Boston Puerto Rican Health Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Risk Factor

In brief

The investigators long-term goal is to understand the complex interactions of diet and other behavioral and environmental factors, genetics, and psychosocial stress on the high and apparently increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in Puerto Rican adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01231958

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

People needed

1650

Starts

2004-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-25

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• self-identified Puerto Rican decent
• aged 45-75 at baseline
• able to answer questions in English or Spanish
• living in the Boston, MA metropolitan area

You may not qualify if…

• unable to answer questions due to serious health conditions
• plan to move away from the area within two years
• Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score </=10

Where it is running

• Tufts University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Northeastern University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Massachusetts Lowell — Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

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