Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies
Initiatives
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To evaluate birth cohort differences in level of cognition and rate of change in old age.Data were drawn from three population-based Swedish samples including age-homogenous cohorts born 1901/02, 1906/07, and 1930, and measured on the same cognitive tests at ages 70, 75, and 79.
*Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.*
- Funding
- AgeCap-Center for Aging and Health, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, FORTE, and the Swedish Brain Power. The H70 study data collection was supported by The Swedish Research Council, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, Epilife, Swedish Brain Power, The Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award, The Alzheimer’s Association Stephanie B. Overstreet Scholars, The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, Stiftelsen Söderström-Königska Sjukhemmet, Stiftelsen för Gamla Tjänarinnor, Handlanden Hjalmar Svenssons Forskningsfond, and Stiftelsen Professor Bror Gadelius’ Minnesfond.
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Thorvaldsson et al. Better Cognition in New Birth Cohorts of 70 Year Olds, But Greater Decline Thereafter. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2017:72;16–24. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw125
PUBMED 27974472
Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 3,563
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Cohorts has borned in 1901/02, 1906/07 and 1930
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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