[Comparability of studies of epidemiological research on aging : Results from the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study (LUCAS) and three representative Hamburg cross-sectional studies of healthy aging].
- Dapp U Albertinen-Haus Zentrum für Geriatrie und Gerontologie, Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung an der Universität Hamburg, Sellhopsweg 18-22, 22459, Hamburg, Deutschland. ulrike.dapp@albertinen.de.
- Dirksen-Fischer M Institut für Hygiene und Umwelt, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- Rieger-Ndakorerwa G Fachamt Gesundheit, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Bezirksamt Eimsbüttel, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- Fertmann R Fachabteilung Gesundheitsdaten und Gesundheitsförderung, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- Stender KP Fachabteilung Gesundheitsdaten und Gesundheitsförderung, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- Golgert S Albertinen-Haus Zentrum für Geriatrie und Gerontologie, Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung an der Universität Hamburg, Sellhopsweg 18-22, 22459, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- von Renteln-Kruse W Albertinen-Haus Zentrum für Geriatrie und Gerontologie, Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung an der Universität Hamburg, Sellhopsweg 18-22, 22459, Hamburg, Deutschland.
- Minder CE Horten-Zentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz.
- 2016-04-21
Published in:
- Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. - 2016
Aged citizens
Health
Independant living
Longitudinal cohort study
Representativeness
Activities of Daily Living
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Survival Rate
Urban Population
Vulnerable Populations
English
BACKGROUND
Participants of the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study (LUCAS) were recruited from patients 60 years and older from general practitioner's offices in Hamburg. This is different from the usual methods of drawing representative samples.
OBJECTIVES
The research question addressed the comparability of LUCAS results with those from cross-sectional surveys with participants randomly chosen from a population list. Therefore, the LUCAS data collected in four waves during the first 12 years were compared with data (age, gender) from the Hamburg Statistics Office (HSO), and selected characteristics (socio-demography, health, mobility) from three representative cross-sectional surveys in older Hamburg citizens.
METHODS
First, HSO data compiled in population pyramids for older men and women were compared with equivalent pyramids based on the LUCAS data at recruitment (2000/01) and in waves 2 to 4. Second, characteristics worded identically in the cross-sectional surveys and the simultaneous LUCAS waves were compared.
RESULTS
The LUCAS population pyramids were in good accordance at all time points with those of the general older population in Hamburg (except ages 60-64 in men in 2000). Good comparability was also found for health related characteristics from the three representative studies and simultaneous LUCAS waves (e. g. need of nursing care in 2012: LUCAS 7.1 %; Hamburg 7.4 %).
CONCLUSIONS
Information on health in old age generated periodically in the LUCAS cohort was largely comparable with that from representative cross-sectional studies and statistics registries. Older people are frequently under-represented in epidemiological studies. Therefore, the LUCAS data may provide useful information for Hamburg and similar metropolitan areas in Germany.
Participants of the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study (LUCAS) were recruited from patients 60 years and older from general practitioner's offices in Hamburg. This is different from the usual methods of drawing representative samples.
OBJECTIVES
The research question addressed the comparability of LUCAS results with those from cross-sectional surveys with participants randomly chosen from a population list. Therefore, the LUCAS data collected in four waves during the first 12 years were compared with data (age, gender) from the Hamburg Statistics Office (HSO), and selected characteristics (socio-demography, health, mobility) from three representative cross-sectional surveys in older Hamburg citizens.
METHODS
First, HSO data compiled in population pyramids for older men and women were compared with equivalent pyramids based on the LUCAS data at recruitment (2000/01) and in waves 2 to 4. Second, characteristics worded identically in the cross-sectional surveys and the simultaneous LUCAS waves were compared.
RESULTS
The LUCAS population pyramids were in good accordance at all time points with those of the general older population in Hamburg (except ages 60-64 in men in 2000). Good comparability was also found for health related characteristics from the three representative studies and simultaneous LUCAS waves (e. g. need of nursing care in 2012: LUCAS 7.1 %; Hamburg 7.4 %).
CONCLUSIONS
Information on health in old age generated periodically in the LUCAS cohort was largely comparable with that from representative cross-sectional studies and statistics registries. Older people are frequently under-represented in epidemiological studies. Therefore, the LUCAS data may provide useful information for Hamburg and similar metropolitan areas in Germany.
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- DOI 10.1007/s00103-016-2342-7
- PMID 27094750
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/287400
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