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Cohort Acronym


Cohort type
General population-based cohort

Disease


Participant type
No diagnosis

Profile
Recruitment Period 1988-1990 
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting 2500  
Estimated Current Sample Size  
Age at Recruitment 65-94   
Gender Male and Female 
Abstract

The purpose of this project is to describe changes in health and functioning among older people. Living conditions and life-style are studied as predictors of health, functioning, need of care and mortality. This multidisciplinary study includes several prospective arms. In 1988 a random sample of people aged 65-84 years were interviewed in their homes. Follow up interviews for them were conducted in 1996 and 2004. During the same years 65-69 year old people were interviewed to capture cohort changes in aging. In 1989 all men born before 1924 and every other woman living in nursing home were interviewed. In 1989 all 75-year-old and 1990 all 80-year-old residents of Jyväskylä were studied in the laboratory with extensive functional testing and clinical examinations. The 75-year-old people were followed up after 5, 10 and 15 years and the 80-year-olds after 5 and 10 years. In addition, register-based data on hospital and long-term care is being updated until the entire cohort becomes extinct. Altogether, 2500 have participated in these studies.

 
Country Finland 
Contact details
Institution name The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, The Ministry of Education, Academy of Finland, City of Jyväskylä, The Association of Finnish Lions Clubs, University of Jyväskylä 
Website http://www.gerec.fi/en/research/health-functioning-and-longevity/evergreen-project 
Principal Investiator (PI) Emeritus Prof Eino HeIkkinen (1988-2004),Professor Taina Rantanen and Professor Sarianna Sipilä 
Contact email PI Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] 
Contact phone number  
Address  
Funders (Core support) Gerontology Research Center
University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Finland 

Variables Collected

Brain related measures: N/A
Funtional rating: Individual physiological, Individual psychological
Anthropometric: Blood pressure, Height, Waist circumference, Weight
Physical: Cardiovascular, Hearing and Vision, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory
Biological samples: Blood
Genotyping: N/A
Brain imaging: N/A
Brain banking: N/A
Lifestyle: Alcohol, Dietary habits, Physical activity, Smoking
Socio-economic: Education, Ethnic group, Family circumstances, Housing and accommodation, Income and finances, Marital status
Health service utilisation: Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
 
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