NuAge Database and Biobank
The NuAge Database and Biobank, previously known as the NuAge study, aims to examine the impact of changes in dietary intakes of ageing men and women. Participants included over 1,700 individuals aged 68 to 82 from Montreal, Laval, and Sherbrooke in Canada. Starting in 2004, the participants were followed up annually until 2009, and a biobank was created from their biosamples in 2018-2019.
Study design
Cohort, Biobank
Number of participants at first data collection
1,793 (participants)
Age at first data collection
68 - 82 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2004
Primary Institutions
McGill University
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC, Centre universitaire de santé McGill)
Montreal University Institute of Geriatrics (Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, IUGM)
University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke (Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke, CSSS-IUGS)
University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Quebec Network for Research on Aging (Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement, RQRV)
Research Fund in Quebec Health (Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec, FRSQ)
University of Sherbrooke (Université de Sherbrooke, UdeS)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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