10/66 Dominican Republic
10/66 Dominican Republic recruited participants from Santo Domingo, the Capital city of the Dominican Republic. Participants were at least 65 years old and able to give informed consent. This resulted in a baseline cohort of over 2,000 participants of varying socioeconomic, educational, marital and occupational backgrounds.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,011 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
King's College London (KCL)
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU)
Links
maelstrom-research.org/study/dementia-research-group
cheba.unsw.edu.au/consortia/cosmic/studies/1066-dominican-republic
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
Wellcome Trust
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
