Cuban Health and Alzheimer Study
Initiatives
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* To ascertain the prevalence and incidence of dementia and its most frequent type, Alzheimer disease;
* To identify risk factors for dementia and their association with other chronic non-communicable diseases in this age group (cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension);
* To do an in-depth study of their risk and genetic markers, and their impact in terms of needs for care, disability and caregiver psychological morbidity.
- Start Year
- 2003
- End Year
- 2018
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- 4.1 years of follow up.
Marker Paper
Llibre-Rodríguez et al. Cuba’s Aging and Alzheimer Longitudinal Study. MEDICC Review 19: 31-5, 2017.
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 2,944
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Over 65 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
By contacting the study representative