Aberdeen 1936 Birth Cohort
The aim of ABC1936 was to identify major childhood influences on dementia risk and to improve early detection of dementia.
Overview
- Acronym
- ABC1936
- Website
- ABC1936
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1999 - 2011
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The ABC1936 participants undertook a general intelligence test at age 11 years, in 1947, and were recruited for the ABC1936 cohort between 1999 and 2003. They were then followed-up every 2 years until 2011.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 498
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 485
- Supplementary Information
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Sub-sample of the participants of the Scottish Mental Survey of 1947.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Starr JM, Deary IJ, Fox H, Whalley LJ. Blood pressure and cognition in the Aberdeen 1936 birth cohort. Gerontology, 2007; 53(6): 432-7.
PUBMED 18042996Timeline
Population
The participants were all born in 1936 and were a sub-sample of the Scottish Mental Survey 1947 living in Aberdeen.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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63
- Maximum age
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67
- Countries
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- United Kingdom
- Territory
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Aberdeen, Scotland.
Sources of Recruitment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- The Scottish Mental Survey 1947
- Supplementary Information
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Between 1999 and 2003, individuals from Aberdeen who had taken part in the 1947 Survey were traced using Community Health Index, General Registrar Office public records and the National Health Centre Records.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 498
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 485
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Wave 1: 498 participants
Wave 2: 370 participants
Wave 3: 303 participants
Wave 4: 250 participants
Wave 5:
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | ABC1936 - Wave 1 |
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1999 | 2003 |
| 1 | ABC1936 - Wave 2 |
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2001 | 2005 | |
| 2 | ABC1936 - Wave 3 |
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2003 | 2007 | |
| 3 | ABC1936 - Wave 4 |
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2005 | 2009 | |
| 4 | ABC1936 - Wave 5 |
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2007 | 2011 |
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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