Maelstrom Research Staging | LGP_Longenity_OPUS

LGP_Longenity_OPUS_Assessment5

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Population

LGP - LonGenity offspring of those with typical survival

Participants were the offspring of parents with usual survival (OPUS). They were the control group in the LonGenity study.

Selection Criteria

Minimum age

Newborns

Twins

Countries

United States of America

Territory

New York

Ethnic Origin

Ashkenazi Jews

Health Status

Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Exclusion criterion included diagnosis of dementia, severe visual or hearing impairments as well as having a sibling already enrolled in the study.

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment

Specific population
Participants from existing studies

Specific Population

Other specific population : Other specific population Ashkenazi Jews (your family was originally from Eastern Europe: Germany, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, etc.)

Supplementary Information

Participants were recruited from 2008 and are still being recruited. They were recruited using public records such as voter registration lists, contacts at synagogues, community organizations, and advertisements in Jewish newspapers.Some offspring from LGP are included, although this is a minority of subjects.

Participants from Existing Studies

Einstein Aging Study

Number of Participants

Number of Participants: 570
Number of Participants with Biological Samples

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Data Collection Event

LGP - LonGenity offspring of those with typical survival - Assessment 5

Participants were studied annually at Albert Einstein College of Medicine's campus.

The visit included a self-reported medical history covering family history, health and lifestyle information, and a cognitive examination was performed.

A physical and physiological examination was done to measure height, weight, waist girth, blood pressure, heart's electrical action and walking ability.

A blood sample was taken.

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Collected Dataset / LGP_Longenity_OPUS_Assessment5

LGP_Longenity_OPUS_Assessment5

Population

LGP - LonGenity offspring of those with typical survival

Data Collection Event

LGP - LonGenity offspring of those with typical survival - Assessment 5

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