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The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers And Lifestyle (Aibl) Study Of Aging: Methodology And Baseline Characteristics Of 1112 Individuals Recruited For A Longitudinal Study Of Alzheimer's Disease, Kathryn Ellis, Ashley Bush, David Darby, Daniel De Fazio, Jonathan Foster, Peter Hudson, Nicola Lautenschlager, Nat Lenzo, Ralph Martins, Paul Maruff, Colin Masters, Andrew Milner, Kevin Pike, Christopher Rowe, Greg Savage, Cassandra Szoeke, Kevin Taddei, Victor Villemagne, Michael Woodward, David Ames
The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers And Lifestyle (Aibl) Study Of Aging: Methodology And Baseline Characteristics Of 1112 Individuals Recruited For A Longitudinal Study Of Alzheimer's Disease, Kathryn Ellis, Ashley Bush, David Darby, Daniel De Fazio, Jonathan Foster, Peter Hudson, Nicola Lautenschlager, Nat Lenzo, Ralph Martins, Paul Maruff, Colin Masters, Andrew Milner, Kevin Pike, Christopher Rowe, Greg Savage, Cassandra Szoeke, Kevin Taddei, Victor Villemagne, Michael Woodward, David Ames
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Background: The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) flagship study of aging aimed to recruit 1000 individuals aged over 60 to assist with prospective research into Alzheimer's disease (AD). This paper describes the recruitment of the cohort and gives information about the study methodology, baseline demography, diagnoses, medical comorbidities, medication use, and cognitive function of the participants. Methods: Volunteers underwent a screening interview, had comprehensive cognitive testing, gave 80 ml of blood, and completed health and lifestyle questionnaires. One quarter of the sample also underwent amyloid PET brain imaging with Pittsburgh compound B (PiB PET) and MRI brain imaging, and …