Jackson Heart Study

Alternate Titles(s): JHS
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Description

The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a population-based longitudinal study based in Jackson, Mississippi that investigates risk factors for cardiovascular disease among African Americans. It is a collaborative research project by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, and Tougaloo College. The primary objective is to investigate environmental and genetic factors associated with cardiovascular disease in African Americans in order to better address health disparities. The JHS is a community-based observational study of 5,306 African American adults in the 3 counties which make up the Jackson metropolitan area: Hinds, Madison, and Rankin.

Data and biospecimens have been collected from 5,306 participants, including a nested family cohort of 1,498 members from 264 families. The age at enrollment for the unrelated participants ranged from 35 to 84 years old. The family cohort included related individuals who were at least 21 years old at the time of enrollment. Annual follow-up interviews and health surveillance are ongoing.

Timeframe
2000 - Present
Geographic Coverage
Mississippi
Mississippi - Jackson
Local Expert
Subject of Study
Subject Domain
Population Age
Adult (19 years - 64 years)
Senior (65 years - 79 years)
Aged (80 years and over)
Keywords

Access

Restrictions
Free to All
Application Required
Instructions

Prospective users of JHS data are required to complete a JHS Manuscript Proposal or Ancillary Study Proposal. Completed applications must be submitted through the JHS internal site.

Post-approval, investigators must obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, submit the JHS Data Request Form, and sign the Data and Materials Distribution Agreement (DMDA).

Access via JHS

Application forms and instructions

Data Type
Study Type
Observational
PubMed Search
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Other Resources
JHS Data Dictionary

Codebooks and data descriptions

JHS Variables Explorer

An overview of all variables in the analytic dataset

GitHub

Study documentation

ClinicalTrials.gov

NCT00005485