Principal Investigator
Hugh C Hendrie
7960 Conarroe Rd Indianapolis In 46278, USA.
Email: hhendri@iupui.edu
Data Contact
Sujuan Gao
Email: sgao@iu.edu
Summary
| Setting: | Ibadan, Nigeria and Indianapolis, USA |
| Start Date: | 1992-3 |
| End Date: | 1998 Ibadan, 2009 Indianapolis |
| Participants: | 2487 community-dwelling Yoruba residents of Ibadan, and 2212 community-dwelling African American residents of Indianapolis, all aged 65 years or older. Indianapolis enrichment cohort: 1893 community-dwelling African American residents of Indianapolis aged 70 years or older added in 2001. |
| Assessment Schedule: | Ibadan and original Indianapolis cohort: Baseline, 2- and 5-year follow-ups. Indianapolis original and enrichment cohorts: 2001 (baseline for the enrichment cohort), with follow-ups every 2-3 years at 2004, 2007, 2009. |
| Measures: | (1) Neuropsychological battery; (2) Physical and neurological examination; (3) Blood for laboratory testing; (4) Head CT scans in subgroup; (5) Dementia diagnoses |
Further Information
- Hendrie HC, Ogunniyi A, Hall KS, et al. Incidence of dementia and Alzheimer disease in 2 communities: Yoruba residing in Ibadan, Nigeria, and African Americans residing in Indianapolis, Indiana. JAMA. 2001 Feb 14;285(6):739-47.
- Hendrie HC, Hake A, Lane K, et al. Statin Use, Incident Dementia and Alzheimer Disease in Elderly African Americans. Ethn Dis. 2015 Aug 7;25(3):345-54.
