MYNAH (MYsore studies of Natal effects on Ageing and Health)

Principal Investigator

Murali Krishna
Epidemiology Research Unit
CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital
PO Box 28
Mandimohalla
Mysore
India
Email: muralidoc@gmail.com

Data Contact

Murali Krishna
Email: muralidoc@gmail.com

Summary

Setting: Mysore, India
Start Date: 1993
End Date: Ongoing
Participants: 1069 individuals aged 55+ years
Assessment Schedule: Varying intervals
Measures:

(1) Cognitive test battery; (2) Neuropsychiatric and neurological assessments to diagnose dementia and other mental disorders; (3) Broad range of sociodemographic, clinical, and physical and mental health factors; (4) Blood samples and genotyping

Further Information

  • Stein C, Fall CHD, Kumaran K, Osmond C et al.  Fetal growth and coronary heart disease in South India.  Lancet 1996; 348:1269-73.