Cohort study of ageing from Bage (SIGa-Bage), Brazil: profile and methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Bagé Cohort Study of Ageing is a population-based cohort study that has recently completed the first follow-up of a representative sample of older adults from Bagé, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This is one of the first longitudinal studies to assess the impact of primary health care coverage on health conditions and inequalities. Our aim is to investigate the prevalence, incidence and trends of risk factors, health behaviours, social relationships, non-communicable diseases, geriatric diseases and disorders, hospitalisation, self-perceived health, and all-cause and specific-cause mortality. In addition, we aim to evaluate socioeconomic and health inequalities and the impact of primary health care on the

SUBMITTER: Thume E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8182998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature