Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins, 1995 / Kaare Christensen , James W. Vaupel .

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Christensen, Kaare, 1959-

Vaupel, James W.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 21041.

ICPSR ; 21041

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

2009-06-09.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The focus of the "Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins (LSADT)" has been on elucidating the causes of variation in survival, health, diseases, loss of abilities, and cognitive functions among the elderly and oldest-old. The LSADT was conducted every two years between 1995 and 2005 and consists of six waves. The study comprises interviews of elderly Danish twins aged 75 years and older (later 70 years and older). At each interview wave, the interview assessment has been based on the interview used in the previous waves, which covers health, physical functioning, cognitive functioning, depression symptomatology, social factors, lifestyle characteristics, and quality of life. The self-report interview assessments have been supplemented with objective indicators of physical strength and agility, behavioral speed, and pulmonary peak-flow. Biological material was also collected from the participants for future DNA analysis. Cf.: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21041.v1

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