Heart Disease Risk Factors in African Americans
Sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
Study Purpose
To determine whether a relationship exists between sex and body size and the incidence of heart disease in African-American men and women. Risk factors to be studied include: total body fat, body fat distribution, fat content of the blood (triglyceride concentration, low-density lipoproteins [LDL], and high density lipoproteins [HDL], how fast fat is removed from the blood, and how well insulin works in the body.
Conditions Studied
Coronary Disease
Obesity
Study Participants
160 healthy, nondiabetic African-American men and women (age range 18-50 years), grouped by sex and body mass index (3 subgroups: nonobese, overweight, and obese).
Study Location
Bethesda, Maryland USA
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
Study Start Date
October 6, 1998
More information
Study web site >>
last updated 3/22/01
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