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Factors Associated With Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study

NCT00415415 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5302

Last updated 2016-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of deaths that are related to cardiovascular disease in the United States, and Mississippi's CHD mortality rate is the highest in the nation. This study will examine data from the Jackson Heart Study to determine the effect of socioeconomic status and psychosocial factors on CHD risk in African Americans in Mississippi.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Herman Taylor, MD · Professor of Medicine - University of Mississippi Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
84 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-09-30
Completion
2004-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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