Prospective GERiatric Observational (ProGERO) study: cohort design and preliminary results.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demographic changes in Brazil as a result of population aging is one of the fastest in the world. The far-reaching new challenges that come with a large older population are particularly disquieting in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Longitudinal studies must be completed in LMICs to investigate the social and biological determinants of aging and the consequences of such demographic changes in their context. Therefore, we designed the Prospective GERiatric Observational (ProGERO) study, a longitudinal study of outpatient older adults in São Paulo, Brazil, to collect data both on aging and chronic diseases, and investigate characteristics associated with adverse outcomes in this population.

Methods

The ProGERO study takes place in a geriatric outpatie

SUBMITTER: Saraiva MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature