Prospective Population Based Cohort Study on Cognitive and Cardiovascular Aging (MonaLisaPredor)

The study is aimed at identifying predictors of impaired changes in psychometric and cognitive performances and level of cardiovascular risk, over a seven-year period, and to develop risk prediction algorithms. Main secondary objectives are to study response to psychometric and cognitive tests according to age, and to estimate the prevalence of the frailty syndrome according to age.

The design is a prospective cohort study carried out among 1500 men and women from the general population, aged 42-89 years, and living in South-western France. Except for participants aged 80-89 years, all participants have been previously assessed in 2005-2007, as regard to their psychometric and cognitive performances and level of cardiovascular risk, as part of the Mona Lisa study.

Data collection includes a detailed questionnaire on previous medical history, drug intake, education level, and life habits; a standardised clinical examination; psychometric tests (word list learning test, digit symbol substitution test, word fluency test and Stroop test), and a fasting blood sample. Level of cardiovascular risk and frailty syndrome were assessed.

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women aged 42-79 years, living in South-western France, who participated in the Mona Lisa Study (2005-2007) (in the Mona Lisa study, participants were selected by drawing on polling lists)
• Men and women aged 80-89 years, living in South-western France, selected by drawing on polling lists.

Exclusion criteria

• Subject who refuses to participate (who refuses to sign the inform consent)
• Subject not affiliated to a health assurance system
• Subject with altered cognitive functioning compromising the understanding of the information on the study, and not accompanied by a trusted third party.