Ageing in Women and Men: A Longitudinal Study of Gender Differences in Health Behaviour and Health among Elderly
The objective of this study is to investigate gender differences during the aging process.
Overview
- Acronym
- GENDER
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 1994 - 2007
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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GENDER is a study of unlike-sex twin pairs born between 1906 and 1925 (Gold et al., 2002). A survey concerning health and health behavior was mailed in 1994 with responses from 1210 twins from 605 pairs where both responded. Mean age at baseline questionnaire assessment was 74.43 (SD 4.28) and all are Caucasians. A baseline in-person evaluation of 498 twins from 249 pairs between 70 and 80 years of age was undertaken between 1995 and 1997, and included an interview and tests of cognitive and physical functioning. Two additional in-person waves followed at 4-year intervals. Finally, a second survey was mailed in 2007 to all living twins who participated in the first mailed survey.
- Recruitment Target
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- Families
- Number of Participants
- 1,210
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 470
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Paper
Gold, C. H., Malmberg, B., McClearn, G. E., Pedersen, N. L., & Berg, S. (2002). Gender and health: A study of older unlike-sex twins. Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 57B, S168-S176.
PUBMED 11983743Timeline
Population
Population comprises unlike-sex twin pairs born between 1906 and 1925 (Gold et al., 2002). A survey concerning health and health behavior was mailed in 1994 with responses from 1210 twins from 605 pairs where both responded. Mean age at baseline questionnaire assessment was 74.43 (SD 4.28) and all were Caucasians. A baseline in-person evaluation of 498 twins from 249 pairs between 70 and 80 years of age was undertaken between 1995 and 1997, and included an interview and tests of cognitive and physical functioning. Two additional in-person waves followed at 4-year intervals. Finally, a second survey was mailed in 2007 to all living twins who participated in the first mailed survey.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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69
- Maximum age
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88
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
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Across all of Sweden
- Other Criteria
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Born between 1906 and 1925 and alive in 1994
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,210
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 470
- Supplementary Information about Population
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Of the 498 persons who participated in the first in-person testing, 470 agreed to provide biological samples.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | GENDER - Baseline survey |
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1994 | 1994 | |
| 1 | GENDER - Baseline in-person evaluation |
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1995 | 1997 |
| 2 | GENDER - Follow-up 1 |
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1999 | 2001 |
| 3 | GENDER - Follow-up 2 |
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2003 | 2005 |
| 4 | GENDER - Follow-up survey |
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2007 | 2007 |
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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