Cohort study on successful aging in a community-elderly

本研究的目的是探讨65岁时的生活方式、环境、身体和免疫活动对70岁时死亡率和发病率的影响。基线调查于1996 - 2005年在N市进行，构建了65岁3098人的队列。采用自填问卷收集流行病学信息，如人口统计信息、既往病史、食物摄入频率、吸烟和饮酒状况等。同时记录了人体测量和临床结果。随访方法为：1)对居住在N市的70岁老人进行医学体检，2)对未接受体检者和仍在进行体检者进行个别访视。当将基线数据与日本国民营养调查等的数据进行比较时，总体上没有显著差异尽管我们的研究对象看起来更健康一些。从这项研究中，一定会获得日本成功老龄化的有用证据。

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the lifestyle, environment, physical and immune activity at the age of 65 influence to the mortality and morbidity at 70 years old. The baseline survey was conducted from 1996 to 2005 in N city, and as a result, 65-years old Cohort of 3,098 people was constructed. Epidemiological information, such as demographic information, past medical history, frequency of food intake, smoking and alcohol drinking status and so on was collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Also anthropometric and clinical findings were recorded. The methods of follow-up were 1)using medial checkup for 70 years old person who lives in N city, 2)individual visiting to those who does not take the checkup, and those are still continuing.When compared baseline data with a general Japanese shown in the national nutrition survey and so on, there is no remarkable difference as a whole though subjects in our cohort look like a little bit healthier. From this study, useful evidence for successful aging in Japan will surely be obtained.