Berlin Aging Study II
Initiatives
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BASE-II investigates the physical, cognitive, and social conditions that lead to successful ageing in a population-based longitudinal study (1600 participants 60–80 yrs., 600 participants 20–35 yrs.), with a thorough physical health examination, multiple tests of cognitive abilities, and complete questionnaires.
- Start Year
- 2014
- End Year
- 2018
- Funding
- German Federal Ministry of Education
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Baseline (2014) - 2018
Marker Paper
Bertram L, Böckenhoff A, Demuth I, et al. Cohort profile: The Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II). Int J Epidemiol. 2014;43(3):703-12. doi:10.1093/ije/dyt018
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,200
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Consolidated baseline sample of 1,600 older adults aged 60 to 80 years and of 600 younger adults aged 20 to 35 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.base2.mpg.de/en/project-information...