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Setting Up The Longitudinal Study For Adult Health (Elsa-Brasil), Paulo A. Lotufo
Setting Up The Longitudinal Study For Adult Health (Elsa-Brasil), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Baseline data collection of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study for Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) was complete by December 2010. A cohort of 15,105 subjects has been followed up on incident events at six study sites for three years. The ELSA-Brasil is remarkable for its large sample size and wide variety of data collected to investigate biological and social determinants of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in adults in Brazil. A group of Brazilian experts in chronic noncommunicable disease research started planning this study project in 2004. It was launched at a meeting on August 20 to 21, 2004 held at the Universidade …
Decline In Health For Older Adults: Five-Year Change In 13 Key Measures Of Standardized Health, Paula Diehr
Decline In Health For Older Adults: Five-Year Change In 13 Key Measures Of Standardized Health, Paula Diehr
Paula Diehr
Background. The health of older adults declines over time, but there are many ways of measuring health. It is unclear whether all health measures decline at the same rate or whether some aspects of health are less sensitive to aging than others. Methods. We compared the decline in 13 measures of physical, mental, and functional health from the Cardiovascular Health Study: hospitalization, bed days, cognition, extremity strength, feelings about life as a whole, satisfaction with the purpose of life, self-rated health, depression, digit symbol substitution test, grip strength, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and gait speed. …
Casual Methods In The Service Of Good Epidemiological Practice: A Roadmap, Maya Petersen
Casual Methods In The Service Of Good Epidemiological Practice: A Roadmap, Maya Petersen
Maya Petersen
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