Cohort Acronym
CHAMP
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Dementia (unclassified), Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
CHAMP
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Dementia (unclassified), Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
Recruitment Period
2005
Sample size at start or planned sample size if still recruiting
1,705
Estimated Current Sample Size
Age at Recruitment
>70
Gender
Male
Abstract
The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) is one of the worlds largest and most comprehensive study of the health of older men ever conducted anywhere in the world. CHAMP involves 1705 men aged 70 years and older recruited from the community living near Concord Hospital in Sydneys inner west. Subjects were recruited during 2005 and 2006 and subjects were re-assessed after two, five and nine years. A 14 year follow-up assessment (wave 5) is planned for 2019. Clinical dementia assessment was done at baseline but not in waves 2, 3, and 4. Clinical dementia assessment will be included in wave 5.
The study is particularly concerned with cognitive impairment and dementia; falls, fractures and osteoporosis; and urinary problems.
Country
Australia
Contact details
Institution name
University of Sydney
Website
http://www.dementia.unsw.edu.au/prevention-risk-and-population-health/aust-cohort/champ.html
Principal Investiator (PI)
Professor Robert Cumming
Contact email
[email protected]: PI email: [email protected]
Contact phone number
Address
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Funders (Core support)
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia|Ageing and Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Variables Collected
Brain related measures: N/A
Funtional rating: Individual physiological, Individual psychological
Anthropometric: Blood pressure, Height, Weight
Physical: Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal, Reproductive
Biological samples: Blood
Genotyping: Gene screening
Brain imaging: N/A
Brain banking: N/A
Lifestyle: Alcohol, Dietary habits, Physical activity, Smoking
Socio-economic: Education, Ethnic group, Housing and accommodation, Informal support, Martial status, Occupation and employment
Health service utilisation: Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care