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Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
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- SALSA
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- Mary HaanAllison AielloLadison HintonBill Jagust4 more author(s)...
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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.
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Health StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Trial
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- ACCORD
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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.
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Chronic Disease
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