The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study is a prospective epidemiological study conducted in four U.S. communities. ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variations in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care, and disease by race, gender, location, and date. ARIC consists of two parts: a Cohort Component and a Community Surveillance Component....

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. The study includes data from 161,808 women aged 50-79. Datasets include information on demographics, diet, medical and physical measurements, medical history, outcomes (both adjudicated...

The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA) project tracked the incidence of physical and cognitive impairment as well as dementia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly Latinos in the Sacramento region. The effects of hypertension, diabetes, and other cardiovascular risk factors, such as nutrition and lifestyle factors, were also examined.

ACCORD was a large clinical trial examining methods of lowering the rate of cardiovascular disease in adults with type two diabetes. The study was composed of three clinical trials: an intensive lowering of blood sugar levels, intensive lowering of blood pressure, and treatment of multiple blood lipids with a combination of a fibrate and a statin. The study enrolled 10,251 adults beginning in 2001.

The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is dedicated to identifying common factors or characteristics that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD). In 1948, an original cohort of 5,209 men and women between 30 and 62 years old were recruited from Framingham, MA. An Offspring Cohort began in 1971, an Omni Cohort in 1994, a Third Generation Cohort in 2002, a New Offspring Spouse Cohort in 2004 and a Second...

The Nurses' Health Studies (NHS) are long-running, questionnaire-based studies on women's health. The study was started in 1976 and expanded in 1989 and includes data from 238,000 female, nurse-participants. The study focuses on cancer, cardiovascular disease and risk factors for chronic health issues in women. The dataset includes both survey data and biospecimens.

The National Adult Tobacco Survey is a survey conducted by the CDC to provide data on adult tobacco use, knowledge, attitudes, purchasing behaviors, and tobacco use prevention and control policies. It is further intended to provide national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs....