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The Southern Illinois University Longitudinal Cognitive Aging Study: A Cohort Analysis
Zachary Settelmyer, Mark S. Overby, Albert Botchway, Steven L. Scaife, Ronald F. Zec, Thomas A. Ala, Raj C. Shah, Eukesh Ranjit et al.. Alzheimer s & Dementia, 2024-12-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Result The study has enrolled over 1,600 normal control participants since study inception. 150 original participants continue their participation.
Key findings
- Result The study has enrolled over 1,600 normal control participants since study inception. 150 original participants continue their participation.
Why it matters
This report describes a longitudinal cognitive aging study that has enrolled over 1,600 normal control participants since it began. It provides no findings on treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Participants103
- Effect size68.4%; 97.8%; 55.4%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Alzheimer s & Dementia) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 103 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 4 year(s) since 2024 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Mehul Alkesh Trivedi: h-index 17 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Rush University Medical Center: institution h-index 670 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Settelmyer, Z., Overby, M. S., Botchway, A., Scaife, S. L., Zec, R. F., Ala, T. A., et al. (2024). The Southern Illinois University Longitudinal Cognitive Aging Study: A Cohort Analysis. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.087806
Vancouver
Settelmyer Z, Overby MS, Botchway A, Scaife SL, Zec RF, Ala TA, et al. The Southern Illinois University Longitudinal Cognitive Aging Study: A Cohort Analysis. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2024. doi:10.1002/alz.087806.
BibTeX
@article{settelmyer2024-376ba8f9,
author = {Settelmyer, Zachary and Overby, Mark S. and Botchway, Albert and Scaife, Steven L. and Zec, Ronald F. and Ala, Thomas A. and Shah, Raj C. and Ranjit, Eukesh and others},
title = {{The Southern Illinois University Longitudinal Cognitive Aging Study: A Cohort Analysis}},
journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1002/alz.087806},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.087806}
}
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