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Evaluating the Link Between Neighborhood Environments and Obesity Among African American Women

NCT00356707 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 23000

Last updated 2012-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

African American women have higher rates of obesity than women of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. Obesity can have many causes, including genetic and environmental factors. This study will examine how neighborhood environments influence the occurrence of obesity among African American women.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia F. Coogan, ScD · Boston University

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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