Cohort profile: Korean Urban Rural Elderly (KURE) study, a prospective cohort on ageing and health in Korea.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The Korean Urban Rural Elderly (KURE) cohort was initiated to study the epidemiologic characteristics, physical performance, laboratory and imaging biomarkers and incidence of age-related diseases in an elderly population with respect to both clinical and social aspects to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies for combatting age-related diseases. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 3517 adults aged 65 or older participated in the cohort at baseline from 2012 to 2015, recruited from three urban districts and one rural district in Korea. The second-wave follow-up survey is now being conducted at a 4-year interval from baseline (2016-2019; follow-up rate 71.5%). The data set included detailed information on anthropometric and socioeconomic factors, functional assessments, image scans (pla

SUBMITTER: Hong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797282 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature