Origin of Variances in the Oldest-Old: Octogenarian Twins
The study aimed to investigate the etiology of individual differences among twin-pairs age 80 and older, on a range of domains including health and functional capacity, cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, personality and personal control.
Overview
- Acronym
- OCTO-Twin
- Website
- OCTO-Twin
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1991 - 2002
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants were assessed up to 5 times at 2-year intervals providing up to 8 years of follow-up
- Recruitment Target
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- Families
- Number of Participants
- 702
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 552
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
[McClearn, G. E., Johansson, B., Berg, S., Pedersen, N. L., Ahern, F., Petrill, S. A., et al. (1997). Substantial genetic influence on cognitive abilities in twins 80 or more years old. Science, 276, 1560-1563.]
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Population
Twin pairs were drawn from the Swedish population-based Twin Registry. At the first wave the twins had to be born 1913 or earlier and both partners in the pair had to accept participation. At the first wave 351 twin pairs (149 MZ and 202 like-sex DZ pairs) were investigated (average age 83.57 years; 67% of the sample were female). The two-year longitudinal follow-ups were conducted on all twins alive who agreed to participate, irrespective of twin status. The participation in the 2nd Wave was 235 pairs (568 individuals), in the 3rd wave 144 pairs (430 individuals), in the 4th wave 4 86 pairs (315 individuals), and at the last occasion (wave 5) 43 pairs (222 individuals participated. The initial OCTO-Twin sample was found to be similar to a representative sample of non-twins aged 80 and older (Simmons et al., 1997). Linkages are continuously performed to the Twin Registry/Census register and to the death register for vital status.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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79
- Maximum age
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98
- Countries
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- Sweden
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : The Swedish population-based Twin Registry
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 702
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 552
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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351 twin pairs, including 149 identical or monozygotic (MZ) pairs, and 202 same-sex fraternal or dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | OCTO-Twin - wave 1 |
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1991 (February) | 1994 (March) |
| 1 | OCTO-Twin - wave 2 |
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1993 (May) | 1996 (May) |
| 2 | OCTO-Twin - wave 3 |
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1995 (April) | 1998 (May) |
| 3 | OCTO-Twin - wave 4 |
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1997 (April) | 2000 (May) |
| 4 | OCTO-Twin - wave 5 |
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1999 (December) | 2002 (March) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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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
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
Networks
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