A Case-control Study of Costa Rican Adults With Myocardial Infarction
NCT ID: NCT03308838
Last Updated: 2017-10-13
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
4547 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
1994-08-01
2004-08-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Cases
Cases consisted of Costa Rican adults who were diagnosed as survivors of a first acute myocardial infarction.
No interventions assigned to this group
Controls
Controls consisted of healthy individuals randomly identified from the underlying source population in Costa Rica and matched to each case by age, sex, and area of residence.
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Were 75 years or older on the day of their first MI
* Were physically or mentally unable to answer the questionnaire
* Had a previous hospital admission related to cardiovascular disease
* Ever had an MI
* Were physically or mentally unable to answer the questionnaire
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universidad de Costa Rica
OTHER
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
OTHER
University of Michigan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ana Baylin
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Ana Baylin, MD, DrPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Michigan
Locations
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University of Costa Rica
San Pedro, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica
Countries
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References
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El-Sohemy A, Baylin A, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A, Campos H. Dietary and adipose tissue gamma-tocopherol and risk of myocardial infarction. Epidemiology. 2002 Mar;13(2):216-23. doi: 10.1097/00001648-200203000-00018.
Baylin A, Kabagambe EK, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Adipose tissue alpha-linolenic acid and nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rica. Circulation. 2003 Apr 1;107(12):1586-91. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000058165.81208.C6. Epub 2003 Mar 10.
Baylin A, Kabagambe EK, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. High 18:2 trans-fatty acids in adipose tissue are associated with increased risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in costa rican adults. J Nutr. 2003 Apr;133(4):1186-91. doi: 10.1093/jn/133.4.1186.
Kabagambe EK, Baylin A, Campos H. Nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rica: modifiable risk factors, population-attributable risks, and adherence to dietary guidelines. Circulation. 2007 Mar 6;115(9):1075-81. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.643544.
Aslibekyan S, Campos H, Loucks EB, Linkletter CD, Ordovas JM, Baylin A. Development of a cardiovascular risk score for use in low- and middle-income countries. J Nutr. 2011 Jul;141(7):1375-80. doi: 10.3945/jn.110.133140. Epub 2011 May 11.
Wang D, Campos H, Baylin A. Red meat intake is positively associated with non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in the Costa Rica Heart Study. Br J Nutr. 2017 Aug;118(4):303-311. doi: 10.1017/S000711451700201X.
Other Identifiers
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HUM00037337
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id