Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia (KLOSCAD)

Principal Investigator

Professor Ki Woong Kim
Department of Neuropsychiatry
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
300 Gumiro, Bundanggu, Seongnamsi, Gyeonggido, 463-707, South Korea
Email: kwkimmd@snu.ac.kr

Data Contact

Ji Won Han, MD
Email: jwhan.md@gmail.com

Summary

Setting: Korea (nationwide)
Start Date: 2009–2012
End Date: 2018
Participants: 7,000 individuals aged 60+ years
Assessment Schedule: Two-yearly
Measures: (1) Comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation; (2) Functional status, neurological and medical co-morbidities, and behavioural and life-style characteristics (eg driving, substance use); (3) Laboratory tests, MRI and DNA samples