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SUBMITTER: Ommerborn MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5152585 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ommerborn Mark J MJ Blackshear Chad T CT Hickson DeMarc A DA Griswold Michael E ME Kwatra Japneet J Djoussé Luc L Clark Cheryl R CR
American journal of preventive medicine 20160815 4
<h4>Introduction</h4>The epidemiology of American Heart Association ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics has not been fully examined in African Americans. This study examines the associations of CVH metrics with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the Jackson Heart Study, a longitudinal cohort study of CVD in African Americans.<h4>Methods</h4>Jackson Heart Study participants without CVD (n=4,702) were followed prospectively between 2000 and 2011. Incidence rates and Cox proportional ha ...[more]