The Newcastle 85+ Study aimed to examine the associations of health trajectories and outcomes with biological, clinical and social factors as the cohort ages. The cohort comprised all people born in 1921 who were permanently registered with a participating general practice in Newcastle upon Tyne or North Tyneside primary care trusts in the United Kingdom. Those with end-stage terminal illness and those who might pose a safety risk to a nurse visiting alone were excluded. The sample is generally comparable to general population of England and Wales.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
1,042 (participants)
Age at first data collection
85 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1921 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Newcastle University
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
British Heart Foundation
Dunhill Medical Trust
Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups