Caerphilly Cohort Study of Older Men

Overview

Acronym
CaPS
Website
CaPS
Investigators
Prof. George Smith
University of Bristol
Prof. Yoav Ben-Shlomo
University of Bristol
Prof. John Gallacher
University of Oxford
Prof. Peter Elwood
Cardiff University
Contacts
Prof. Yoav Ben-Shlomo
University of Bristol

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1979 -
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
2,959
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,500
Supplementary information about number of participants

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Timeline

Population

Caerphilly Cohort

Selection Criteria

Gender
Men only
Minimum age
45
Maximum age
59
Countries
  • United Kingdom
Territory

Caerphilly, South Wales

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information

Sample Size

Number of Participants
2,959
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
1,500
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 Caerphilly Cohort - Phase I
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1979 (July) 1983 (September)
1 Caerphilly Cohort - Phase II
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1984 (July) 1988 (June)
2 Caerphilly Cohort - Phase III
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
1989 (November) 1993 (September)
3 Caerphilly Cohort - Phase IV
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
1993 (October) 1997 (February)
4 Caerphilly Cohort - Follow-up research
  • Administrative databases
1997 (March) 2016 (December)
5 Caerphilly Cohort - Phase V
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
2002 (January) 2004 (December)

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Datasets

Name Data Collection Events Variables

Areas of Information Collected

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Death
Lifestyle and behaviours
Physical measures and assessments
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Laboratory measures
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Diseases
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Symptoms and signs
Preschool, school and work life
Medication and supplements
Social environment and relationships
Non-pharmacological interventions
Physical environment
Health and community care services utilization
Administrative information

Variables Content Summary

Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected

Networks

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies
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