Long Beach Longitudinal Study

Overview

Acronym
LBLS
Website
LBLS
Investigators
Elizabeth Zelinski
University of Southern California
Robert Kennison
California State University
Contacts
Elizabeth Zelinski
University of Southern California

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1978 -
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
2,125
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
69

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Paper

Zelinski EM, Kennison RF; Long Beach Longitudinal Study. The Long Beach Longitudinal Study: evaluation of longitudinal effects of aging on memory and cognition. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2001;19(3):45-55.

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Timeline

Population

LBLS - Population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
30
Countries
  • United States of America
Territory

Long Beach, or in nearby cities within Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadino, and Orange counties.

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Volunteer enrolment

Sample Size

Number of Participants
2,125
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
69
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 LBLS - 1978 Baseline
  • Questionnaires
  • Physical measures
1978 (April) 1979 (June)
1 LBLS - 1981 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
1981 (June) 1981 (September)
2 LBLS - 1994 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
1994 (January) 1996 (July)
3 LBLS - 1997 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
1997 (June) 1999 (July)
4 LBLS - 2000 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
2000 (April) 2003 (September)
5 LBLS - 2003 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
2003 (April) 2004 (July)
6 LBLS - 2008 follow-up
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Blood
2008 (June) 2012 (September)

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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