Principal Investigator
Professor Mary Haan
UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
550 16th St. 2nd floor
San Fransisco, CA 94518
415-514-8291
Email: Mary.Haan@ucsf.edu
Data Contact
Anne Lee
Email: Anne.Lee@ucsf.edu
Summary
Setting: | Sacramento Valley, California, USA |
Start Date: | 1998-99 |
End Date: | 2008 |
Participants: | 1789 community-dwelling older Mexican Americans aged 60 to 101 years at baseline |
Assessment Schedule: | Every 12 to 15 months, for a maximum of 6 follow-ups |
Measures: | (1) Neuropsychological and cognitive tests; (2) Dementia diagnoses; (3) Broad range of sociodemographic, lifestyle and cardiac, physical and mental health factors |
Further Information:
- Haan et al. Prevalence of Dementia in Older Latinos: The Influence
of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Stroke and Genetic Factors. J Am Geriatr Soc 51:169–177, 2003.