Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study (VA NAS )
VA NAS is a longitudinal study of over 2,000 men between the ages of 21 and 81 at recruitment in the Boston area, United States of America, who enrolled between 1961 and 1970. Participants were recruited though large companies and radio and newspaper advertisements. Over 96% of the cohort were veterans, with most serving in World War II or the Korean War.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,280 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1963
Primary Institutions
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Links
personalitydevelopmentcollaborative.org/project-page-nas/
maelstrom-research.org/study/va-nas
vacsp.research.va.gov/CSPEC/Studies/INVESTD-R/CSP-710-VA-Normative-Aging-Study.asp
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – unspecified
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Other government data
Engagement
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