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General description
ELSA is a database of individuals aged over 50 from England, with information on health (physical and mental) and social care, retirement and pension policy, and social and civic participation.
Variable categories
- Sociodemographic and economic;
- Physical functioning (activities of Daily Living - ADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - IADL, mobility);
- Overall self-report of health and mental state (self-reported health, cognition/memory, depression, sleep, loneliness);
- Health examinations: measured blood pressure;
- Physical and mental performance tests (normal-pace walking test, grip strength, cognition/memory tests);
- Risk factors (body mass index - BMI, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, physical activity);
- Chronic conditions (self-reported chronic conditions, disease treatment).
This dataset was harmonized through SAGE. Variables list: here.
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