Midlife in Japan Study (MIDJA)
The MIDJA study was set up to compare midlife development between residents of the United States of America from the Midlife in the United States study (MIDUS), and Japan. In MIDJA, the participants were based in Tokyo, Japan, and aged 30 to 79 years. Over 1,000 participants were recruited, and of these, 51% were female.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,027 (participants)
Age at first data collection
30 - 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
2008
Primary Institutions
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
