Topics: Ageing
Wearable technology to be trialled in 45 and Up Study
Researchers from the University of Sydney have begun trialling the use of state-of-the-art wearable technology within the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study. The pilot will test the feasibility of 45 and Up Study participants wearing accelerometry devices on the wrist or thigh. The devices will track physical behaviour – encompassing physical activity, sedentary behaviour … Read more
New data from the 45 and Up Study now available
The latest survey data from the 45 and Up Study is now available to researchers and policy makers. Data from more than 17,000 Australians on the use of aged care services, along with a broad range of insights into health and ageing, has been released from the Wave 4 survey of the 45 and Up … Read more
45 and Up Study data sheds new light on diabetes complications
New research using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study – one of the world’s largest longitudinal studies of healthy ageing – has revealed significant differences in the rates of complications between men and women who have been diagnosed with diabetes. The researchers from the University of Sydney looked at over 25,000 participants … Read more