European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)
The EMAS is a male-specific ageing study consisting of community-dwelling men, aged between 40 and 79 years at baseline. Participants were recruited using population-based registers in eight European centres during 2003 to 2005, and follow-up investigations were performed a median of 4.3 years later. The baseline survey was conducted in 2003 to 2005, an interim postal questionnaire was delivered in 2006, and the follow-up survey was conducted in 2008 to 2010. The mean age of participants at baseline was 60.0 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,369 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 79 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
Broadly representative of the local adult population in 2003-2005 in each centre (in Florence [Italy], Leuven [Belgium], Łódź [Poland], Malmö [Sweden], Santiago de Compostela [Spain], Szeged [Hungary] and Tartu [Estonia]).
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
University of Manchester
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Arthritis Research UK (now known as Versus Arthritis)
European Commission
National Institute for Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – phone
- Interview – unspecified
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Census data
Engagement
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