Milan Geriatrics 75+ Cohort Study
The Milan Geriatrics 75+ Cohort Study is a prospective, hospital-based cohort study involving over 1,500 Geriatric Unit outpatients of the IRCCS Ca’ Granda hospital in Milan, Italy. Participants were enrolled after their first comprehensive assessment visit at the hospital between January 2000 and March 2004, and subsequently followed-up for 10 years. At baseline, around 70% of the cohort were female and the average age was 82 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,587 (participants)
Age at first data collection
75 - 101 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000
Primary Institutions
University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
University of Milan
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Mortality data
Engagement
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