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. 2013 Nov 6;13:165. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-165

Table 1.

COSMIC member studies

Study Country Sample size Age range Males (%) Main races/ethnicities Start and end date Key reference(s)
Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA)
Canada
10263
65-102
43
Caucasian
1991-2002
CSHA Working Group (1994) [17]
Chinese Longitudinal Ageing Study (CLAS)*
China
3514
60+
44
Chinese
2010-
Xiao et al. (2013) [18]
Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS)
UK
13004
65+
40
Caucasian
1991-
Brayne et al. (2006) [19]
Einstein Aging Study (EAS)*
USA
1956
66-104
39
Caucasian/African American
1993-
Katz et al. (2012) [3]
Etude Santé Psychologique Prévalence Risques et Traitement (ESPRIT)*
France
2268
65+
42
Not recorded
1999-
Ritchie et al. (2010) [20]
Framingham Heart Study (FHS)
USA
15328
5+
50
Caucasian
1948-
Dawber & Kannel (1958) [21]; Feinleib et al. (1975) [22]; Splansky et al. (2007) [23]
Hong Kong Memory and Ageing Prospective Study (HK-MAPS)*
Hong Kong
787
60+
46
Chinese
2005-
Wong et al. (2013) [24]
Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging and Dementia (KLOSCAD)
South Korea
6479
60+
44
Korean
2009-
Kim et al. (2013) [25]
Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (MCSA)
USA
4000
50-89
50
Caucasian
2004-
Roberts et al. (2008) [26]
Monongahela Valley Independent Elders Survey (MoVIES)*
USA
1681
65+
42
Caucasian
1987-2002
Ganguli et al. (2000) [27]
Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project*
Australia
2551
60-64
52
Caucasian
2001-
Anstey et al. (2012) [28]
Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS) I and II*
Singapore
5748
54-98
37
Chinese
2003-
Feng et al. (2010, 2013) [29,30]
Sydney Memory and Ageing Study (Sydney MAS)*
Australia
1037
70+
45
Caucasian
2005-
Sachdev et al. (2010) [31]
Tajiri Project
Japan
1654
65+
42
Japanese
1998-2005
Meguro et al. (2002) [32]
Washington Heights Inwood and Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP)*
USA
4577
63-103
32
Hispanic/African American/Caucasian
1989-
Tang et al. (2001) [33]
ZARADEMP Project (ZARAgoza DEMentia DEPression Project)* Spain 4803 55+ 42 Caucasian 1994- Lobo et al. (2005) [34]

*Data for the first project have been made available.

Provisional member.

Including 3 generations (Original cohort, Offspring, Grandchildren) and separate Omni cohort of 900 ethnic minority participants.