Aberdeen 1936 Birth Cohort Study (ABC1936)
ABC1936 is one of the three Aberdeen Birth Cohorts whose participants had completed tests of reading and mental ability as schoolchildren in Aberdeen, Scotland. Decades later, these children were recontacted and followed as adults. ABC1936 includes 498 individuals who were born in 1936, completed the Moray House Test as part of the Scottish Mental Survey at age 11 in 1947, and were recontacted in 1997 to establish the cohort.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
498 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1936 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1947 (Scottish Mental Survey)
1999 (ABC1936)
Primary Institutions
University of Aberdeen
Links
abdn.ac.uk/achds/environment/birth-cohorts/1936-birth-cohort-316.php
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/aberdeen-birth-cohort-1936/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
University of Aberdeen
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)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Education data
Engagement
Keywords
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