Rafal Chomik, Fatima Jamal Khan, and Robert Cumming
This Fact Sheet summarises some of the insights from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP), one of the most comprehensive studies of older men’s health, describing the patterns of healthy and less-than-healthy ageing, and the factors related to each.
Led by Emeritus Professor and former CEPAR Chief Investigator Robert Cumming, the study tracks older men's lives as they progressed to old age and as their health, relationships, and circumstances changed; and ultimately, for some, how they passed away. Each follow-up since 2005 collected extensive answers to questionnaires, as well as physical and cognitive performance examinations and blood tests. The study was made possible via a series of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants, with additional funding from the Ageing and Alzheimer’s Research Foundation at Concord Hospital, the University of Sydney Medical Foundation, and most recently the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR).
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