Principal Investigator
Toshiharu Ninomiya M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Department of Center for Cohort Studies, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Email: nino@intmed2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Data Contact
Tomoyuki Ohara M.D., Ph.D.
Email: ohara77@envmed.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Summary
| Setting: | Hisayama, Japan |
| Start Date: | 1985 |
| End Date: | Ongoing |
| Participants: | 6983 individuals aged 65+ years |
| Assessment Schedule: | Comprehebsive surveys of cognitive function in 1985, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2012. Follow-ups using daily monitoring system, regular health checks, and letters or telephone calls. |
| Measures: |
(1) Dementia and its subtypes, MCI, cognitive function and decline; (2) ADLs and broad range of sociodemographic, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors. |
Further Information
- Ohara T, Doi Y, Ninomiya T, et al. Glucose tolerance status and risk of dementia in the community: the Hisayama Study. Neurology 2011;77:1126-1134.
