Maelstrom Research Staging | 10-66_DominicanRepublic

10-66_DominicanRepublic_Baseline

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Associated study 10/66 Contingency Table

Population

10/66 - Dominican Republic

Participants are residents of Dominican Republic, age 65 years or older at the time of recruitment.

Selection Criteria

Minimum age

Newborns

Twins

Countries

Dominican Republic

Territory

Santo Domingo

Ethnic Origin

Health Status

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment

General population

General Population

Selected sample

Supplementary Information

Mapping of the catchment areas was carried out within specified boundaries, and households were allocated household identification numbers. Enumeration was carried out by door-knocking all households in the catchment area to identify potentially eligible participants (those aged 65 years or over on a census date) who were allocated participant identification numbers.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants: 2,011
Number of Participants with Biological Samples: 1,483
Supplementary Information about selection criteria: Baseline: 2011 participants
Follow-up 1: 1706 participants

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Data Collection Event

10/66 - Dominican Republic - Baseline

Interview were generally carried out in participants’ own homes.

The information collected during the interview included measures of cognitive function, mental disorders, physical health, anthropometry, sociodemographics, health and lifestyle risk factors, disability/dependence, health service utilization, care arrangements, caregiver strain and biological measures.

Blood was also collected.

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Collected Dataset / 10-66_DominicanRepublic_Baseline

10-66_DominicanRepublic_Baseline

Population

10/66 - Dominican Republic

Data Collection Event

10/66 - Dominican Republic - Baseline

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