Helsinki Aging Study
The Helsinki Aging Study is a prospective cohort study that recruited a random sample of people from a national registry in Helsinki, Finland. At recruitment in 1989, study participants were in one of three age cohorts, aged 75, 80, and 85 years and followed for four years. Additional samples were recruited in 1999, 2009, and 2019 and aged 75, 80, 85, 90, and 95 years.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
569 (participants)
Age at first data collection
75 - 85 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1904 - 1914 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Persons born in 1904, 1909, and 1914 in the City of Helsinki, Finland.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1989
Primary Institutions
Helsinki University Hospital (Helsingin seudun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, HUCH)
University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Kunnanlääkäri Uulo Arhio Foundation
Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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