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IJE Advance Access published online on May 14, 2008
International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyn071
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2008; all rights reserved.

Cohort profile: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)

Robert G Cumming1,2,3,*, David Handelsman2, Markus J Seibel2, Helen Creasey3, Philip Sambrook4, Louise Waite3, Vasi Naganathan3, David Le Couteur2,3 and Melisa Litchfield2,3

1 School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2 ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
3 Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
4 Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

*Corresponding author. Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Building 18, Concord Hospital, Concord NSW 2139, Australia. E-mail: bobc@health.usyd.edu.au

Accepted 18 March 2008

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   How did the study come about?
 
Epidemiological studies on ageing have tended to focus on women, a phenomenon recognized by sociologists as the feminization of ageing. However, a large percentage of older people are men. For example, in Australia, 44% of those aged 65 and over are male, as are 39% of those aged 75 years and over. Furthermore, the 5–7 year shorter life expectancy for men than women and higher death rates at all ages, including older ages, suggest that more detailed study of the health of older men is essential.

Probably the best known study of the health of ageing in men is the Massachusetts Male Aging Study.1 However, at baseline, men in the Massachusetts Male Aging Study were relatively young, with a mean age of 58 years (range: 40–70 years). The recently established European Male Ageing Study also involves mostly younger men (range: 45–79 years).2 The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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   How often are participants followed up, and what is the rate of loss likely to be?
 

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