Clinical and laboratory predictors of all-cause mortality in older population
This study investigates the relationships between clinical and laboratory test indicators and all-cause mortality in an elderly population in Taiwan. The study recruited over 2,000 adults aged 65 years or older who participated in the Kaohsiung Elderly Health Examination Program at Tatung Municipal Hospital in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, in 1995 and 1996. Participants were followed up through linked mortality data until 2003.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,086 (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
1995
Primary Institutions
Kaohsiung Medical University (高雄醫學大學, KMU)
National Health Research Institutes (國家衛生研究院, NHRI)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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