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Bijani A, Ghadimi R, Mikaniki E, Kheirkhah F, Mozaffarpur S A, Motallebnejad M, et al . Cohort Profile Update: The Amirkola Health and Ageing Project (AHAP). Caspian J Intern Med 2017; 8 (3) :205-212
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Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran , : hosseinirezaseyed@gmail.com
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The original cohort study of AHAP started in 2011 on 1616 elderly residents of Amirkola, northern part of Iran near the Caspian Sea. The main goal of this study was to comprehensively evaluate the health of the elderly in the region with the emphasis on chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The first cohort profile was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in 2014. The phase 1 AHAP showed the elevated level of some diseases and conditions including osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, vision problems and relatively low levels of oral health. Therefore, the second phase of this cohort started with more complete population coverage in 2016, not only to collect and record the information based on previous protocol, but also consider new areas such as nutritional status, complete eye and dental examinations and health assessment on the basis of Iranian Traditional Medicine. The new aspect of this project is to conduct clinical and laboratory examinations at the health center to extend more facilities to the elderly. In addition to serum and DNA, samples of saliva, hair and nails are collected and kept under standard conditions in the biobank of this cohort. Researchers can apply for access to data or suggest a collaborative study by submitting the proposal to AHAP committee.

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Type of Study: Original Article | Subject: Health
Received: 2017/03/1 | Accepted: 2017/05/5 | Published: 2017/06/25

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