Honolulu-Asia Aging Study

Acronym:	HAAS	Start Year:	1991
		End Year:	ongoing

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	HAAS
Additional Comments:	Started in 1991 with American men of Japanese ancestry followed in the Honolulu Heart Program (1965), included MRI and autopsies. Selective focus now is on dementia and Parkinson's disease.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	3,734	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	71-93	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Men	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	1	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	9	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	Hospitalisation data.

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Lon White, Director Phone #: 808-524-3595 E-mail 1: White@phri.hawaii-health.com E-mail 2: lrwhite@phrihawaii.org
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.kuakini.org/research.html Web 2: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Link&db=PubMed&dbFrom=PubMed&from_uid=12210786