Puerto Rico Heart Health Program First Examination 1965
General Info
Original or alternative title
(PRHHP)
Provider
Time period covered
January, 1965 - December, 1965
Data type
Survey:
Exam - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal - Urban-rural representative
Summary
This record is for the first exam of the Puerto Rico Heart Health Program (PRHHP). The study aimed to investigate morbity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Puerto Rican rural and urban men. A total of 9,824 men ages 45-64 participated in this examination. Additional information on the methodology and design of the study could be found in this paper.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cohort study, Diabetes, Dietary protein, Dietary sugar, Family composition, Glucose tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Hypertension, Income, Ischemic heart disease, Marital status, Maternal mortality, Medicines, Microalbuminuria screening, Occupations, Physical activity, Tobacco smoking, Urine tests, Weight, Weight change, Zinc
Citation
Suggested citation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH). Puerto Rico Heart Health Program First Examination 1965. Bethesda, United States of America: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH).