women in the younger age groups, and about twice as many women as men in the age groups 70 and over. Over the course of the study five more samples was added with varying age span between 25-95 years old.
Sampling procedure:
Description of sampling:
1000 individuals in age groups 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 were randomly selected (sample 1, S1). There were 100 individuals i each age cohort, the gender distribution reflected the gender distribution in the population ie about as many men as women in the younger age groups and about twice as many women as men from age group 70 and above (test occasion 1, T1) In T2, five years later, two new samples were added to the group, S2 (ca 1000, age 35-80) and S3 (ca 960, age 40-85). At T3 sample 4 was added (ca 500, age 35-90). At T4, sample 5 was added (ca 500, age 35-95) and at T5 sample 6 was added (ca 350, age 25-80).
Time period(s) investigated:
Data collections - 6 collections
Data collections - 6 collections
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
1988 - 1990
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
1993 - 1995
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
1998 - 2000
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
2003 - 2005
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
2008 - 2010
Data collection
Data collection
Description of the mode of collection:
Psychological measurements and tests, physical measurements and tests, and self-administered questionnaires.
Time period(s) for data collection:
2013 - 2014
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
Umeå county
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Integrative Medical Biology (IMB)
Ethics Review 1:
Umeå - 97-173 (§7/870303)
Ethics Review 2:
Umeå - 03-484
Ethics Review 3:
Umeå - 2013-92-31M
Ethics Review 4:
Umeå - 08-132
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Swedish Research Council
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Award number:
K2010-61X-21446-01
Funding agency:
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation (KAW)
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