The primary objective of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is to collect longitudinal multidisciplinary data from a representative sample of the English population aged 50 to 100 at recruitment. ELSA was developed as a companion study to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) in the USA and documents the experience of growing old in England in the 21st century. The study collects both objective and subjective data relating to health and disability, biological markers of disease, economic circumstance, social participation, networks and well-being.
To learn more, visit the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing here.
Manuscripts citing this dataset
- Sex differences in functional limitations and the role of socioeconomic factors: a multi-cohort analysis. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00249-X
- The prevalence and associated mortality of non-anemic iron deficiency in older adults: a 14 years observational cohort study. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.16409
- Personality and Dementia Risk in England and Australia. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000241
- The long-term effects of a polygenetic predisposition to general cognition on healthy cognitive ageing: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721004827
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