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International Journal of Epidemiology 2007 36(2):302-306; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl279
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2007; all rights reserved.

Cohort Profile: The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS)

Sean Martin1, Matthew Haren2, Anne Taylor3, Sue Middleton4, Gary Wittert1,* and Members of the Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS){dagger}

1 Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5005.
2 Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO 63104, USA.
3 Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, Department of Health, Government of South Australia, SA, Australia 5000.
4 Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia 5005.
{dagger} The FAMAS (Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study) Members include: Gary Wittert, Janet Hiller, Anne Taylor, Villis Marshall, Wayne Tilley, Peter O'Loughlin, Megan Warin, Matthew Haren.

* Corresponding author. Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. E-mail: gary.wittert@adelaide.edu.au

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   How did the Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS) come about?
 
Compared with women, Australian men have higher rates of physical and psychological disease and death.1,2 Generally, men are also less likely than women to adopt a healthier lifestyle.3 Coupled with the well-documented needs of an ageing population, there existed a need for a comprehensive examination into the health of ageing men in Australia, leading to a number of peak and government bodies to call for a comprehensive men's health longitudinal study.4–6

Following seed funding from a number of government and industry sources, an investigation into the health status and health-related behaviours of a representative group of men from the North West regions of Adelaide commenced in 2001 (the North West Adelaide Men's Health Study). The selected sampling area, covering approximately half of the city's population and over a third of the State's, broadly reflects the demographic profile of South Australia, whose population are amongst the most elderly . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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