Chunk #60 — Online Methods — Genome-wide survival association study datasets — (4) Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE)
Dementia was diagnosed in accordance with internationally accepted criteria for dementia (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition, DSM-III-R), and AD using the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria for possible, probable and definite AD. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke–Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l’Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDS-AIREN) criteria were used to diagnose vascular dementia. The final diagnosis was determined by a panel of a neurologist, neurophysiologist, and research physician and the diagnoses of AD and VaD were not mutually exclusive.
