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  • New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Study

    Alternate Title(s)
    NYC HANES
    Description

    The NYC Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NYC HANES), modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), is a population-based, cross-sectional study with data colleced from physical examinations, clinical and laboratory tests, as well as face-to-face interviews and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). It was first conducted in 2004 by the NYC Department...

    Subject
    Health Status
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    Free to All
  • Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging

    Alternate Title(s)
    SALSA
    Authors
    Mary Haan
    Allison Aiello
    Ladison Hinton
    Bill Jagust
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    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.

    Subject
    Health Status
    Population Characteristics
    Risk Factors
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    Free to all with registration
    Application Required
  • Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Trial

    Alternate Title(s)
    ACCORD
    Description

    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.

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
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  • Nurses' Health Study

    Alternate Title(s)
    NHS, NHS1, NHS2, NHS3
    Authors
    Frank Speizer
    Susan Hankinson
    Walter Willett
    Description

    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.

    Subject
    Cancer
    Chronic Disease
    Health Status
    Population Characteristics
    Risk Factors
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    Application Required
  • Jackson Heart Study

    Alternate Title(s)
    JHS
    Description

    The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a population-based longitudinal study based in Jackson, Mississippi that investigates cardiovascular disease among African Americans, including congenital heart disease, strokes, and high blood pressure. The primary objective is to investigate cardiovascular disease in African Americans in order to better address health disparities. The JHS is a community-based observational...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
    Population Characteristics
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    Free to All
    Application Required
  • T1D Exchange Clinic Registry

    Description

    The T1D Exchange Clinic Registry collects information on individuals living with type 1 diabetes in order to help researchers characterize individuals living with the disease, conduct exploratory or hypothesis-generating analyses, and identifying participants for future clinical studies. The registry includes over 26,000 individuals with T1D, ranging in age at the time of enrollment from under 1 year...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
    Health Status
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    Application Required
  • New York City Clinical Data Research Network

    Alternate Title(s)
    NYC-CDRN
    Description

    The New York City Clinical Data Research Network (NYC-CDRN) is a project founded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and is part of the PCORnet program. The NYC-CDRN longitudinal datasets bring together NYC organizations including medical schools, medical centers, research support organizations, and practice-based research networks. The NYC-CDRN datasets include longitudinally...

    Subject
    Delivery of Health Care
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    Application Required