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A Prospective Cohort Study of Aged People for Chronic Diseases

Completed
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Aging
Registration Number
NCT02640872
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Brief Summary

This study is a hospital-based, prospective cohort study to elucidate the predictive factors including muscle and fat mass for chronic diseases and mortality in elderly persons aged 60 years and older.

Detailed Description

This study is a hospital-based, prospective cohort study to elucidate the predictive factors among anthropometric and biochemical parameters and body composition information for chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoporosis, fracture, and cognitive dysfunction, and mortality in elderly persons aged 60 years and older.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 60 years and older
  • Capable of communication with the research team
  • Provided written informed consent
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Age < 60 years
  • active malignancy
  • uncompensated liver cirrhosis
  • ESRD
  • severe cognitive impairment which cannot communicate with the research term
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Alll cause mortality9 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Development of sarcopenia defined by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) criteria9 years
Incidence of frailty defined by the Korean Fraility Index9 years
Incidence of osteoporotic fracture9 years
Incidence of major adverse cardiac event including nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, and unstable angina9 years
Cardiometabolic mortality9 years
Incidence of cognitive dysfunction measured by minimental status examination9 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea, Republic of

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