Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
LASA is designed to be an interdisciplinary, longitudinal study. Although basically scientific in nature, the study should provide a basis for developing and evaluating (central and local government) policy in the field of aging. The global objective of current policy in the field of aging can be formulated as enhancing the autonomy and quality of life of older persons. It is expected that by using longitudinal data, policy relevant aspects of aging can be identified and new policy aims can be developed. Moreover, assumptions from which policy measures are developed can be tested, and effects of policy changes can be assessed prospectively. LASA is primarily an observational study; the database will allow testing of various specific hypotheses. Full intervention studies will not be included in LASA.
The attached data dictionaries only contain a selection of all variables which have been translated from Dutch.
- Start Year
- 1992
- Supplementary Information
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See http://www.lasa-vu.nl/community/staff/LASAstaff.html for a complete list of LASA staff.
Function of investigators:
- Dr Dorly Deeg (principal investigator)
- Dr Marja Aartsen (head of group on social functioning)
- Dr Marjolein Broese van Groenou ( head of group use of care)
- Dr Hannie Comijs (head of group on emotional and cognitive functioning)
- Dr Natasja van Schoor (co-head of group on physical functioning)
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
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Every three years, the participants are re-examined.
- Supplementary Information
Marker Paper
Huisman M, Poppelaars J, van der Horst M, Beekman AT, Brug J, van Tilburg TG, Deeg DJ. Cohort profile: the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Int J Epidemiol. 2011 Aug;40(4):868-76.
PUBMED 21216744
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 5,132
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 4,188
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
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Timeline
Populations
The LASA cohort is based on a nationally representative sample of older adults aged 55–85 years (years of birth 1908–37), based in three geographic regions in The Netherlands. These three regions were selected so that an optimal representation of the older Dutch population would be achieved, with respondents from the protestant north-east, the catholic south and secular parts of The Netherlands and from both urbanized and rural areas within each of these regions. The sample was recruited from municipal registries in 1992, with an oversampling of older people and older men in particular.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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55
- Maximum age
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85
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Netherlands
- Territory
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Amsterdam, Wormerland, Waterland (three municipalities in the West), Zwolle, Ommen, Genemuiden, Zwartsluis, Hasselt (North-East), and Oss, Uden, Boekel (South)
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Participants from existing studies
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- NESTOR study on Living Arrangements and Social Networks (LSN)
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 3,107
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,840
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave B
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Face-to-face interview. |
1992-09 | 1993-09 |
| 1 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave C
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
1995-09 | 1996-10 |
| 2 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave D
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
1998-09 | 1999-10 |
| 3 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave E
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
2001-09 | 2002-10 |
| 4 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave F
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
2005-09 | 2006-10 |
| 5 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave G
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| 6 |
LASA - First Cohort - Wave H
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with the respondent or a proxy. Total response for this wave = 1522 (First and second cohort) |
2011-09 | 2012-10 |
Nationally representative sample of older adults aged 55-65 years (Years of birth 1938-1947). Same sampling frame as the first cohort.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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55
- Maximum age
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65
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Netherlands
- Territory
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Amsterdam, Wormerland, Waterland (three municipalities in the West), Zwolle, Ommen, Genemuiden, Zwartsluis, Hasselt (North-East), and Oss, Uden, Boekel (South)
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 1,002
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 748
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 |
LASA - Second Cohort - Wave A/B
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Main face-to-face interview and medical in-home interview. |
2002-09 | 2003-09 |
| 1 |
LASA - Second Cohort - Wave F
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
2005-09 | 2006-10 |
| 2 |
LASA - Second Cohort - Wave G
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with a respondend or a proxy. |
2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| 3 |
LASA - Second Cohort - Wave H
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Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview and a telephone interview with the respondent or a proxy. Total response for this wave = 1522 (First and second cohort) |
2011-09 | 2012-10 |
Nationally representative sample of older adults aged 55-65 years. Same sampling frame as the first cohort.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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55
- Maximum age
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65
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Netherlands
- Territory
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Amsterdam, Wormerland, Waterland (three municipalities in the West), Zwolle, Ommen, Genemuiden, Zwartsluis, Hasselt (North-East), and Oss, Uden, Boekel (South)
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 1,023
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 600
Data Collection Event
Main face-to-face interview, medical in-home interview
- Start Date
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2012-10
- End Date
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2014-06
- Data sources
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- Questionnaires
- Physical measures
- Biosamples
- Data sources - Biosamples
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- Blood
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
- Cognitive functioning
- Personality
- Psychological distress and emotions
- Other psychological measures and assessments
- Perception of health
- Quality of life
- Life course development
- Functional limitations
- Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Physical activity
- Sleep
- Sexual behaviours and orientation
- Technological devices
- Misbehaviour and criminality
- Other and unspecified lifestyle information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Health and community care services utilization
Death
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Preschool, school and work life
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information
Cognitive functioning
Personality
Psychological distress and emotions
Quality of life
Functional limitations
Physical activity