CAIDE (CArdiovascular risk factors, Aging and Dementia)
CAIDE aims to study the association between cardiovascular risk
factors at midlife, and dementia and Alzheimer disease at late
life. The study population is derived from the participants in the
FINRISK surveys from 1972 to1987. In 1998 altogether 1,449 persons
took part to a comprehensive re-examination. The results show e.g.
that high blood pressure, high total cholesterol, overweigh, and
physical inactivity at midlife predict independently Alzheimer
disease in 21 year follow-up. The second follow-up takes place in
2006-2007. The research is scientific collaboration between KTL and
University of Kuopio from Finland and Karolinska Institutet from
Sweden.
Contact person:Miia.Kivipelto (firstname.lastname@ki.se)
Ageing Women in Eastern Finland (ITSYT)-study
The ITSYT study aims to examine associations between functional
capacity, diseases and their determinants, and progression of
atherosclerosis in elderly women. The follow-up of a cohort of
50-59 year old women examined in 1982 in the FINMONICA study has
been organized in 1991, 1992 and in 2003. Results from 12 years of
follow-up show, that metabolic syndrome increased from 13% to 46%
among old women and the progression of atherosclerosis (carotid
intima-media thickness) became twofold among those with metabolic
syndrome. The study is a scientific collaboration with Kuopio
Research Institute of Exercise Medicine and University of Kuopio.
Contact person:
Kristiina Patja
The Veteran Project
In 1992, a survey on Finnish war veterans was carried out. The
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health delegated the National Public
Health Institute to organize the survey. The aim was to collect
information on war veteran’s living conditions, health, use
of health and rehabilitation services and their additional service
needs. Survey was linked to a development project where the aim was
to find those veterans whose rehabilitation, social and health
services were inadequate and to inform the local authorities in
municipalities about their needs. The Veteran project was continued
in 2004 when a follow-up survey was conducted to a randomly
selected sub-sample of veterans. The aim of the follow-up survey
was to analyse the current health situation, functional capacity,
living conditions and again the use and need of rehabilitation,
health and social services. Contact person:
Tiina Laatikainen