The Kame Project
The Kame Project aimed to establish the prevalence and incidence rates of dementia in the older Japanese American community in Seattle, Washington State. Between 1992 and 1994, the Kame Project enrolled 1,985 Japanese American individuals aged 65 and over in Seattle. The study was carried out between 1992 and 2001 and consisted of five time points (baseline and follow-ups at approximately 2, 4, 6, and 8 years).
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,985 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 65 years
Participant year of birth
Varied
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1992
Primary Institutions
University of South Florida (USF)
University of Washington (UW)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Computerized tomography (CT)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
