Danish 1915 Cohort Study (DCS-1915)

GENERAL
Year
2010
Country
Denmark
STUDY DETAILS
Waves

Wave 1: 2010

Sample size

1584 (1099 with biological samples)

Sample population

94-95

Sample residence

94-95

Survey mode

Questionnaires, cognitive measures, physical measures, biosamples (blood, buccal cells)

Longitudinal or cross-section study

Cross-sectional

Data sources

Interview: sociodemographic factors, self-reported anthropometric measures, life habits, health, physical ability, psychological status, sensory deficits, family history and social life testing of mental and physical functioning

Main topics

The data focus on elderly’s physical and cognitive functioning

Goals

The overall goal was to establish a genetic-epidemiological database to shed light on the aging process among the extremely old, focusing on physical and cognitive functioning.

Scientific domain

Medicine, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography

Age studies subcategories
Cohort Study (1915)
INSTITUTION
Institution

University of Southern Denmark

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography

Contact

Prof. Kaare Christensen (University of Southern Denmark)

LINKS / PUBLICATIONS
Links
Publications

Christensen, K., Thinggaard, M., Oksuzyan, A., et al. (2013). Physical and cognitive functioning of people older than 90 years: a comparison of two Danish cohorts born 10 years apart. Lancet, 382(9903), 1507-13.

Rasmussen, S.H., Andersen-Ranberg, K., Thinggaard, M., Jeune, B., Skytthe, A., Christiansen, L., Vaupel, J.W., McGue, M., & Christensen, K. (2017). Cohort Profile: The 1895, 1905, 1910 and 1915 Danish Birth Cohort Studies – secular trends in the health and functioning of the very old. Internationl Journal of Epidemiology, 46(6), 1746-1746j. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx053. PMID: 28449061; PMCID: PMC5837237.