Subjectively healthy elderly persons aged 60 and over Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
An extensive baseline evaluation is undertaken in the study participants. The participants are followed up for quality of life, morbidity and mortality.
Sponsors
Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 or older 2. Resident in Switzerland 3. Subjective perception of being healthy 4. Fasting state when going for baseline examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Known diabetes mellitus 2. Known thyroid disease 3. Current glucocorticoid use 4. Active neoplastic disease during the past 5 years 5. Consumption of more than 5 pharmacologically active substances (polypharmacy) 6. Hospitalisation during the past 4 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of robust reference intervals | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Associations between different parameters 2. Diagnostic characteristics of parameters to diagnose different circumstances 3. Prevalence of occult disease in subjectively healthy individuals 4. Risk factors for outcomes | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactLorenz Risch
Outcome results
None listed