Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging
General objectives of the NuAge Study:
- To assess changes in dietary intakes of ageing men and women (foods, energy, macronutrients, micronutrients) and longterm exposure to functional foods from a qualitative and quantitative perspective;
- To assess the influence of longstanding and current dietary habits and evolving food choices on changes in numerous markers of physical and cognitive status, functional autonomy and social functioning;
- To assess the impact of age-related alterations in energy metabolism (utilisation and expenditure) and body composition, on changes in numerous markers of physical and cognitive status, functional autonomy and social functioning;
- To assess the impact of individual (biological, psychological, health, functional, behavioural) and environmental determinants on dietary intakes.
Overview
- Acronym
- NuAge
- Website
- NuAge
- Investigators
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Dr. Nancy PresseResearch Center on Aging / Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS)Dr. Hélène Payette (retired)Research Center on Aging, Health and Social Services Centre — University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS)
- Contacts
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Dr. Nancy PresseResearch Center on Aging / Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS)
General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2004 - 2009
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The study is a 5-year longitudinal observation of healthy men and women with yearly face-to-face comprehensive interview. A telephone interview at 6-month interval is also conducted.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 1,793
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 1,657
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Gaudreau P, Morais JA, Shatenstein B et al, Nutrition as a Determinant of Successful Aging: Description of the Quebec Longitudinal Study NuAge and results from cross-sectional pilot studies. Rejuvenation Research (2007) 10 (3): 377-86
PUBMED 17708689Timeline
Population
The population is comprised of 1793 healthy men and women, selected from three age groups (68–72, 73–77, 78–82) at recruitment. A total of 82.4% of the population is French speaking participants and a total of 14.3% is English speaking participants.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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68
- Maximum age
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82
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- Quebec
- Territory
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Laval, Montreal, Sherbrooke
- Other Criteria
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Participants had to be French or English speaking, willing to commit for a 5-year period, able to walk without help (cane acceptable), free of disabilities in activities of daily living, not cognitively impaired (3MS > 79), able to walk 100 meters or to climb 10 stairs without rest, able to provide written informed consent. Participants with the following conditions were excluded: class II heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen therapy or oral steroids, inflammatory digestive diseases, or cancer treated either by radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or surgery in previous 5 years (with the exception of skin basocellular carcinoma).
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Volunteer enrolment : n=206; RAMQ database, randomly selected: n=1587
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | NuAge - T1 |
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2004 | 2004 |
| 1 | NuAge - S1 |
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2004 (June) | 2004 (June) | |
| 2 | NuAge - T2 |
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2005 | 2005 |
| 3 | NuAge - S2 |
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2005 (June) | 2005 (June) | |
| 4 | NuAge - T3 |
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2006 | 2006 |
| 5 | NuAge - S3 |
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2006 (June) | 2006 (June) | |
| 6 | NuAge - T4 |
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2007 | 2007 |
| 7 | NuAge - S4 |
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2007 (June) | 2007 (June) |
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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