Berlin Aging Study

Acronym:	BASE	Start Year:	1990
		End Year:	2000

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	BASE
Additional Comments:	Dental exam, objective health assessed in medical sessions, biographies of participants.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	Germany	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	516	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	70-105	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	6	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	5	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	Mortality data from Berlin city register

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr Jacqui Smith, Principal Investigator Berlin Aging Study (BASE) c/o Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Lentzeallee 94, D-14195 Berlin, Germany Phone #: +49-30-82406-286 Fax #: +49-30-8249939 E-mail 1: basempi@mpib-berlin.mpg.de
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.base-berlin.mpg.de/