NuAge - Population
The population is comprised of 1793 healthy men and women, selected from three age groups (68–72, 73–77, 78–82) at recruitment. A total of 82.4% of the population is French speaking participants and a total of 14.3% is English speaking participants.
The population is comprised of 1793 healthy men and women, selected from three age groups (68–72, 73–77, 78–82) at recruitment. A total of 82.4% of the population is French speaking participants and a total of 14.3% is English speaking participants.
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Minimum age
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68
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Maximum age
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82
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Newborns
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Twins
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Countries
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Territory
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Laval, Montreal, Sherbrooke
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Ethnic Origin
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Health Status
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Other Criteria
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Participants had to be French or English speaking, willing to commit for a 5-year period, able to walk without help (cane acceptable), free of disabilities in activities of daily living, not cognitively impaired (3MS > 79), able to walk 100 meters or to climb 10 stairs without rest, able to provide written informed consent. Participants with the following conditions were excluded: class II heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen therapy or oral steroids, inflammatory digestive diseases, or cancer treated either by radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or surgery in previous 5 years (with the exception of skin basocellular carcinoma).
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Sources of recruitment
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General Population
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Volunteer enrolment
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Selected sample
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Supplementary Information
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Volunteer enrolment : n=206; RAMQ database, randomly selected: n=1587
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Participants from Existing Studies
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Number of Participants
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Number of Participants with Biological Samples
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