COM - Comprehensive Assessment V1_Baseline

Overview

Acronym	COM
Dataset Type	Study dataset
Number of variables	2,686

Harmonization

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Undetermined

- the harmonization potential of this variable has not yet been evaluated.

Complete

- the study assessment item(s) (e.g. survey question, physical measure, biochemical measure) allow construction of the variable as defined in the dataset.

Impossible

- there is no information or insufficient information collected by this study to allow the construction of the variable as defined in the dataset.

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The CLSA Comprehensive assessment is comprised of more than 30 000 participants, undergoing both the face-to-face in-home interview and visit to one of the 11 Data Collection Sites (DCS) for physical assessments and biospecimen collection.

Sources of Recruitment

General Population	Selected sample Random digit dialing
Supplementary Information	Individuals residing within a 25-50 kilometre radius of the 11 data collection sites (Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Halifax, and St. John’s) are the only areas included for Comprehensive participants. Provincial health registration databases and random digit dialing are additional sources of recruitment for in-home interviews and DCS visits.

Selection Criteria

Age	Minimum age 45, Maximum age 85
Country	Canada
Territory	Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montréal, Sherbrooke, Halifax, and St. John’s.
Other	The exclusion criteria are as follows: Individuals who are unable to respond in either French or English. Cognitively impaired individuals at the time of recruitment. The CLSA furthermore uses the same exclusion criteria as the Statistics Canada Canadian Community Health Survey - Healthy Aging 4.2: Residents of the three territories. Full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Individuals living in long-term care institutions (i.e., those providing 24-hour nursing care) will be excluded at baseline. However, those living in households and transitional housing arrangements (e.g., seniors’ residences, in which only minimal care is provided) will be included. CLSA cohort participants who become institutionalized during the course of the study will continue to be followed either through personal or proxy interview. Persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements. However, individuals who are of First Nations descent who live outside reserves are included in the study.

Sample Size

Number of participants	30,097
Number of participants with biosamples	25,504

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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement

COM - Comprehensive Assessment V1_Baseline

Overview

Harmonization

Undetermined

Complete

Impossible

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement

COM - Comprehensive Assessment V1_Baseline

Overview

Harmonization

Undetermined

Complete

Impossible

CLSA Comprehensive

Sources of Recruitment

Selection Criteria

Sample Size

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