The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Vehicle for Research on Aging in Older Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research on the health of older Veterans in Canada is an emerging area. Few population-based studies in Canada have included older Veterans as a specific group of interest. This paper describes a cohort of self-identified Veterans within the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Materials and methods

Using data from the CLSA baseline assessment (2011-2015), we describe sociodemographic and health characteristics along with military-related variables in a cohort of Veterans in Canada. We also estimate the number of Canadian and non-Canadian Veterans living in Canada at the time of the CLSA baseline data collection.

Results

We estimate that at the CLSA baseline, there were 718,893 (95% confidence interval [CI], 680,033-757,110) Canadian Veterans and

SUBMITTER: Wolfson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11110616 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature