Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study in Taiwan
The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) in Taiwan was initially developed to explore how understanding the relationships among life challenges, the social environment and health can be enhanced by incorporating biological markers of health and stress. Specific aims of the initial study included:
- Investigating the extent to which biological markers of stress and chronic illness are related to reports of life events;
- Examining the extent to which biological markers help to explain variation in health across social hierarchies and networks; and
- Exploring the associations among biological markers, data from physicians' examinations, and self-reported health status, and their links to survival.
​With the addition of longitudinal data, the goals of the project have expanded to understanding the antecedents, correlates,and consequences of levels and changes in biological measures, health, and survival.
Overview
- Acronym
- SEBAS
- Website
- SEBAS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2000 - 2007
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants were assessed in 2000 and 2006.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 2,024
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,420
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Cornman, Glei, Goldman et al. Cohort Profile: The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) in Taiwan. IJE 2014.
PUBMED 25205853Timeline
Population
The study sample was drawn from a sub-sample of respondents interviewed in the 1999 Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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53
- Countries
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- Taiwan
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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Nationally representative sample
Sources of Recruitment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA)
- Supplementary Information
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The SEBAS 2000 cohort was recruited as a national sub-sample from respondents interviewed in 1999 for TLSA. Participants from the SEBAS 2000 cohort were re-interviewed in 2006 and a further 660 respondents from the TLSA were randomly selected as a refresher cohort for this second wave.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,024
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,420
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
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SEBAS 2000:
Number of participants interviewed: 1497
Number of participants with completed exam: 1023
SEBAS 2006:
Number of participants interviewed: 1284
Number of participants with completed exam: 1036
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | SEBAS 2000 |
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2000 (July) | 2000 (December) |
| 1 | SEBAS 2006 |
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2006 (August) | 2007 (January) |
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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