Newcastle 85+ Study
About the cohort
Start date: 2006
Age at recruitment: 85
Sample size at recruitment: 1042
Estimated current sample size: 294
The Newcastle 85+ Study is the biggest and most comprehensive population-based longitudinal study of health and ageing in the over-85s anywhere in the world and is providing new insights into health factors as the population becomes older. It was a flagship programme for the University of Newcastle and the most developed study of its kind in the world. There have been four sweeps of data collection since 2006.
The 85+ Study aimed to:
- assess the spectrum of health in the oldest old
- examine the associations of health trajectories and outcomes with biological, clinical and social factors as the cohort ages
- identify factors which contribute to the maintenance of health and independence
- advance understanding of the biological nature of human ageing
Core funders
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Dunhill Medical Trust
- Newcastle University
Contact
Website: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/85plus/
Principal Investigator: Professor Tom Kirkwood
Address:
Newcastle University Institute for Ageing
Biomedical Research Building
Campus for Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 5PL
Email: ageing@ncl.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)191 208 1102
Page last updated: 13 Mar 2015