Tokyo Centenarian Study
The main objective of the Tokyo Centenarian Study (TCS) was to determine the most important drivers of successful aging (extreme longevity) in Japanese centenarians.
More precisely, goals of TCS were:
- To characterize the ultimate aging phenotype in humans;
- To identify the factors associated with longevity and healthy aging; and
- To describe adaptation to functional decline by centenarians and their families.
Overview
- Acronym
- TCS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2000 - 2012
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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After investigation in 2000, information on mortality was ascertained annually by telephone contact or mail survey until September 30 2012.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 513
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 255
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
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Marker Paper
Arai, Y., Takayama, M., Inagaki, H., Gondo, Y., Masui, Y., & Hirose, N. (2015). Centenarian Studies: An Interdisciplinary Research on Healthy Longevity. In Aging Mechanisms; pp. 31-49. Springer Japan
Timeline
Population
TCS population
The Tokyo Centenarian Study population is composed of Japanese centenarians living in the 23 wards of metropolitan Tokyo.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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100
- Countries
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- Japan
- Territory
- 23 wards of metropolitan Tokyo
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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Centenarians were randomly chosen from the basic registry of residence.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 513
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 255
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | TCS - Investigation |
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2000 (June) | 2002 (May) |
| 1 | TCS - Mortality follow-up |
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2001 (June) | 2012 (September) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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