| Variable | Response |
|---|---|
| Full Name | I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study |
| CRS Continent(s) | Asia |
| CRS ID | 122 |
| Acronym | ILAS |
| Low-Middle Income Country | No |
| Data Available Through DPAU | No |
| Follow-Up Data Available | Yes |
| CRS Overview | The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study (ILAS) is a community-based aging cohort study in I-LanCounty of Taiwan, which aimed to evaluate the complex interrelationship between aging,frailty, sarcopenia and cognitive decline. Community-dwelling people aged 50 years and olderwere randomly selected for study from the I-Lan County of Taiwan |
| No. of Subjects at Baseline | 1839 |
| Institution | Taipei Veterans General Hospital |
| Department Name | Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| City | I-Lan county |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Study/Database Website | |
| Principal Investigator (PI) | Liang-Kung Chen |
| PI email | lkchen2@vghtpe.gov.tw |
| Key Study References | Liu LK, Lee WJ, Wu YH, et al. Cognitive Frailty and Its Association with All-Cause Mortality among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan: Results from I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Rejuvenation Res. 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1089/rej.2017.2038. |
| Population Based Study? | Yes |
| Family Based Study? | No |
| Clinical Based Sample? | No |
| Were participants included prior to development of dementia (may refer to controls only)? | Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of MCI (may refer to controls only)? | Yes |
| How is data collected? | face-to-face |
| Who carries out data collection? | interviewer and research nurses |
| Does this take place in participants' homes or at a central location? | Center location |
| Do participants take part individually or are families/partners involved? | individually |
| Dementia cases ascertained as part of study | Yes |
| Diagnosis based on review of existing clinical data | Yes |
| Were diagnosis/primary outcomes made blind to exposure variables? | Not Applicable |
| How many times followed up? | 1 |
| Sample Size at Follow-Up | 1000 |
| Study start date | 2011 |
| Study end date | 0 |
| Study Timeline | Baseline: 2011 follow-up 1: 2018 |
| Is data collection still ongoing? | Yes |
| Is study still recruiting? | No |
| Inclusion criteria | (1) inhabitants who presently live in I-Lan County without a plan of moving in the nearfuture, and (2) residents 50 years of age or older. |
| Exclusion criteria | (1) those who were unable to adequately communicate with the research nurses, (2)those unable to complete all evaluation tests due to poor functional status, (3) those who had alimited life expectancy due to major illnesses, and (4) current residents in long-term care facili-ties. |
| Minimum Age | 50 |
| Sex Included in Study | Male and Female |
| Are there likely to be updates or revisions to the data after its release? | Yes |
| Notes | |
| Publications | |
| Documents | |
| Data Availability | Data not available on DPAU |
| Data Access Process | Direct application to CRS |
| Data Distribution Rule | Not distributed via DPAU |
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