Principal Investigator
Professor Kenichi Meguro
Department of Geriatric Behavioral Neurology,
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,
2-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku,
980-8575 Sendai,
Japan
Email: kenichi.meguro.e6@tohoku.ac.jp
Data Contact
Kenichi Meguro
Email: kenichi.meguro.e6@tohoku.ac.jp
Summary
| Setting: | Tajiri, northern Japan |
| Start Date: | 1998 |
| End Date: | 2005 |
| Participants: | 1654 individuals aged 65+ years |
| Assessment Schedule: | Baseline and follow-up either 5 or 7 years later |
| Measures: | Baseline measures were (1) Demographics, lifestyle and medical history (2) CDR assessment and dementia diagnosis; (3) Cognitive assessment using the MMSE and CASI (covering 9 cognitive domains); (4) Subgroups with MRI scans. The follow-up measure was diagnosis of dementia. |
