biostudies-literatureSlachevsky AGlobal Brain Health InstituteNIA NIH HHSConsejo Nacional de Innovación, Ciencia y TecnologíaInter-American Development BankFONCyT-PICTREDINational Institute on Aging505https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7690082biostudies-literatureUnknown20(1)<h4>Background</h4>With the global population aging and life expectancy increasing, dementia has turned a priority in the health care system. In Chile, dementia is one of the most important causes of disability in the elderly and the most rapidly growing cause of death in the last 20 years. Cognitive complaint is considered a predictor for cognitive and functional decline, incident mild cognitive impairment, and incident dementia. The GERO cohort is the Chilean core clinical project of the Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO). The objective of the GERO cohort is to analyze the rate of functional decline and progression to clinical dementia and their associated risk factors in a community-dwelling elderly with subjective cognitive complaint, through a population-based sBMC geriatricsGERO Cohort Protocol, Chile, 2017-2022: Community-based Cohort of Functional Decline in Subjective Cognitive Complaint elderly.PMC769008218201171200181811700101515001220-639295170583R01 AG057234Ibanez AToledo CParrao TDuran-Aniotz CRivera RForno GLillo PZitko PMartinez-Pernia DAssar RGonzalez-Billault COrellana PParra MASlachevsky ACourt FAAmieva HVillagra RThumala DfalseGERO Cohort Protocol, Chile, 2017-2022: Community-based Cohort of Functional Decline in Subjective Cognitive Complaint elderly.<h4>Background</h4>With the global population aging and life expectancy increasing, dementia has turned a priority in the health care system. In Chile, dementia is one of the most important causes of disability in the elderly and the most rapidly growing cause of death in the last 20 years. Cognitive complaint is considered a predictor for cognitive and functional decline, incident mild cognitive impairment, and incident dementia. The GERO cohort is the Chilean core clinical project of the Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO). The objective of the GERO cohort is to analyze the rate of functional decline and progression to clinical dementia and their associated risk factors in a community-dwelling elderly with subjective cognitive complaint, through a population-based s2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Nov2026-05-28T11:26:53.936Z2025-02-19T03:26:31.817ZS-EPMC76900823323890810.1186/s12877-020-01866-4