Bambuí Cohort Study of Ageing (BCSA)
The main objective of the BCSA was to examine the separate and joint effects of chronic T. cruzi infection and non-communicable diseases on health outcomes in old age in a sample of older Brazilians. The study was conducted in Bambuí, a city of approximately 15,000 inhabitants located in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, an area long known to be endemic for Chagas disease. The baseline population consisted of over 1,000 residents of Bambui, aged 60 years or over on 1 January 1997, who were identified by a complete census in the city. The mean age of participants at baseline was 69.3 years, and 60.0% were female. Participants were followed up annually until 2011.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,606 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1997
Primary Institutions
René Rachou Research Center (Instituto René Rachou)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, CNPq)
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP)
Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais; FAPEMIG)
Ministry of Health (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos)
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; FIOCRUZ)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
