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

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00415415

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

5302

Starts

2000-09-01

Expected to finish

2004-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-29

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 84. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant in the Jackson Heart Study
• Diagnosis of coronary heart disease

You may not qualify if…

• N/A

Where it is running

• Jackson Heart Study — Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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