Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (Health ABC)
The Health ABC Study is an interdisciplinary study focused on risk factors for functional decline in older adults. The study began in 1997 and recruited older adults living in Memphis, Tennessee, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The resulting cohort had over 3,000 participants aged between 70 and 79 years at baseline, of which 45% of the women and 33% of the men were African American.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,075 (participants)
Age at first data collection
70 - 79 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
National Institute on Aging (NIA) (Government, United States of America)
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (Academic, United States of America)
University of Pittsburgh (Academic, United States of America)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) (Academic, United States of America)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Government, United States of America)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) (Government, United States of America)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (Government, United States of America)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (Government, United States of America)
National Institute on Aging (NIA) (Government, United States of America)
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
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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