Natural population cohort study on long-lived adults: West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) cohort study aims to provide guidance for older adults in western China with the aim of improving quality of life, reducing the burden of family care, summarising the characteristics of longevity lifestyles, building a Chinese-longevity-population biobank and exploring the mechanisms underlying population ageing.

Participants

Since the establishment of the WCLAP research baseline in 2018, a population of 1537 adults aged 80 years and above, living in the community, have been enrolled in the programme as research participants. Of these, 231 are aged 100 years and above. Participants are followed up every year.

Finding to data

WCLAP data are collected in five hospital research subcentres strategically located

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198704 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature