Data Resource Profile: Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource (CHAIR)
Population
30,044 participants of both genders and across age groups from 15 African countries, including cases and…
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Implication
Provides new African CVD cohort resource; leaves open whether it will inform LMIC guidelines.
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Population
30,044 participants (first phase) of both genders and across age groups from 15 African countries, including cases (selected by disease status such as stroke, kidney disease, rheumatic heart disease, type 2 diabetes) and controls (disease-free and population-based).
The CHAIR resource provides the largest harmonized cohort of continental Africans for studying genomic and environmental contributions to cardiovascular disease.
Cite This Study
Owolabi et al. (2018) studied this question.