The Betula Project
Initiatives
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To study how memory functions change during adult life and old age, to identify risk factors for dementia and to identify early preclinical signs of dementia.
- Start Year
- 1988
- End Year
- 2005
- Supplementary Information
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13825589708256633
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Six occasions (1988-1990, 1993-1995, 1998-2000, 2003-2005, 2008-2010 and 2013-2014)
- Supplementary Information
- https://www.umu.se/en/research/projects/betula---aging-memory-and-dementia/collaboration-on-betula-data/
Marker Paper
Rönnlund M, Sundström A, Adolfsson R, Nilsson LG. Subjective memory impairment in older adults predicts future dementia independent of baseline memory performance: Evidence from the Betula prospective cohort study. Alzheimers Dement. 2015;11(11):1385-1392.
PUBMED 25667997
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 3,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Participants from the Umeå municipality in the age groups 20, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and 80 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.umu.se/en/research/projects/betula-...