Genetic Epidemiology--Development of Cardiovascular Risk

NCT ID: NCT00005512

Last Updated: 2016-03-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-08-31

Study Completion Date

2002-07-31

Brief Summary

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To determine how genetic and environmental factors influence the co-occurrence of obesity and hypertension during development and to identify cardiovascular risk factors in adolescence that will predict cardiovascular disease in adults.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Obesity and hypertension are two of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and those with obesity have a greater risk of hypertension. In children and adolescents, high body mass index correlates with elevated blood pressure. Genetic factors make a significant contribution to the variation of obesity and hypertension.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Anthropometric, cardiovascular, physiologic and physical fitness data were used to investigate a series of critical issues about the etiology, heterogeneity, comorbidity and developmental trajectories of CVD risk factors, including obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular health. Using the two datasets, the main questions of the study were addressed. How do genes and environment act and interact to create covariation between obesity and hypertension, and were the genetic and environmental factors the same at all ages (from childhood to late adolescence and adulthood) in both sexes? Areas of research included the following: causes of individual differences in anthropometric and cardiovascular characteristics, their covariation and developmental change or continuity in adolescence, parent-offspring transmission, prediction of cardiovascular risk, and sex, race and population differences in genetic and environmental contributions on cardiovascular risk factors.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Obesity Heart Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

No eligibility criteria
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Hermine Maes

Role:

Virginia Commonwealth University

References

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Beunen G, Thomis M, Maes HH, Loos R, Malina RM, Claessens AL, Vlietinck R. Genetic variance of adolescent growth in stature. Ann Hum Biol. 2000 Mar-Apr;27(2):173-86. doi: 10.1080/030144600282280.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10768422 (View on PubMed)

Sicherer SH, Furlong TJ, Maes HH, Desnick RJ, Sampson HA, Gelb BD. Genetics of peanut allergy: a twin study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000 Jul;106(1 Pt 1):53-6. doi: 10.1067/mai.2000.108105.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10887305 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01HL060688

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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5030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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