Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Atherosclerosis_Risk_in_Communities_(ARIC)_Study
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:epidemiologist
gptkbp:ageRange 45-64 years
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
gptkb:Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina
Washington County, Maryland
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataCollected questionnaires
physical measurements
blood samples
electrocardiograms
gptkbp:dataSharing data available to qualified researchers
gptkbp:focus gptkb:cardiovascular_disease
atherosclerosis
gptkbp:followedBy ongoing
gptkbp:participants about 15,800
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Aaron_R._Folsom
gptkbp:publishedIn over 2,000 scientific papers
gptkbp:purpose measure variation in cardiovascular risk factors
investigate causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:National_Heart,_Lung,_and_Blood_Institute
gptkbp:startDate 1987
gptkbp:studyType prospective cohort study
gptkbp:website https://sites.cscc.unc.edu/aric/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aaron_R._Folsom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study