Cohort Acronym
MAAS
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Subjective memory complaints (SMC) or subjective cognitive decline (SCD), Vascular dementia
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
MAAS
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Subjective memory complaints (SMC) or subjective cognitive decline (SCD), Vascular dementia
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
Recruitment Period
1991
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting
1,900
Estimated Current Sample Size
0 to 4,999
Age at Recruitment
24-81
Gender
Male and Female
Abstract
The Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS) was designed to specify the usual and pathological aging of cognitive function. MAAS is devoted to the age-related decline of memory and other cognitive functions in normal people and the factors that may be involved in this process. What determines a decline in memory function? Why do some individuals show a greater decline than others? Over the past years, a host of factors, including biological, medical, psychological and social variables, have been proposed to have an impact on adult cognitive development. MAAS tries to study these factors in an integrative way. This can be achieved only by studying large numbers of normal healthy adults of all ages and by monitoring them for several years.
Country
Netherlands
Contact details
Institution name
Maastricht University
Website
http://maastrichtagingstudy.nl
Principal Investiator (PI)
Martin van Boxtel and Sebastian Köhler
Contact email
[email protected]; [email protected]
Contact phone number
Tel: 043 - 387 66 00
Address
Department of Psychiatry & Neuropsychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences
Maastricht University [DRT10]
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences
Maastricht University [DRT10]
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Funders (Core support)
Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands Programme for Research on Aging (NESTOR)
Variables Collected
Brain related measures: N/A
Funtional rating: Individual psychological
Anthropometric: Blood pressure, Height, Hip circumference, Waist circumference, Weight
Physical: Cardiovascular, Hearing and Vision, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory
Biological samples: Blood
Genotyping: N/A
Brain imaging: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Brain banking: N/A
Lifestyle: Alcohol, Dietary habits, Physical activity, Smoking
Socio-economic: Education, Income and employment, Marital status, Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation: Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care