Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS): Medical Examinations of 50-Year-Olds 2009

The data are part of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS), in which the same individuals have been followed since 1968. At this research stage, conducted in 2009, data were collected using a Life Situation Questionnaire, an interview, a personality test, questionnaires, and a medical examination. This dataset contains the medical examinations of 50-year-olds. First, the respondents were requested to evaluate their health and to fill in a health assessment record. The medical checkup conducted by the nurse included the recording of measurements such as height and weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and heart rate. The respondents also took a hand grip strength test. Further, a category fluency task, a word list learning trial, and a delayed recall test were conducted to test the respondents' memory. A new addition to the set of memory tests was a backward digit span task. The second stage of the study investigated the diseases and injuries of the respondents, who were asked whether they had any endocrine disorders, cardiovascular diseases or mental disorders. Those who suffered from a disease or disorder were further asked what the year of diagnosis had been, what medication they used and whether their condition was improving or declining. Further questions investigated treatments received in a psychiatric hospital, a drug or alcohol rehabilitation centre or non-institutional care after the year 2000. Diseases and disorders affecting the respondents' ability to work were charted. The onset, medication, surgical treatment and the progression of these diseases or disorders were studied. Additionally, the respondents were asked if they had been in rehabilitation because of their disease or disorder. The women were asked whether their menopause had begun, what symptoms they had, and what medication they were using, if any. Other topics included: injuries that the respondents had sustained after the year 2000, the severity of these injuries, the situation in which injured, and whether alcohol was involved. Some questions covered traffic behaviour. Lastly, those respondents who had been referred to treatment or a follow-up after the year 2001 medical examination, were asked whether they had sought the treatment according to instructions. The laboratory tests used in this study were the same as those when the respondents were 42 years old: blood count, liver function test, blood glucose test, lipid profile and high sensitive C-reactive protein test. Background variable used: the respondent's gender.

本数据集隶属于自1968年起追踪研究的Jyväskylä纵向人格与社会发展研究（JYLS），其中同一研究对象的追踪始于该年。在2009年进行的研究阶段，通过生活状况问卷、访谈、人格测试、问卷调查以及医学检查等方法收集了数据。该数据集包含了50岁人群的医学检查记录。首先，受访者被要求评估自身健康状况并填写健康评估记录。由护士进行的医学检查包括身高、体重、腰围、血压和心率等指标的测量。受访者还需接受握力测试。此外，还进行了类别流畅性任务、词汇学习试验以及延迟回忆测试，以检验受访者的记忆力。新增的记忆力测试项目包括反向数字广度测试。研究的第二阶段调查了受访者的疾病和伤害情况，包括询问受访者是否存在内分泌失调、心血管疾病或精神疾病。对于患有疾病或失调的受访者，进一步询问了诊断年份、所用的药物以及病情是否改善或恶化。进一步的问题还调查了2000年之后在精神病院、药物或酒精康复中心或非机构化护理中接受的治疗。记录了影响受访者工作能力的疾病和失调，并研究了这些疾病或失调的发生、药物治疗、手术治疗以及病情进展。此外，询问受访者是否因疾病或失调而接受康复治疗。针对女性受访者，询问了她们是否已进入更年期、出现的症状以及是否使用了任何药物。其他话题包括：受访者自2000年之后所受的伤害、伤害的严重程度、受伤的情况以及酒精是否参与其中。部分问题还涉及交通行为。最后，对于在2001年之后的医学检查中被推荐接受治疗或随访的受访者，询问了他们是否按照指示寻求了治疗。本研究中使用的实验室检测与受访者42岁时相同：血常规、肝功能检测、血糖检测、血脂谱检测以及高灵敏度C反应蛋白测试。使用的背景变量包括受访者的性别。