MIDUS数据库介绍

Introduction of MIDUS database

美国中年(MIDUS)是一项美国的健康与幸福感纵向研究。MIDUS研究的总体目标是在具有代表性的美国人样本中探索影响年龄相关性健康和疾病的行为和社会心理因素。MIDUS系列涉及一般特征、生物标志物、神经学等范围,根据数据收集时间可分为MIDUS1、MIDUS2、MIDUS3以及MIDUS Refresher四个部分。本数据库可供用户免费下载使用,本文介绍了用户如何在MIDUS平台上下载数据及相关事宜,旨在促进学术交流沟通,为科研人员介绍更高质量的科研数据来源。

Midlife in the United States(MIDUS) is a longitudinal study of health and well-being in the U.S.The overall goal of the MIDUS study is to explore behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence agerelated health and illness in a representative sample of Americans.The MIDUS series covers a range of general characteristics,biomarkers,and neurology.It is divided into four sections,MIDUS1,MIDUS2,MIDUS3 and MIDUS Refresher,based on when the data were collected.This database is available for users to download and use for free.This article describes how users can download data on the MIDUS platform and related matters,aiming to promote academic exchange and communication and introduce higher quality sources of scientific data for researchers.