October 1, 1992Diabetes
Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Native Americans: The Strong Heart Study
Population
Diabetic and nondiabetic Native Americans from 12 tribes in Arizona, Oklahoma, and North and South Dakota.
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Cohort
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Implication
May inform CVD surveillance in Native Americans; leaves open causal mechanisms and intervention trials.
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Population
Diabetic and nondiabetic Native Americans from 12 tribes in Arizona, Oklahoma, and North and South Dakota (ages 35-74 for mortality survey, ages 45-74 for medical record review and physical examination).
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Outcome
CVD mortality, rates of myocardial infarction and stroke, and prevalence of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases.hard clinical
The Strong Heart Study establishes a longitudinal cohort to evaluate cardiovascular disease prevalence, incidence, and risk factors specifically in Native American populations.
Cite This Study
Howard et al. (1992) studied this question.