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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
OBSERVATIONAL
1998-07-31
1999-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The coronary heart disease risk factor profile of Americans has been improving, with decreasing blood pressure and cholesterol levels. However, it is not apparent whether this improvement is due to primary prevention of risk factors through lifestyle choices or to secondary prevention (management) of established risk factors. Since secondary prevention only targets people with high blood pressure or cholesterol levels, the effect should be demonstrated by temporal declines in the upper percentiles (75th, 90th) of the blood pressure and cholesterol distributions. Primary prevention should shift the entire risk factor distribution, including the percentiles in the middle (50th) and lower (10th, 25th) portions of the distribution. Thus, the effectiveness of primary prevention programs can be evaluated by examining temporal changes in the middle and lower percentiles, and the effectiveness of secondary prevention can be evaluated by examining temporal changes in the higher percentiles.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
Data from the National Health Examination Survey and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were examined to determine whether more recent birth cohorts were attaining lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels than earlier birth cohorts. The results of these analyses provided information that may help guide further research and application of population prevention strategies.
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.
Conditions
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
100 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
Principal Investigators
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David Goff, Jr.
Role:
Wake Forest University
References
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Goff DC Jr, Labarthe DR, Howard G, Russell GB. Primary prevention of high blood cholesterol concentrations in the United States. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Apr 22;162(8):913-9. doi: 10.1001/archinte.162.8.913.
Goff DC, Howard G, Russell GB, Labarthe DR. Birth cohort evidence of population influences on blood pressure in the United States, 1887-1994. Ann Epidemiol. 2001 May;11(4):271-9. doi: 10.1016/s1047-2797(00)00224-6.
Other Identifiers
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5013
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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