Hong Kong study on "Health, health risk and quality of life in the Chinese elderly cohort"
This territory-wide population-based study began in 1990 with the aim of investigating the relationship between social, physical, lifestyle, and health factors on multiple health outcomes in a cohort of elderly Chinese aged 70 years and over. The cohort, comprising 2,032 subjects, was selected by stratified random sampling from a registered list of all recipients of old age and disability allowances in Hong Kong. After the baseline face-to-face interview, the cohort was followed with a telephone interview at 18 months, a face-to-face interview at 36 months, and further periodic telephone interviews over time.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,032 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1990
Primary Institutions
Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學, CUHK)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Mortality data
Engagement
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